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Amanda Quick is one of the many pen names adopted by bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz, born Jayne Castle in California in 1948. Krentz uses Amanda Quick for her historical romance-suspense novels. Krentz earned a B.A. in history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and then continued for a graduate degree in library science from San Jose State University. Originally working as an elementary school librarian, she shifted her course to focus on higher education, including a stint in the Duke University library system. Krentz is the author of over 100 books, many of which are New York Times bestsellers. She is the recipient of many awards, including a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, two Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice awards, and the Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies. Krentz lives in Seattle, Washington.

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