Welcome Patricia!
Publisher: Musa Publishing
Date of publication: January 2012
Following the death of
their baby during a difficult birth, Brandy and Weston Chambers are
grief-stricken and withdraw from each other, both seeking solace outside
of their marriage; however, they vow to work through their painful
disloyalty. But when the man Brandy slept with moves back to their
hometown, three lives are forever changed by his return.
My take:
Both Brandy and Weston go through a heart wrenching ordeal when they lose their child at birth. Nothing could be worse than that. Both of them, in their grief, make a mistake and seek solace in other people instead of each other. I'm not usually one for reading books with infidelity in them. So, I was
a little wary when I went into this book. After much thought, I decided that I did ultimately liked the book. While I don't condone what either of them did, I was happy to see them go their separate ways. I thought Weston was insensitive and a jerk from the beginning. I liked the path that Brandy chooses to take in the end. I think it was the right decision for her. This is a pretty emotional book, but definitely one worth reading.
Kari: What inspired
you to become a writer?
Patricia: In April 2009 my
daughter came home from middle school and told me her friend had asked her why
her mommy didn’t have a job. I had been
a stay-at-home mom since my son was born in 1994. I realized that since my son was already 15
and my daughter was 10, I had more time to devote to working at something
else. I went to the Apple store, bought
a MacBook, and decided to write a book.
I just finished my fourth novel.
Moon Over Alcatraz was published on January 6, 2012, and Love
to the First Power will be
published sometime this year. I’m still
searching for an agent to help guide my career for the other two books I have
in the wings.
Kari: Where do you
come up with the ideas for your books?
Patricia: I have followed a
guideline I read several years ago: “write what you like to read”, and that’s
what I do. I love to write about
families with problems and how the main character overcomes those problems,
coming out the other side a better and happier person.
Kari: What is your
favorite book so far?
Patricia: That I’ve written you
mean? I loved writing Taken
Away. It’s about a male veterinarian whose wife
disappears along with their 9-month-old little daughter. His search takes him through some real heavy
emotional turmoil, but he ends up getting his “happily ever after”, so to
speak.
Kari: What exciting
projects are waiting in the wings?
Patricia: I’m editing my fourth
book Brenda’s Wish.
This book is about a divorced mother and
her 17-year-old son who live in San Francisco and how their lives are turned
inside out and upside down after her cop ex-husband is murdered. I love the venue and writing about a
struggling single mom and her triumphs.
Kari: Who is your
favorite literary character and why?
Patricia: I love Tom Booker in The
Horse Whisperer. I enjoyed reading about a man who believed so
deeply that a horse could become friends with his owner again after such a
horrific accident. He’s my hero.
Kari: Just for fun, if
you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
Fascinated by
broken-hearted couples and atypical families, Patricia weaves engaging tales of
men and women who create cohesive families where love reigns supreme. She sprinkles her books with intriguing
characters who struggle to find balance in life after tragedy. Whether an unwed teenager, desperate widow,
abandoned father, or a couple who stray from their marital vows, her characters
form relationships impacted by their desire to create a family.
Aside from writing, her favorite things to do include riding
her Friesian horse, Maximus, dot-to-dot for adults, and watching Russell Crowe
and Denzel Washington movies. She spends
a majority of her days writing while her two very large Chocolate Labs lounge
on the couch cuddled next to her and her MacBook.
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