Patricia Kay

Infobox Writer


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pseudonym = Trish Alexander
Patricia Kay
Ann Patrick
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birthplace = Ohio, United States
occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1992 - present
genre = Romance
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website = http://www.patriciakay.com

Patricia Kay, also known as Trisha Alexander and Ann Patrick, is an American bestselling author of romance novels and women's fiction. She has authored more than 45 books, with four million copies published in 18 countries. [cite web|title=Patricia Kay writes the stores that women want to read|url=http://www.patriciakay.com/meet_pat.php|accessdate=2006-10-27]

Biography

Kay was born and raised in Ohio with her three younger sisters. She has lived in New York, California, Alabama and Sweden and, since 1969, has lived in Houston, Texas. She has three grown children.

Her books have been on the "USAToday" Bestseller lists and have also been best-sellers in Sweden.cite web|title=Patricia Kay|publisher=West Houston RWA|date=2007|url=http://www.whrwa.com/Authors/authordetail.php?First=Patricia&Last=Kay|accessdate=2007-07-03] She was a finalist for a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, the highest honor bestowed on a romance novelist, in 2000 in the category Contemporary Single Title, for her novel "The Wrong Child."

Works

Novels

As Trish Alexander

* "When Somebody Loves You" (1992)
* "When Somebody Needs You" (1992)
* "When Somebody Wants You" (1993)
* "Cinderella Girl" (1990)
* "Here Comes the Groom" (1993)
* "Mother of the Groom" (1993)
* "Say You Love Me" (1994)
* "What Will the Children Think?" (1994)
* "Let's Make It Legal" (1994)
* "The Real Elizabeth Hollister...." (1995)
* "The Girl Next Door" (1995)
* "A Bride for Luke" (1996)
* "The Constant Heart" (1996)
* "A Bride for John" (1997)
* "A Baby for Rebecca" (1997)
* "Stop the Wedding!" (1997)
* "Substitute Bride" (1997)
* "With This Wedding Ring" (1998)
* "A Mother for Jeffrey" (1999)
* "Falling for an Older Man" (2000)
* "Wedding Bells and Mistletoe" (2000)

As Patricia Kay

* "The Wrong Child" (2000)
* "Just a Small-town Girl" (2001)
* "The Other Woman" (2001)
* "The Millionaire and the Mum" (2001)
* "Family Album" (2002)
* "Secrets of a Small Town" (2003)
* "Annie and the Confirmed Bachelor" (2003)
* "Man of the Hour" (2004)
* "Nanny in Hiding: The Hathaways of Morgan Creek" (2004)
* "Come October" (2005)
* "You've Got Game: The Hathways of Morgan Creek" (2005)
* "It Runs in the Family" (2006)
* "She's the One" (2006)
* "His Best Friend" (2006)
* "The One-Week Wife" (2006)
* "Which End Is Up?" (2006)
* "Wish Come True" (2007) (with Peggy Webb)

Omnibus

As Patricia Kay

* "A Long Road Home" (2003) (with Allison Leigh)
* "Baby on the Way / Counting on a Cowboy / Secrets of a Small Town" (2004) (with Marie Ferrarella and Karen Sandler)
* "Cowboy on Her Trail / Man of the Hour" (2004) (with Janis Reams Hudson)
* "Devil You Know / Nanny in Hiding" (2004) (with Laurie Paige)
* "She's the One / Call Me Cowboy" (2006) (with Judy Duarte)
* "One-Week Wife / Bought-and-Paid-for Wife" (2007) (with Bronwyn Jameson)

See also

* List of romantic novelists
* List of novelists from the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.patriciakay.com/ Patricia Kay's homepage]
* [http://berkleyjoveauthors.com/author41 Patricia Kay at Berkley/Jove Authors]