Since 1979, Jayne Ann Krentz has written more than 120 novels under various pen names, and about 25% of them have been national bestsellers. Her noms de plume include Jayne Bentley, Jayne Castle, Amanda Glass, Stephanie James, Amanda Quick and Jayne Taylor. Romantic suspense is her game, and her latest, Smoke in Mirrors, has 170,000 copies in print, bringing her in-print total to more than 23 million copies. She launched the book in her hometown, Seattle, with events at Seattle Mystery Books, Third Place Books and Waldenbooks, and then traveled to Portland, Ore., for a Barnes & Noble appearance.