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Winner! of the Christmas Chronicles Event

Thank you to all Two Hundred and some of you who entered the Christmas Chronicles giveaway! I so enjoyed reading your comments and humming along to your favorite carols!

Using Random.org I drew a winner Monday morning.

The winner of my drawing for a copy ofA Most Inconvenient Marriageand the Christmas ornaments is Carrie M. S.! Carrie, I’ll email you to get your mailing address soon.

And the winner of the Grand Prize Fresh Evergreen Wreath is Chris Bures! Chris, you will be hearing from us as we...

Christmas Chronicles

The Christmas Chronicles is a blog hop between 5 historical romance authors. Our desire is to bring you joy through these letters, grounded in the true spirit of the season, and written from the fictional viewpoints of each book’s heroine. We’re so glad to have you join the event. Each day this week, a new Christmas Chronicles post will go live, complete with a letter and a new ornament giveaway for that blog post.

To read more about the project and enter for a chance to win the fresh evergree...

“A Most Inconvenient Marriage” Launch Party

Hope to see you there!

Before and After: Book Cover Changes

My publisher Bethany House is famous for their historical romance books…and covers. Their covers are adored by authors and readers alike. I’ve never had a cover from them that I didn’t like, but occasionally I get a cover that needs just a little change to make it fit the story better.

For instance, this is my first book cover. Gorgeous, isn’t it? The blouse even matches the descriptions of Rosa’s hand-embroidery work and drawstring neckline. The one problem we had was that this series takes p...

Out of the Ruins winner…

The winner of the Out of the Ruins drawing is Melissa H. of Edmond, OK! Congrats, Melissa, and thanks to everyone who entered. I enjoyed hearing your stories.

Don’t forget there’s still time to enter the Texas Cowgirl Drawing.

Here’s the link: Texas Cowgirl Prize Package.

God bless!

-Regina

When Your World is Shaken…

I’ve been thinking about earthquakes a lot lately. It’s a hot topic in Oklahoma where we’ve had an outbreak of them. Sometimes we have several a day, which is unusual, but for the most part they don’t do any damage. Still, it’s unsettling to know that we could be working up to the big one.

So instead of sitting around imaging how bad that could be, I thought I’d read a book on it – specifically Karen Barnett’s Out of the Ruins. Thank goodness we’re not in San Francisco and this isn’t 1906, bec...

Say “Yes!” to the Dress

I’ve always envied the ladies of the 19th century for their wardrobes. Yes, I know the dresses were tight, hot and probably smelled like B.O., but they looked so pretty! I used to spin around in my Easter dresses with the cancans, but I knew that if I only had one of those old-fashioned dresses, it would stand out like that permanently, without making me dizzy! Even after I grew up, I longed for a dress like that.I’d watch period dramas and try to play it cool but inside I was whispering, “So...

Breaking Up the Band…

You probably already know about our best-selling, phenomenal novella collection, A Match Made in Texas.

It’s the one I shared about here… and it was just as fun to work with Karen, Mary and Carol as I thought it’d be. We enjoyed hearing from so many of you who enjoyed the collection, and now we want to give even more of you a chance to try it out. Maybe you aren’t ready to make the commitment to buying the whole collection. That’s why our publisher has broke down the novellas into 4 short eboo...

Shop Hop in OKC!

Join us for an entertaining and informative evening at the Kanon Gallery in the historic “Auto Alley” of Downtown OKC. At 7:00 award-winning floral designerMark Erickson will be demonstrating the art of floral display, while author Regina Jennings will be in attendance from 6:00-9:00 to visit and sign books. You’re also invited to browse the Gallery’s collection of fine Amish furniture, and Western and African art. This will be a fun evening to kick-start the Spring Season!Hope to see you the...

For Such a Time – Book Review

I love stories – stories of bravery, sacrifice, devotion. And that’s why I love history. Stories, stories, stories. And yet sometimes from a distance those stories loose their sharpness. They become padded in layers of time, traditions and repetition until we only perceive a general form.

That’s why I wrote Sixty Acres and a Bride. In thinking about the story of Ruth, I wanted to imagine how she felt going to Boaz in the dark and putting her reputation at stake.

I set the story in Texas and pla...