About the Book: Trying to escape the pain of a miserable marriage and a dad who is Missing in Action in Laos during the Vietnam war, Patti goes on a two-week Caribbean cruise with her mom. While there she meets a sexy Norwegian navigator and decides to have an affair knowing she must not fall in love. Neither she nor the Norwegian expected the tortuous impossibility of their relationship. In the process of figuring out how to survive, Patti finds faith and the confidence that led her to withstand the chaos of life's fiercest storms.

About the Beverage: Patti recommends pairing her memoir with a margarita made with Jose Cuervo tequila on the rocks with salt because “Whether on a cruise in the Caribbean, Mexico or Norway or at home in Southern California, that's my drink!”

About the Author: An award-winning freelance writer and editor, Patti Townley-Covert is the author of The Windblown Girl: A Memoir about Self, Sexuality, and Social Issues. This inspiring page-turner involves an intense romance that starts on a Caribbean cruise and shows how that affair led Patti to exchange chaos and confusion for peace and stability.

Patti’s written numerous magazine articles for national and international publications such as Life Beautiful, HyVee, Thriving Family, and Facts and Trends. As a founding member of the anti-human trafficking organization, Every ONE Free, Patti co-wrote Do ONE Thing: Enlisting in the Battle Against Human Trafficking. Most of her research, writing, and speaking focuses on justice concerns. Her bi-weekly blog explores the topics of self, sexuality, and social issues.

For almost a decade, Patti coached NASA-level scientists on their writing skills and edited books showing how many scientific facts support a Creator.

Patti’s done the limbo in the Caribbean, gone on a King Crab Safari in the Artic Circle, and saw Denali (Mt McKinley) on a clear Alaskan day in August 2022. At home in Southern California, she keeps fit with step aerobics and zumba classes. Patti also enjoys planting pansies, drought-tolerant gardening, and reading good novels on the beach.

THE WINDBLOWN GIRL: A MEMOIR ABOUT SELF, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIAL ISSUES is available at https://bit.ly/Windblown-Girl

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