A daydreamer at heart, suspense author, Patricia A. Rasey resides in her native town in Northwest Ohio with her husband, Mark, and her two teenage sons. At the age of twenty-nine, her boys both tucked away in school all day, she decided to put her creative writing studies to use. A graduate of Long Ridge Writer’s School, Patricia has seen publication of her short stories in magazines. With the writing of Deadly Obsession, she was able to see her true dream come to pass, thanks to the support and encouragement of her very own hero, Mark. Patricia is a member of AEPRA and World Romance Writers (WRW). She also belongs to Sisters in Crime (SinC), and their Internet Chapter. When not behind her computer, you can find Patricia cheering on her sons at various sporting events, or taking karate, which she enjoys doing with her eldest son. 

Deadly Obsession: Romance Communication Nominee for Reviewers Choice award and an EPPIES 2000 Finalist.
Kiss of Deceit: Honorable Mention, Good Things Come in Three Contest and a Dorothy Parker Award 2001 Nominee.
Facade: Dorothy Paraker Awards 2001 Honorable Mention Winner, Word Weaving Award of Excellence.
Twilight Visions Anthology: PEARL 1999 Nominee.
Twilight Obsessions Anthology: PEARL 2000 Nominee.
The Hour Before Dawn: EPPIE Finalist, Nominated Best Electrontic Book 2001 by Romantic Times Magazine.