Regency Double-Barreled Guns

In my Regency Romance, The Guise of a Gentleman, my Regency lady, Elise, faces down a group of bad guys in the first chapter. Since I’d done my research, I knew if she were to have any chance at defending the man and boy they were trying to kill, she’d only be able to get off one shot because of the time and difficulty loading guns. So, at first, I’d decided to either have her…

Regency Duels, Affaires of Honor

In England, dueling was part of a long-standing code of honor, far beyond mere tradition. Gentlemen took their dueling very seriously; they would rather die than be dishonored. Today, we’d call it misplaced pride, or an overdeveloped sense of vengeance, or really stupid, but hey, that was a different world with a different set of rules. And yeah, I’m extremely grateful the men we love don’t settle their differences like this. By the Regency Era,…