Follow Me!
-
Recent Posts
- Picking One’s Teeth, or Getting the Research Correct + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”
- The Battle for Fort McHenry and Its Role in “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”
- “Captain Stanwick’s Bride” Has Arrived!
- The Battle of North Point, Prelude to the End of the War of 1812 + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”
- The Burning of Washington City in 1814 by the British + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”
Recent Comments
reginajeffers on Picking One’s Teeth, or… Jennifer Redlarczyk on Picking One’s Teeth, or… Michelle H on The Battle for Fort McHenry an… Michelle H on The Battle for Fort McHenry an… editingzeal on “Captain Stanwick’… Archives
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
Categories
- Act of Parliament
- acting
- Africa
- Age of Chaucer
- America
- American History
- Anglo-Normans
- Anglo-Saxons
- anthology
- Appalachia
- architecture
- art
- Austen actors
- Austen Authors
- ballads
- Barbara Kyle
- Bells
- birthdays
- Black Opal Books
- blog hop
- book excerpts
- book release
- books
- British currency
- British history
- British Navy
- buildings and structures
- business
- Canterbury tales
- castles
- Chaucer
- Christmas
- Church of England
- citizenship test
- commerce
- company
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- customs and tradiitons
- dancing
- Declaration of Independence
- Do You Remember?
- Dorset
- drama
- Dreamstone Publishing
- dueling
- eBooks
- editing
- Education in NC
- Edward III
- Elizabeth I
- Elizabethan drama
- Emma
- England
- estates
- etymology
- euphemisms
- excerpt
- exploration
- family
- fashion
- film
- film adaptations
- food
- food and drink
- George IV
- George Wickham
- Georgian
- Georgian England
- Georgian Era
- giveaway
- gothic and paranormal
- Great Britain
- Gretna Green
- Guest Blog
- Guest Post
- heraldry
- herbs
- heroines
- historical fiction
- history
- holidays
- horology
- Industrial Revolution
- Industry News/Publishing
- Inheritance
- interview
- inventions
- Ireland
- Jane Austen
- JASNA
- King Arthur
- kings and queens
- language choices
- legacy
- legends
- legends and myths
- Levirate marriage
- lexicon
- literature
- Living in the Regency
- Living in the UK
- love quotes
- Mansfield Park
- manuscript evaluation
- marriage
- marriage customs
- marriage licenses
- medicine
- medieval
- military
- modern adaptations
- music
- mystery
- Napoleonic Wars
- Northanger Abbey
- paranormal
- peerage
- Pegasus Books
- Persuasion
- Peterloo Massacre
- playwrights
- poetry
- political stance
- Pop Culture
- presidents
- Pride and Prejudice
- primogenture
- publishing
- quotes
- reading
- reading habits
- real life tales
- Realm series
- Regency era
- Regency personalities
- Regency romance
- religion
- research
- review
- romance
- romantic verse
- royalty
- Scarsdale Publishing
- science
- science fiction
- Scotland
- Sense & Sensibility
- servant life
- Seven Years War
- Seven Years' War
- Shining Light on Our Ladies
- South Wales
- spooky tales
- sports history
- St. Andrew
- suspense
- tall tales
- tea
- Thanksgiving
- theatre
- titles of aristocracy
- toys and games
- tradtions
- travel
- trilogy
- Tudor
- Tudors
- Ulysses Press
- Uncategorized
- Vagary
- vampires
- Victorian era
- vocabulary
- Wales
- war
- War of 1812
- weaponry
- weather
- West Virginia
- Whigs
- White Soup Press
- William IV
- witchcraft acts
- word choices
- word choices
- word origins
- word play
- world history
- writing
Meta
Category Archives: reading
My Annual Twelfth Night Sale! Regency Romance/Suspense at Its Best! December 26, 2020, through January 5, 2021
On the upcoming Saturday, December 26, twenty-three of my non-JAFF titles go on sale for my annual Twelfth Night Sale! The sale runs from December 26, 2020, to January 5, 2021. Fill up your eReaders!!!! All books will be between … Continue reading
Posted in books, contemporary romance, eBooks, Georgian Era, historical fiction, holidays, Living in the Regency, modern adaptations, publishing, reading, reading habits, Realm series, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, writing
Tagged books, contemporary romance, eBooks, Georgian Era, historical fiction, holidays, Publishing, reading, Realm, Regency Era, Regency romance, Romantic Suspense, sale, Twelfth Night
Comments Off on My Annual Twelfth Night Sale! Regency Romance/Suspense at Its Best! December 26, 2020, through January 5, 2021
The Significance of Birth Order in Jane Austen’s Novels, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, “the seventh of eight children of a clergyman in a country village in Hampshire, England. Jane was very close to her older sister, Cassandra, who remained her faithful editor and critic throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, British history, customs and tradiitons, family, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, reading, real life tales, writing
Tagged Birth Order, Eliza Shearer, Emma, family, guest post, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility
Comments Off on The Significance of Birth Order in Jane Austen’s Novels, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer
Celebrating the Release of “A Regency Christmas Together” Anthology + a Giveaway
I have again joined forces with several authors for another Christmas-themed anthology. This one is entitled A Regency Christmas Together. The idea behind it is the hero and heroine are “trapped” together at Christmas. The “trapping” could be anything from … Continue reading
Posted in anthology, book excerpts, book release, Christmas, Dreamstone Publishing, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, heroines, historical fiction, holidays, Living in the Regency, marriage, marriage customs, peerage, publishing, reading, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, writing
Tagged A Regency Christmas Together, anthology, Christmas, clean romance, Dreamstone Publishing, excerpt, Georgian Era, giveaway, Historical Romance, holidays, Lord Radcliffe's Best Friend, Publishing, Regency Era, writing
13 Comments
Preview of My Next JAFF: “The Mistress of Rosings Park”
Basis of the Tale: The story begins in late June 1813. Darcy and Elizabeth have not yet met. No Bingley, yet. Mr. Collins did propose to Elizabeth, but ended up marrying Charlotte. Elizabeth is … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book release, British history, excerpt, Georgian England, Georgian Era, heroines, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading, Regency era, romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged Austen characters, books, excerpt, Georgian Era, JAFF, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, Regina Jeffers, variation, Writing & Publishing
Comments Off on Preview of My Next JAFF: “The Mistress of Rosings Park”
John Alden and Celebrating the Release of “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst” + Giveaway
My story, “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst,” is part of the Regency anthology, Secrets and Soirees, being released 1 July 2020. It is heavily influenced by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Courtship of Miles Standish.” Many of the characters names, for … Continue reading
Posted in America, American History, book excerpts, book release, Dreamstone Publishing, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, reading, real life tales, Regency era, Regency romance, research, romance, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged American history, anthology, book excerpt, book release, Dreamstone Publishing, eBooks, Georgian Era, historical fiction, John Alden, Miles Standish, novella, Plymouth Colony, Priscilla Mullins, real-life tales, Regency Era, Regency romance, research, The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst
7 Comments
New Year’s Resolutions for Some Favorite Classic Characters
New Year’s was not always celebrated on 1 January. Ancient cultures celebrated the New Year in mid-March with the planting of a new crop. It is said that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year’s resolutions. That would … Continue reading
Posted in books, drama, Elizabethan drama, Jane Austen, King Arthur, legends and myths, literature, playwrights, Pride and Prejudice, reading, reading habits
Tagged books, character flaws, drama, holidays, literature, New Year's resolutions, reading, tragic flaw
Comments Off on New Year’s Resolutions for Some Favorite Classic Characters
Twelfth Night Sale! 38 Titles from Regina Jeffers! December 26 – January 5!
On the upcoming Saturday, December 26, thirty-eight of my titles go on sale for my annual Twelfth Night Sale! The sale runs from December 26, 2020, to January 5, 2021. Fill up your eReaders!!!! For the books for which I … Continue reading
Posted in books, contemporary romance, eBooks, historical fiction, Jane Austen, paranormal, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading, Realm series, Regency romance, romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged contemporary romance, eBooks, Jane Austen, Regency romance, Romantic Suspense, Twelfth Night Sale, Vagary, Variations
20 Comments
Celebrating the Release of “A Regency Christmas Proposal” + Excerpt + Giveaway
I am celebrating the last of my seven releases this calendar year. A REGENCY CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL, a “clean” Regency anthology, featuring smart and somewhat sassy heroines, arrives TOMORROW, November 7. My contribution to the project is a story entitled “Last … Continue reading
Posted in British history, Christmas, Dreamstone Publishing, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, Living in the Regency, reading, Regency era, Regency romance, research, writing
Tagged anthology, beaux, British history, Christmas, clean anthology, conservatory, Dreamstone Publishing, Georgian Era, giveaway, Historical Romance, holiday, Last Woman Standing, orchids, Regency, Regency romance
10 Comments
Loving Mr. Bennet, a Guest Post from Jann Rowland
This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on June 26, 2019. Enjoy! I’ve always liked Mr. Bennet as a character in Pride and Prejudice. He’s sarcastic and funny, he provides several priceless moments, and is Elizabeth’s true supporter, sometimes in direct … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, family, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, marriage, Pride and Prejudice, reading, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, writing
Tagged Austen Authors, characterization, characters, family dynamics, Jane Austen, Jann Rowland, Mr. Bennet, Pride and Prejudice
Comments Off on Loving Mr. Bennet, a Guest Post from Jann Rowland
Jane Austen and the East India Company, Part 2 – a Guest Post from Elaine Owen
This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on June 21, 2019. Enjoy! If you missed it, you can read part one HERE. In 1752 a young English woman traveled from the land of her birth to the continent of India … Continue reading
Posted in British history, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, history, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, marriage, marriage customs, political stance, reading, real life tales, Regency era, research, writing
Tagged East India Company, Elaine Owen, guest post, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Philadelphia Austen, Robert Clive, Tysoe Saul Hancock, Warren Hastings
1 Comment