There's no way to tell who the author is just from the title 'the Ashley Read story'. It could be an unknown writer or someone who is just starting out. Maybe it's a self - published work, and the author is not widely known yet.
The author of the Jade Guanyin was still a mystery. However, according to what I know, Jade Goddess of Mercy is a famous novel published in 1982. It tells the story of a female geological team member who struggles with fate in a difficult environment.
I'm not sure who Ashley is specifically in this 'oh ashley' story without more context. It could be a character created by a particular author or within a certain community's set of stories.
The Jade Guanyin was published in 1988. The novel told the story of the heroine, Bai Jingjing, who came to the city from the countryside and experienced many setbacks and tests in life under the complicated social background, and finally realized her self-redemption. The novel was widely loved and praised by readers as a classic of modern Chinese novels.