Regina Jeffers
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | retired teacher |
| Location | Charlotte, NC |
| Introduction | Regina Jeffers is the author of several Jane Austen adaptations, as well as Regency romance, including Darcy's Passions, Darcy's Temptation, Vampire Darcy's Desire, The Phantom of Pemberley, Vampire Darcy's Desire, Christmas at Pemberley, Captain Wentworth's Persuasion, The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy, The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy, The Scandal of Lady Eleanor, A Touch of Velvet, A Touch of Cashémere, A Touch of Grace, The First Wives' Club, Honor and Hope, and Second Chances. She considers herself a Janeite and works often with the Jane Austen Society of North America. A teacher for 39 years, she has been named a Time Warner Star Teacher, a Martha Holden Jennings scholar, and a Columbus Educator Award winner. Having previously served as a guest panelist for the Smithsonian, Jeffers has spent time on several national education committees and is often sought after as a media literacy consultant. |
| Interests | Jane Austen, writing, track and field, Tae Kwon Do, NFL, Marshall University |
| Favorite Movies | Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Von Ryan's Express, Prefontaine, Giant, An Affair to Remember, The Replacements, Madame Bovary, Doctor Zhivago, The Quiet Man |
| Favorite Music | music from 60s and 70s, R&B, Broadway |
| Favorite Books | Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; (A Trilogy) The Kingdom, The Power, The Glory; Abigail Reynolds' "What If" series; Debra White Smith's modern adaptations of Jane Austen; Sharyn McCrumb's "Ballad" series; October Sky; Othello (by J. Lester); One Thousand White Women; The Coast of Utopia; Pride and Prejudice and Jasmin Fields; The Man Who Loved Jane Austen; The Family Fortune; The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy; Persuading Annie |