Pat Dunlap Evans was born in Michigan but at age two, her family moved to San Antonio and later Dallas, Texas, where she was an age-group swimming champ. At South Oak Cliff High School, Pat was a high-kicking officer in the renowned Golden Debs drill team, typed copy as co-editor of the school newspaper, and won a scholarship to attend Southern Methodist University. An early marriage and the birth of three children plunged Pat into the world of motherhood, until the kids were mature enough for her to complete her bachelor's and master's degrees in English at University of Missouri, Kansas City. The latter degree offered an emphasis in creative writing, putting Pat on her way to novel writing. Pat's first husband was a quarterback with the SuperBowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs. She used her experiences as an NFL wife for background in the novel Out and In: a mystery-thriller. After the long marriage ended, Pat stressed her way as a single mom through a career in advertising, PR, and marketing posts in Dallas and Austin. A second marriage to Dr. Bill Evans of Austin enabled Pat to focus on her true love of writing. Pat has published three novels, To Leave a Memory: a warm coming together; Out and In: a mystery-thriller, and Backstory: behind the scenes of a famous film-thriller. A sequel to Out and In releases in 2024. Titled Ice and Fire, the mystery is set on the Big Island of Hawaii, where Pat and Bill resided for three years. The pair recently returned to the Mainland, choosing Las Vegas, Nevada, as their new home. Please follow Pat on Amazon, Goodreads, or her website to discover discounts, upcoming releases, or her latest rants and raves. If you enjoyed this novel, Pat requests your star ratings. No book report needed. Simply leave as many stars as you like. To contact the author, see patdunlapevans dot com