About

Jayne Ann Krentz

Jayne Ann Krentz (born Jayne Taylor Castle, 1948) is an acclaimed American writer known for her bestselling romance novels. She has published over 50 novels under her pen name, as well as several under the pseudonyms Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle. Krentz began her writing career in the late 1970s and quickly gained recognition for her captivating stories, vivid characters, and blend of romance, mystery, and adventure. Her notable works include "Midnight Waltz" (1982), "Daring Hearts" (1984), and "Sweet Starfire" (1993). With over 30 million copies sold worldwide, Krentz has received numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Historical Romance in 2003 for "The Prodigal Husband." Her novels have been translated into over 25 languages and have consistently been praised for their captivating plots, well-developed characters, and ability to evoke strong emotional responses in readers. Krentz is considered one of the most prolific and successful romance authors of all time.

Book Series by Jayne Ann Krentz

Arcane Society Series

Second Sight

2006

White Lies

2007

Sizzle and Burn

2008

The Third Circle

2008

Running Hot

2008

The Perfect Poison

2009

Fired Up

2009

The Scargill Cove Case Files (Short Story)

2011

Burning Cove Series as Amanda Quick

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

2017

The Other Lady Vanishes

2018

Tightrope

2019

Close Up

2020

The Lady Has a Past

2021

When She Dreams

2022

The Bride Wore White

2023

Dreams Duology Series

Dream, Part One

1988

Dream, Part Two

1988

Colter Series as Stephanie James

Fabulous Beast

1984

The Devil to Pay

1985

Cutler, Sutter & Salinas Series

When All the Girls Have Gone

2016

Promise Not to Tell

2018

Untouchable

2019

Dark Legacy Series

Copper Beach

2012

Dream Eyes

2013

Dreamlight Trilogy Series as Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle

Fired Up

2009

Burning Lamp (As: Amanda Quick)

2010

Midnight Crystal (As: Jayne Castle)

2010

Eclipse Bay Series

Eclipse Bay

2000

Dawn in Eclipse Bay

2001

Summer in Eclipse Bay

2002

Fogg Lake Series

The Vanishing

2020

All the Colors of Night

2021

Lightning in a Mirror

2022

Futuristic World of St. Helen's Series as Jayne Castle

Amaryllis

1996

Zinnia

1997

Orchid

1998

Futuristic World of Harmony: Ghost Hunters Series as Jayne Castle

Bridal Jitters (Short Story)

1999

After Dark

2000

After Glow

2004

Ghost Hunter

2006

Silver Master

2007

Dark Light

2008

Obsidian Prey

2009

Illusion Town

2016

Guild Boss

2021

Sweetwater and the Witch

2022

People in Glass Houses

2024

Futuristic World of Harmony: Rainshadow Series as Jayne Castle

Canyons of Night

2011

The Lost Night

2012

Deception Cove

2013

The Hot Zone

2014

Siren's Call

2015

Illusion Town

2016

Gifts Duology Series as Jayne Castle

Gift of Gold

1988

Gift of Fire

1989

Guinevere Jones Series as Jayne Castle

The Desperate Game

1986

The Chilling Deception

1986

The Sinister Touch

1986

The Fatal Fortune

1986

Ladies and Legends Series

The Pirate

1990

The Adventurer

1990

The Cowboy

1990

Looking Glass Trilogy Series as Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle

In Too Deep

2010

Quicksilver (As: Amanda Quick)

2011

Canyons of Night (As: Jayne Castle)

2011

Lost Colony Series

Crystal Flame

1986

Sweet Starfire

1986

Shield's Lady

1989

The Lost Night Files Series

Sleep No More

2023

The Night Island

2024

Shattering Dawn

2025

Vanza Series as Amanda Quick

With This Ring

1998

I Thee Wed

1999

Wicked Widow

2000

Lie by Moonlight

2005

Whispering Springs Series

Light in Shadow

2002

Truth or Dare

2003

Jayne Ann Krentz Other Novels

Vintage of Surrender (As: Jayne Castle)

1979

A Moment Past Midnight (As: Jayne Bentley)

1979

Turning Towards Home (As: Jayne Bentley)

1979

Hired Husband (As: Jayne Bentley)

1979

Queen of Hearts (As: Jayne Castle)

1979

Gentle Pirate (As: Jayne Castle)

1980

Whirlwind Courtship (As: Jayne Taylor)

1980

Maiden of the Morning (As: Jayne Bentley)

1980

A Passionate Business (As: Stephanie James)

1981

Sabrina's Scheme (As: Jayne Bentley)

1981

Wagered Weekend (As: Jayne Castle)

1981

Right of Possession (As: Jayne Castle)

1981

Bargain with the Devil (As: Jayne Castle)

1981

Legacy

1982

Velvet Touch

1982

A Man's Protection (As: Jayne Castle)

1982

Corporate Affair / Corporate Desire (As: Stephanie James)

1982

Relentless Adversary (As: Jayne Castle)

1982

Dangerous Magic (As: Stephanie James)

1982

Affair of Risk (As: Jayne Castle)

1982

Spellbound (As: Jayne Castle)

1982

A Negotiated Surrender (As: Jayne Castle)

1982

Stormy Challenge (As: Stephanie James)

1982

Power Play (As: Jayne Castle)

1982

Renaissance Man (As: Stephanie James)

1982

Reckless Passion (As: Stephanie James)

1982

Serpent in Paradise (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Battle Prize (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Body Guard (As: Stephanie James)

1983

To Tame the Hunter (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Price of Surrender (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Gamemaster (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Lover in Pursuit (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Raven's Prey (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Conflict of Interest (As: Jayne Castle)

1983

Affair of Honor (As: Stephanie James)

1983

The Silver Snare (As: Stephanie James)

1983

Night of the Magician (As: Stephanie James)

1984

Uneasy Alliance

1984

Nightwalker (As: Stephanie James)

1984

Gambler's Woman (As: Stephanie James)

1984

Double Dealing (As: Jayne Castle)

1984

Call It Destiny

1984

Ghost of a Chance

1984

Man with a Past

1985

True Colors

1985

Cautious Lover (As: Stephanie James)

1985

The Waiting Game

1985

Trading Secrets (As: Jayne Castle)

1985

Golden Goddess (As: Stephanie James)

1985

Witchcraft

1985

Wizard (As: Stephanie James)

1985

Between the Lines

1986

The Ties That Bind

1986

Green Fire (As: Stephanie James)

1986

Twist of Fate

1986

Second Wife (As: Stephanie James)

1986

Midnight Jewels

1987

Test of Time

1987

The Challoner Bride (As: Stephanie James)

1987

The Family Way

1987

A Coral Kiss

1987

The Main Attraction

1987

Chance of a Lifetime

1987

A Woman's Touch

1989

Lady's Choice

1989

Saxon's Lady (As: Stephanie James)

1989

The Golden Chance

1990

Seduction (As: Amanda Quick)

1990

Surrender ( As: Amanda Quick)

1990

Sweet Fortune

1991

Silver Linings

1991

The Wedding Night

1991

Scandal (As: Amanda Quick)

1991

Too Wild To Wed

1991

Rendezvous / Virtue (As: Amanda Quick)

1991

Family Man

1992

Perfect Partners

1992

Ravished (As: Amanda Quick)

1992

Reckless (As: Amanda Quick)

1992

Hidden Talents

1993

Deception (As: Amanda Quick)

1993

Wildest Hearts

1993

Dangerous (As: Amanda Quick)

1993

Desire (As: Amanda Quick)

1993

Grand Passion

1994

Mistress (As: Amanda Quick)

1994

Trust Me

1995

Mystique (As: Amanda Quick)

1995

Absolutely, Positively

1996

Mischief (As: Amanda Quick)

1996

Affair (As: Amanda Quick)

1997

Deep Waters

1997

Sharp Edges

1998

Flash

1998

Eye of the Beholder

1999

Soft Focus

1999

Lost and Found

2000

Smoke in Mirrors

2001

Full Bloom

2001

Carried Away

2002

Worth the Risk

2002

Seduction and Surrender ( As: Amanda Quick)

2004

Falling Awake

2004

The Paid Companion (As: Amanda Quick)

2004

Wait Until Midnight (As: Amanda Quick)

2004

All Night Long

2005

The River Knows (As: Amanda Quick)

2007

The Man In The Mask

2007

Wildest Dreams

2013

Reckless Nights

2013

River Road

2014

Ruthless Love

2014

Trust No One

2015

Garden of Lies (As: Amanda Quick)

2015

Secret Sisters

2015

'Til Death Do Us Part (As: Amanda Quick)

2016

Jayne Ann Krentz Short Stories/Novellas

Connecting Rooms (Short Story)

2014

Ladies of Lantern Street Series as Amanda Quick

Crystal Gardens

2012

The Mystery Woman

2013

Otherwise Engaged

2014

Lavinia Lake Series as Amanda Quick

Slightly Shady

2001

Don't Look Back

2002

Late for the Wedding

2002

Rebels and Rogues Series

The Private Eye

1991

The Outsider ( By: Barbara Delinsky)

1992

The Last Honest Man ( By: Leandra Logan)

1992

The Mighty Quinn ( By: Candace Schuler)

1992

Christmas Knight ( By: Lyn Ellis)

1996

The Stormchaser ( By: Rita Clay Estrada)

1997

Men: Made in America Series

Dream Come True ( By: Ann Major)

1982

Winter Lady ( By: Janet Joyce)

1983

Another Kind of Love ( By: Mary Lynn Baxter)

1983

Kiss Yesterday Goodbye ( By: Leigh Michaels)

1984

Moments Harsh, Moments Gentle ( By: Joan Hohl)

1984

Call It Destiny

1984

The Wrong Man ( By: Ann Major)

1984

Tangled Lies ( By: Anne Stuart)

1984

Too Near The Fire ( By: Lindsay McKenna)

1984

To Love A Dreamer ( By: Ruth Ryan Langan)

1985

Starstruck ( By: Anne McAllister)

1985

Borrowed Dreams: Alaska ( By: Debbie Macomber)

1985

Rocky Road ( By: Anne Stuart)

1985

A Time and a Season ( By: Curtiss Matlock)

1985

Natural Attraction ( By: Marisa Carroll)

1985

A Class Act ( By: Kathleen Eagle)

1985

Love By Proxy ( By: Diana Palmer)

1985

Straight from the Heart ( By: Barbara Delinsky)

1986

In Good Faith ( By: Judith McWilliams)

1986

Deceptions ( By: Annette Broadrick)

1986

For Old Time's Sake ( By: Kathleen Eagle)

1986

The Security Man ( By: Dixie Browning)

1986

After the Storm ( By: Rebecca Flanders)

1986

The Devlin Dare ( By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)

1986

Within Reach ( By: Marilyn Pappano)

1987

Stormwalker ( By: Dallas Schulze)

1987

Bayou Midnight ( By: Emilie Richards)

1987

A Time to Keep ( By: Curtiss Matlock)

1987

Pros and Cons ( By: Bethany Campbell)

1987

To Tame a Wolf ( By: Anne McAllister)

1987

All in the Family ( By: Heather Graham Pozzessere)

1987

Author's Choice ( By: Elizabeth August)

1988

Nobody's Baby ( By: Barbara Bretton)

1988

Rogue's Valley ( By: Kathleen Creighton)

1988

The Bargain ( By: Patricia Coughlin)

1988

Finders Keepers ( By: Carla Neggers)

1989

The Love Thing ( By: Dixie Browning)

1993

Full House ( By: Jackie Weger)

1993

Murdock's Family ( By: Paula Detmer Riggs)

1994

Arizona Heat ( By: Jennifer Greene)

1995

The Wolf and the Woman's Touch ( By: Ingrid Weaver)

1996

A Husband by Any Other Name ( By: Cheryl St. John)

1996

The Paternity Test ( By: Pamela Toth)

1997

Midnight Wishes ( By: Carla Cassidy)

1997

The Silent Groom ( By: Kelsey Roberts)

1997

Send Me a Hero ( By: Rita Herron)

1998

Warrior's Embrace ( By: Peggy Webb)

2000

Found: His Perfect Wife ( By: Marie Ferrarella)

2000

Mysterious Stranger ( By: Patricia Rosemoor)

2000

Baby Business ( By: Brenda Novak)

2000

The Temptation of Rory Monahan ( By: Jennifer Greene, Elizabeth Bevarly)

2001

The Marine's Babies ( By: Laura Marie Altom)

2009

The Fireman's Christmas ( By: Meg Lacey)

2009

Bachelor CEO ( By: Michele Dunaway)

2009

A Cowboy's Promise ( By: Marin Thomas)

2009

The Rodeo Rider ( By: Roxann Delaney)

2009

Once a Lawman ( By: Lisa Childs)

2009

The Chief Ranger ( By: Rebecca Winters)

2009

The Wrangler ( By: Pamela Britton)

2009

The Texas Ranger's Twins ( By: Tina Leonard)

2012

Top Gun Dad ( By: Ann DeFee)

2021

Born in the USA Series

First Things Last ( By: Dixie Browning)

1984

Second Wife ( As: Stephanie James)

1986

Renegade Son ( By: Lisa Jackson)

1987

Fantasies And Memories ( By: Muriel Jensen)

1987

Crazy Like A Fox ( By: Anne Stuart)

1989

Somebody's Baby ( By: Marilyn Pappano)

1989

Somebody's Hero ( By: Kristine Rolofson)

1990

Only the Nanny Knows for Sure ( By: Phyllis Halldorson)

1990

The Last Good Man Alive ( By: Myrna Temte)

1990

Casey's Flyboy ( By: Vivian Leiber)

1991

The Baby Track ( By: Barbara Boswell)

1991

Taking Love In Stride ( By: Donna Fasano)

1991

Patchwork Family ( By: Carla Cassidy)

1991

Rafferty's Choice ( By: Dallas Schulze)

1991

Daddy's Girl ( By: Barbara Bretton)

1992

Late Bloomer ( By: Peg Sutherland)

1993

Harmony Series as Jayne Castle

Bridal Jitters (Short Story)

1999

After Dark

2000

After Glow

2004

Ghost Hunter

2006

Silver Master

2007

Dark Light

2008

Obsidian Prey

2009

Midnight Crystal

2010

Canyons of Night

2011

The Lost Night

2012

Deception Cove

2013

The Hot Zone

2014

Siren's Call

2015

Illusion Town

2016

Guild Boss

2021

Sweetwater and the Witch

2022

People in Glass Houses

2024

It Takes a Psychic

2025

Jayne Ann Krentz Anthologies

Witchcraft

1985

Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women

1992

Everlasting Love

1995

Heart's Desire

1998

Legacies of Love Collection

1999

Charmed

1999

Full Bloom

2001

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