From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick, writing as Jan Coffey...A Girl…A Guy… Killian knows all about vampires and aliens. They’re not real. But when a handsome swimmer climbs into her storm-tossed boat an hour from her summer destination, the worlds of fantasy and reality suddenly collide…
An Island of Mystery… Cuttylea Island has no mall, no social scene, and no action. But it does have a mysterious stone tower, ageless islanders, and a secret as astonishing as a mermaid’s tale…
An Ancient Curse… Before the summer is through, Killian will find the truth of her family’s past…and be forced to choose between love and destiny.
Jan Coffey, Nik James, and May McGoldrick are pen names for USA Today bestselling authors Nikoo Kafi and Jim McGoldrick. Together, they have crafted over fifty fast-paced, conflict-filled historical, contemporary, and Western novels, and two works of nonfiction.
Nikoo’s education and training was in engineering. She worked in robotics and submarine shipbuilding. Before earning a PhD in sixteenth-century Scottish and English literature, Jim pursued a hundred and one jobs, including a decade in submarine construction.
Storytellers at heart, Nikoo and Jim were always searching for careers that gave them time for both family and writing. Then, after thirteen years of marriage, they recognized each other’s creative strengths. Nikoo is all about characters and feeling. Jim is about action and sense of place. Their first attempt in writing fiction together produced their award-winning novel, The Thistle and the Rose. Since then, their stories have touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers all over the world. Their work has been translated into over a dozen languages and counting.
Nikoo and Jim are four-time Rita Finalists and the winners of numerous awards for their writing, including the Daphne DeMaurier Award for Excellence, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award, three NJRW Golden Leaf Awards, two Holt Medallions, and the Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction.
The authors make their home in California.
Here is a complete catalogue of May McGoldrick, Nik James and Jan Coffey’s work, in chronological order. Each book stands on its own.
MAY McGOLDRICK
Macpherson Clan Series The Thistle and the Rose A Midsummer Wedding (novella) Angel of Skye Heart of Gold Beauty of the Mist
The Intended Flame Tess and the Highlander The Dreamer (Highland Treasure) The Enchantress (Highland Treasure) The Firebrand (Highland Treasure)
Much Ado About Highlanders (Scottish Relic) Taming the Highlander (Scottish Relic) Tempest in the Highlands (Scottish Relic)
Arsenic and Old Armor ---
Pennington Family Series The Promise The Rebel Borrowed Dreams Captured Dreams Dreams of Destiny Romancing the Scot It Happened in the Highlands Sweet Home Highland Christmas (novella) Sleepless in Scotland Dearest Millie (novella) How to Ditch a Duke (novella) ---
Royal Highlander Series Highland Crown Highland Jewel Highland Sword ---
A Prince in the Pantry (novella) Ghost of the Thames ---
Made in Heaven Thanksgiving in Connecticut (novella)
NIK JAMES The Winter Road (novella) High Country Justice Bullets and Silver Silver Trail Christmas
JAN COFFEY Trust Me Once Twice Burned Triple Threat Fourth Victim Five in a Row Silent Waters Cross Wired The Janus Effect The Puppet Master Blind Eye Road Kill Mercy (novella) Tropical Kiss Aquarian When the Mirror Cracks
NONFICTION
Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Fiction Writing Step Write Up: Writing Exercises for 21st Century
I love a islands tale full of myths and legends. Two least likely people who connect, with a village of eccentric people, and a busybody type scientist full of questions. I'm hoping there will be more to this story, because I am hooked!
This book has suspense until the last page and you are still left mystified by the Aquarians. Unfortunately, it says it is supposed to be a trilogy but I don’t see anything about additional books being written so if you want answers this is not the book for you.