Author Archives: Regina Jeffers

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About Regina Jeffers

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

Austen Fandom vs. Austen Academics, a Guest Post from Melanie Rachel

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

This post appeared on Austen Authors in November 2016. As I am often asked why I choose to spend part of my writing career authoring JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction), perhaps Melanie Rachel’s explanation of what she experienced at the … Continue reading →

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Wife Selling as a Means to a Moral Divorce, but Not Necessarily a Legal One

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

From the late 18th to the mid 19th centuries in England, divorce was expense—too expense for many of the populace. Divorce required a private Act of Parliament that could cost the petitioner somewhere around £3000. It also required the blessing … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the Winners from my Latest Blog Tour for “Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar”

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

Congratulations to all the winners of “Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar.”      Blog Hop Monday, Dec. 4 – Austen Authors – Gorhambury House Luisa Donaldson pedmisson Tuesday, Dec. 5 – MoreAgreeably Engaged – Taming of the Shrew … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night Sale! – Reduced Price on 30 Titles from Regina Jeffers Through January 5!

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

 These books are among the 30 titles that went on sale Friday, December 22, and will stay on sale through Friday, January 5, 2018. Fill up your eReaders with these 15 Regency romantic suspense and fun contemporary titles!!! (See the … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night Sale! Reduced Price on 30 of Regina Jeffers’s Titles! First, Fill Up Your eReaders with JAFF!

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

As of Friday, December 22, 2017, thirty (30)of my titles went on sale. The sale will continue through Friday, January 5, 2018.  Fill up your eReaders!!!! These 15 Austen-inspired titles should tempt you.      Darcy’s Passions: Pride and Prejudice Retold Through … Continue reading →

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The Taming of the Shrew’s Connection to “Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar” Excerpt + Giveaway

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

One of the main themes in my upcoming release of Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary is the use William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew as a basis of the interaction between Darcy … Continue reading →

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How Did an American Author of the 1840s Influenced “Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar” + a Giveaway

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

Born in Tallmadge, Ohio, in February of 1811, Delia Saltar Bacon was an American author who was among the first to purport what is known as the Baconian theory, which perpetuates the idea that Sir Francis Bacon and others were … Continue reading →

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“High Tea” in Lake Park

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

 On Saturday, December 2, I joined fifty+ other ladies and gentlemen for tea at the Lake Park Community Center. Ours was the 2 PM service. There were other services, one at noon and another at 4 PM, and the event … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “Christmas at Pemberley”

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

 This is one of those books that floats around in the author’s head for some time before it becomes a reality. Although we have a bit about the letters Princess Charlotte wrote to her supposed lover, it deviates from many … Continue reading →

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A Writing Desk Fit for Jane Austen, a Guest Post from Laurie Benson

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

A Writing Table Fit for Jane Austen This post originally appeared on Austen Authors, but I wished to share it with you. Laurie Benson shows us how cramped was the desk upon which Jane Austen created some of the world’s … Continue reading →

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