Jayne Ann Krentz
Jayne Ann Krentz was born in 1948, Jayne Ann Krentz has written at least 199 books. Their most popular book is Smooth talking stranger with 33 saves with an average rating of 3.86⭐.
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.
 Smooth talking stranger
| 3.86 | 17 reads | |
 The Vanishing
| 3.65 | 11 reads | |
 Second Sight
| 3.81 | 18 reads | |
 Somewhere I'll Find You
| 3.25 | 13 reads | |
 After Dark
| 3.33 | 9 reads | |
 Scandal
| 4.2 | 11 reads | |
 Copper Beach
| 4 | 11 reads | |
 Deception
| 4 | 7 reads | |
 Running Hot
| 3.83 | 7 reads | |
Deception
| 4 | 7 reads | |
 Mystique
| 3.88 | 9 reads | |
 The bride and the beast
| 4 | 3 reads | |
 'Til Death Do Us Part
| 3.67 | 6 reads | |
 Reckless
| 3.63 | 7 reads | |
 Rendezvous
| 3.56 | 9 reads | |
 Seduction
| 3.78 | 9 reads | |
 When All the Girls Have Gone
| 4.17 | 7 reads | |
 Sleep No More
| 3.67 | 5 reads | |
 Slightly Shady
| 3.86 | 7 reads | |
 River Road
| 3.5 | 7 reads | |
 All the Colors of Night
| 4 | 6 reads | |
 All night long
| 4.14 | 8 reads | |
 Fired up
| 4.14 | 8 reads | |
 Lightning in a Mirror
| 3.5 | 4 reads | |
 White Lies
| 4 | 6 reads | |
Fired up
| 4.14 | 8 reads | |
 The Lost Night
| 4.5 | 6 reads | |
 Sizzle and burn
| 4.25 | 4 reads | |
 On a wicked dawn
| 3.63 | 5 reads | |
 Trust No One
| 4 | 4 reads | |
 Mischief
| 3.2 | 5 reads | |
 Promise Not to Tell | 3.75 | 6 reads | |
 Dark Light
| 3.33 | 5 reads | |
 Sweet Starfire
| 3.67 | 3 reads | |
 After Glow
| 3.5 | 4 reads | |
 Wait Until Midnight
| 3.5 | 7 reads | |
 In too deep
| 4 | 5 reads | |
 Surrender
| 3.8 | 5 reads | |
 The Mystery Woman
| 3.5 | 5 reads | |
 Wicked widow
| 3.43 | 7 reads | |
 Silver Master (Ghost Hunters, Book 4)
| 3.5 | 2 reads | |
 Eclipse Bay
| 4.75 | 5 reads | |
 The Scargill Cove Case Files The Scargill Cove Case Files
| 4 | 3 reads | |
 Flash
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Falling Awake
| 4 | 5 reads | |
 Where the Heart Leads
| 4 | 3 reads | |
 Light in shadow
| 3.33 | 4 reads | |
 Absolutely, Positively
| 3.67 | 3 reads | |
 Family man
| 3 | 3 reads | |
 Charmed
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Secret sisters
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Crystal Flame
| 4.67 | 4 reads | |
 Deep Waters
| 2.5 | 2 reads | |
 Gift of Gold
| 2.5 | 3 reads | |
 Dawn in Eclipse Bay
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 In too deep
| 3.33 | 3 reads | |
 All night long
| 0 | 3 reads | |
 Truth or dare
| 2.5 | 2 reads | |
 The Golden Chance
| 2.5 | 2 reads | |
 Grand Passion
| 2.67 | 3 reads | |
 Untouchable Untouchable
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Shattering Dawn
| 4 | 2 reads | |
 Lost & found
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Sharp Edges
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Shield's Lady
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Wildest Hearts
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Smoke in mirrors
| 3 | 3 reads | |
 Between the Lines
| 4 | 2 reads | |
 Affair
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Twist Of Fate
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Dangerous men & adventurous women | 0 | 1 read | |
 Lie by moonlight
| 3 | 1 read | |
 The Desperate Game
| 4 | 1 read | |
 The perfect poison
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Hidden Talents
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Soft Focus
| 2 | 1 read | |
 The wedding night
| 4 | 2 reads | |
 Man with a past
| 4 | 2 reads | |
 Copper Beach
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Serpent in Paradise
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 The Family Way
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Connecting Rooms
| 0 | 1 read | |
 Too wild to wed?
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Eye of the Beholder
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Trust Me
| 3 | 2 reads | |
 Amaryllis
| 0 | 1 read | |
 The Private Eye
| 5 | 1 read | |
 The Cowboy
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Sharp edges
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 The adventurer
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Call It Destiny
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 Dangerous
| 4 | 1 read | |
Dangerous
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Secret Sisters
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Dream eyes
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Reckless
| 4 | 1 read | |
 The conqueror's lady
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 Running hot
| 3 | 1 read | |
 Ghost of a chance
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Summer in Eclipse Bay
| 4 | 1 read |