Ask the Author: Sabrina Jeffries
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Sabrina Jeffries
Hi! I assume that you're in the UK? You can't order from the UK if you're not in the UK, I don't think. If you're in the UK, it looks like you can order here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hazardous-Du... That's for the ebook. If you want the print book, just click on that one. The ebook seems to be in Kindle Unlimited, but you can order a copy to own, too.
Does that answer your question?
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Sabrina
Does that answer your question?
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Sabrina
Sabrina Jeffries
I will be reissuing the Lord Trilogy myself as soon as I finish the book that I'm currently contracted for (the second in the Lords of Hazard series). It shouldn't be any later than Fall 2025.
Sabrina Jeffries
Sorry, Diane. I didn't even see this question until now! So glad you loved the book! The next book (tentatively titled Nearly a Bride) comes out 4/28/2026. There will be a Christmas novella released that fall that is connected to the same series. I believe the next book will come out at the end of April 2027. I've had to slow down a bit because of family considerations and other changes in my life, but I'm still writing! Just slower.
Sabrina Jeffries
This was the first book she appeared in. I haven't yet decided if I want to tell her story, but if I do, it will be a prequel to the Designing Debutantes series. I hope you're enjoying the book!
Sabrina Jeffries
Hi, Diane!
I need to work on getting that (and quite a few other things) onto Kindle, etc., but I just haven't gotten to it. In the meantime, the story is still up for free at https://claims.prolificworks.com/free... . Let me know if that doesn't work for you.
And thanks for letting me know you enjoy my books!
I need to work on getting that (and quite a few other things) onto Kindle, etc., but I just haven't gotten to it. In the meantime, the story is still up for free at https://claims.prolificworks.com/free... . Let me know if that doesn't work for you.
And thanks for letting me know you enjoy my books!
Sabrina Jeffries
Hi, Zaida! Glad you enjoy the books. There's a new book out now: Who Wants to Marry a Duke. It's the third book in my Duke Dynasty series. Thanks for reading! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
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Sabrina Jeffries
Dear Joanna,
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I haven't planned to write any more about Justin and Isobel--it was really a sort of one-off story--but if I do, I'll certainly let readers know!
And thanks so much for letting me know you liked it and why.
Best,
Sabrina
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I haven't planned to write any more about Justin and Isobel--it was really a sort of one-off story--but if I do, I'll certainly let readers know!
And thanks so much for letting me know you liked it and why.
Best,
Sabrina
Sabrina Jeffries
Dear Jean,
It would help if you could tell me which book it was in. Then I would know which character that was for. Prices vastly depended on the wealth of the character. For example, this period account of dinner for the wealthy stated, "The dessert- generally ordered at Messrs. Grange's, or at Owen's, in Bond Street- if for a dozen people, would cost at least as many pounds." (From Gronow's Reminiscences). So, a pound per person for dessert alone. I found it very hard to research money, especially in the early days of my career when the internet was in its infancy. Every article I read gave different numbers for how the value of a pound was translated into present-day pounds. Sometimes it was 20 times (so 200 shillings or 10 pounds). Sometimes it was 100 times! These are vastly different numbers. In later years, I could look up meal costs in general, but even now it's hard to find good research on that without spending hours in a library. So I do my best using what research I can find, and knowing that the wealthy spent far more money proportionally than the working class. If you find a reliable source for what the character would have paid for a meal in Regency England, please let me know! That's invaluable information.
It would help if you could tell me which book it was in. Then I would know which character that was for. Prices vastly depended on the wealth of the character. For example, this period account of dinner for the wealthy stated, "The dessert- generally ordered at Messrs. Grange's, or at Owen's, in Bond Street- if for a dozen people, would cost at least as many pounds." (From Gronow's Reminiscences). So, a pound per person for dessert alone. I found it very hard to research money, especially in the early days of my career when the internet was in its infancy. Every article I read gave different numbers for how the value of a pound was translated into present-day pounds. Sometimes it was 20 times (so 200 shillings or 10 pounds). Sometimes it was 100 times! These are vastly different numbers. In later years, I could look up meal costs in general, but even now it's hard to find good research on that without spending hours in a library. So I do my best using what research I can find, and knowing that the wealthy spent far more money proportionally than the working class. If you find a reliable source for what the character would have paid for a meal in Regency England, please let me know! That's invaluable information.
Sabrina Jeffries
I'm glad that you enjoy the books, Iza! All my Avon books, including the Lord trilogy, are mostly connected to the other Avon books, but not so much to the books published by Pocket. The Royal Brotherhood series from Pocket starts way before either The Lord Trilogy or the Swanlea Spinster series and isn't connected to either of them. But you might want to read the Pocket series in order, since they go chronologically and there's SOME connection. Most reviewers say that my books can easily be read out of order, however. So you should be good no matter how you choose to read them. Is that clear as mud? Sorry! It's not an easy question to answer.
Sabrina Jeffries
I like certain series for certain reasons, so I can't answer this with one choice. If you like mystery-based series, I would suggest the Hellions or the Duke's Men. If you like family series, then the Swanlea Spinster series or the Hellions. If you like blended families, then the Duke's Men or the Royal Brotherhood. If you want loosely connected series, then I'd suggest the Lord series or the Sinful Suitors Series. If you like thematic series, then probably the School for Heiresses series. Honestly, it mostly depends on what you're looking for in a series.
Sabrina Jeffries
Cintia, you need to just focus on the writing and not on the business. Yes, if you're a commercial writer you have to have readers, but if you don't enjoy the writing, you'll never last. Most of us started out writing because the stories in our heads demanded to be heard. You need to block out those voices telling you about the business and write to please yourself. The rest of it will come.
Sabrina Jeffries
Hi, Hillary! I'm delighted that The Secret of Flirting is your favorite. There are five novels, a novella, and a short novella so far in the series. My next work in the series is a novella, The Risk of Rogues, about Hart and Lady Anne. That will be the last, I'm sad to tell you, for two reasons. One, I changed publishers and it's very hard to carry on a series with a new publisher. Two, I really have no more stories in my head for this series. But my new series goes back to the early Regency and involves a blended family. That's about all I can say right now, but I'm hoping readers get as excited about it as I am!
Sabrina Jeffries
I had not intended that, no. Haven't thought of a story for her.
But thanks for asking.
But thanks for asking.
Sabrina Jeffries
Thanks, Rayane! I'm delighted that you enjoy the books, and thank you for letting me know.
Best,
Sabrina
Best,
Sabrina
Sabrina Jeffries
You don't have to have read The Duke's Men to enjoy Sinful Suitors, but the two series ARE loosely connected. The hero of The Art of Sinning first appears in the third Duke's Men book, and the hero of The Study of Seduction first appears in the last Duke's Men book. But honestly, it's not necessary to have read those in order to follow the new series. I like to tie my series together, but very loosely so that it's enjoyable for those who read all my books, but doesn't impact those who just want to pick and choose a series depending on what appeals to them.
Glad you enjoy the books!
Glad you enjoy the books!
Sabrina Jeffries
Jessica and Dain from Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels. Dain is endearing in his attempts to act big and bad and unaffected by Jessica, and Jessica sees right through him and is determined to make sure he doesn't either disrespect her or disrespect himself. I love that!
Sabrina Jeffries
It sounds to me as if you're one of those writers who sees things in bursts--a scene here and a scene there. I don't see them that way. I see the plot as an organic whole. One thing leads to the next leads to the next . . . Like a giant puzzle. I work out my plot long before I start writing (not everyone does). And then, as I write, I fine-tune based on the characters I'm getting to know.
But that's because I'm plot-driven. Is it possible you're character-driven, i.e., you see plot events as disparate things that have to happen for your character to be revealed and make choices? I'm the opposite. I don't really know my characters well when I start, so I create a plot that makes sense and then I let my characters act it out until I figure them out. Then the whole thing comes together.
You have to find your own process that works. I do a lot of rewriting--perhaps that would work for you, too. Just start writing and see where it goes. As someone said (I think Nora Roberts), you can't fix a blank page.
Sorry, this probably isn't much help. It's hard for a writer to explain WHY their process is the way it is. And that's what it takes to tell someone how to do it the same way. That's why you have to find your own way by trial and error.
But that's because I'm plot-driven. Is it possible you're character-driven, i.e., you see plot events as disparate things that have to happen for your character to be revealed and make choices? I'm the opposite. I don't really know my characters well when I start, so I create a plot that makes sense and then I let my characters act it out until I figure them out. Then the whole thing comes together.
You have to find your own process that works. I do a lot of rewriting--perhaps that would work for you, too. Just start writing and see where it goes. As someone said (I think Nora Roberts), you can't fix a blank page.
Sorry, this probably isn't much help. It's hard for a writer to explain WHY their process is the way it is. And that's what it takes to tell someone how to do it the same way. That's why you have to find your own way by trial and error.
Sabrina Jeffries
Only if the surgery included my legs, too, LOL!
Sabrina Jeffries
I don't have a favorite. I enjoy each of my books for different reasons. For example, I love the hero and heroine dynamic in The Study of Seduction, I enjoy the adventure aspects of When the Rogue Returns, and I love Minerva's wit in How to Woo a Reluctant Lady. I could go on and on with every book. They're all favorites to me.
Sabrina Jeffries
Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoy them.
Best,
Sabrina
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Sabrina
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