Jayne Castle, author portrait
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Jayne Castle

Jayne Castle is a pen name for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers. She also writes historical romantic suspense as Amanda Quick. There are more than 35 million copies of her books in print. She lives in Seattle.
It Takes a Psychic
People in Glass Houses
Sweetwater and the Witch
Guild Boss
Illusion Town
Siren's Call
The Hot Zone
Deception Cove
Bridal Jitters
The Lost Night
The Fatal Fortune
The Sinister Touch
The Desperate Game
The Chilling Deception
Canyons of Night
Midnight Crystal
Obsidian Prey
Dark Light
Silver Master
Ghost Hunter
After Glow
Harmony
After Dark
Charmed

Books

It Takes a Psychic
People in Glass Houses
Sweetwater and the Witch
Guild Boss
Illusion Town
Siren's Call
The Hot Zone
Deception Cove
Bridal Jitters
The Lost Night
The Fatal Fortune
The Sinister Touch
The Desperate Game
The Chilling Deception
Canyons of Night
Midnight Crystal
Obsidian Prey
Dark Light
Silver Master
Ghost Hunter
After Glow
Harmony
After Dark
Charmed

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