Barbara Elaine Gunter Coffman (born June 19, 1942 in San Diego, California) is an American writer of both historical romance and suspense, writing as Elaine Coffman.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author who has published in both the historical romance and suspense genres.
Her novels take place in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West.
Gunter received a degree in elementary education from North Texas State University.
"[1] Coffman's first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket Books in 2006.