Category Archives: Always Austen

An Estate By Any Other Name Would Suit Me Fine

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

When I write my novels, I keep a “History of …” document that lists the character names with a brief description, a running calendar for the year in which the story is set, including important events from the story itself, … Continue reading →

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Burning Wool as a Plot Device in a Mystery + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

in the last year, I have added the concept of burnt wool to a mystery. What should a reader know about this? The website By Hand, which is located in London, has a new piece on what happens when a … Continue reading →

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“A Fortuitous Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary” now available for Pre-order + a Bit on the Story’s Background + a Giveaway from the Author, Kimbelle Pease

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.”—Pride and Prejudice, Chapter VI After another disappointing Season fending off matchmaking mamas and grasping debutantes, Fitzwilliam Darcy has given up hope of finding a wife. His business partner, Edward Gardiner, suggests … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Austen-Inspired Author, Amanda Kai, with a DOUBLE Release

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

I’m here today celebrating a double book release! A Little Bit Foolish is a collection of Pride and Prejudice April Fool’s stories, and Swipe Right for Mr. Darcy is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. In 2021, I began … Continue reading →

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And the Winners Are …

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

Amanda Kai is pleased to announce the winners from her recent blog post on this site. Thank you again, Regina, for hosting me on your blog!  Here are the winners from the Miss Bingley and the Baron giveaway. Prizes are … Continue reading →

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“Miss Bingley and the Baron,” a New Release from Amanda Kai + a Fabulous Giveaway

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

Today, one of my “partners in Austen,” so to speak is paying us a visit and promoting her latest Austen-inspired book. Let us all welcome Amanda Kai, who also provides my readers a chance at a giveaway. ************************************* Regina, thank … Continue reading →

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What If I Gave “Pride and Prejudice” an “& Juliet” Style Makeover?

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

& Juliet is a 2019 coming-of-age jukebox musical. The story focuses on a “what if” scenario [Geez! Are not all Austenesque literature also “What If” scenarios?] where Juliet does not die at the end of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In it, Juliet … Continue reading →

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Amending the Shades of Pemberley ~ Featured Today on @eBookDaily

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

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Controlling a Carriage During the Regency

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

“In Jane Austin’s Northanger Abbey, Mr. Thorpe enthuses over his new carriage, boasting, “Curricle-hung, you see; seat, trunk, sword-case, splashing-board, lamps, silver moulding, all you see complete; the iron work as good as new or better” — and all for … Continue reading →

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Happy 14th Book Birthday to “Darcy’s Passions,” the Book Which Made Me a “Fiction Author”

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

During the 2007-2008 school year, I complained to my Advanced Placement Language class about a particular novel I had been reading for “pleasure,” what we would now call Jane Austen Fan Fiction (JAFF), a genre just building in popularity for … Continue reading →

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