Virginia Coffman

Virginia Edith Coffman (July 30, 1914 – March 31, 2005) was an American writer. She published over 100 gothic romance novels in her career.

Early life and education Virginia Edith Coffman was born in San Francisco, the daughter of William E. Coffman and Edythe Duval Coffman. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1938. But she cited another important early influence on her work: "The greatest influence on my writing is due to the public libraries," she explained in 1959.

Career Coffman was an actress as a young woman, for David O. Selznick, Monogram Pictures, Hal Roach, Following her work in the film industry, she moved to Reno, Nevada, where she wrote and worked as a secretary in a bank and in a realtor's office. and was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame in 1990. most of them gothic romance novels with historical settings. Her first novel was Moura (1959), which became the first of a five-book series. Her books include "generous helpings of steamy sex", to satisfy publishers' and readers' demands. "There's a lot of horror in my books, and more sex than there used to be," she told an interviewer in 1981. Black Heather (1966) A Few Fiends to Tea (1967, 1990) The Mist at Darkness (1968) The Vicar of Moura The Vampyre of Moura The High Terrace Black Heather Night at Sea Abbey Of Love and Intrigue The Chinese Door The Lombard Heiress The Lombard Cavalcade Passion's Rebel (as Kay Cameron) The Lady Serena (1978, as Jeanne Duval) The Orchid Tree Veronique The Tangerine Pool Devil Vicar The Demon Tower The Beckoning Marsanne The Jeweled Darkness Mistress Devon Castle Barra Call of the Flesh The Guru and the Sex Goddess The Dark Palazzo (1981) Dark Desire (1990)

Personal life Coffman lived with her sister Donnie Coffman Micciche, a singer, actress, writer, and artist, in their later years. Coffman died in Reno on March 31, 2005.