Category Archives: romance

Characters’ Backstories and the PreOrder of “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Lord Alexander Dutton, 12th Earl Marksman, was the next to last of the five boys Lord Macdonald Duncan took in to raise as his sons. Alexander was, however, the oldest at age 12, when he actually came to live with … 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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Regency Romance Plot Point: Betrothal Announcement in the Newspapers ~ Real or NOT!!!

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

I have seen and read some copies of actual newspapers of the Regency period which had been digitalized. Naturally, it is possible that there were no marriages of importance to share with the public on those particular dates, but I … Continue reading →

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Dueling in the Georgian Era + “Never Contradict a Lady” and the Release of “Regency Summer Melodies” + a Giveaway

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

If one reads enough Regency romance, he comes across a scene where a duel is to proceed between two individuals. In the 1600s and early 1700s, duels were fought with, originally a rapier, later with a smallsword, and, later still, … Continue reading →

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“Rosamond” by Thomas Arne in “Never Contradict a Lady” and the Release of “Regency Summer Melodies” + a Giveaway

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In my latest story Never Contradict a Lady, my heroine is a ballet dancer in the Opera House in Regency London. Miss Marian Cooper begins as a minor dancer waving large feathers in the chorus, but her natural talent and … Continue reading →

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Robert Hodgson, Rector of St George’s of Hanover Square: Small Facts to Make a Story Realistic + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishing

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

St George’s of Hanover Square Website provides a short bio for all its rectors. For Robert Hodgson, it says: 1803Robert Hodgson, M.A. Having this man’s name correct is the kind of thing Regency writers stress over. Though Robert Hodgson’s part in … Continue reading →

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Whaddon, Bletchley, and Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Part of my story has the heroine hiding out in a hunting lodge in Buckinghamshire. At this point, I shan’t tell you why. You must read the book to learn something of her motives and mine. LOL! However, as she … Continue reading →

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Yellow Sapphires + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

When one sees the lovely cover of Lyon in the Way, he notes the three jewels. Some think they are yellow diamonds, but they are yellow sapphires. I am a bit obsessed with sapphires, for a blue one is my … Continue reading →

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Finding Love the Hard Way: A Touch of Honor: Book 7 in the REALM Series

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

What can I say about this book? I never planned it, but it has become one of my favorites in the Realm series. Originally, I planned four books. The other three gentlemen of the Realm would possibly have their own … Continue reading →

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The Book That Made My Friend Cry: A Touch of Mercy, Book 5 of the REALM Series

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

  This was the book in which my friend Kim said, “You should have warned me about what was happening. I was in tears for hours afterwards.”  The heroine of the book is Miss Mercy Nelson. She is the younger … Continue reading →

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