Award-winning author Patricia
Preston loves writing romances with picturesque settings and a host of
unforgettable characters whose lives entwine in feel-good stories about life,
love and finding happiness. She also writes short humorous stories and historicals.
Besides writing, she also
works in a family medical clinic. Her favorite place to hang out is her writing
cave where must-haves are iced tea and epic music. Learn more about Patricia
and her books at her website.
Everything His Heart
Desires a
single-title romance that reunites former high school adversaries. Brett “Hot
Rod” Harris was from the wrong side of town and determined to make a success of
his life no matter what. A wealthy senator’s daughter, Natalie Layton was
considered the Cutest Girl in class and a total slacker, which annoyed Brett to
no end, especially when he got stuck with her for a lab partner. Fifteen years
later, Brett is a cardiologist and still driven to succeed. Natalie is a
wartime photographer grappling with the losses in her life.
Natalie recently sat down with us for an interview:
Where are you from?
I grew up in Lafayette Falls, Tennessee but left after I
graduated high school. I spent fifteen years abroad as a photographer until a
bombing in Kabul ended my career and I reluctantly returned to my hometown.
Tell us a bit about Everything His Heart
Desires.
My stubborn grandmother won’t see a doctor about her heart.
My family concocts a scheme involving my old high school nemesis, Brett Harris,
who, of all things, is a heart doctor now. This plot involves me inviting Brett
over to Nana’s for dinner. He thinks charming an old lady will be easy. He is
so wrong. Wait till he meets Nana’s thug cat, Pharaoh.
What did you think the
first time you saw Brett?
That he hadn’t changed at all. He still has that “James
Dean,” born on the wrong side of the tracks thing going. Still Type A, too, and
he still has a low opinion of me.
What was your second thought?
That, despite everything, I still like him. And now I’m the
key to his success. Karma!
Did you feel it was love at
first sight?
More like trouble at first sight.
What do you like most about
him?
I like that he always believed in himself. Raised by his
uncle, he had no parents and no money, but he never gave up and never settled
for being less than the best.
How would you describe him?
He was our class valedictorian. Smart, sexy and sure of
himself. So unlike me.
How would he describe you?
He always called me Slacker because I never worked hard in
school. He resented that I came from a rich family and I grew up with
everything he never had. But there were things about my life he didn’t know,
and I am Type B totally, which gets on his nerves.
What made you choose
photojournalism as a career?
I always loved photography. I thought I’d have a photography
studio or maybe work for a home and garden magazine. All that changed when my
husband died a violent death. I headed to the Middle East to take the kind of
photographs no one wants to see.
What is your biggest fear?
I was fearless for a long time. Until I almost died in a
bombing. Now I fear my future is in shambles.
What is the best piece of
advice you ever received?
“It is in the small stories that we find our truth.” That
came from my grandmother, who helped me find the truth when it comes to life
and love.
Everything His Heart
Desires
A Love Heals All Romance
Growing up in Lafayette Falls, senator’s daughter Natalie
Layton hid her sorrows behind a bright smile that charmed everyone in high
school—except Brett Harris. Hardworking and highly motivated, Brett dismissed
Natalie as a slacker. Instead, she’s become an acclaimed photographer. And when
Brett, now a successful cardiologist, needs her family’s help to secure a
coveted position, Natalie’s more than happy to prescribe a little payback…
Hailing from the wrong side of the tracks, Brett believed he
could never win the school’s popular princess. Now he’s intrigued by the
complex and compassionate woman Natalie’s become. Gaining her grandmother’s
goodwill is the key to becoming chief cardiologist—and Natalie has no intention
of making it easy. But as mutual mistrust gives way to pure chemistry, there’s
more at stake than either ever expected—and much more to learn about matters of
the heart…
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Thanks for featuring the book!!!
You're quite welcome, Patricia.
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