subject: Jayne Ann Krentz Castle : King Of Romatic Novels Life [print this page] Jayne Ann Krentz Castle (born March 28, 1948 at Borrego Springs, California) is an American writer of romance novels. She is the author of a series of best-sellers list ordered on the New York Times under seven different pseudonyms. As Jayne Ann Krentz (her married name) she writes contemporary novels "Romantic Suspense". She uses Amanda Quick for her historical romance "Romantic Suspense". Jayne Castle (her maiden name) is now reserved for his novels futuristic / paranormal "Romantic Suspense".
The 122 novels by Jayne Ann Krentz have sold 23 million copies worldwide . With Sweet Starfire, she created the subgenre of romance futuristic and pushes further the limits of the genre in 1996 with Secret Amaryllis, the first romance "Romantic Suspense" futuristic and paranormal.
Jayne Ann Castle was born March 28, 1948 at Borrego Springs, California. Her mother, Alberta Castle, the only student and his two brothers Stephen and James.She earned a degree in history at the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1970 . Fearing not find work with this training, she decided to get a Master of Science in Library and Information at the University of San Jose.
Some time later, she married Frank Krentz, an engineer, whom she met in San Jose. The couple moved to the Virgin Islands, where Krentz worked for a year as an elementary school librarian, a period she describes as a disaster in his career . Realizing that she loves the job of librarian, not the part required teaching in an elementary school, Krentz is a place in higher academia, including a mission in the library of Duke University in Durham (North Carolina ) .
While she works at Duke, Krentz began writing some stories, combining elements of paranormal romance with intrigue. For six years, she regularly sends his manuscripts to publishers and is constantly receiving letters of rejection . Discouraged, she tried repeatedly to stop writing but his passion is stronger than all . During this period, she and her family moved to Seattle.
Krentz continues to write and in 1979 she finally managed to publish his first novel Tender pirate . This novel, like many of those who follow, appear only in the collections of serial romances, such Azur, Red Passion, Horizon at Harlequin, for it is the only method that romance novels are contemporary published. Then a few years later, as publishers start to publish contemporary romance novels are much more developed (as in the sub-genre historical romance), Krentz decides to abandon the stories of serial type and devoted himself to novels more complete .
She wrote her first novel under the name Jayne Castle. Misinformed, she signed a contract allowing the publisher to own this name and after his departure from this publisher, Krentz has no right to use this name for new novels for ten years . That's why she created several pseudonyms, including Jayne Taylor, Jayne Bentley, Stephanie James and Amanda Glass.
From the mid-80s, she dropped out and pseudonymous uses her married name, Jayne Ann Krentz for all its contemporary romance novels . Sweet Starfire (1986) is the first futuristic romance, a subgenre that combines elements of romantic literature with science fiction. This is a romance and adventure classic that simply happens in a separate galaxy.
In 1987 she published a second romance futuristic Crystal Flame, which mixes once again a 'traditional romance plot unfold ing in year extraordinary world "(" plot typical love story in an extraordinary world " ) .The success of these books encourages Krentz writing a real historical romance, which she performs under the pseudonym Amanda Quick .
In 1996, Krentz extends the limits of the genre when she began writing romance novels "Romantic Suspense" futuristic. Made under its maiden name, Jayne Castle, these novels are far into the future in a world where everyone has psychic powers and where respectable people using dating agencies rather than choosing their own colleagues . As is always the case in his intrigues, the heroes must solve a mystery or put out of harm the wicked .
Regardless of their framework, all his novels are known to contain the excitement, romance, humor and many also linger on family relationships. The themes also appear in the psychological practice of Krentz.
In 2006 she began a new series called The Arcane Society, which includes books by Jayne Ann Krentz and Amanda Quick. They tell the stories of members of society Arcane restricted to people psychically gifted hero or heroine, and each has its own psychic power. They must solve a mystery at the same time they must learn to control and use their powers . The heroes of his novels are always alpha males who are also strong and determined that her heroines .
