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ⓘ About Jayne Allen
Jayne Allen is an American author out of Detroit. She made her debut as an author in 2018 with the release of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted. The author is originally from the state of Michigan where she lived in the city of Detroit. She considers herself to be a serial entrepreneur. She is Harvard-educated attorney and an engineer. Allen writes her fiction based off of life experiences and she has said that she considers her characters to be fragments of reality that are strung together by imagination. Her stories are designed to stick to your bones. She made her debut with the Girls Must Die Exhausted series which touches upon many contemporary women’s issues, including race, fertility, mental health awareness, workplace womanhood, and modern relationships.
All Book Series by Jayne Allen
Black Girls Must Have It All
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jayne Allen?
Jayne Allen is an American author out of Detroit. She made her debut as an author in 2018 with the release of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted. The author is originally from the state of Michigan where she lived in the city of Detroit.
Which Jayne Allen series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, the earliest of Jayne Allen's multi-book series: it opens with Black Girls Must Die Exhausted (2018) and runs to 3 books across 2018–2023, ending with Black Girls Must Have It All (2023).
How many books has Jayne Allen written?
Jayne Allen has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2025. 4 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series with 3 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Jayne Allen's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jayne Allen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Black Girls Must Die Exhausted (2018–2023, 3 books) and The Best Man (2025, 1 book).
How are Jayne Allen's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jayne Allen's 5 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Black Girls Must Die Exhausted (3 books, 2018–2023); The Best Man (1 book, 2025).