Regina Jeffers is a bestselling and award-winning American author who is well-known for her contemporary Regency era romances, Austenesque retellings and sequels, and historical cozy mysteries. She has had a diverse career, having held various jobs such as a media literacy consultant, daughter, grant writer, student, history buff, military brat, theatre director, wife, Broadway dancer, mother, choreographer, grandmother, journalist, teacher, and tax preparer. Jeffers has a knack for taking ordinary events and things in life and adding a bit of mayhem and tension to create engaging novels. She currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she enjoys gardening in her spare time.\n \nJeffers is a prolific writer, with numerous Austen-inspired novels to her name, including "Darcy's Passions," "Darcy's Temptation," "Vampire Darcy's Desire," "Captain Wentworth's Persuasion," "The Phantom of Pemberley," "Christmas at Pemberley," "The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy," "Honor and Hope," and "The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy." She also writes Regency romances, such as "The Scandal of Lady Eleanor," "A Touch of Velvet," "A Touch of Cashémere," "A Touch of Grace," "A Touch of Mercy," "A Touch of Love," and "The First Wives' Club." In addition to her writing, Jeffers is a public classroom teacher with thirty-nine years of experience and often serves as a consultant in language arts and media literacy. She currently lives outside Charlotte, North Carolina, where she spends her time gardening and doting on her adorable grandchildren.