An Unconventional Act

by Jan Jones

Secrets and subterfuge in Regency England. A Newmarket Regency....When Jenny Castle appears in Adam Prettyman's theatre barn one evening saying she has come to sort out his finances and look after his children, he is unable to refuse. Full of self-blame after the death of his wife, he wants only to lose himself on stage, the one place where he knows he is not a failure. But Jenny needs to hide too, from a man without humanity or soul who could bring down destruction on them all.A mysterious bookkeeper. A damaged actor-manager. An earl hell-set on increasing his land by fair means or very, very foul. Not the ideal set of conditions for falling in love...

202 pages, Paperback

Published June 16, 2021

About the author

A maths graduate, former computer programmer and erstwhile playgroup leader, Jan Jones writes contemporary romantic comedy, Regency romances, romantic suspense (often with a paranormal twist), cosy quirky mysteries, serials for women's magazines, short stories and poems. She won the RNA’s Joan Hessayon Award in 2005 with her debut novel Stage by Stage which came about through her experience of chaperoning her daughter during a touring production of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. When in Georgette Heyer territory, she uses her fascination with history to write a series of Newmarket Regencies (The Kydd Inheritance, Fair Deception, Fortunate Wager etc) set 200 years ago in her nearest town. As with all writers, elements of her life also inspire her many short stories for women’s magazines (one of which won the RNA Elizabeth Goudge award in 2002). This could be why she gets funny looks whenever she takes out her notebook during conversations in the bar. Jan organises the annual RNA conference and is firmly of the opinion that the Romantic Novelists' Association is the friendliest, most supportive organisation around.