Patti's first book, Shielded Past, which received the 2015 Gold Seal of Literacy Excellence Award through Trafford Publishing. Patti Morelli was born in Manhattan, and has lived on Staten Island, N.Y. and Marlboro, N.J. She now resides in Florida Patti has achieved success in business, politics, marriage, motherhood as well as the challenges life has presented her. She is a mother of three and enjoys the moments shared with her children and her two grandchildren. Patti's husband suffered a massive stroke in 2008 and is unable to speak. Being his caretaker has opened a world that she had never known before. Patti finds peace in her writing and in creating characters who come to life in every book. She has been writing for over thirty years, mainly poetry. Through her vivid imagination and her love for suspense novels, she conjured up the main characters of Kate and Annie. Patti has promised those of us who love her writing, that there are more books on the way with different storylines and characters. Some of her poetry collection can be viewed this website. www.Pattimorelli.com