Patricia Chancey Hernández writes under several pen names; the most recent is Tricia Lee with Wings ePress.  No matter what name she’s using, she offers her readers some sexy romances and comical satire.

I was born and raised in Oklahoma but I have lived in many states and several countries. I am a retired Spanish and art teacher with one son and five grandchildren.

When I was very young, my family lived on a farm in east central Oklahoma, and my mother would read stories to my little brother and me every day. I became a daydreamer and would walk around composing stories in my head. Of course, I didn’t write anything until I started school and learned to write. Many years later when my son left for college, I started to write my first novel, which, incidentally remains unpublished. I quit teaching in my early 50s and devoted my time to traveling and writing. During that time I wrote 6 more novels. Now I live in southern Oklahoma caring for my aging mother and have published 5 novels with one currently under submission to Wings.

I accidentally discovered the great Mary Stewart while in college and couldn’t believe that books like hers existed. She influenced my desire for adventure and romance and foreign travel. As a result, I have developed a wild and crazy imagination where story ideas continue to evolve.

Amorous Ambush is a sweet romantic comedy. The heroine, a Texas farm girl turned sophisticated businesswoman, is challenged to act out a part in a movie in order to capture the heart of a stranger. She adamantly refuses to do so.

The hero, a rather sophisticated Northeastern executive, arrives in Dallas and is accosted by a beautiful damsel in distress. He refuses to help her and then later wonders and worries if he should have.

The heroine’s job is based on one that I had many years ago with an international retail company. She and the hero work for the same company and become “friends”. However, he continues to worry about the woman in the airport.

What is in the future for Patricia?

I am always writing, currently working on a mystery farce: Death by Salsa.

Visit www.palmaltas.com.  Lake Texoma, Oklahoma

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