Category Archives: book excerpts

Breach of Promise in the Regency + an Excerpt & Giveaway from MR. DARCY’S BRIDEs

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Miss Austen brings up the issue of “Breach of Promise Suits” as they apply to Lydia and Wickham. This exchange actually occurs after Darcy’s second proposal (chapter 60) when Elizabeth is asking Darcy when … Continue reading →

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The Great Valley Road, Setting for My Novel, “The Road to Understanding”

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

When I began writing The Road to Understanding, I needed a perfect route to take my characters across the mountains between Virginia and Tennessee in the late 1780s. Who Traveled Across The Great Valley Road? The majority of the settlers in … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “A Touch of Cashémere, Book 3 of the Realm Series”

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

You may view my post on A Touch of Scandal, Book 1 HERE and A Touch of Velvet, Book 2 HERE (or) visit my website http://www.rjeffers.com to read excerpts from all my books.  As with all the books in the … Continue reading →

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The Source of Elizabeth Bennet’s Myopic View of Mr. Darcy

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

 Fitzwilliam Darcy is a major, but minor, character in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Although he plays a major role in the story’s outcome, after all, Mr. Darcy is the romantic hero of the piece, he is not in every … Continue reading →

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MR. DARCY’S BRIDEs is Available for Preorder

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

My latest book in the Austen-vein (JAFF) will be officially released on August 14, 2017, but it is available for preorder NOW on Amazon Kindle.  I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “A Touch of Velvet, Book 2 of the Realm Series”

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

When I first began to write the Realm series, I envisioned only four books, with the possibility of one or two novellas. However, the “best laid plans” turned into an eight-book series: one for each of the seven members of … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “Mr. Darcy’s Fault: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

  Mr. Darcy’s Fault was my first foray into what is known as JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction). Since 2009, I have been known as a Jane Austen-inspired writer. Of my 30 published books, I have written 17 Austen-related titles … Continue reading →

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