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Mystery and Suspense Month: Lady Chandler’s Sister: Book 3 of the Twins’ Trilogy

Posted on October 27, 2021 by reginajeffers

ALL BOOKS FEATURED THIS MONTH ARE ON SALE ON FOR $0.99. GRAB THEM WHILE THE PRICE IS RIGHT. Today, I bring you Lady Chandler’s Sister, the third book in the Twins’ trilogy, a romantic suspense set in 1820 England, five … 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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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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John Alden’s Influence on the Release of “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst” + a Giveaway

Posted on April 19, 2021 by reginajeffers

My story, “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst,” is heavily influenced by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Courtship of Miles Standish.” Many of the characters names, for example, derive from the poem. However, in Longfellow’s narrative, John Alden speaks to Priscilla Mullins because his … Continue reading →

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Influence on “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst” + a Giveaway

Posted on April 16, 2021 by reginajeffers

According to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Maine Historical Society Website, “Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a commanding figure in the cultural life of nineteenth-century America. Born in Portland, Maine, in 1807, he became a national literary figure by the 1850s, and a … Continue reading →

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And the Winners Are…

Posted on January 10, 2021 by reginajeffers

The winners of an eBook copy of “The Mistress of Rosings Park” from my recent giveaways are . . . Glynis Glenda M bn100 Sharon Ginna kayelem Emails have been sent to each in order to claim the eBook. Check … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Christmas Traditions Playing Out in “Letters from Home” and “Lady Joy and the Earl”

Posted on December 7, 2020 by reginajeffers

Christmas traditions in Yorkshire date back to the time of the Roman invasion. For example, documentation shows that a celebration dedicated to Saturn, the god of harvest and agriculture, took place somewhere between December 17 and December 25 in York … Continue reading →

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Moving the Tale of the Sheriff of Nottingham into the Regency Era + a Giveaway of “I Shot the Sheriff”

Posted on November 25, 2020 by reginajeffers

One of the issues I encountered in creating my tale for The Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series was moving the scandalous Sheriff of Nottingham into the Regency Era. How do his “deeds” in the original folktales translate into a … 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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