Jayne Ann Krentz
Jayne Ann Krentz has written at least 202 books. Their most popular book is Smooth talking stranger with 30 saves with an average rating of 3.91⭐.
Author Bio
Jayne Ann Castle was born on March 28, 1948 in Borrego Springs, California. Her mother, Alberta Castle, raised her with her two brothers, Stephen and James. In 1970, she obtained a B.A in History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and later she obtained a Masters degree in Library Science from San Jose State University, where she met Frank Krentz, an engineer. After her graduation, they married and moved to the Virgin Islands. She worked in the Duke University library system, where she began to write her first romance novels. The marriage moved to Seattle, Washington, where they continue living.
Now, Jayne Ann Castle Krentz with her seven pennames is considered a pillar in the contemporary romance genre. For some years, she only uses three pennames for each of three different periods from time: "Jayne Ann Krentz" (her married name) from the present, "Jayne Castle" (her birth name) from the future and her most famous penname: "Amanda Quick" from the past. She is famous for her work ethic, beginning her writing by 7 am six days a week. Her heroins never are damsels in hardships, they are often heroes. Her novels also contain mystery or paranormal elements.
Enthusiastic of the romantic genre, she has always defended its importance. To help educate the public about the romantic genre she became the editor and a contributor to Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance, a non-fiction essay collection that won the prestigious Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies. She established the Castle Humanities Fund at UCSC's University Library to allow the library to purchase additional books and has given money to 15 Seattle-area elementary schools to enhance their library budgets. She is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Writers Programs at the University of Washington extension program.
#3 of 4 in The Travis Family
2009 • 30 Readers • 340 pages • 3.9
2005 • 19 Readers • 3.3
#1 of 15 in Ghost Hunters
2000 • 17 Readers • 352 pages • 3.3
1991 • 15 Readers • 329 pages • 4.2
1995 • 12 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
#1 of 3 in Cutler, Sutter, & Salinas
2016 • 12 Readers • 352 pages • 4.2
2001 • 12 Readers • 324 pages • 4
1991 • 12 Readers • 360 pages • 3.6
2014 • 11 Readers • 434 pages • 3.5
10 Readers • 4.1
#1 of 4 in Rainshadow
2012 • 9 Readers • 354 pages • 4.5
#9 of 23 in Cynster
2002 • 9 Readers • 421 pages • 3.6
2015 • 8 Readers • 327 pages • 4
1994 • 8 Readers • 402 pages • 4.2
1994 • 8 Readers • 402 pages • 4.2
#2 of 3 in Cutler, Sutter, & Salinas
2018 • 8 Readers • 3.8
1990 • 8 Readers • 390 pages • 3.7
#1 of 3 in Lavinia Lake and Tobias March
2001 • 8 Readers • 321 pages • 4
2016 • 7 Readers • 352 pages • 4
1992 • 7 Readers • 373 pages • 3.8
#2 of 15 in Ghost Hunters
2004 • 7 Readers • 343 pages • 3.5
1990 • 6 Readers • 343 pages • 4
#0.5 of 2 in Looking Glass Trilogy
2011 • 6 Readers • 49 pages • 4
2004 • 5 Readers • 368 pages • 4.3
2004 • 5 Readers • 369 pages • 4
5 Readers • 4.8
#1 of 5 in Casebook of Barnaby Adair
2008 • 5 Readers • 658 pages • 4
1996 • 5 Readers • 384 pages • 3.3
#2 of 2 in Ladies of Lantern Street
2013 • 4 Readers • 357 pages • 2.5
1997 • 4 Readers • 367 pages • 2.5
#2 of 3 in Lost Colony
1986 • 4 Readers • 421 pages • 4.7
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4 Readers • 3.7
1990 • 3 Readers • 368 pages • 2.5
#0.5 of 15 in Ghost Hunters
1999 • 3 Readers • 352 pages • 3
1993 • 3 Readers • 415 pages • 3
1992 • 3 Readers • 200 pages
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2001 • 3 Readers • 374 pages • 3
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1992 • 3 Readers • 393 pages • 3
1994 • 3 Readers • 282 pages • 2.7
2014 • 2 Readers • 75 pages
2006 • 2 Readers • 356 pages • 3
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1998 • 2 Readers • 388 pages • 3
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1986 • 2 Readers • 253 pages • 4
1993 • 2 Readers • 436 pages • 3
1999 • 2 Readers • 360 pages • 2
1999 • 2 Readers • 400 pages • 3
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2010 • 1 Reader
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2015 • 1 Reader • 354 pages • 5
2013 • 1 Reader • 3
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2009 • 1 Reader • 280 pages
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