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It’s HERE!!! Lyon in Disquise Releases Today!

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Excerpt from Chapter Two: [This is a scene where Lord Navan Beaufort and Lord Alexander Dutton are standing in line to be admitted to Lord and Lady Godfrey’s masque. In book 2, Lyon’s Obsession, you, the reader, learn what Alexander … Continue reading →

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The Trial of John Bellingham + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

One of the plot lines that encompass my Dragonblade mystery/suspense series is the killing of Spencer Perceval, the UK’s Prime Minister at the time. The assassination and the ultimate trial for John Bellingham who shot Perceval is the background for … 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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Honfleur, France, and its Connection to the PreOrder of Book 2 of My New Dragonblade Publishing Mystery Series, “Lyon’s Obsession” (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In book 2 of my new Dragonblade Mystery/Suspense Series, Lyon’s Obsession, one of the more complicated characters assumes the name Marquis of Honfleur (Lord Honfleur). Nowadays, our heroes would immediately be able to check out the man’s credentials, but this … 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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Was the Term “Romance” Used to Describe Such Stories as We Think of Them Today in the Regency Era

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

First, we should define romance. The Encyclopedia Britannica tells us, “Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of the precepts of order, calm, harmony, balance, idealization, and rationality that typified Classicism in general and late 18th-century Neoclassicism in particular. It was also to some extent … Continue reading →

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Use of “Marquess” vs. “Marquis” and My Newest Story, “Never Contradict a Lady” + the Release of “Regency Summer Melodies” + a Giveaway

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In Great Britain and historically in Ireland, a marquess ranks below a duke and above an earl. A woman with the rank of wife to a marquess is a marchioness. The dignity, rank, or position of the title is a marquisate or marquessate. In France, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of “Lyon in the Way,” Book 1 of My New Regency Romantic Suspense/Mystery Series from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Meet Lord Richard Orson, the oldest of the five “sons” of Lord Macdonald Duncan. None of the men are Lord Duncan’s real sons, for Duncan’s wife, Lady Elsbeth, died in child birth with their son. The two of them readily … Continue reading →

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Claridge Hotel + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

It is only two more days until the release of the first book of my mystery/romantic suspense series for Dragonblade Publishers releases. The series, which I have nearly finished writing are in different stages of production. They will release three … Continue reading →

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What Was “Silver Paper” in the Regency? + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

One man wants her dead. Another may love her forever. For over a year, Lord Richard Orson has been quietly captivated by the unconventional Lady Emma Donoghue. Headstrong, brilliant, and unapologetically involved in causes that rattle Society’s comfort, Emma is … Continue reading →

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