Jae (author)  Jae (real name "Sandra Gerth"; born March 19, 1978 in Müllheim) is a German author of lesbian fiction. Her work is published in English as well as in German. Jae grew up in the southwestern corner of Germany and started writing at the age of eleven. She graduated from the University of Freiburg in 2004 with a degree in psychology. She worked as a psychologist until 2013, when she started writing full-time. She is also the senior editor at Ylva Publishing, one of the largest lesbian fiction publishing houses in the world. Her writing career began in 2007, when she published the first edition of "Backwards to Oregon" with L-Book ePublisher, a now-defunct publishing house. In 2012, she joined Ylva Publishing. She mostly writes lesbian romances across all subgenres, including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense. She writes her novels in English and then translates them into her native language, German. Her works won numerous awards, among them:   Jae resides in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Series  Standalone romances:   Hollywood series   Moonstone series   Oregon series   Portland Police Bureau series   The Shape-Shifter series   The Vampire Diet series   Audiobooks