First Street

by May McGoldrick, Jan Coffey

188 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2025

About the author

May McGoldrick, Nik James, and Jan Coffey 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
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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)
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Royal Highlander Series
Highland Crown
Highland Jewel
Highland Sword
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A Prince in the Pantry (novella)
Ghost of the Thames
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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

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Reviews

[Jo Bennesch · Rating 4 out of 5]

muy bueno.
necesito que haya un segundo libro.

[Caitlin Burchill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! It really is a cozy read with lovable characters and surprising twists. Can’t wait for Second Street!

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this first book in a new series. Really looking forward to reading the next book. Jo and Henry are very interesting. I hope Skye gets rid of her deadbeat Rhys.

[Corinne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looking into Skye's mother's death is not the center of the story. It includes grieving and I had a sense of Skye's feeling overwhelmed by the numerous decisions to be made. There are ghosts (tragic story) and good friends to help. The story was by no means predictable.

[Christine Woinich · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story touched my heart. Skye and her daughter, Ocean, went to take care of aftermath of Skye's mother's passing. Here, memories, ghosts, friendships, and murder played out. Ocean was more informed and accepting than her mother thought. Helping two ghosts reconnect, solving the murder of Skye's mother, dealing with an empty marriage, and more had me turning pages, wiping away tears, and feeling more lighthearted by the end. I look forward to more in this series.

This is my unsolicited review.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read, very enjoyable. Didn't think I would like a book about ghosts but I loved this one.