Category Archives: Living in the Regency

Welcome Regency Romance Author, Sherry Ewing with an Excerpt from Mistletoe, Marriage, & Mayhem + a Giveaway

Thank you, Regina, for the opportunity to introduce your readers to the Bluestocking Belles’ first box set, Mistletoe, Marriage, & Mayhem. I’ll be giving away an ePub or mobi copy of our novellas to one random commenter. The giveaway will … Continue reading

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Exquisite Excerpts from My Holiday Austen Sequel, “Christmas at Pemberley” + a Giveaway

My Christmas at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Sequel has won several awards as an inspirational romance. It is an Austen-inspired piece set some two years into the Darcys’ marriage, and it gives us the tale of Georgiana Darcy … Continue reading

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Celebrating a Regency Christmas

When most people consider a Regency Christmas, they are really envisioning a Victorian one. During the Regency Period (1811-1820), Christmastide began on Christmas Day and ended with a Twelfth Night celebration. There are few references to Christmas traditions in Regency … Continue reading

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‘Tis the Season…for romantic suspense! from Jacki Delecki + a 3-Book Giveaway

Tis the Season…for romantic suspense! The lovely Jacki Delecki is back with a look at writing romantic suspense, as well as a fabulous giveaway.  As a romantic suspense author, I am always in search of new ideas and concepts that … Continue reading

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What Does It Mean to “Be Knighted”?

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Sir William Lucas has been knighted by the King for his service as to Meryton. But what exactly does it mean to be knighted? Knighthoods likely date back to ancient Rome. At that time … Continue reading

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Welcoming Author, Lindsay Downs + an Excerpt from “Married by Christmas: A Rogues and Rakehells Mystery”

I would like to welcome author Lindsay Downs to the Every Woman Dreams Blog. Lindsay is the author of a variety of books, including: The Earl’s Spitfire; Highland Gold, The Guilty Countess, Operation: Love, Masked Lady and the Murder, Brotherly … Continue reading

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London Architecture: The Burlington Arcade

This is my second piece on London Architectural excellence. See my previous piece on Woburn Walk HERE. Today we look at the Burlington Arcade.  Located in the heart of Mayfair, we find the Burlington Arcade, a Grade II shopping center dating … Continue reading

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London Architecture: Woburn Walk

During the Georgian period, shopfronts emerged, and by the mid 1800s, the populace preferred the characteristic bowed fronts. The Rebuilding Act had prescribed “pent house” projections, but the necessity to add drain pipes to the outside of the building changed … Continue reading

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The Reign of George IV + a Giveaway of “A Touch of Emerald”

The last year of his reign and the passing of King George IV serves as the backdrop for the last book in my award-winning REALM series, A Touch of Emerald. Those of us who write books situated during the Regency … Continue reading

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A Regency Era Whig Conversation Club, King of Clubs

The King of Clubs was a famous Whig conversation club, founded in 1798. In contrast to its mainly Tory forerunner The Club (established by Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke and Sir Joshua Reynolds), it was a predominantly Whig fraternity of some … Continue reading

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