Jayne Ann Krentz

A prolific writer with an impressive string of New York Times bestselling titles to her credit, Jayne Ann Krentz uses three different pen names for each of her three "worlds." As Jayne Ann Krentz (her married name) she writes contemporary romantic suspense. As Jayne Castle (her birth name), she writes futuristic/paranormal romances. And the pseudonym Amanda Quick is used for her historical romances. When she isn’t writing, she works tirelessly as one of today’s most ardent advocates of the romance genre. "The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story," she says, "These are books that celebrate women’s heroic virtues and values: courage, honor, determination and a belief in the healing power of love."