A Peek at my Writer’s Journey

I like to say I inherited my love of baking and gardening from my mother; a love of horses, reading, and writing from my dad—and the wanderlust gene from both. When I traveled to Southold, L.I., with my mother in 1999 to discover our roots, passions collided: my love of faith, family, travel, history, and writing. Little did I know …

A Degree of Separation?

Have you ever experienced what seemed a degree of separation? It felt too amazing to be a coincidence? It happened to me as I chatted with my seatmate on my return flight to Washington state from Virginia, and while it may have been a degree of separation – multi-layered actually – it was definitely a God thing. I recently traveled …

From Mowsley, England to Southold, Long Island, NY

Last fall I had the incredible opportunity to visit Mowsley, England and speak at St. Nicholas, the 13th century church my ancestor, Barnabas Horton, would have been baptized at in July of 1600. He later wed Mary Horton, and though the records no longer exist, it was very likely at the same Anglican church. Mary and Barnabas, my ninth great-grandparents, …

Book signing at the Arts and Culture Tour, La Center, WA

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Rebecca DeMarino will be signing copies of The Southold Chronicles series based on the lives of her 17th century 9th great-grandparents, including A Place in His Heart, To Capture Her Heart, and her latest release, To Follow Her Heart. Tour begins at the Summit Grove Lodge, 30810 NE Timmen Rd., Ridgefield, WA, and continues to several historical venues in La Center. …

Immigration, our Heritage in America

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 …

Book Signing at Lewis County Historical Museum, Chehalis, WA

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Friday, December 2nd 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm Refreshments served! The Lewis County Historical Museum 599 NW Front St. Chehalis, WA 98532 Rebecca DeMarino will be signing copies of The Southold Chronicles, including her latest, To Follow Her Heart, at the 6th annual Evening with the Authors from 4:40pm to 7:30pm, Friday, December 2nd, at the Lewis County Historical Museum. …

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 …