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Traveling Through Ireland (She Said…) + “Lord Fearghal’s English Bride” + a Giveaway of “Regency Summer Weddings Anthology”

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

HERS WAS A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT  Lady Claire Waterstone has spent more years out of England than she has enjoying English society. In fact, she feels very odd in making her Come Out with girls four to five years her junior. … Continue reading →

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On PreOrder & Available July 5! ~ “Regency Summer Weddings Anthology” ~ Enjoy my “Lord Fearghal’s English Bride” + a Giveaway

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Five delightful Regency stories, from USA Today bestselling and Award winning authors, all focused around summer weddings. Lose yourself in the Regency world, and be swept away by love!***** READ NOW ON KINDLE UNLIMITED *****This anthology contains: This anthology contains:Her … Continue reading →

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June ~ the Month of Love and Marriage: Marriage by Proxy, Possible or Myth?

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

When the Hardwick Act for the Prevention of Clandestine Marriages went into effect in March of 1754, the rules for marrying in England changed dramatically. Prior to that time, all the couple had to do was to pronounce their vows before a clergyman of the Church of England. Heck, it did not even have to be one’s local clergyman or even one’s local church. In fact, the Fleet Street prison saw quite a few marriages in those days Continue reading →

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“A Fortuitous Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary” now available for Pre-order + a Bit on the Story’s Background + a Giveaway from the Author, Kimbelle Pease

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.”—Pride and Prejudice, Chapter VI After another disappointing Season fending off matchmaking mamas and grasping debutantes, Fitzwilliam Darcy has given up hope of finding a wife. His business partner, Edward Gardiner, suggests … Continue reading →

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It Is Here! “The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary” ~ Do You Have Your Copy?

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Rather than be forced to marry a man not of her choice, Miss Jocelyn Romfield runs away. She believes spending her life as a governess would be superior to a loveless marriage.  An arrangement has been made by his father … Continue reading →

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Serendipity in the Writing Process + the Coming Release on Friday of “The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess” + a Giveaway

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Those of you who know me, know something of my writing process. For example, I still compose in a wide ruled spiral notebook. I choose wide ruled because I can write such words as “timeline” in the margin without breaking … Continue reading →

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Easingwold and Its Relevance to “The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess” + a Giveaway

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess is on preorder. Do you have your copy? Rather than be forced to marry a man not of her choice, Miss Jocelyn Romfield runs away. She believes spending her life as a governess would be superior … Continue reading →

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Sterilization of a Wound During the Regency Era + PreOrder of “The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess” + a Giveaway

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Although I am aware that people of the Regency did not know much about the need for sterilization of a wound, I still often write Darcy, who I consider to be an intelligent and forward-looking man, as seeing a need … Continue reading →

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Men’s Fashion in the Bedchamber + PreOrder of “The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess” + a Giveaway

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

What did men of the Regency era wear in the bedchamber to cover their “nakedness,” especially when first married and not wishing to shock their virginal brides? Okay, mayhap I have stretched the idea a bit, but, please remember I … Continue reading →

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School Terms During the Regency Era + PreOrder of “The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess” + a Giveaway

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

The above is an example of the school terms found in one of author Suzi Love’s books, but I wished to share it as a marker of when the children during Jane Austen’s England would have returned to school, and … Continue reading →

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