▁rom ance ▁plot ▁unfold [ ing ] ▁in ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁world ". ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁these ▁books ▁encourag ed ▁Kr ent z ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁real ▁historical ▁rom ance ▁with ▁a ▁hum orous ▁tw ist , ▁which ▁she ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Am anda ▁Quick . ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁writing ▁par an ormal ▁fut ur istic ▁nov els ▁of ▁rom antic ▁susp ense ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Re leased ▁under ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name , ▁Jay ne ▁Castle , ▁these ▁nov els ▁are ▁set ▁far ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁where ▁everyone ▁has ▁a ▁psych ic ▁talent ▁and ▁respect able ▁people ▁use ▁marriage ▁ag encies ▁instead ▁of ▁choosing ▁their ▁own ▁m ates . ▁As ▁is ▁custom ary ▁in ▁her ▁writing , ▁in ▁each ▁case ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁have ▁a ▁mystery ▁to ▁solve ▁or ▁a ▁villa in ▁to ▁defeat . ▁ ▁Psych ic ▁them es ▁appear ▁throughout ▁Kr ent z ' s ▁work . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁she ▁began ▁a ▁new ▁series , ▁called ▁The ▁Arc ane ▁Society , ▁which ▁includes ▁books ▁written ▁as ▁Am anda ▁Quick ▁( histor ical ▁setting ), ▁Jay ne ▁Ann ▁Kr ent z ▁( cont empor ary ▁setting ), ▁and ▁Jay ne ▁Castle ▁( f ut ur istic ▁setting ). ▁The ▁books ▁tell ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Arc ane ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁psych ically ▁gift ed , ▁and ▁each ▁hero ▁and ▁hero ine ▁has ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁own ▁psych ic ▁power . ▁The ▁books ▁feature ▁a ▁mystery