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Mystery and Suspense Month: The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy

Posted on October 18, 2021 by reginajeffers

When writing any mystery, the author cannot just have a murderer and a victim. He/She must also have suspects, red herrings (false clues), motives, and deception. There must be a balance between the suspense and the story’s pace must be … Continue reading →

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Mystery and Suspense Month: The Phantom of Pemberley

Posted on October 4, 2021 by reginajeffers

For October, I thought to highlight some of my mysteries and suspense novels. Heck, it is the time for ghosts and goblins and things that go bump in the dark. ALL BOOKS FEATURED THIS MONTH ARE ON SALE ON FOR … Continue reading →

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Today’s Happy Release of “Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend” + a Giveaway

Posted on September 10, 2021 by reginajeffers

I am releasing “Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend” TODAY!!! I particularly liked this story because the idea behind it is not simply the “boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again,” which we see in many romances. There is … Continue reading →

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“Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend” Releasing This Friday, September 10 + a Giveaway

Posted on September 8, 2021 by reginajeffers

One of the plot points of my latest release, “Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend” revolves around the Enclosure Acts. What were they?   In England and Wales from the 12th Century forward enclosure (or inclosure) was a common practice. Before enclosure, … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Being Charlotte, a Guest Post from Elaine Owen

Posted on August 27, 2021 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 20 May 2021. Enjoy! I think Charlotte Lucas is underrated. Do you agree? Readers of Pride and Prejudice tend to overlook Charlotte as a minor character who serves little purpose but in … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious Mrs. Long, a Textual Study – a Guest Post from Lelia Eye

Posted on August 13, 2021 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 7 May 2021. Enjoy! I suppose this cannot be called a character study so much as a textual study. I’m here to assist in taking a look at the text … Continue reading →

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Brook, New Forest, Hampshire + the Release of “Regency Mid-Summer Mischief”

Posted on July 19, 2021 by reginajeffers

My contribution to our summer anthology, “Regency Midsummer Mischief” is a tale entitled “The Jewel Thief and the Earl.” The heroine, Miss Colleen Everley, has been taught her father’s skills of being a master thief. Her father, Thomas Everley, is … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Brothers in Jane Austen’s Novels

Posted on June 28, 2021 by reginajeffers

In James Fordyce’s Sermons to Young Women (1766), Fordyce says, “The world, I know not how, overlooks in our sex a thousand irregularities, which it never forgives in yours; so that the honour and peace of a family are, in … Continue reading →

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The Significance of Birth Order in Jane Austen’s Novels, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on December 16, 2020 by reginajeffers

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 →

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Celebrating the Release of “A Regency Christmas Together” Anthology + a Giveaway

Posted on November 2, 2020 by reginajeffers

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 →

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