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“A Taste of Peanut Butter,” Jennifer Redlarczyk’s Latest JAFF Release + a Giveaway

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

I read this story on Sunday evening. I must say JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction) Readers will adore the HEA (happily ever after) for ODC (our dear couple). Welcome, Jen.    A Taste of Peanut Butter Welcome to A Taste … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of “Courting Lord Whitmire” + an Excerpt & Giveaway

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

  I have a new release which is part of the Regency Summer Escape anthology. In it illness we now call PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) plays a major role. The main character has spent 15 years in war, first … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of “Courting Lord Whitmire” with an Excerpt + a Giveaway of the Regency Summer Escape Anthology

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

Regency Summer Escape is currently on preorder for $0.99 or free on Kindle Unlimited on Amazon; it will release on July 23. This wonderful anthology contains stories from my friends Victoria Hinshaw and Arietta Richmond, as well as my “Courting … Continue reading →

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Nigel Lewis’s “The Cover Plan Conspiracy,” a Deception Created by the Allied Forces in WWII

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

On June 5 of this week, I posted an article on Exercise Tiger, which was a tragic rehearsal for D-Day. That article brought me to the notice of Nigel Lewis, who has written extensively on the subject. Therefore, I asked him … Continue reading →

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The Foils of Jane Austen, Part 1, a Guest Post from C. D. Gerard

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

The post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on January 26, 2019. Enjoy!    The question of why we love Jane Austen so much has been pondered by many a scholar and reader over the past 200 years.  But … Continue reading →

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A Round-up of Stories in 2019 and Previews of Coming Attractions

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

Despite a recent diagnosis of diabetes, my 2019 has been going exceptionally well, and the writing has been flowing out of me, of late. In 2018, I caught the flu, which turned into bronchitis and then into pneumonia. I was … Continue reading →

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Smuggling as a Plot Point in My Latest Release, “Lady Chandler’s Sister, Book 3 of the Twins’s Trilogy” + a Giveaway

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

 One of the “cottage” industries of the late 1700s and early 1800s in England and Scotland was smuggling. This was not just a single individual stealing a keg or two and then selling it to his neighbors; these were operations … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Excerpt from “Christmas at Pemberley”

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

Preview of Christmas at Pemberley My “Christmas at Pemberley” has won several awards as an inspirational romance. It is an Austen-inspired piece. The sequel is a cozy mystery, entitled The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy. The third book in the series is … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of “A Holiday to Remember” from Jennifer Redlarczyk + a Giveaway

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

  Regina, thank you so much for having me back on Every Woman Dreams with my new book, A Holiday to Remember. This time last year I was giving voice lessons over at Merrillville High School in Indiana when I … Continue reading →

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Releases, Chaos, and GIVEAWAYS, Oh, MY!!!!!

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

THIS PAST MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, saw the release of another new Regency for me. This release is a culmination of five weeks of releases and a bit of chaos, beginning on September 8. Permit me to explain, beginning with this most … Continue reading →

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