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Hello and welcome to my home on the web. My name is Debra Webb Rogers, and I write fiction under the name Violet Rightmire. I retired from the world of professional ballet several years ago, and I now divide my time between teaching dance and writing novels. I also enjoy tracing my family history and writing books on genealogy and history. So relax and enjoy browsing the site. You can contact me at this address:  2017 NEWS AND EVENTS: Read my March 2017 interview at C Kevin Thompsons Blog. 2016 NEWS AND EVENTS: On Saturday, December 10, I will be signing books during Holiday Magic in the Square at San Marco Books and More. September 2016:
Introducing my latest book: Family Tree Coloring Book! Each page in this keepsake coloring book provides space for recording family history information along with beautiful designs to color. As you can see by the Table of Contents, you can even color-code your research. Available now for $7.95 at San Marco Books and More and from Amazon 2015 NEWS AND EVENTS: July 10 at 4pm I will be giving a presentation at one of my favorite places, Little Switzerland Books and Beans. Read my interview at Ballet Connections.
2014 NEWS AND EVENTS: December 2014: First Place for my Christmas short story at journezine."One Single Present" is written under my pen name Violet Rightmire. On June 28, I will be signing books at High Country Festival of the Book in Boone, North Carolina. On April 19, I will be at the Riverside Arts Market at the booth of the Jacksonville branch of the The National League of American Pen Women. On April 12, I will be the featured speaker at the Jacksonville branch of the The National League of American Pen Women. I am excited to be a part of the The Amelia Island Book Festival as one of their Young Adult Authors as well as being selected as one of their "Authors in Schools"! Come by and say hello on Saturday, February 22nd. Please visit my blog at:
or follow me on Pinterest or find my dance related products at ThackerHouse's Store at Zazzle DANCING IN TIME is   A poignant romance about the barrier of time... and the resiliency of love. Available from: The Wild Rose Press |
A photographic history of one of the most picturesque areas in Jacksonville, Florida: San Marco. |
My second book for Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series entitled: Jacksonville's Southside is the recipient of a 2014 Preservation Award from the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission! 