Jayne Castle is a pen name for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers, including Siren's Call, The Hot Zone, Deception Cove, The Lost Night, Canyons of Night, Midnight Crystal, Obsidian Prey, Dark Light, Silver Master, Ghost Hunter, After Glow, and After Dark. Under the name Krentz, she writes contemporary romantic suspense thrillers, as well as historical novels under the pseudonym Amanda Quick.