Peggy Hoffmann | |
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Born | DOB unknown United States |
Pen name | Kate Hoffmann |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1993–present |
Genre | Romance |
Peggy Hoffmann is an American writer of over 70 romance novels since 1993 as Kate Hoffmann. [1] She has written for both the Temptation and Blaze lines for Harlequin Books. In 1992 she won the Harlequin Temptation contest. She lives in southeastern Wisconsin. [2]
Hoffmann majored in music in college, later she settled into a job teaching music to elementary school children. After she left teaching, she had jobs in fashion merchandising, advertising, public relations and marketing/communications on both the agency and corporate side. She began reading romantic novels in 1979, when she picked up a copy of Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, after which she immediately read all by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Rosemary Rogers, Laurie McBain, Valerie Sherwood, Johanna Lindsey and Jennifer Blake.
She attempted writing historical novels but eventually turned to contemporary novels instead. Her first contemporary novel was published in 1993 under the pseudonym "Kate Hoffmann."
# [3] | Title | Also In | Publication Date |
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1 | Conor | Irish Charmers | 2001 |
2 | Dylan | Irish Charmers | 2001 |
3 | Brendan | 2001 | |
4 | Reunited | 2002 | |
5 | Liam | 2003 | |
6 | Brian | 2003 | |
7 | Sean | 2003 | |
8 | The Promise | 2005 | |
9 | Marcus | The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan | 2006 |
10 | Ian | The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan | 2006 |
11 | Declan | The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan | 2006 |
12 | The Legacy | 2007 | |
13 | Brody | Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home Australian Quinns | 2009 |
13.1 | Twin Temptation | Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home | 2009 |
13.2 | Letters from Home | Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home | 2009 |
14 | Teague | Australian Quinns One-Click Buy: July 2009 Harlequin Blaze | 2009 |
15 | Callum | Australian Quinns | 2009 |
16 | Riley | 2011 | |
17 | Danny | 2011 | |
18 | Kellan | 2011 | |
19 | Dermot | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2012 |
20 | Kieran | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2012 |
21 | Cameron | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2012 |
22 | Ronan | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2012 |
23 | Logan | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2013 |
24 | Jack | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2013 |
25 | Rourke | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2013 |
25.1 | A Mighty Quinn Seduction | 2013 | |
26 | Dex | The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex | 2013 |
27 | Malcolm | 2014 | |
28 | Rogan | 2014 | |
29 | Ryan | 2014 | |
30 | Eli | 2015 | |
31 | Devin | 2015 | |
32 | Mac | 2015 | |
33 | Thom | 2016 | |
34 | Tristan | 2016 | |
35 | Jamie | 2017 |
Anthology or Collection | Contents | Publication Date | In Collaboration With |
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Valentine Delights [4] | His Secret Valentine | 1997 | Meryl Sawyer |
Bridal Showers [5] | She's the One! | Feb 1998 | Ruth Jean Dale |
Three Babies and a Bargain / Baby Bonus? [6] | Three Babies and a Bargain | Jun 2000 | Sandra Paul |
Strangers in Paradise [7] | Not in my Bed! With a Stetson and a Smile | Jun 2000 | |
Unexpected Angel / Undercover Elf [8] | Unexpected Angel Undercover Elf | Dec 2000 | |
Written in the Stars [9] | Someone in a Hat May Bring You Luck . . . | Nov 2001 | Judith Arnold |
Trueblood Christmas [10] | Georgiana | Oct 2002 | Jasmine Cresswell |
The Mother's Day Collection [11] | Feb 2002 | Helen Dickson | |
Terms of Engagement [12] | Wanted: Wife | Feb 2002 | Miranda Lee |
Cinderfella / Lady of the Night [13] | Lady of the Night | Oct 2002 | Susan Wiggs |
Where the Nights Are Long [14] | Dodging Cupid's Arrow | Jan 2003 | Bobby Hutchinson |
Paris or Bust! [15] | Romancing Roxanne | Mar 2003 | Jacqueline Diamond |
Five Times Trouble [16] | Three Babies and a Bargain | Dec 2004 | Susan Kearney |
The Midnight Hour [17] | Fiancé by Mistake | Jan 2004 | Lilian Darcy |
Legally Mine / Are You Lonesome Tonight? [18] | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Jan 2004 | Wendy Etherington |
Hot and Bothered / Underneath It All [19] | Hot and Bothered | Oct 2004 | Nancy Warren |
Irish Charmers | Conor Dylan | Jan 2005 | |
Warm and Willing / Little Night Magic [20] | Warm & Willing | Feb 2005 | Liz Jarrett |
Never Naughty Enough / Warm and Willing [21] | Warm & Willing | Nov 2005 | Jill Munroe |
Sinfully Sweet [22] | Simply Scrumptious | Jan 2006 | Jacquie D'Alessandro |
A Fare to Remember [23] | Taken for a Ride | Jun 2006 | Julie Elizabeth Leto |
Snowstorm Heat Bundle [24] | Your Bed or Mine? | Feb 2008 | Catherine Mann |
One-Click Buy: July 2009 Harlequin Blaze [25] | Teague | Jul 2009 | Julie Kenner Karen Anders |
Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home [26] | Brody Twin Temptation Letters from Home | Aug 2009 | |
The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan [27] | Marcus Ian Declan | Jun 2011 | |
Australian Quinns [28] | Brody Teague Callum | Feb 2014 | |
The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex [29] | Dermot Kieran Cameron Ronan Logan Jack Rourke Dex | May 2014 |
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