{"id":213,"date":"2025-12-31T09:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:56:51","slug":"silverstorm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"213\" class=\"elementor elementor-213\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1531474b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1531474b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a445cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a445cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-IMG_9163-1-1024x789.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-IMG_9163-1-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-IMG_9163-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-IMG_9163-1-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-IMG_9163-1.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f886a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5f886a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779f017 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"779f017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a242a5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a242a5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-b668511-afd9714 lazyload\" data-interaction-id=\"b668511\" id=\"2666\" data-src=\"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-2026-05-19T010046.724-300x194.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-2026-05-19T010046.724-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-2026-05-19T010046.724-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-2026-05-19T010046.724-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-2026-05-19T010046.724-1536x994.png 1536w, https:\/\/patricialake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-2026-05-19T010046.724.png 2000w\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/194;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-3e81512-be1b697 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3e81512\">Born on an Air Force base overseas and raised in several countries before settling in the United States, Patricia Lake eventually made her home in Connecticut, where she raised her family. Now based in Naples, Florida, 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. 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