{{short description|American novelist}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> |image = | name = Peggy Hoffmann | caption = | pseudonym = Kate Hoffmann | birth_date = Unknown | birth_place = United States | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Novelist | nationality = American | period = 1993–present | genre = Romance | subject = | movement = | signature = | footnotes = }}
'''Peggy Hoffmann''' is an American writer of over 70 romance novels since 1993 as '''Kate Hoffmann'''.<ref name="FF">{{cite web |title=Kate Hoffmann |url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/kate-hoffmann/ |website=www.fantasticfiction.com |access-date=17 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Good reads">{{cite web |title=Kate Hoffmann |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/78306.Kate_Hoffmann |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref>
==Biography== 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."
==Bibliography==
===Standalone novels=== *''Indecent Exposure'' (1993) *''Wanted: Wife'' (1993) *''Love Potion No 9'' (1994) *''Lady of the Night'' (1994) *''Never Love a Cowboy'' (1995) *''Wicked Ways'' (1996) *''The Honeymoon Deal'' (1997) *''All Through the Night'' (2000) *''Mr. Right Now'' (2001) *''Unexpected Angel'' (2002) *''Legally Mine'' (2004) *''Ring of Deception'' (2004) *''Hot & Bothered'' (2004) *''Warm & Willing'' (2004) *''Incognito'' (2008) *''Her Irish Rogue'' (2008) *''Into The Night'' (2011) *''Sweet Revenge?'' (2011) *''Off Limits Marine'' (2017)
=== Series ===
====Men of Bachelor Creek! Series====
#''Caught Under the Mistletoe!'' (1998) #''Dodging Cupid's Arrow!'' (1998) #''Struck by Spring Fever!'' (1998)
====Millennium 2000's Heroes Series====
#''Once a Hero'' (1999) #''Always a Hero'' (1999)
====Smooth Operators Series====
# The Charmer (2010) # The Drifter (2010) # The Sexy Devil (2010)
==== Heat Series ====
# ''Hot and Bothered'' (2004) # ''Warm and Willing'' (2005)
===Mighty Quinns Series=== {| class="wikitable" !#<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/kate-hoffmann/|title=Mighty Quinns|date=February 19, 2020|website=Fantastic Fiction}}</ref> !Title !Also In !Publication Date |- |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 |}
=== Multi-Author Series ===
==== Secret Fantasies Series Multi-Author ====
* 7. ''Never Love a Cowboy'' (1995)
==== Bachelors Arms Series ====
# ''Bachelor Husband'' (1995) # ''The Strong Silent Type'' (1995) # ''A Happily Unmarried Man'' (1996)
====For Her Eyes Only Series Multi Author====
* 3. ''The Pirate'' (1996) * 10. ''A Body to Die For'' (1998)
==== Hero for Hire Series ====
* 3''. A Body to Die for'' (1998)
==== Weddings By Dewilde Series Multi-Author ====
*3. ''Dressed To Thrill'' (1996) *8.''Terms of Surrender'' (1996)
==== Wrong Bed Series Multi-Author ====
* 10. Not in My Bed! (1999) * 46. Your Bed Or Mine? (2008) * 58. Not Just Friends (2012) * 66. Compromising Positions (2016)
==== Personal Touch Series Multi-Author ====
* 4. Mr. Right Now (2001)
====Trueblood Dynasty Series Multi-Author====
* 8. ''Daddy Wanted'' (2001)
====Cooper's Corner Series Multi-Author====
* 14. ''My Christmas Cowboy'' (2002)
====Forrester Square Series Multi-Author====
* 3. ''All She Needed'' (2003)
==== Million Dollar Secret Series Multi-Author ====
* 4. ''For Lust or Money'' (2007)
==== Lust in Translation Series Multi-Author ====
* ''2. Doing Ireland!'' (2007)
==== Forbidden Fantasies Series Multi-Author ====
* 9. ''Incognito'' (2008) * 24. ''Into the Night'' (2010)
==== 24 Hours: Lost Series Multi-Author ====
* 1. ''Who Needs Mistletoe?'' (2008)
==== Uniformly Hot! Series Multi-Author ====
* 57. ''Seducing the Marine'' (2014)
===Anthologies and collections=== {| class="wikitable" !Anthology or Collection !Contents !Publication Date !In Collaboration With |- |'''Valentine Delights'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1820528.Valentine_Delights?from_search=true&qid=ccu7svGJ7Z&rank=2#|title=Valentine Delights|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''His Secret Valentine'' |1997 |Meryl Sawyer
Gina Wilkins |- |'''Bridal Showers'''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bridal Showers|date=February 18, 2020|id={{ASIN|0373833504|country=ca}}}}</ref> |She's the One! |Feb 1998 |Ruth Jean Dale
Jule McBride |- |'''Three Babies and a Bargain / Baby Bonus?'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6217847-three-babies-and-a-bargain-baby-bonus?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=m2Uxxru31M&rank=1#|title=Three Babies and a Bargain / Baby Bonus?|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Three Babies and a Bargain'' |Jun 2000 |Sandra Paul |- |'''Strangers in Paradise'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1029960.Strangers_In_Paradise?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=7QcyCaUfWG&rank=1#|title=Strangers in Paradise|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Not in my Bed!'' ''With a Stetson and a Smile'' |Jun 2000 | |- |'''Unexpected Angel / Undercover Elf'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2545557.Unexpected_Angel_Undercover_Elf?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=R1kOLLevpM&rank=1|title=Unexpected Angel / Undercover Elf|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Unexpected Angel''
''Undercover Elf'' |Dec 2000 | |- |'''Written in the Stars'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2111392.Written_in_the_Stars?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=kt6gUoKOiM&rank=1#|title=Written in the Stars|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Someone in a Hat May Bring You Luck . . .'' |Nov 2001 |Judith Arnold
Gina Wilkins |- |'''Trueblood Christmas'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/764229.Trueblood_Christmas?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ndHhutLbJ2&rank=1#|title=Trueblood Christmas|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Georgiana'' |Oct 2002 |Jasmine Cresswell
Tara Taylor Quinn |- |'''The Mother's Day Collection'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2837485-the-mother-s-day-collection?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9PmeMnFbZ8&rank=1|title=The Mother's Day Collection|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> | |Feb 2002 |Helen Dickson
Margaret Way |- |'''Terms of Engagement'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2837516-terms-of-engagement?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NEAZcD7ugq&rank=1|title=Terms of Engagement|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Wanted: Wife'' |Feb 2002 |Miranda Lee |- |'''Cinderfella / Lady of the Night'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3217933-cinderfella-lady-of-the-night?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PXNKwlY3uh&rank=1|title=Cinderfella / Lady of the Night|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Lady of the Night'' |Oct 2002 |Susan Wiggs |- |'''Where the Nights Are Long'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493706.Where_The_Nights_Are_Long?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mVpmKKrXEV&rank=1|title=Where the Nights Are Long|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Dodging Cupid's Arrow'' |Jan 2003 |Bobby Hutchinson |- |'''Paris or Bust!'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2837468-paris-or-bust?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=km0OObLq3i&rank=1|title=Paris or Bust!|date=February 18, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Romancing Roxanne'' |Mar 2003 |Jacqueline Diamond
Jill Shalvis |- |'''Five Times Trouble'''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Five Times Trouble|date=February 18, 2020|id={{ASIN|0373230192|country=au}}}}</ref> |''Three Babies and a Bargain'' |Dec 2004 |Susan Kearney |- |'''The Midnight Hour'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Midnight-Hour-Kate-Hoffmann/9780263840896|title=The Midnightr Hour|date=February 18, 2020|website=Book Depository}}</ref> |''Fiancé by Mistake'' |Jan 2004 |Lilian Darcy
Kate Walker |- |'''Legally Mine / Are You Lonesome Tonight?'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/kate-hoffmann/legally-mine-are-you-lonesome-tonight.htm|title=Legally Mine / Are You Lonesome Tonight?|date=February 18, 2020|website=Fantastic Fiction}}</ref> |''Are You Lonesome Tonight?'' |Jan 2004 |Wendy Etherington |- |'''Hot and Bothered / Underneath It All'''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Hot & Bothered / Underneath It All|date=February 18, 2020|id={{ASIN|0373691882|country=ca}}}}</ref> |''Hot and Bothered'' |Oct 2004 |Nancy Warren |- |'''Irish Charmers''' |''Conor''
''Dylan'' |Jan 2005 | |- |'''Warm and Willing / Little Night Magic'''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Warm & Willing / A Little Night Magic|date=February 18, 2020|id={{ASIN|0733561608|country=au}}}}</ref> |''Warm & Willing'' |Feb 2005 |Liz Jarrett |- |'''Never Naughty Enough / Warm and Willing'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PJTfAAAACAAJ|title=Never Naughty Enough / Warm and Willing|date=February 18, 2020|isbn=9780373603992|last1=Monroe|first1=Jill|last2=Hoffmann|first2=Kate|publisher=Harlequin Mills & Boon, Limited }}</ref> |''Warm & Willing'' |Nov 2005 |Jill Munroe |- |'''Sinfully Sweet'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1400368.Sinfully_Sweet?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=0bdOeQBll5&rank=1|title=Sinfully Sweet|date=February 19, 2020|website=Good Reads}}</ref> |''Simply Scrumptious'' |Jan 2006 |Jacquie D'Alessandro
Janelle Denison |- |'''A Fare to Remember'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9780373837083_a-fare-to-remember.html|title=A Fare To Remember|date=February 19, 2020|website=Harlequin}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |''Taken for a Ride'' |Jun 2006 |Julie Elizabeth Leto Vicki Lewis Thompson |- |'''Snowstorm Heat Bundle'''<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Hoffmann|first1=Kate|title=Snowstorm Heat Bundle|last2=Mann|first2=Catharine|last3=Wiggs|first3=Susan|publisher=Harlequin Special Releases|year=2008|isbn=9781426813337|location=Ottawa Library|pages=Table of Contents}}</ref> |''Your Bed or Mine?'' |Feb 2008 |Catherine Mann Susan Wiggs |- |'''One-Click Buy: July 2009 Harlequin Blaze'''<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Hoffmann|first1=Kate|title=One-click Buy: July 2009 Harlequin Blaze|last2=Kenner|first2=Julie|last3=Anders|first3=Karen|last4=Monroe|first4=Jill|last5=Hunter|first5=Samantha|last6=Krahn|first6=Betina M|last7=Summers|first7=Cara|last8=Nelson|first8=Rhonda|publisher=Harlequin|year=2009|isbn=9781426836404|location=Ottawa Library|pages=Table of Contents}}</ref> |''Teague'' |Jul 2009 |Julie Kenner Karen Anders
Rhonda Nelson |- |'''Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/kate-hoffmann/mighty-quinns-brody-twin-temptation-letters-from-h.htm|title=Mighty Quinns: Brody / Twin Temptation / Letters from Home|date=February 19, 2020|website=Fantastic Fiction}}</ref> |''Brody''
''Twin Temptation''
''Letters from Home'' |Aug 2009 | |- |'''The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/kate-hoffmann/mighty-quinns-marcus-ian-and-declan.htm|title=The Mighty Quinns: Marcus, Ian & Declan|date=February 19, 2020|website=Fantastic Fiction}}</ref> |''Marcus''
''Ian''
''Declan'' |Jun 2011 | |- |'''Australian Quinns'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/kate-hoffmann/australian-quinns.htm|title=Australian Quinns|date=February 19, 2020|website=Fantastic Fiction}}</ref> |''Brody'' ''Teague''
''Callum'' |Feb 2014 | |- |'''The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/kate-hoffmann/mighty-quinns-dermot-dex.htm|title=The Mighty Quinns: Dermot-Dex|date=February 19, 2020|website=Fantastic Fiction}}</ref> |''Dermot'' ''Kieran''
''Cameron''
''Ronan''
''Logan''
''Jack''
''Rourke''
''Dex'' |May 2014 | |}
==References and resources== {{reflist}} *[http://www.eharlequin.com/author.html?authorid=89 Kate Hoffmann at eHarlequin]
==External links== *[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/kate-hoffmann Kate Hoffmann at Fantastic Fiction]
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