Looking For Leo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493671373)

An astrologer once looked at Patti Cavaliere's birth chart and told her she could publish a book. Years later when she lost her beloved cat, she began to write out of grief. In time she focused on other stories that were close to her heart-women's issues, and her search to find love. She joined three writing groups and in the summer of 2011, she attended a workshop on Star Island with author Joyce Maynard. Since 2003 Patti's stories have appeared in literary magazines and national publications, most notably Writer's Digest Your Story ("Anonymous," March 2012), and the Tall Grass Writer's Guild's annual Black and White Anthology in 2012, 2013, 2015 ("The Echo and The Lake," "Music In The Air," "Waiting For A California Wildfire"). She has also placed in the Women On Writing WOW Flash Fiction Contests in the Fall 2010 ("A Woman's Best Friend"), Fall 2011 ("The Clay Lady"), Spring 2012 ("Dirty Laundry"), and Winter 2015 ("Thicker Than Water"). Patti never imagined how long the astrologer's prediction would take, but she learned that sometimes it's possible to make our own dreams come true. This is her first novel. She was a veterinary nurse for over 20 years and her love of animals and people are reflected in her writing. Most of her free time is spent with her young thoroughbred named Romeo.