Welcome to the website of Janie Crouch - author for Harlequin Intrigue. Her first novel, Primal Instinct, released in April 2014. The journey down the road to publication has been an exciting one. You can read more about it by
clicking on the "Road to Publication" section above.
clicking on the "Road to Publication" section above.
Janie Crouch
Her
fiction/fantasy geek roots go pretty far back: her doctoral
dissertation focused on how people formed and maintained relationships
with sci-fi/fantasy characters. In her academic writing she was often
told she needed to "dial down the drama". She's glad to finally be
writing something where no tells her that anymore. For her "day job" she
teaches Public Speaking and Communication at a community college in
Virginia.
Her hubby and four young children definitely keep her
busy. But a few years ago, as all her kids went off to school for the
first time, Janie found herself with some wondrous... stuff... she had
never known before:
Free time.
She decided to write a novel. She participated in National Novel Writing Month in November 2011 and produced her first novel Unbreak My Heart (unpublished manuscript) and then went on to write Primal Instinct which was bought by Harlequin Intrigue in June 2013.
fiction/fantasy geek roots go pretty far back: her doctoral
dissertation focused on how people formed and maintained relationships
with sci-fi/fantasy characters. In her academic writing she was often
told she needed to "dial down the drama". She's glad to finally be
writing something where no tells her that anymore. For her "day job" she
teaches Public Speaking and Communication at a community college in
Virginia.
Her hubby and four young children definitely keep her
busy. But a few years ago, as all her kids went off to school for the
first time, Janie found herself with some wondrous... stuff... she had
never known before:
Free time.
She decided to write a novel. She participated in National Novel Writing Month in November 2011 and produced her first novel Unbreak My Heart (unpublished manuscript) and then went on to write Primal Instinct which was bought by Harlequin Intrigue in June 2013.
Janie
loves action and adventure (in films, in books, in her life) and
including them in her writing is a natural fit. She is delighted to find
a writing home with Harlequin Intrigue.
Her current projects include: a 4-book series with Harlequin Intrigue that will center around Omega Sector
-- an elite government task force -- and the Branson siblings (Cameron,
Sawyer, Juliet and Dylan) who work there. These books are scheduled to
release in January, February, May and June of 2015. She also has two
follow-ups to Primal Instinct planned.
Janie is a member of Romance Writers of America, Virginia Romance Writers, and KOD (Kiss of Death - the Romantic Suspense Writers Group).
When
she's not listening to the voices in her head (and even when she is),
she enjoys traveling, long-distance running, movie-watching, knitting
and obstacle course adventure racing.
Most of all, she loves to laugh and smile. And she's tremendously thankful she has so much to laugh and smile about.
loves action and adventure (in films, in books, in her life) and
including them in her writing is a natural fit. She is delighted to find
a writing home with Harlequin Intrigue.
Her current projects include: a 4-book series with Harlequin Intrigue that will center around Omega Sector
-- an elite government task force -- and the Branson siblings (Cameron,
Sawyer, Juliet and Dylan) who work there. These books are scheduled to
release in January, February, May and June of 2015. She also has two
follow-ups to Primal Instinct planned.
Janie is a member of Romance Writers of America, Virginia Romance Writers, and KOD (Kiss of Death - the Romantic Suspense Writers Group).
When
she's not listening to the voices in her head (and even when she is),
she enjoys traveling, long-distance running, movie-watching, knitting
and obstacle course adventure racing.
Most of all, she loves to laugh and smile. And she's tremendously thankful she has so much to laugh and smile about.
Janie at a Tough Mudder race
Janie
has written all her life, but mostly academic pieces. She holds a B.A.
in English Communication from Montreat College in Montreat, NC (near
Asheville). She completed her M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication Studies
from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA.
Disney World Marathon
A recent San Francisco Trip -- inspiration
for the setting in Primal Instinct
How will it affect coastal species--and the fish on our dinner 
Research has potential for improvements in treating diseases and 
Hint: They're not neurons 
Engineering challenges engage middle-school students in 
Researchers study water cycle and cloud formation and design computer 
Scientists are making PHA (a biodegradable polymer similar 
Sixty years later, Graduate Research Fellowship recipient's 
Engineer studies human behavior and how it relates to 
NSF’s Industry and University Cooperative Research program 
How do we take an accurate picture of the world’s most 
Study shows last-minute role of specific protein named ALIX 
...but maybe were afraid to ask... 
Neural networks imitate intelligence of biological brains 
Environmental scientists connect with community colleges and diverse 
University of Washington students compete in creating 
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