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.

Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Abraham Clark, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and “The Poor Man’s Counselor”

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Clark was both a lawyer and surveyor by trade. He was 50 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. Married twice, he was the father of 16 children in total. He lived to age 92, seeing America again … Continue reading →

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Female Teachers During the Regency Era + the Upcoming Release of “Lost in the Lyon’s Garden” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 18 March 2026)

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

The heroine, Miss Victoria Whitchurch, of Lost in the Lyon’s Garden, has left her position in a girls’ school in Bath to come to London to assist her sister. There, purely by accident, she meets the hero, Lord Benjamin Thompson, … Continue reading →

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Gentleman John Jackson and the Sport of Boxing in Regency England + the Upcoming Release of “Lost in the Lyon’s Garden” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 18 March 2026)

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

John Jackson, a celebrated English pugilist was born in either 1768 or 1769 (records vary). He came from a middle class family from Worcestershire. In an era where most prizefighters of the time came from working-class origins, Jackson’s middle-class background … Continue reading →

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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Philip Livingston, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and “Lord of the Manor”

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Philip Livingston was one of the older of the signer. A merchant, he represented New York. He was 60 years of age at the time he signed the document. He was dead by age 62. Born to a wealthy family … Continue reading →

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The Colt Paterson Revolver and Its Relationship to Book 4, “Lost in the Lyon’s Garden” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 18 March 2026)

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

If you have been a steady reader of my Dragonblade mystery series (and if you have not, why not?), you will recall that Lord Macdonald Duncan has been shot by an unknown man, who carried a gun not like those … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Joseph Hewes, the Bachelor Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Joseph Hewes was born in Princeton, New Jersey, but he amassed his fortune in a shipping business located in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was 46 years of age when he signed The Declaration of Independence. He died three years later. … Continue reading →

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Charitable Organizations During the Georgian Era + the Upcoming Release of “Lost in the Lyon’s Garden” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 18 March 2026)

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

To those of means during the Regency Era, charitable causes were considered a social obligation deriving from the parishes. Churches throughout the land supported the poor and those in need. The Voluntary Action History Society site tells us, “Looking at … Continue reading →

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Do All Babies Have Blue Eyes at Birth? + the Upcoming Release of “Lost in the Lyon’s Garden” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 18 March 2026)

Posted on January 23, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Lost in the Lyon’s Garden not only has an analytical and caring hero and an over the top brave heroine, it has a newborn babe who will steal your heart away. Not the child of the hero and heroine, for … Continue reading →

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Threads of Feeling and the London Foundling Hospital

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Back in 2011, London’s Foundling Hospital Museum had a somewhat tender and somewhat heartbreaking display of what was called “Threads of Feeling.” You see, beginning in the mid-18th Century, thousands of poor women who could no longer care for their … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Richard Henry Lee, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the “Cicero” Who Advocated for a Bill of Rights

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Richard Henry Lee was both a merchant and a plantation owner from Virginia. He was married twice and the father of six children. He was 44 when he signed the document. He died at the age of 62. Richard Henry … Continue reading →

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