Patricia Daly-Lipe was born in California, but spent an equal amount of time living on the other coast in Washington, D.C., the home of several generations of her mother's family. When Patricia was 18, her mother died of cancer. She returned to Vassar College (with a year at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium) earning a B.A. degree in Philosophy. Later, as a single parent of three children, she and her young family raised and raced thoroughbred horses (winning at Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, Golden Gate Fields and Del Mar racetracks) and showed in the hunter and jumper divisions at horse shows on both sides of the country. She now rescues them. After her children were grown, she completed a Masters degree followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities, specializing in Creative Arts and Communication. For several years, Dr. Daly taught English and writing to university students and adults, wrote for the Evening Star Newspaper in Washington, D.C., had stories published in several magazines, and had a weekly column with Beach and Bay Press Newspaper Group in San Diego, California. Patricia now lives in Florida with her husband Steele Lipe, M.D., three dogs, and two horses. She is the author of eleven books, each a different genre, past President of the National League of American Pen Women, La Jolla Branch and later President of the DC Branch, and currently Vice President of the Jacksonville Branch. In 2002 she won the San Diego Book Awards Association for her book on La Jolla, recipient of the 2004 Woman of Achievement Award NLAPW. In 2013, she won First Prize for Historical Fiction from the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards for 'A CRUEL CALM, Paris Between the Wars'. IAOTP awarded her as Top Author of the Year, 2016-2017. In 2022, Preferred Professions awarded her as "Top Author". More information about Patricia on her web site: www.literarylady.com