Janet Raye Stevens grew up surrounded by, buried under, and tripping over books. Her mother defined the term voracious reader and Janet eagerly followed in her footsteps, haunting every bookstore, bookmobile and public library within a 50-mile radius.
At the age of 10, Janet decided she wanted to do what the authors of the books she loved did – write. Her first story was for a class assignment, “The Day My Teacher Wore a Miniskirt to School.” She got a C-minus. She also got a lot of laughs, and that was all the encouragement she needed to keep writing.
Fast-forward a few years and Janet now writes both contemporary and historical mysteries, time travel, and the occasional Christmas romance with humor, heart, and a dash of suspense. A Derringer and Silver Falchion awards finalist, her work has been recognized multiple times, including winning the Daphne du Maurier award for the WWII-set paranormal suspense, A Moment After Dark, and RWA’s Golden Heart® award for the sweet and sassy holiday romance, Cole for Christmas.
Janet lives in New England with her family.
At the age of 10, Janet decided she wanted to do what the authors of the books she loved did – write. Her first story was for a class assignment, “The Day My Teacher Wore a Miniskirt to School.” She got a C-minus. She also got a lot of laughs, and that was all the encouragement she needed to keep writing.
Fast-forward a few years and Janet now writes both contemporary and historical mysteries, time travel, and the occasional Christmas romance with humor, heart, and a dash of suspense. A Derringer and Silver Falchion awards finalist, her work has been recognized multiple times, including winning the Daphne du Maurier award for the WWII-set paranormal suspense, A Moment After Dark, and RWA’s Golden Heart® award for the sweet and sassy holiday romance, Cole for Christmas.
Janet lives in New England with her family.
Genres: Mystery
New and upcoming books
Series
Beryl Blue, Time Cop Adventures in Time
1. Beryl Blue, Time Cop (2021)
2. It's Been A Long, Long Time (2022)
3. Every Time We Say Goodbye (2023)
The Suitcase (2024)
1. Beryl Blue, Time Cop (2021)
2. It's Been A Long, Long Time (2022)
3. Every Time We Say Goodbye (2023)
The Suitcase (2024)
Accidental Time Travelers Collective
1. The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume One (2022) (with Joshua David Bellin, Julie Bihn, Paul Childs, Susan Hancock, Marc Hennemann, Jennifer Marchman, Amanda Pampuro, K L Small and W O Torres)
2. The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume 2 (2023) (with Joshua David Bellin, Katherine Benfante, Fenley Grant, Susan Hancock, Kiersten Marcil, Amanda Pampuro, K L Small, Gregory Taylor and Andrew Varga)
1. The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume One (2022) (with Joshua David Bellin, Julie Bihn, Paul Childs, Susan Hancock, Marc Hennemann, Jennifer Marchman, Amanda Pampuro, K L Small and W O Torres)
2. The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume 2 (2023) (with Joshua David Bellin, Katherine Benfante, Fenley Grant, Susan Hancock, Kiersten Marcil, Amanda Pampuro, K L Small, Gregory Taylor and Andrew Varga)
Novels
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
Seascape (2019) (with William Ade, Christine Bagley, Michael Bracken, Dames of Detection, Peter W J Hayes, Adam Meyer, Alan Orloff, Shawn Reilly Simmons and Gabriel Valjan)
Books containing stories by Janet Raye Stevens
Deadly Nightshade (2022)
Best New England Crime Stories 2022
edited by
Christine Bagley, Susan Oleksiw and Leslie Wheeler
Bloodroot (2021)
Best New England Crime Stories
edited by
Susan Oleksiw, Ang Pompano and Leslie Wheeler
Seascape (2019)
The Best New England Crime Stories 2019
edited by
William Ade, Christine Bagley, Michael Bracken, Dames of Detection, Peter W J Hayes, Adam Meyer, Alan Orloff, Shawn Reilly Simmons, Janet Raye Stevens and Gabriel Valjan
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