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Category Archives: romance
Sadie Hawkins’ Day, not a Leap Year Event + a Giveaway
(Image from Sadie Hawkins’ cards at http://www.postcards.org) When I was a teen girl, I enjoyed the school sponsored Sadie Hawkins’ dances. We didn’t exactly go for the girl asking the boy to the dance (like a date). But we did follow … Continue reading
Posted in America, American History, Appalachia, Austen Authors, customs and tradiitons, dancing, film, giveaway, history, holidays, legends and myths, marriage, marriage customs, Pop Culture, romance, tradtions
Tagged American history, Appalachia, Austen Authors, dancing, film, giveaway, Leap Year, traditions and customs
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Life Below Stairs, Part 5 – The “Fallen” Female Servant
The life of a female servant in an English household of the 18th or 19th Century was a lonely one in terms of romantic entanglements, and we can only imagine how easily such a woman might be tempted to “taste” … Continue reading
The Return of “The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy” from Regina Jeffers + a Giveaway
Originally published on 12 April 2012, The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery was my ninth novel released by Ulysses Press. Although I loved working with Ulysses, they have turned their interest toward nonfiction titles, and, so … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, George Wickham, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, Jane Austen, mystery, Napoleonic Wars, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, romance, writing
Tagged Austen Authors, book excerpt, book giveaway, book release, cozy mystery, George Wickham, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, release, Romantic Suspense, The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy, Ulysses Press
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Catholic/Protestant Marriages During the Regency + “The Earl Claims His Comfort”
Catholic/ Protestant Weddings During the Regency Era On 25 March 1754, the Hardwicke Act went into effect in England. It was designed to prevent Clandestine Weddings (Read More on Clandestine Weddings HERE) and to force couples marrying in England to … Continue reading
Posted in Black Opal Books, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, British history, Church of England, excerpt, George IV, Georgian England, historical fiction, Ireland, Living in the Regency, marriage, marriage customs, marriage licenses, real life tales, Regency era, Regency personalities, Regency romance, research, romance
Tagged Black Opal Books, book excerpt, book release, British history, Catholic, Catholic Emancipation, Church of England, George IV, Hardwicke Act, Ireland, Maria Fitzherbert, marriage, Protestant, Regency Era, religion, Romantic Suspense, The Earl Claims His Comfort, William Pitt the Younger
Twelfth Night Sale! 38 Titles from Regina Jeffers! December 26 – January 5!
Tomorrow, December 26, thirty-eight of my titles go on sale for my annual Twelfth Night Sale! The sale runs from December 26, 2019, to January 5, 2020. Fill up your eReaders!!!! For the books for which I own the rights, … 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
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Another Look at “Christmas at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary, Told Through the Eyes of All Who Knew It”
In January, I plan to re-release one of my earliest Pride and Prejudice mysteries, The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy. I finally have my rights back to the books I published with Ulysses Press, and this novel is one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, books, British history, Christmas, excerpt, family, George Wickham, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Jane Austen, mystery, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, writing
Tagged book excerpt, Christmas, Christmas at Pemberley, Georgiana era, holiday, inspirational romance, Jane Austen, mystery, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, sale, The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy
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Meet Author, Tabetha Waite
Today, it is with great pleasure to introduce you to Tabetha Waite, another of those who writes historicals set in late Georgian to the Victorian era. Tabetha and I are part of the Common Elements Romance Project. The Common Elements … Continue reading
