JAYNE
ANN KRENTZ alias JAYNE CASTLE alias
AMANDA
QUICK
I was fortunate recently to have an upfront and
personal encounter with this lovely lady. She was on a Holland America cruise that
took in the east coast of Australia as well as New Zealand, and I’m sure many
an avid reader or writer of the romantic suspense genre will also mention the
fact that they, too, attended a book signing with their favourite author.
I’ve many times mentioned that Jayne, in all her
guises, is far and away my favourite author. She has a unique ability to stay
true to her core story as the setting changes from the past, (Crystal Gardens) to
the present, (Copper Beach) to the future (Dark Light). Her heroes are staunch
but misunderstood until they link up with heroines who understand them because
they, too, have qualities that which are not generally appreciated. And another
unique talent that Jayne has is to link family traits down through the
generations e.g. the Coppersmiths.
I've attached one of Jayne's book covers, something else Jayne chooses well. I'm not a fan of hot clinches on the covers of books, and I feel that Jayne's covers are classy and depict the romantic suspense genre accurately and with a little mystique.
However, the most important comment (in my view) that
Jayne made during her talk was that she always tries to remain true to her core
story and core characterisations. And in a flash it hit me why I was having so
much trouble finishing a story I’ve been writing aimed at the Lobster Cove
section for the Wild Rose Press. Because I’m heavily into suspense and mystery
I’ve allowed myself to get side-tracked into that side of the book and can’t
wind it up satisfactorily. I’ve meandered away from my core story.
Thank you, Jayne, although you’ll never know that you
helped me in this respect.
