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About Regina Jeffers

Regina Jeffers is the award-winning author of Austenesque, Regency and historical romantic suspense.

Newgate, Marshalsea, Coldbath Fields and Fleet, Prisons in the Regency + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

The hero of Lyon on the Inside has a leg that has been twisted out of place and a scar on his face. For those of you new to the series, Lord Aaran Graham’s mother dropped him when he was … Continue reading →

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“Leda and the Swan,” a Painting Often Mentioned as Part of the Lyon’s Den’s Decor + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Many of the authors of books in either the Lyon’s Den books or the Lyon’s Den Connected World books mention the somewhat shocking, especially to young ladies, artwork on the walls of the Lyon’s Den. More than one of us … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: George Ross, Defender of States’ Rights and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

George Ross was a 46 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer and the father of three. He died three years later in 1779. “George Ross’s father was born at Balblair, Scotland, in 1679 … Continue reading →

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Greater and Lesser Tithes and Who Received Them + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

A church living was accepted to be a respectable occupation among the gentry and the aristocracy. It was a “job” which came with an income, house, and, often, farmland Continue reading →

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A Marriage Check List When It Comes to the Regency + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Lots of Regency based books feature a wedding scene, but what all does that include: Here’s a quick checklist of the idea of marriage licenses, do’s and don’t’s in the actual ceremony, etc. Yes, Lyon on the Inside has two … Continue reading →

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What Exactly Was a “Modiste” in Regency England + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

First, I should say, I have created a modiste who appears in many of my Regency based stories. Her back story says that the name of “Madame Emmeline” has nothing to do with her being French. Like many of my … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: John Penn: A Man Who Aided in Cornwallis’s Defeat and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

John Penn was 36 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer by trade and the father of three children. He died early on in 1788 at the age of 48. Patriot, Continental Congress … Continue reading →

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The Thames Estuary and Its Role in the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishers, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

One of the antagonists, in this final book of the series, mentions leaving our hero’s and heroine’s bodies in the Thames Estuary and permitting them to wash out into the North Sea, but was that really a possibility? I know … Continue reading →

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Barouche, Gig, Curricle, Phaeton? Regency Coaches, and Celebrating the Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishers, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Readers are always asking me questions regarding which is which when it comes to Regency era coaches. Today, I am offering a short primer. Barouche, Gig, Curricle, and Phaeton are types of 18th & 19th-century horse-drawn carriages, differing in wheels (two vs. four), … Continue reading →

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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Benjamin Harrison, Congressional “Falstaff” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Benjamin Harrison was 50 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a plantation owner and father of seven children from Virginia. He died at age 65 in 1791. Born on 5 April 1726, Benjamin Harrison … Continue reading →

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