Tag Archives: Romantic Suspense

The Trial of John Bellingham + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

One of the plot lines that encompass my Dragonblade mystery/suspense series is the killing of Spencer Perceval, the UK’s Prime Minister at the time. The assassination and the ultimate trial for John Bellingham who shot Perceval is the background for … Continue reading →

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Gothic Style Writing on Bank Notes + the Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In Book 3 of my The Lyon’s Den Connected World book, Lyon in Disguise, the hero, Lord Navan Beaufort, an Irish earl (with also an English barony), as part of his assignment to the Home Office, trains Mrs. Dove-Lyon and … Continue reading →

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Banking and Bank Notes, in General + the Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

The backdrop of my next book in The Lyon’s Den Connected World has to do with the Bank of London and the threat of forged and uttered faked bank notes. In Book 2, Lyon’s Obsession, Alexander Dutton, Lord Marksman’s and … Continue reading →

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Cork City, Ireland’s Access During the Regency + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

The Corporation of Cork managed entering and exiting Cork City up until the early years of the 1800s. It was the Corporation’s duty to collect the necessary taxes imposed upon the ships and the city and manage the complex of … Continue reading →

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The Island of Jersey + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Short Excerpt: When they reached Marksman’s home less than a half hour later, Navan turned Lady Annalise over to the maid who had assisted her mistress earlier. “I will be in the chambers at the end of the hall if … Continue reading →

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Meaning of “Bedlamite” + the Upcoming Release of Lyon in Disguise from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Short Teaser from the latter part of Lyon in Disguise where “belamite” is used. “Your wife has moved quite easily into the role of society wife,” Aaran said from somewhere off Navan’s shoulders.  “I do not think Annalise is quite … Continue reading →

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Cavaliers in England’s First Civil War + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Though this is not the time period in which I write my historicals, I find myself upon occasion (more often than I should, of late) making references to the “cavaliers,” and I am not talking NBA Basketball teams, nor am … Continue reading →

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“A Rose by Any Other Name” Might Not Be Rosy at All + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

The quote “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. It means that the name of something is not as important as the thing itself. The quote suggests that a rose would still … Continue reading →

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It’s HERE!!!! – “LYON’S OBSESSION” – Book 2 of My Mystery/Romantic Suspense Series from Dragonblade Publishing

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Lyon’s Obsession: The Lyon’s Den Connected World. Short on temper. Long on pride. True to his word. Lady Theodora Duncan, daughter and only child of Lord Macdonald Duncan, reluctantly embarks on a London season in hopes of making a suitable … Continue reading →

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Interest in the British West Indies in 1812 + the Release of “Lyon’s Obsession” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 September 2025)

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In this second book of my new Dragonblade romantic suspense/mystery series, the hero, Lord Alexander Marksman, has been searching for his family for some fifteen years. His mother and sister are supposedly somewhere in what was then called the British … Continue reading →

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