Jayne Ann Krentz
29 SeriesJayne Ann Krentz is a prominent American romance novelist known for her versatility in writing under multiple pseudonyms, including Amanda Quick for historical romance and Jayne Castle for paranormal/futuristic romance. She has also published works under the names Jayne Taylor, Jayne Bentley, Stephanie James, and Amanda Glass. Krentz is recognized as one of the leading figures in the romance novel industry.
Jayne Ann Krentz, also known as Jayne Castle, has authored numerous novels across various series. Her works include the Guinevere Jones and Curtain Worlds series, as well as standalone titles such as "Vintage of Surrender," "Queen of Hearts," and "Midnight Crystal." Krentz's novels often explore themes of romance, suspense, and intrigue. Key titles like "Bargain with the Devil" and "Power Play" delve into complex relationships and power dynamics. Her storytelling consistently captivates readers with compelling narratives and strong character development.
Arcane Society
The Scargill Cove Case Files
(2011)Burning Cove (as Amanda Quick)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
(2017)The Other Lady Vanishes
(2018)The Lady Has a Past
(2021)The Bride Wore White
(2023)Colter (as Stephanie James)
Cutler, Sutter & Salinas
When All the Girls Have Gone
(2016)Promise Not to Tell
(2018)Dreamlight Trilogy (as Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle)
Burning Lamp
(2010)(As: Amanda Quick)Midnight Crystal
(2010)(As: Jayne Castle)Eclipse Bay
Dawn in Eclipse Bay
(2001)Summer in Eclipse Bay
(2002)Fogg Lake
All the Colors of Night
(2021)Lightning in a Mirror
(2022)Futuristic World of St. Helen's (as Jayne Castle)
Futuristic World of Harmony: Ghost Hunters (as Jayne Castle)
Sweetwater and the Witch
(2022)People in Glass Houses
(2024)Futuristic World of Harmony: Rainshadow (as Jayne Castle)
Gifts Duology (as Jayne Castle)
Guinevere Jones (as Jayne Castle)
The Chilling Deception
(1986)Looking Glass Trilogy (as Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle)
Quicksilver
(2011)(As: Amanda Quick)Canyons of Night
(2011)(As: Jayne Castle)Standalone Novels
Vintage of Surrender
(1979)(As: Jayne Castle)A Moment Past Midnight
(1979)(As: Jayne Bentley)Turning Towards Home
(1979)(As: Jayne Bentley)Hired Husband
(1979)(As: Jayne Bentley)Queen of Hearts
(1979)(As: Jayne Castle)Gentle Pirate
(1980)(As: Jayne Castle)Whirlwind Courtship
(1980)(As: Jayne Taylor)Maiden of the Morning
(1980)(As: Jayne Bentley)A Passionate Business
(1981)(As: Stephanie James)Sabrina's Scheme
(1981)(As: Jayne Bentley)Wagered Weekend
(1981)(As: Jayne Castle)Right of Possession
(1981)(As: Jayne Castle)Bargain with the Devil
(1981)(As: Jayne Castle)A Man's Protection
(1982)(As: Jayne Castle)Corporate Affair / Corporate Desire
(1982)(As: Stephanie James)Relentless Adversary
(1982)(As: Jayne Castle)Dangerous Magic
(1982)(As: Stephanie James)Affair of Risk
(1982)(As: Jayne Castle)Spellbound
(1982)(As: Jayne Castle)A Negotiated Surrender
(1982)(As: Jayne Castle)Stormy Challenge
(1982)(As: Stephanie James)Power Play
(1982)(As: Jayne Castle)Renaissance Man
(1982)(As: Stephanie James)Reckless Passion
(1982)(As: Stephanie James)Serpent in Paradise
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Battle Prize
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Body Guard
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)To Tame the Hunter
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Price of Surrender
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Gamemaster
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Lover in Pursuit
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Raven's Prey
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Conflict of Interest
(1983)(As: Jayne Castle)Affair of Honor
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)The Silver Snare
(1983)(As: Stephanie James)Night of the Magician
(1984)(As: Stephanie James)Nightwalker
(1984)(As: Stephanie James)Gambler's Woman
(1984)(As: Stephanie James)Double Dealing
(1984)(As: Jayne Castle)Cautious Lover
(1985)(As: Stephanie James)Trading Secrets
(1985)(As: Jayne Castle)Golden Goddess
(1985)(As: Stephanie James)Wizard
(1985)(As: Stephanie James)Green Fire
(1986)(As: Stephanie James)Second Wife
(1986)(As: Stephanie James)The Challoner Bride
(1987)(As: Stephanie James)The Main Attraction
(1987)Chance of a Lifetime
(1987)Saxon's Lady
(1989)(As: Stephanie James)Seduction
(1990)(As: Amanda Quick)Surrender
(1990)(As:Amanda Quick)Scandal
(1991)(As: Amanda Quick)Rendezvous / Virtue
(1991)(As: Amanda Quick)Ravished
(1992)(As: Amanda Quick)Reckless
(1992)(As: Amanda Quick)Deception
(1993)(As: Amanda Quick)Dangerous
(1993)(As: Amanda Quick)Desire
(1993)(As: Amanda Quick)Mistress
(1994)(As: Amanda Quick)Mystique
(1995)(As: Amanda Quick)Absolutely, Positively
(1996)Mischief
(1996)(As: Amanda Quick)Affair
(1997)(As: Amanda Quick)Eye of the Beholder
(1999)Seduction and Surrender
(2004)(As:Amanda Quick)The Paid Companion
(2004)(As: Amanda Quick)Wait Until Midnight
(2004)(As: Amanda Quick)The River Knows
(2007)(As: Amanda Quick)The Man In The Mask
(2007)Garden of Lies
(2015)(As: Amanda Quick)'Til Death Do Us Part
(2016)(As: Amanda Quick)Ladies of Lantern Street (as Amanda Quick)
Lavinia Lake (as Amanda Quick)
Late for the Wedding
(2002)Rebels and Rogues
The Outsider
(1992)(By: Barbara Delinsky)The Last Honest Man
(1992)(By: Leandra Logan)The Mighty Quinn
(1992)(By: Candace Schuler)Christmas Knight
(1996)(By: Lyn Ellis)The Stormchaser
(1997)(By: Rita Clay Estrada)Harmony (as Jayne Castle)
Sweetwater and the Witch
(2022)People in Glass Houses
(2024)Born in the USA Series
First Things Last
(1984)(By: Dixie Browning)Second Wife
(1986)(As: Stephanie James)Renegade Son
(1987)(By: Lisa Jackson)Fantasies And Memories
(1987)(By: Muriel Jensen)Crazy Like A Fox
(1989)(By: Anne Stuart)Somebody's Baby
(1989)(By: Marilyn Pappano)Somebody's Hero
(1990)(By: Kristine Rolofson)Only the Nanny Knows for Sure
(1990)(By: Phyllis Halldorson)The Last Good Man Alive
(1990)(By: Myrna Temte)Casey's Flyboy
(1991)(By: Vivian Leiber)The Baby Track
(1991)(By: Barbara Boswell)Taking Love In Stride
(1991)(By: Donna Fasano)Patchwork Family
(1991)(By: Carla Cassidy)Rafferty's Choice
(1991)(By: Dallas Schulze)Daddy's Girl
(1992)(By: Barbara Bretton)Late Bloomer
(1993)(By: Peg Sutherland)Men: Made in America
Dream Come True
(1982)(By: Ann Major)Winter Lady
(1983)(By: Janet Joyce)Another Kind of Love
(1983)(By: Mary Lynn Baxter)Kiss Yesterday Goodbye
(1984)(By: Leigh Michaels)Moments Harsh, Moments Gentle
(1984)(By: Joan Hohl)The Wrong Man
(1984)(By: Ann Major)Tangled Lies
(1984)(By: Anne Stuart)Too Near The Fire
(1984)(By: Lindsay McKenna)To Love A Dreamer
(1985)(By: Ruth Ryan Langan)Starstruck
(1985)(By: Anne McAllister)Borrowed Dreams: Alaska
(1985)(By: Debbie Macomber)Rocky Road
(1985)(By: Anne Stuart)A Time and a Season
(1985)(By: Curtiss Matlock)Natural Attraction
(1985)(By: Marisa Carroll)A Class Act
(1985)(By: Kathleen Eagle)Love By Proxy
(1985)(By: Diana Palmer)Straight from the Heart
(1986)(By: Barbara Delinsky)In Good Faith
(1986)(By: Judith McWilliams)Deceptions
(1986)(By: Annette Broadrick)For Old Time's Sake
(1986)(By: Kathleen Eagle)The Security Man
(1986)(By: Dixie Browning)After the Storm
(1986)(By: Rebecca Flanders)The Devlin Dare
(1986)(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)Within Reach
(1987)(By: Marilyn Pappano)Stormwalker
(1987)(By: Dallas Schulze)Bayou Midnight
(1987)(By: Emilie Richards)A Time to Keep
(1987)(By: Curtiss Matlock)Pros and Cons
(1987)(By: Bethany Campbell)To Tame a Wolf
(1987)(By: Anne McAllister)All in the Family
(1987)(By: Heather Graham Pozzessere)Author's Choice
(1988)(By: Elizabeth August)Nobody's Baby
(1988)(By: Barbara Bretton)Rogue's Valley
(1988)(By: Kathleen Creighton)The Bargain
(1988)(By: Patricia Coughlin)Finders Keepers
(1989)(By: Carla Neggers)The Love Thing
(1993)(By: Dixie Browning)Full House
(1993)(By: Jackie Weger)Murdock's Family
(1994)(By: Paula Detmer Riggs)Arizona Heat
(1995)(By: Jennifer Greene)The Wolf and the Woman's Touch
(1996)(By: Ingrid Weaver)A Husband by Any Other Name
(1996)(By: Cheryl St. John)The Paternity Test
(1997)(By: Pamela Toth)Midnight Wishes
(1997)(By: Carla Cassidy)The Silent Groom
(1997)(By: Kelsey Roberts)Send Me a Hero
(1998)(By: Rita Herron)Warrior's Embrace
(2000)(By: Peggy Webb)Found: His Perfect Wife
(2000)(By: Marie Ferrarella)Mysterious Stranger
(2000)(By: Patricia Rosemoor)Baby Business
(2000)(By: Brenda Novak)The Temptation of Rory Monahan
(2001)(By: Jennifer Greene,Elizabeth Bevarly)The Marine's Babies
(2009)(By: Laura Marie Altom)The Fireman's Christmas
(2009)(By: Meg Lacey)Bachelor CEO
(2009)(By: Michele Dunaway)A Cowboy's Promise
(2009)(By: Marin Thomas)The Rodeo Rider
(2009)(By: Roxann Delaney)Once a Lawman
(2009)(By: Lisa Childs)The Chief Ranger
(2009)(By: Rebecca Winters)The Wrangler
(2009)(By: Pamela Britton)The Texas Ranger's Twins
(2012)(By: Tina Leonard)Top Gun Dad
(2021)(By: Ann DeFee)Anthologies
Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women
(1992)Legacies of Love Collection
(1999)
