{"id":148,"date":"2022-04-13T18:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2025-02-12T02:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T02:42:33","slug":"home-for-writer-patricia-esposito","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?page_id=148","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patriciaesposito.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CobyGoldGrassesStearns-4.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Life&#8217;s Seductive<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Beauty<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the home for thoughts, poetry, fiction, and grammar tidbits by author and editor Patricia Esposito. 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Please join me!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories-taxonomy-category aligncenter wp-block-categories\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-59\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?cat=59\">Fiction and Poetry<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-62\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?cat=62\">Grammar and Editing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-119\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?cat=119\">Publications<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?cat=1\">Uncategorized<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-72\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?cat=72\">Vampires and the Paranormal<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?p=469\">Vampire Thriller and Dark Romance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Universal Buy Link: https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/bwQa7aAmazon: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beside-Darker-Shore-Patricia-Esposito-ebook\/dp\/B0CKF5GGTS Reviews of Beside the Darker Shore The Paranormal Romance Guild gives a five-star review: &#8220;The\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?p=469\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Vampire Thriller and Dark Romance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?p=431\">Publications<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Novels: Beside the Darker Shore Universal Buy Link. 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