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 …
A Place in His Heart Ebook 99 cents!
I’m thrilled to announce the 99 cents sale of A PLACE IN HIS HEART ebook! And did you know you don’t have to own a Kindle or ebook reader to take advantage of the price? With the free app on Amazon you can read it on your computer, smartphone or tablet! Yay! Here is the link to purchase APIHH for …
Heather Flower a Gold Nugget
As a historical romance fiction author, I love when my research turns up a gold nugget of information like Heather Flower – was she legend, lore or did she really, truly live? Mayhap all three! But without a doubt Heather Flower’s existence is controversial. I first discovered the story of Heather Flower while researching A Place in His Heart, my debut novel …