Featured Interview With Patricia Monserrate
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a native of California who loves to travel. I have had the privilege to see many foreign countries and observe their culture. I even lived, and ministered in Puerto Rico for almost seven years. Today I am a licensed evangelist and missionary, but most importantly, a wife and mother of two grown daughters, with three grand fur cat babies named Pepper, Willow, and Oreo.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
As my stamina started to decline due to health issues, I questioned God about how I was going to continue the ministry I loved so much for many years. God quietly and urgently showed me how to continue my ministry, by sharing my own life experiences. My first novel, Blueprints of Shades, a Christian romance novel, was published earlier this month of Aug, 2023. It speaks on the healing of brokenness through God’s unconditional love.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I am inspired by those who have the courage to push through their fears and come out victorious. I believe that if you have hope, you have great possibilities. I have a library of books by Joyce Myer and Bishop T. D. Jakes. I love self-help and books on religious and women’s studies, theology, spirituality, Christian living, and many other topics. I like Max Lucado, Christian-themed books and Lori Wicks, Christian romance novels, with a combination of historical and contemporary inspirational romance, and Grace Livington-Hill. I am really into Christian romance novels.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
When an innocent acceptance to a party turned into a night of terror, the beautiful emerald green-eyed Callie Leland was deemed to live a life of shame and isolation with a dark secret. Despite her nightmarish beginning, she finds solace in her talent as an interior designer in New York. Her future was quickly interrupted by her move back home to Kayla Bay.
As the new senior designer of Shades of Designs, her project manager, Oliver Mason, finds himself drawn to Callie’s beauty and the mystery behind her emerald-green eyes. But Callie is immune to the advances he directs her way. However, Callie quickly falls for their biggest client’s eldest son, Sergio Rossini. As Callie’s affection grows stronger for Sergio, she cannot accept his love because memories of the past haunt her.
Feeling betrayed, Oliver devises a sinister plan to ensure no one comes between them. The two young hearts understand that both are struggling with pain, though each is different. Will they trust God’s unconditional love to heal their brokenness, to bring their blueprints of darkness to blueprints of light? Or will it be sabotaged by Oliver?
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