About Patricia P Goodin

Patricia P Goodin is an award-winning writer who grew up in Virginia, Illinois, and California. She also lived in Queens, NYC. She was honored with a First Place Award for Editorial Commentary by the California Newspaper Publishers Association and is the recipient of a USA Today Hot Site Award for her cyber-soap, “Moms Night Out.” She earned an MA from Dominican University in Northern California, where she lives with her husband.

The Santa Claus Girl is her first novel.