Jayne Ann Krentz
Novelist, Author
1948 –
Who is Jayne Ann Krentz?
Jayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle, is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of New York Times bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she only uses three names. Under her married name she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. She uses her maiden name for futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense writing.
Over 35 million copies of Krentz's novels are in print. With Sweet Starfire, she created the futuristic romance subgenre, and further expanded the boundaries of the genre in 1996 with Amaryllis, the first paranormal futuristic romantic suspense novel. She is an outspoken advocate for the romance genre and has been the recipient of the Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1948
Cobb - Also known as
- Amanda Glass
- Amanda Quick
- Jayne Castle
- Krentz
- Jayne Krentz
- Jane Ann Krentz
- Jayne Taylor
- Jayne Bentley
- Jayne Ann Castle Krentz
- Jayne Ann Castle
- Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- San José State University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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