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Jayne Ann Krentz Biography

Writer

Jayne Ann Krentz, born on March 28, 1948, is a renowned American author known for her romantic novels that have captivated readers worldwide.

Friends Enemies

Book:In Too Deep

Source: In Too Deep

“Guys don't get romantically involved." "What do they get?" "Involved, period.”

Guys

Book:Summer in Eclipse Bay

Source: Summer in Eclipse Bay

“For heaven's sake, dear, he's a man. Men aren't very good at analyzing themselves, you know.”

Men

Book:Silver Linings

Source: Silver Linings

“I didn't come in here to argue with a woman with big hair”

Bigs Hair Arguing Big Hair

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“I love threats. They make great quotes. Is that recorder working, Irene?”

Threat Recorders

Book:All Night Long

Source: All Night Long

“Probably a good idea, let me know how it ends" "I already know how it ends" "You read the ending first?" "I always read the ending before I commit to the whole book." "If you know how it ends, why read the book?" "I don't read for the ending. I read for the story".”

Ifs Knows Firsts Book Ideas Ends Whole Stories Know How Let Me Commit Good Ideas

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“Life is too short to waste time on books that end badly”

Life Book Ends Life Is Waste Wasting Time Too Short Life Is Too Short

Book:Running Hot: An Arcane Society Novel

Source: Running Hot: An Arcane Society Novel

“I think I'm going to cry, this is crazy." "No, you're just processing. Go ahead and cry." "I thought men got nervous around crying females." "I'm a Marine, remember? We're trained to handle anything.”

Thinking Men Remember Crazy Cry Female Handle Nervous Marine Processing

Book:All Night Long

Source: All Night Long

“Readers understand that the books celebrate female power. In the romance novel, the woman always wins. With courage, intelligence and gentleness she brings the most dangerous creature on the earth, the human male, to his knees.”

Humans Book Earth Romance Winning Novel Dangerous Reader Creatures Female Males Celebrate Knees Gentleness Romance Novel Female Power

Book:Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance

Source: Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance

“Pretty much everything about you gets me hot.”

Hot

Book:Sizzle and burn

Source: Sizzle and burn

“Believe in yourself and in your own voice, because there will be times in this business when you will be the only one who does. Take heart from the knowledge that an author with a strong voice will often have trouble at the start of his or her career because strong,distinctive voices sometimes make editors nervous. But in the end, only the strong survive.”

Writing Believe Heart Doe Ends Sometimes Strong Voice Careers Trouble Nervous Believe In Yourself Editors Distinctive

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“Guys don't get romantically involved." "What do they get?" "Invold, period.”

Guy Involved Periods

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“Romance novels are tales of brave women taming dangerous men. They are stories that capture the excitement of that most mysterious of relationships, the one between a woman and a man. They are legends told to women by other women, and they are as powerful and as endlessly fascinating to women as the legends that lie at the heart of all the other genres.”

Source: Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance

“The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story. These are books that celebrate women's heroic virtues and values: courage, honor, determination and a belief in the healing power of love.”

Love Heart Book Stories Age Romance Values Belief Healing Novel Virtue Reader Honor Determination Celebrate Genre Heroic Power Of Love Heroines Genre Is

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“I am often asked why I use a variety of pen names. The answer is that this way readers always know which of my three worlds they will be entering when they pick up one of my books.”

Knows World Way Book Use Three Names Answers Reader Picks Variety Pens Entering

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“Mary Jo Putney is a gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romances work. I loved Silk and Shadows, couldn't put it down, and don't think readers will, either.”

Thinking Romance Understanding Reader Shadow Down And Mary Gifted Intuitive Silk Gifted Writers

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“The concept of psychic energy is easy for most people to imagine. After all, it's just one step beyond intuition - and almost everyone is comfortable with the idea of intuition.”

People Ideas Energy Easy Steps Imagine Comfortable Concepts Intuition Just One Psychics

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“Dad says Specter gets steak every Saturday night for the rest of his life.""Specter will hold him to that, I'm sure." Diana leaned back against the pillows. "Hurry up and tell me the rest. Once Colby gets back, he probably won't tell me a thing. All he'll want to discuss is breast-feeding techniques and how tochange diapers.”

Want Night Dad Technique Breasts Get Back Saturday Feeding Pillow Saturday Night Steak Diana Diapers

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“I read what I like to write: romantic suspense. I also love thrillers and novels of suspense, but I can't handle extreme violence and torture.”

Writing I Can Novel Violence Extremes Handle Suspense Torture Thrillers Suspense Novels

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“The negative attitudes toward the genres - romance, science-fiction, westerns, suspense, etc. - are fallout from the academic world's long-standing fascination with existential philosophy and modern theories of psychology and sociology.”

“Trust me, I did not set out to establish three pen names and, for the record, I do not recommend it as a career strategy. The idea back at the start was that I would stick with the name that proved most successful.”

Ideas Three Names Careers Successful Records Strategy Sticks Pens Trust Me

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

About the Author

Born: March 28, 1948
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 21

Books & Sources

All Night LongRelated source material

Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the RomanceRelated source material

In Too DeepRelated source material

Running Hot: An Arcane Society NovelRelated source material

Silver LiningsRelated source material

Sizzle and burnRelated source material

Summer in Eclipse BayRelated source material

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