Rosemary I. Patterson, Ph.D., is a retired School Psychologist who, through education, work experience and travel, decided to write novels with psychological, social and human interest themes. Since 1996 she has addressed issues such as the impact of development on Indigenous people, the role of the handicapped in our society, the legacy of nuclear testing, and the problem of identity achievement (who am I and what do I want to do with my life).

Aloha and MaiTais
genre: Historical Fiction: 20th century America
A novel about Hawaii in the 1930's and 1940's. Aloha and MaiTais tells the story of four young entertainers caught up in the tumultuous changes in Hawaii following tourism expansion, popularity of Hawaiian music and Pearl Harbor. The MidWest Book Review 09/02 calls this novel "picturesque, memorable...and the next best thing to taking a vacation to Hawaii in a time machine."
http://www.xlibris.com/AlohaAndMaiTais.html
ISBN: 1-4010-4731-9 (electronic)

Return of the Canoe Societies: A Literary History of the First Nations' Coastal Tribes of B.C.
genre: Other Fiction: Native American fiction
Return of the Canoe Societies brings B.C. Coastal Native history, land claims, social issues and Identity Achievement of First Nations' People (who am I and what do I want to do with my life) to life in an adventure novel format. Rachel McBay and others paddle twelve hundred miles up the rugged coast of B.C. in support of land claims. They come under attack by opponents of Treaty Rights.
http://www.xlibris.com/ReturnoftheCanoeSocieties.html
ISBN: 0-7388-1201-3 (electronic)

Mission Mururoa
genre: Thriller and Suspense: action and adventure
An adventure novel set in Tahiti. Mission Mururoa brings Tahitian, Marquesan Islands history, the legacy of nuclear testing at the Mururoa Atoll, and the question of what constitutes legitimate activism for a just cause to life in an adventure novel format. Tiva and Terri'i battle nuclear pollution and social injustice in French Polynesia.
http://www.xlibris.com/MissionMururoa.html
ISBN: 0-7388-6399-8 (electronic)