About Patricia

Patricia Grayhall is a retired physician turned acclaimed author whose memoir Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine earned a starred Kirkus Review and recognition as one of Kirkus Reviews' Best 100 Indie Books of 2022. The memoir has won multiple prestigious awards, including the 2024 National Indie Excellence Award for LGBTQIA Non-fiction and Memoir and the 2023 Best Indie Book Award for LGBTQ Memoir.
 

Following the success of her memoir, Patricia co-authored the romance novel Golden Years and Silver Linings with her partner in 2023.

Her literary range expanded with A Place for Us: A Novel, published by She Writes Press in June 2025.
 

Patricia's upcoming medical/legal thriller FRAMED, scheduled for January 2026 release, promises to blend her medical expertise with compelling storytelling, marking her evolution from memoirist to versatile fiction author.

Patricia lives with the love of her life on an island in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys other people’s dogs and occasional sightings of orca, eagles, otters, and black bears.