Jayne
Ormerod
writes...
...Coastal Cozies
with a Splash of Humor
About
Jayne
Jayne Ormerod grew up in a small Ohio town and attended a small-town Ohio college. Upon earning her accountancy degree, she became a CIA (that’s not a sexy spy thing, but a Certified Internal Auditor). Jayne writes what she knows: small towns with beach settings. The dead bodies are purely a figment of her imagination.
Jayne Ormerod is not the author’s real name, but there’s a real person behind the nom
de plume. Many (okay, all) people who know her ask “Why do you write under another
name?” She explains...
“In the beginning, I wrote in secret. Sweet little romances ending with a chaste kiss.
When I announced to my husband and my 12-year-old son that my first story would be
published, their reaction was very supportive. They asked what it was about. I told them
romance. My horrified son asked, ‘You write porn?’ My husband calmly informed me it
wouldn’t be good for his career to be married to someone who writes porn!
“ ‘For gawd’s sake, people. Romance is about two people falling in love, not what
happens between the sheets.’ But I had no luck convincing them that there is a
difference.
“In the end, it was agreed the best course of action would be for me to write under an
assumed name. Life is funny, though. I ended up not writing romance at all, instead
turned to killing people...in the literary sense. They’re okay with that.”
Wanna know a secret?
From my quiet coastal desk to you—
thank you for stopping by.
Until the next story unfolds…
stay curious, stay cozy, and stay in touch.