Tag Archives: Dreamstone Publishing

Guardianships During the Regency + the Release of “A Regency Summer Garden” + A Giveaway

Posted on July 13, 2022 by reginajeffers

Today, I am removing my “Austen” hat and replacing it with my “Regency” one. Although those hats are very similar, after all, Austen lived in the Regency period, I also dabble in writing Regency romantic suspense and Regency romances. Today … Continue reading →

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The Honourable East India Company + the Release of “A Regency Summer Garden” Anthology + a Giveaway

Posted on July 11, 2022 by reginajeffers

For my latest story, “The Earl’s English Rose” I have been researching bits about the British East India Company. You will have noticed the posts from Elaine Owen and Eliza Shearer on the subject last week. Today, it is my … Continue reading →

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Christmas Romance Month with “Last Woman Standing”

Posted on December 13, 2021 by reginajeffers

Last Woman Standing first made its appearance in October 2019 as part of the Christmas anthology, A Regency Christmas Proposal. It is now a stand alone short romance available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.  Kindle eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Woman-Standing-Regency-Christmas-ebook/dp/B089DNBJS6/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=last+woman+standing&qid=1591300412&sr=8-6 Read for FREE … Continue reading →

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Being a Widow in Regency England + Release of “A Regency Missives and Mischief” and a Giveaway

Posted on November 8, 2021 by reginajeffers

Regency Missives and Mischief released Friday! My tale in the anthology is entitled “His Christmas Violet,” a tale of an older couple — in their fifties. Both have lost their spouses in the last five years. Both have been true … Continue reading →

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Celebrating “Regency Missives and Mischief,” our latest Dreamstone Publishing Christmas Anthology Releasing Today!!!

Posted on November 5, 2021 by reginajeffers

Today is the release date for Regency Missives and Mischief. This year’s anthology plots center around how an “innocent” bit of correspondence – a letter perhaps or a misplaced note – can change the events in a story (and in … Continue reading →

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A Widow’s Rights Play a Large Role in my “His Christmas Violet” Release – What Was English Law on the Matter?

Posted on October 22, 2021 by reginajeffers

In my tale, His Christmas Violet, part of Regency Missives and Mischief, the heroine, Lady Violet Graham, is a widow. Being a widow at the time, particularly, women in the aristocracy or gentry class, provided a woman more freedom than … Continue reading →

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Introducing “The Jewel Thief and the Earl” + a Giveaway

Posted on June 30, 2021 by reginajeffers

Tomorrow our latest summer anthology, Regency Mid-Summer Mischief, goes on preorder for $0.99. It will release on 20July 2021. In this anthology, all the stories have relatives/family members or friends up to some sort of hijinks and being extremely interfering: … 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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Priscilla Mullins, Inspiration for the Heroine in “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst” + a Giveaway

Posted on July 3, 2020 by reginajeffers

From Mayflower History:  BIRTH:  Perhaps around 1602, likely either at Dorking or Guildford, co. Surrey, England, daughter of William Mullins. MARRIAGE:  John Alden, about 1622 or 1623, at Plymouth. CHILDREN: Elizabeth, John, Joseph, Priscilla, Jonathan, Sarah, Ruth, Mary, Rebecca, and David. DEATH:  Sometime between … Continue reading →

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Myles Standish’s Career + the Release of “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst” + a Giveaway

Posted on July 1, 2020 by reginajeffers

As my previous two posts on John Alden and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow have indicated, my most recent tale, “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst” was inspired by Longfellow’s narrative poem, “The Courtship of Myles Standish.” Other than the knowledge of Standish … Continue reading →

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