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ⓘ About Amanda Quick
Amanda Quick is the pen name used by one of the most popular authors in America named Jayne Ann Krentz. She liked to write most of her novels based on the Suspense, Fantasy, and Romance genres. Amanda is best known for being featured in the New York Times bestseller list for as many as 40 times consecutively. But, those 40 novels were written by her under different pseudonyms. The other pen names that she has used for writing her novels are Jayne Castle, Jayne Bentley, Amanda Glass, Jayne Taylor, Stephanie James, etc. Besides these, Amanda has also written some novels under her original name Jayne Ann Krentz. As of now, author Quick uses just three pen names for writing her novels based on different genres.
All Book Series by Amanda Quick
The Scargill Cove Case Files
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2011
Midnight Crystal
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2010 Anthology · Jayne Castle
Canyons of Night
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011 Anthology · Jayne Castle
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Amanda Quick?
Amanda Quick is the pen name used by one of the most popular authors in America named Jayne Ann Krentz. She liked to write most of her novels based on the Suspense, Fantasy, and Romance genres. Amanda is best known for being featured in the New York Times bestseller list for as many as 40 times consecutively.
Which Amanda Quick series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Vanza series, the earliest of Amanda Quick's multi-book series: it opens with With This Ring (1998) and runs to 4 books across 1998–2005, ending with Lie by Moonlight (2005). Amanda Quick's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Amanda Quick written?
Amanda Quick has 55 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2023. 36 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Arcane Society series with 13 books — and 19 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Amanda Quick's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Amanda Quick's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Vanza (1998–2005, 4 books), Lavinia Lake (2001–2002, 3 books) and Arcane Society (2006–2011, 13 books), plus 4 more.
How are Amanda Quick's books organised into series?
This guide splits Amanda Quick's 55 books into 7 named series and 19 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Arcane Society (13 books, 2006–2011); Burning Cove (7 books, 2017–2023); Vanza (4 books, 1998–2005); Ladies of Lantern Street (3 books, 2012–2014); Lavinia Lake (3 books, 2001–2002), plus 2 further series.