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New Year’s was not always celebrated on 1 January. Ancient cultures celebrated the New Year in mid-March with the planting of a new crop. It is said that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year’s resolutions. That would … Continue reading →
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Consecration of Westminster Abbey, 28 December 1065
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster is a large Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, situated to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It was a Benedictine monastic church until the monastery was … Continue reading →
Yesterday, December 26, twenty-seven of my non-JAFF titles went on sale for my annual Twelfth Night Sale! The sale runs from December 26, 2021, to January 5, 2022.  Fill up your eReaders!!!! All books will be $0.99. These books are … Continue reading →
A Closer Look at “One Minute Past Christmas” by George T. Arnold and Regina Jeffers
Posted on December 22, 2021 by reginajeffers
I came to this story late in the aspect that the nucleus of it was written by my former journalism professor. When I read it, I liked it, but I had the feeling that something was missing. Even so, I … Continue reading →
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Christmas Romance Month with “Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend”
Posted on December 20, 2021 by reginajeffers
“Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend” was originally part of the anthology A Regency Christmas Together. The idea behind the stories in the anthology was the hero and heroine are “trapped” together at Christmas. The “trapping” could be anything from being snowed in … Continue reading →
Posted in book excerpts, book release, Christmas, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, publishing, reading, Regency era, Regency romance, writing | Tagged Christmas, fire, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, holiday, Publishing, Regency romance, writing | Comments Off on Christmas Romance Month with “Lord Radcliffe’s Best Friend”
Christmas Romance Month with “The Courtship of Lord Blackhurst”
Posted on December 17, 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 … Continue reading →
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Christmas Romance Month with “His Irish Eve”
Posted on December 15, 2021 by reginajeffers
I began this story in response to readers’ requests to know more of Adam Lawrence, Viscount Stafford, the heir to the Earl of Greenwall and the hero of this novel. Stafford is a like-able rake about Town: Women flock to … Continue reading →
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Christmas Romance Month with “Last Woman Standing”
Posted on December 13, 2021 by reginajeffers
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 →
Posted in book excerpts, British history, Dreamstone Publishing, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, historical fiction, history, holidays, Living in the Regency, medieval, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, research, royalty, titles of aristocracy, war, writing | 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 | 11 Comments
Christmas Romance Month with “Letters from Home”
Posted on December 10, 2021 by reginajeffers
I particularly loved this story for I am a military brat and wife, and I adore a strong military hero. Major Lord Simon Lanford is just such a man. He is the “spare” in the Regency adage of “an heir … Continue reading →
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Christmas Romance Month with “Lady Joy and the Earl”
Posted on December 8, 2021 by reginajeffers
Today, I celebrate one of my favorite Christmas tales,”Lady Joy and the Earl.” It does not have the typical hero and heroine found in historical romances, for James Highcliffe, Earl of Hough, and Lady Jocelyn (Powell) Lathrop are middle aged. … Continue reading →
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