Jayne Ann Krentz: Risk & Reinvention in Romance

Jayne Ann Krentz looks back on nearly five decades in romance—from the rise of American sexy contemporary romance and Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women to futuristic romantic suspense, fated mates, cover trends, audiobooks, and the genre’s enduring cultural function. She explains why writers must know their core story, why old fantasies migrate rather than vanish, and why popular fiction remains essential in unstable times. Jayne Ann Krentz’s latest book is Enter the Nightmare, part of the Harmony series.