Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fired Up | 2009 | Jayne Castle | Buy |
| 2 | Burning Lamp | 2010 | Jayne Castle | Buy |
| 3 | Midnight Crystal | 2010 | Jayne Castle | Buy |
The Dreamlight Trilogy is one of the more unusual projects in romance fiction. Jayne Ann Krentz wrote each book under a different pen name, setting the story in a different era while tracking the same paranormal artifact across centuries. Fired Up (2009) is contemporary romantic suspense under the Krentz name, Burning Lamp (2010) is a Victorian-era historical under the Amanda Quick name, and Midnight Crystal (2010) is a futuristic paranormal under the Jayne Castle name.
The connecting thread is the Midnight Crystal lamp, a powerful device created by the alchemist Nicholas Winters. Each book follows one of his descendants as they deal with the lamp’s dangerous energy and the family curse tied to it. The romances stand on their own, but reading all three reveals the full history of the artifact and the Winters bloodline.
Readers who already follow Krentz under any of her pen names will appreciate how the trilogy ties her three fictional worlds together. For newcomers, publication order works best, though the books can technically be read in any sequence since each is set in its own time period with its own couple.