{"id":125,"date":"2025-12-26T08:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2026-05-20T01:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:24:59","slug":"125-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/?page_id=125","title":{"rendered":"Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"125\" class=\"elementor elementor-125\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c72ad5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c72ad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"3bd6aae\" class=\"e-3bd6aae-4da04b4 e-heading-base\">PATRICIA LAKE&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd518ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd518ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-ea0794c-fe3e165 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"ea0794c\">SELF-PUBLISHED WRITER-AUTHOR<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23109e58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23109e58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-730d8a2-96f2f76 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"730d8a2\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-c441aad-967bf6f e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"c441aad\">Born on an American Air Force base in Tripoli, Libya, Patricia Lake spent her early years moving between countries before having the extraordinary opportunity to settle permanently in the United States. She eventually made her home in Connecticut, where she raised her family, built a background in finance and administration, owned her own businesses, and served on several boards, and she is now based in Naples, Florida.<br><br>Her fiction often delves into resilience, curiosity, and the quiet ways people connect across different lives and places. She is drawn to character-driven stories that combine humor with serious themes, and she writes contemporary fiction that explores complex relationships, quiet turning points, and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be.<br><br>Patricia\u2019s goal is to help other writers find their voices and trust their stories. 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