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The Use of a Magnifier and Tweezers in Medical Emergencies + Preorder for “The Colonel’s Ungovernable Governess” + a Giveaway

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

In my latest Austen-inspired release, Mr. Darcy asks for a magnifier and tweezers to have assurances that one of the character’s wound is clean from debris of clothing. Now, before any of you start to criticize me for making Darcy’s … Continue reading →

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Georgian Era Lexicon – We’re Up to the Letter “F”

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

In the singular form the lexicon of a particular subject is all the terms associated with it. The lexicon of a person or group is all the words they commonly use. As a plural noun, a lexicon is an alphabetical … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Austen-Inspired Author, Amanda Kai, with a DOUBLE Release

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

I’m here today celebrating a double book release! A Little Bit Foolish is a collection of Pride and Prejudice April Fool’s stories, and Swipe Right for Mr. Darcy is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. In 2021, I began … Continue reading →

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How Are Lemmings Associated with the Release of “Loving Lord Lindmore”?

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

I still handwrite my stories on paper. Black ink. Wide ruled spiral notebooks. Wide ruled means I can squeeze in words or phrases. What I write today will receive its first edit tomorrow before I continue on with the story. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of “Loving Lord Lindmore: Book 1 of the Strong Regency Women Duo”

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

It is here at last. I adored this book so much, I am writing a followup book that features Lord Augustus Truist, Lord Lindmore’s friend. Taming Lord Truist will arrive in late August (after all, he is named after Gaius … Continue reading →

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Popular Regency Era Parks + the Release of “Loving Lord Lindmore”

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

London held a variety of popular parks during the Regency era. Let us explore a few of them.  St James’s Park is a Royal Park, named after a once isolated medieval hospital dedicated to St James the Less, now the … Continue reading →

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John Elliott and Pocket Watches and How They Are Connected to the Release of “Loving Lord Lindmore” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

In my latest novel, the heroine, Lady Cora Midland, is a bit of what we nowadays would call a “tomboy.” She likes to fish, is not afraid of using a knife to gut them or to shave a rough piece … Continue reading →

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The Real Life Character of Beau Brummell in My Newest Release, “Loving Lord Lindmore” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

The real life character of George “Beau” Bryan Brummell makes two very important appearances in my story “Loving Lord Lindmore,” which is part of A Regency Summer Scandal Anthology. His first permits my heroine, Lady Cora Midland, to become the … Continue reading →

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Snuff Boxes and the “Avid” Georgian Era Collectors + the Release of “Loving Lord Lindmore” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Christie’s Auction House’s Facebook page tells us, “In the Georgian era, snuff was the tobacco of choice for high society. It came in a great many varieties and spending on it was lavish. The boxes in which snuff was carried … Continue reading →

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Annulments, Divorces, Criminal Conversation in the Regency

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

First, permit me to say that in the Regency period, divorces were few. They were expensive. The Church of England opposed divorce as vehemently as did the Roman Catholic church. The Church of England only permitted a “legal separation,” which … Continue reading →

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