Jayne Ann Krentz wrote under seven different names throughout her writing career. She’s done this in part because of legal reasons, but also to help her readers differentiate between her very different books. Now she only writes under three names. Her contemporary suspense romances are written under Jayne Ann Krentz, while her very popular historical novels are written under the pseudonym Amanda Quick. And, her futuristic science fiction romance novels are written under her maiden name Jayne Castle. All three of these different names and categories will appear on my list below. If you’ve never read a Jayne Ann Krentz book, here are three suggestions for where to start. I’m including one of my absolute favorites from each of her biggest sub-genres. If you know you love one category more than the other, please feel free to skip around. There’s really no wrong Jayne Ann Krentz book to begin with! I suspect any of these Jayne Ann Krentz romances will turn you into a huge fan! She is one of the first romance novelists I read and her novels turned me into a romance reader and reader of her books for life. The good thing is that if this happens to you, there are 120 back list titles for you to start working your way through. Better get started! And if you’re looking to get started on authors new to you, check out our other Reading Pathways, like the one on Marie Lu and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
