About Pat Peterson

There is a quote by Kahlil Gibran, "the significance of man is not what he attains but rather what he longs to attain." These inspirational words encouraged me to follow my dreams to explore my imagination and write my stories. As a very young child, I would spend many hours in town libraries reading and dreaming up stories in my mind's eye. It was the picture stories that first fascinated me, pointing me in the direction to explore and appreciate all types of literature. I preferred and loved the challenge of a mystery to unravel the clues to the ending before I read the last page.

I grew up in a family closely connected to the medical field. My mother was a fantastic nurse and my father was a legend in the early EMS field. My grandfather was drawn to forensic medicine long before it was identified as such and fashionable. Thus, it was that I chose nursing as my profession and graduated from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. My career involved many different levels of experience in diverse nursing fields, finishing as a Manager of an Intensive Care Unit. Not long after starting my nursing career I met and married my lifetime soul mate, my husband, Paul, a teacher of Physics. Our careers took us to New England where we raised our three children. After thirty-five years in nursing and my family now grown, I realized I had achieved all my nursing goals and returned to Academia to study for a career as a Nurse Paralegal.

For the past twelve years I have meshed both nursing and legal professions as a Nurse Paralegal working in a prestigious law firm in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Over time I felt my creative spirit urging me to put pen to paper to write a story. No matter the obstacles or struggle, my passion would write my first novel, The Chatelaine Connection followed by its sequel, The Methuselah Conspiracy. It was hard work, but with determination, guidance and encouragement from my family, I can now say I am a published author.

Everyone has life's experiences to draw upon to achieve success. Louisa May Alcott wrote an inspiring reflection I often reflect on when a goal seems out of reach. "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." Within every man there is a passion to find his success.