ate ▁for ▁the ▁rom ance ▁genre ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Susan ▁Ko ppel man ▁Award ▁for ▁Fem in ist ▁Studies . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Jay ne ▁Ann ▁Castle ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁in ▁C obb , ▁California , ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁two ▁brothers ▁were ▁raised ▁by ▁their ▁mother , ▁Al berta , ▁in ▁Bor re go ▁Spr ings ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁Jay ne ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁She ▁earned ▁a ▁B . A ▁in ▁History ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁F ear ful ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁job ▁using ▁her ▁degree , ▁she ▁elected ▁to ▁obtain ▁her ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁in ▁Library ▁Science ▁from ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁University . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁gradu ation ▁she ▁married ▁Frank ▁Kr ent z , ▁an ▁engineer , ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁met ▁at ▁San ▁Jose ▁State . ▁The ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁where ▁Kr ent z ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁li br arian , ▁a ▁time ▁she ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁" an ▁un mit ig ated ▁career ▁dis aster ". ▁Real izing ▁that ▁she ▁enjoyed ▁being ▁a ▁li br arian ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁aspects ▁of ▁teaching ▁that ▁working ▁in ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁required , ▁Kr ent z ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁higher ▁levels ▁of ▁academ ia , ▁including ▁a ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁Duke