Golden Goddess

by Stephanie James, Jayne Ann Krentz

Hannah had indulged in an innocent fantasy about Jarett, the handsome stranger booked on the same plane with her on her vacation to Hawaii. But when this same man forced his way into her life by breaking into her hotel room to retrieve a golden fertility goddess found with her luggage, fantasy and reality seemed to close for comfort.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance

218 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1985

About the author

Jayne Ann Castle was born on 28 March 1948 in Borrego Springs, California. Her mother, Alberta Castle, raised her with her two brothers, Stephen and James. In 1970, she obtained a B.A in History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and later she obtained a Masters degree in Library Science from San Jose State University, where she met Frank Krentz, an engineer. After her graduation, they married and moved to the Virgin Islands. She worked in the Duke University library system, where she began to write her first romance novels. The marriage moved to Seattle, Washington, where they continue living.

Now, Jayne Ann Castle Krentz with her seven pennames is considered a pillar in the contemporary romance genre. For some years, she only uses three pennames for each of three different periods from time: "Jayne Ann Krentz" (her married name) from the present, "Jayne Castle" (her birth name) from the future and her most famous penname: "Amanda Quick" from the past. She is famous for her work ethic, beginning her writing by 7 am six days a week. Her heroins never are damsels in hardships, they are often heroes. Her novels also contain mystery or paranormal elements.

Enthusiastic of the romantic genre, she has always defended its importance. To help educate the public about the romantic genre she became the editor and a contributor to Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance, a non-fiction essay collection that won the prestigious Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies. She established the Castle Humanities Fund at UCSC's University Library to allow the library to purchase additional books and has given money to 15 Seattle-area elementary schools to enhance their library budgets. She is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Writers Programs at the University of Washington extension program.

Psuedonyms:

Jayne Ann Krentz
Amanda Quick
Jayne Castle
Jayne Bentley
Jayne Taylor
Amanda Glass

Reviews

[Azet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a prefect read for a day in october!

A sexy story with our alpha-hero Jarrett Blade intrudes into our heroine Hannah Prescott`s room to look for the ancient statue Goddess of Fertility. Read to know what happens next..hehe

[*CJ* · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Golden Goddess" is the story of Hannah and Jarrett.

Our h is a nice *cough* pushover *cough* who is vacationing in Hawaii after being laid off work. One night, she finds a stranger going through her bag, accusing her of stealing the precious golden goddess statue, and conspiring with smugglers. She is taken aback, and soon realizes the stranger is none other than the handsome passenger she had admired on the plane. The story then starts travelling at a leopard's pace, where the h is suddenly blackmailed by the H, who is an ex burglar to help him or she would be in trouble. At the same time, her kind heart as well as his insane attraction towards her is estabilished. There's some lovemaking, running away, jealousy, attempted attacks, pet/plant love, drama and euphemism filled ending.
The most absurd plot, however, came from the H's OTT chauvinistic and archaic way of thinking about the h and her role in his life, and her finally surrendering into his fantasy after minimal resistance. I really could not believe my eyes, and wanted to shake both of them. This was absolutely ridiculous.

Phew.

Safe
2.5/5

[Mara · Rating 1 out of 5]

It unraveled mid-way.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hannah and Jarret meet in Hawaii over a stolen artifact Hannah has innocently carried through customs. The plot is good, the characters great, and the dialogue believable. As usual with Jayne Ann Krentz, the book flows well. Published in 1985, it shows more maturity in the writing than some of her earlier books, and, also as usual, she has a male protagonist who is something of a throwback to another era and is clueless about what a woman wants. Fun.

[Jadzia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now this was good. At first I had some doubts, but towards the end Ms. Krentz plotted something that for me is exactly her style and reminded me of her more extended works. I recommed it or a quick read!

[Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Her characters are always different than expected. I enjoyed all of her 80's books and took them for the era they were in and what was selling. I do wish they were all in Kindle Format!

[Mem · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't to happy with Jarrett. His outrages behavior and intimidation of Hannah didn't seem like a great start, but I wasn't about to give up on a book by Jayne Anne Krentz. I was not disappointed and am glad I read to the end. Hannah knew how to take care of herself and Jarrett found that out.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not one of my favourites from Ms. James aka Jayne Ann Krentz. Hannah was okay but the entire set up feel too contrived for me. It was missing that special spark I enjoy.

[Cassandra]

one of my favorites written by her.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is fun the second time round also.