About Our Authors

Patricia Lorenz is an inspirational art-of-living writer and speaker and the author of 14 books. She’s one of the top contributing writers in the country to the Chicken Soup for the Soul books with over 75 stories in 60 of the Chicken Soup books. She’s had over 400 articles published in numerous magazines and newspapers, is a contributing writer for 26 Daily Guideposts books and 50 anthologies, and is an award-winning newspaper columnist. Patricia raised two daughters and two sons in Wisconsin as a single parent. These days, Patricia and her hunka, hunka burnin’ love husband live in Largo, Florida where she loves her empty nest and the freedom to follow her dreams while she’s still awake.

Her book, 57 Steps to Paradise: Finding Love in Midlife and Beyond, was published in June 2016.