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Tag Archives: holiday
Yorkshire Christmas Traditions Playing Out in “Letters from Home” and “Lady Joy and the Earl”
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
Posted in book release, books, British history, customs and tradiitons, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, history, holidays, legends and myths, Living in the Regency, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, research, writing
Tagged "Letters from Home", book release, British history, Christmas, Christmas Ever After, customs, Georgian Era, giveaway, historical fiction, Historical Romance, holiday, Lady Joy and the Earl, novellas, Regency Era, Regency romance, traditions, Yorkshire
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A Blessing or a Curse? The Release of “Last Woman Standing” + an Excerpt
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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Tagged A Regency Christmas Proposal, anthology, British history, Christmas, conservatory, Dreamstone Publishing, excerpt, Georgian Era, historical fiction, holiday, Last Woman Standing, orchids, Regency romance, Regina Jeffers, writing
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A Closer Look at “Mr. Darcy’s Present: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary”
Mr. Darcy’s Present: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary from Regina Jeffers is currently on sale until January 5, 2020. Enjoy the excerpt below. Genre: Classics; Regency Romance; Austenesque; Christmas Romance Book Blurb: When we care more for another than … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, gift giving, holiday, Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy's Present, poetry, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, tradition, Vagary, variation, writing
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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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Celebrating the Release of “A Regency Christmas Proposal” + Excerpt + Giveaway
I am celebrating the last of my seven releases this calendar year. A REGENCY CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL, a “clean” Regency anthology, featuring smart and somewhat sassy heroines, arrives TOMORROW, November 7. My contribution to the project is a story entitled “Last … Continue reading
Posted in British history, Christmas, Dreamstone Publishing, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, Living in the Regency, reading, Regency era, Regency romance, research, writing
Tagged anthology, beaux, British history, Christmas, clean anthology, conservatory, Dreamstone Publishing, Georgian Era, giveaway, Historical Romance, holiday, Last Woman Standing, orchids, Regency, Regency romance
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A Closer Look at “Mr. Darcy’s Present: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”
Mr. Darcy’s Present grew out of a trip down memory lane. I was attempting to go through photographs found in a box among my late mother’s belongings. I was adding the ones of people I recognized to a photo album, … Continue reading
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Tagged book excerpt, Christmas, historical fiction, holiday, Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy's Present, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency romance, Vagary
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What You Do Not Know About July 4
On 2 July 2014, The Washington Post shared a different perspective on July 4, rather than the tale of two countries finding their separate paths. So today, while I am off enjoying a family cookout (something a vegetarian avoids at … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Austen Authors, British Navy, Canterbury tales, Declaration of Independence, Uncategorized
Tagged American history, British history, Declaration of Independence, holiday, July 4
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The Tradition of Gift Giving
“Then they opened their treasures and presented him the gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.” In Biblical times, the gift of gold indicated the receiver stood in high standing, but giving gold to a child would have … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, gift giving, history, holiday, merchants, Romans, Saturnalia, traditions
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Did You Know These Facts Regarding Thanksgiving?
First, I wish all my lovely friends and family a most joyous Thanksgiving Day. Thank you for reading my blog. From History.com, we learn the following facts regarding Thanksgiving Day: It took more than 200 years after the first Thanksgiving … Continue reading
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Tagged facts, holiday, Thanksgiving, trivia
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The History Behind Veterans’ Day
Although officially, World War I ended on 28 June 1919, a cessation of the fighting between the Allied forces and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month some seven months earlier. Originally … Continue reading