This is not a political post or statement, just a reminiscence of an earlier time – a time when our country brought in thousands of immigrants – refugees from a war in Vietnam fought valiantly by our soldiers. The year was 1975 and America opened wide her arms to the Vietnamese people who had fled their country as Saigon fell …
Mowsley, England, Has a Place in My Heart
A big chunk of my heart seemed to have stayed behind when I left my ancestral home in the U.K. But when I look at the pictures we brought home, I know the hole is filled with wonderful memories of Mowsley, England – a place in my heart! Here are some of my favorite memories! Photo Credits: Tom DeMarino/Grey Eagle …
For Our Veterans on Veteran’s Day!
For those who served then and those who serve today – happy Veteran’s Day! Thank you for your service and sacrifice! Last Sunday at church a hymn kept playing in my husband’s head, one that he hadn’t thought of for a long time – Eternal Father, Strong to Save. It was written by William Whiting, an Englishman born in 1825, …
To Follow Her Heart: Mowsley, U.K. to Southold, L.I.
A book tour to remember… With the release of To Follow Her Heart, book #3 in The Southold Chronicles series, I was thrilled to travel to some of my favorite places (Hood River, Mowsley, Long Island!) to promote the book! On September 2nd, I joined my friend and fellow author, Jane Kirkpatrick, where we both signed our latest (Jane’s is The …
TO FOLLOW HER HEART RELEASE DAY!
I’m so happy to announce the release day for To Follow Her Heart, book #3 of The Southold Chronicles! Duty and love ~ only one has the power to make Patience Terry’s life complete in a world of high seas, tall ships, daring journeys, and yearning hearts. amzn.to/ToFollowHerHeart
Amazon Reviews: What Others Are Saying
Read what others are saying in Amazon reviews about A Place In His Heart, the book that began The Southold Chronicles, now on sale for 99 cents (in ebooks)! As we prepare to celebrate the July release of book #3, To Follow Her Heart, my publisher, Revell, has a special price for a limited time for both books 1&2 in …
And the winners are!!
From the TO FOLLOW HER HEART Cover Reveal, the winners are!!
The Southold Chronicles: A Cover Reveal
The dream to write a novel about Mary Horton began in Southold, Long Island, 1999. I flew to the east coast with my mother, Helen Horton Worley, to visit the lighthouse named after her eighth great-grandfather, Barnabas. He was a widower when he came from England in the 1600’s, via Massachusetts, to Southold with his two little boys and a …
Happy Birthday, James Madison!
Happy Birthday, James Madison! Or is it belated Happy Birthday? James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, was born under the Julian Calendar – the Old Style – just before Great Britain’s calendar reform. The Julian Calendar was ordered by Julius Caesar in 45 B.C. and followed a twelve month system based on the solar year. It consisted …
Happy Bday Moby-Dick ~ “Call Me Ishmael”
I could not help but notice that today is the anniversary of the publication of one of my favorite novels, Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville in 1851. Though “Call me Ishmael” became one of the most famous opening lines in literary history, the novel was not a commercial success and it was only after Melville’s death that his literary genius in …