Jaye Roycraft

Jaye Roycraft, a former big-city police officer, has incorporated her police procedural knowledge and experience into her futuristics and paranormals, beginning with her debut novel Rainscape, first released in 2001 and re-released in 2004 and 2009. Rainscape, a combination of romance, mystery, and science fiction, received the 2001 Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence presented by RIO, Reviewers Choice and 5 Stars from ScribesWorld, and most recently, Top Pick honors and 4 ½ stars from Romantic Times BOOKclub magazine. In 2001 Jaye also won a P.E.A.R.L. nomination for “Best New Author.” Rainscape was followed by the vampire series Double Image, Afterimage, Shadow Image, and Immoral Image. In 2002 Afterimage was a finalist for the Sime~Gen Spring Reviewer’s Choice Award for Favorite Reviewed Romance, and Immortal Image also won a Reviewer’s Choice award from ScribesWorld. Jaye has presented workshops both online and at conferences, has been a contest judge, and was a featured panelist at Dragon*Con in 2003.

Jaye has been a member of RWA (Romance Writers of America) and WisRWA (Wisconsin Romance Writers of America). Most recently Jaye has presented numerous online workshops on police procedures for writers and elements of writing.

Jaye recently moved from the Frozen Tundra of Wisconsin and now lives in sunny Arizona.

Jaye’s latest urban fantasy, Hell’s Warrior, is the second in her vampire Hell series and was released in 2010. You can read more about Jaye’s books on her website at www.jroycraft.com.