Patricia Watters

Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Patricia gave up city life and now writes from a hand-built log cabin nestled on thirty acres in the evergreen forests of Oregon's Coast Range. An author with Harlequin and Avon-Harper Collins in the past, Patricia specializes in romance. Although writing is her number one love, over the course of her lifetime she's raised laying hens, milk goats, and Tennessee Walking horses, built, plumbed and wired three houses, been a professional photographer, written photo essays for national and international publications, and slept outside under the stars for one whole summer. She invites you to visit her website and drop her a line. She loves hearing from readers and responds to all notes: www.patriciawatt

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