AUTHOR OF WHAT HAPPENS IN MY HOUSE

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Patrice D. Howard is a writer, professor, and mentor in her local community. As a Professor of Literature and High School English Teacher, Patrice has been invited to many discussion panels that takes a hard look and realistic approach in creating dialogue about taboo subjects; such as those addressed in her debut novel, What Happens In My House, a fact-based fictional novel about the cycle of generational incest, sexual, novel about the cycle of generational incest, sexual, and mental abuse in American families. For more than a decade she has worked with inner-city youth and victims of abuse in teaching practical life skills. A graduate of Oakland University in Michigan, Patrice has a Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Patrice currently resides in Michigan with her husband and two children.

“"I Write Because the Pages Simply Listen" -Patrice D. Howard

Noelle is disheartened when she learns of the pregnancy of her teenage sister. On a search for the child’s paternity, Noelle discovers more than the usual teenage adolescent behavior. She unlocks a painful history of incest, sexual abuse, and much more that has been hidden for so long in the image of this perfect “God Fearing” family. In an effort to dispel the myth of pedophilia and keep her family intact, Noelle must make a choice. Should she family intact, Noelle must make a choice. Should she expose an ugly truth masked in holiness or keep the family secret and let “time heal all wounds”? Follow this family on an amazing journey of revelation, forgiveness, and healing as they struggle with a generational curse that has plagued many family homes across America.