Jayne Ann Krentz

Also going under the pen-name of Jayne Castle, this particular novel of hers was first published in 2012 on the 1st of January. The beginning of what was to be her Rainshadow series, an offshoot of her Harmony franchise, which exists within the Curtain Worlds. This was to be the book that established a different tone, expanding upon the world even further.

The best place to start is the Born in the USA series, the earliest of Jayne Ann Krentz's multi-book series: it opens with First Things Last (1984) and runs to 23 books across 1984–1999, ending with Bittersweet Sacrifice (1999). Jayne Ann Krentz's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Jayne Ann Krentz has 330 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1979 and 2027. 204 of them belong to 27 named series — the largest being the Born in the USA series with 23 books — and 126 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jayne Ann Krentz's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Born in the USA (1984–1999, 23 books), Colter (1984–1985, 2 books) and Guinevere Jones (1986, 4 books), plus 23 more.

This guide splits Jayne Ann Krentz's 330 books into 27 named series and 126 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Born in the USA (23 books, 1984–1999); Harmony (19 books, 1999–2026); Arcane Society (13 books, 2006–2011); Futuristic World of Harmony: Ghost Hunters (11 books, 1999–2024); Rebels and Rogues (10 books, 1991–1997), plus 22 further series.