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It’s HERE!!!! – “LYON’S OBSESSION” – Book 2 of My Mystery/Romantic Suspense Series from Dragonblade Publishing

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Lyon’s Obsession: The Lyon’s Den Connected World. Short on temper. Long on pride. True to his word. Lady Theodora Duncan, daughter and only child of Lord Macdonald Duncan, reluctantly embarks on a London season in hopes of making a suitable … Continue reading →

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The Assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval + the 17 September Release of “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister, was assassinated on May 11, 1812, about 5:15 P.M., by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons. Bellingham, a Liverpool merchant with grievances against the government for failing to compensate him for losses in … Continue reading →

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Interest in the British West Indies in 1812 + the Release of “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In this second book of my new Dragonblade romantic suspense/mystery series, the hero, Lord Alexander Marksman, has been searching for his family for some fifteen years. His mother and sister are supposedly somewhere in what was then called the British … Continue reading →

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The River Lea and Its Connection to “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

The River Lea plays a major role in one of the most dramatic scenes in Lyon’s Obsession, but I imagine many readers of the tale may know nothing of it. For example, how close to London is it? As it … Continue reading →

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Pirates and Privateers in Regency England + the PreOrder of “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishing(Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

One of the things we learn of the antagonist in this tale is his former life as a pirate or privateer. What do we know of such men? My dear friend Lauren Gilbert has a most excellent piece on “pirates,” … Continue reading →

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Pots of Gold and Other Legends + the PreOrder of My Upcoming Release of “Lyon’s Obsession From Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

We have all heard tales of pots of gold buried at the ends of rainbows, but do you know from where many of those tales originate. Some believe the tales come from the Vikings’ invasion of Ireland in 795 A.D. … Continue reading →

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Characters’ Backstories and the PreOrder of “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Lord Alexander Dutton, 12th Earl Marksman, was the next to last of the five boys Lord Macdonald Duncan took in to raise as his sons. Alexander was, however, the oldest at age 12, when he actually came to live with … Continue reading →

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Impulsive vs. Rational Reasoning + the PreOrder of “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Lord Alexander Dutton, Lord Marksman, and Lady Theodora Duncan are the two youngest of my heroes and heroines in this new mystery/romantic suspense series. Alexander is four and twenty, and Theodora is barely nineteen. I thought it important after Lord … Continue reading →

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The Glorious Twelfth, Both a Poem and a Hunting Season

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Before any of you reading this wish to complain about hunting animals, please know this short piece is mean to entertain with a poem. That being said, I am from West Virginia, and during deer season, we used to close … Continue reading →

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Question from a Reader/Writer Regarding the Pump Room in Bath

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Question: Somehow, I expect I know the answer to this already. Sigh. In a scene I am writing set in the Pump Room, I have described a marble fountain dispensing the waters, only to go, “Wait a minute, is that … Continue reading →

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