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Category Archives: books
A Closer Look at “One Minute Past Christmas” by George T. Arnold and Regina Jeffers
I came to this story late in the aspect that the nucleus of it was written by my former journalism professor. When I read it, I liked it, but I had the feeling that something was missing. Even so, I … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachia, Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, books, Christmas, family, holidays, legends, reading habits, tradtions, writing
Tagged Appalachia, book excerpt, book release, Christmas, family, legends, miracles, traditions, writing and publishing
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Regency Romance Series Month: His American Heartsong: A Companion Book to the Realm Series
At the request of my readers, I created Lawrence Lowery’s story. In my Realm series, you first met Sir Carter’s older brother Lawrence in A Touch of Velvet when the future baron came to Linton Park at the request of Viscount … Continue reading
Posted in book excerpts, book release, books, British history, eBooks, estates, Georgian England, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, marriage, primogenture, Realm series, titles of aristocracy, writing
Tagged " "His American Heartsong, Georgian Era, inheritance, Kinder Plateau, marriage, Peak District, Publishing, Realm Series, Regency romance, writing
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Regency Romance Series Month: A Touch of Love: Book 6 of the REALM Series
All the 9 books of The REALM series are on sale in November for only $0.99 each. Grab the eBooks while you can. Find all my Regency titles HERE. Originally, I thought the Realm series would be three, mayhap four … Continue reading
Posted in book excerpts, books, British history, eBooks, excerpt, Georgian England, historical fiction, Living in the Regency, military, Realm series, Regency romance, romance, war
Tagged A Touch of Love, book excerpt, book release, eBooks, Home Office, Publishing, Regency romance, Romantic Suspense, series, the Realm, Waterloo, writing
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The “British Aliens” in America During the War of 1812
While writing “Captain Stanwick’s Bride,” I spent a great deal of time researching personal papers, diaries, journals, and the like of people who lived during this second war between American and Great Britain. Many “Americans,” at the time, still claimed … Continue reading
Posted in American History, book release, books, British history, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, history, Living in the Regency, marriage, reading habits, real life tales, Regency era, Regency romance, writing
Tagged American history, British history, Georgian Era, history, reading habits, Regency Era, Regency romance
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Interview with Mirta Ines Trupp and News of the Release of “Celestial Persuasion”
Mirta Ines Trupp is a member of the Austen Authors group I admin, along with Sharon Lathan. Her Austen tales come from a totally different perspective from the majority of that group, for Ms. Trupp adds her Jewish roots to … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, books, British history, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, real life tales, Regency era, Regency romance, research, Vagary, writing
Tagged book release, excerpt, Georgian Era, guest post, JAFF, Jane Austen, Jewish, Mirta Ines Trupp, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency Era, research, variation, writing
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Book Review – The Phantom of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery
(by Kelly Yanke Deltenar of http://www.examiner.com) The Phantom of Pemberley by Regina Jeffers is a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with a murder mystery twist. And although I’ve read Jeffers before (all of her other books, as a … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book release, books, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, history, Jane Austen, legends and myths, Living in the Regency, paranormal, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, research, spooky tales, suspense
Tagged cozy mystery, Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, historical fiction, Jane Austen, legend and myths, Pride and Prejudice, Regina Jeffers, Shadow Man, suspense, The Phantom of Pemberley
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The Battle for Fort McHenry and Its Role in “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”
On Friday, I welcomed another Book Baby. Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel is a Regency romance that is set against the fiercest battles of the War of 1812 between England and the United States. … Continue reading
Posted in American History, book release, books, British Navy, England, Georgian England, Georgian Era, history, Living in the Regency, military, publishing, reading habits, real life tales, Regency era, research, War of 1812, writing
Tagged American history, Battle of Fort McHenry, Battle of North Point, book release, British history, Captain Stanwick's Bride, eBooks, Georgian Era, history, military, Publishing, real-life tales, Regency Era, Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series, War of 1812, writing
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“The Mistress of Rosings Park” Has Arrived!
Today, my latest book baby takes its first breath. I am hoping my faithful readers will enjoy this latest tale of Jane Austen Fan Fiction. Before I share an excerpt, permit me to give you some of the background. First, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austen Authors, book excerpt, book release, JAFF, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency Era, The Mistress of Rosings Park, variation, writing
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Celebrating the Release of “The Colonel’s Spinster: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel” from Author, Audrey Harrison
Today, I welcome another of the authors involved in the Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series. Where I took up the tale of the Sheriff of Nottingham in I Shot the Sheriff and Lindsay Downs “transformed” Frankenstein in his The … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book release, books, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, military, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged Audrey Harrison, book release, Georgian Era, guest post, JAFF, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency Era, Regency romance, The Colonel's Spinster, Tragic Characters is Classic Lit Series, Vagary, variation, writing
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Yorkshire Christmas Traditions Playing Out in “Letters from Home” and “Lady Joy and the Earl”
Christmas traditions in Yorkshire date back to the time of the Roman invasion. For example, documentation shows that a celebration dedicated to Saturn, the god of harvest and agriculture, took place somewhere between December 17 and December 25 in York … Continue reading
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Tagged "Letters from Home", book release, British history, Christmas, Christmas Ever After, customs, Georgian Era, giveaway, historical fiction, Historical Romance, holiday, Lady Joy and the Earl, novellas, Regency Era, Regency romance, traditions, Yorkshire
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