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Well, we have the author of varies Urban Fiction novels in the hot seat with us this afternoon.  Let's chat with Teresa D. Patterson and get to know her a bit.  Shall we? 1.   How do you spell your name ? T-E-R-E-S-A, P-A-T-T-E-R-S-O-N 2.   How old are you?    45 Do you care if I put your age in the article? No. 3.   Where do you live?   St. Petersburg, FL. Do you care if I put your hometown in the article? No. 4.   Tell me about your book . The Real Hood Wives of St. Pete. is set in the city of St. Petersburg, FL. It’s about three single mothers who live in the housing projects. Each woman is there for a different reason. It tells of their struggles of dealing with issues single mothers have to face on a daily basis. 5.  What inspired you to write? I was inspired to write by my mother who writes poetry and by my fifth grade spelling teacher. 6.   What is your writing process? I don’t really h...

1.        Share with the group, who and what inspires you to write?   Many things, actually.   I grew up in Monterey, CA, practically on the beach.   That inspired my writing when I was 14, when I began my first novel.   Moving to southeast New Mexico, a very different land for sure, I was inspired to write Texas Prisoner, which takes place just over the state line.   Since moving to Missouri, where we've been living over 26 years, I found more time to write, more inspiration in the beauty of the Ozark Mountains.   My children inspire me, mainly because they want to know why I'm not on my computer tapping on the keys!   My husband is very supportive of my writing. 2.        Why did you choose the genre that you write in? I write what comes into my head.   Stories knock on my skull begging to come out and be put on paper.   I am a romantic, therefore, I think romance. 3. ...

Chapter 1 Tonju Lowe an attractive lady in her 30’s. She’s a successful Managing Senior Paralegal at a high-status Century City Law Firm, doing well for herself, and self sufficient. She’s now looking for a true, reciprocated relationship…whatever that means. Feeling she was doing well without a man in her life; then realized one day she doesn’t need a man in her life, ( there’s a difference between need and want ), she wants a man in her life. She wants the companionship and intimacy. She’s decided to put an ad in a online personals column describing who she is and what she’s looking for in a MAN ! Her online bio speaks volumes and not to be mistaken in any sense of the word. She puts it into perspective for you. ************ “I am a variety type of lady as well as an easy going lady who likes to do many things and who’s in search of a relationship with a man not a woman. I like traveling, movies, dining out, amusement parks, walking in the park, and on the bea...