Patricia Ann Kay (born March 7, 1937),[1] also known as Trisha Alexander and Ann Patrick, is an American bestselling author of romance novels and women's fiction.
She has authored more than 50 books, with four million copies published in 18 countries.
[2] Kay was born and raised in northeastern Ohio with her three younger sisters.
[3] Her books have been on the USA Today Bestseller lists and have also been best-sellers in Sweden.
[3] She was a finalist for a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, the highest honor bestowed on a romance novelist, in 2000 in the category Contemporary Single Title, for her novel The Wrong Child.