About the Author

PATRICIA VIDO
Elevating the everyday.*

Pat honed her writing and editing skills on the staffs of newspapers in western Pennsylvania—always most interested in examining and trying to explain why people do what they do. She earned awards for writing and editing from three Pennsylvania press associations.

A married mother of adult twin daughters, she loves quirky independent films, playing mahjongg, and rooting for the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles from her home in Owings Mills, Maryland.

She’s a member of the Maryland Writers Association.

*Making the ordinary meaningful.

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PUBLISHED WORK

The Novel

FOR LOVE OF BILLIE

When twelve-year-old Finn Maguire is smitten by the beautiful Billie, his dad’s twenty-five-year-old co-worker and subsequent lover, he’s thrust into a rivalry with the father he idolizes until a tragedy on his thirteenth birthday cuts him off from Billie.

At nineteen, unmoored by his mother’s cancer diagnosis, Finn seeks consolation with Billie convinced she’s been waiting for him. Tempted, will he consummate the relationship that’s preoccupied him for years or overcome his obsession and choose true love with an age-appropriate partner?

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Midwest Book Review
★★★★★

An original and deftly crafted blending of a ‘coming of age’ story, an internerational familial love triangle, and psychological suspense thriller, “For Love of Billie”…
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LitPick Book Reviews
★★★★☆ Amazon

Vido’s characters are engaging and relatable and the pace and plot, page-turning.
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Meghan S
★★★★☆ Amazon

For Love of Billie is a thoughtful and emotionally layered coming-of-age story that explores longing, grief, and the complicated nature of first love.
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Patricia K
★★★★★ Amazon

Patricia’s writing is thoughtful and heartfelt. A good read for the upcoming summer months.
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Deb D
★★★★☆ Goodreads

This is a well written and engaging story of a 12-year-old boy’s obsession with his father’s gorgeous young girlfriend.
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Nancy S
★★★★★ Amazon

I recommend this book for those who enjoy a good story on a lazy afternoon, exploring the life and mind of an interesting young man.
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Barbara
★★★★☆ Goodreads

Vido’s novel explores the typical teenager’s story, with its ups and downs, the desire for new experiences, intense emotions, and instincts that are hard to…
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Shirley F-C
★★★★★ Amazon

Readers are led through the nuances of the everyday to an ultimate and profound sense of wonder.
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Hope Lee B
★★★★★ Amazon

I wondered how a female author could do such a fantastic job of writing as if she was a male, young, then older. I hope…
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Donna E
★★★★★ Goodreads

It would make a great book club read as it inspires debate on several topics, and the author even provides discussion questions at the end.
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IndieReader
★★★★☆

Vido’s greatest strength lies in her emotional restraint. Rather than sensationalizing the story’s more delicate dynamics, she treats Finn’s perspective with empathy and clarity—allowing the…
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Chapter 3 Reading

FOR LOVE OF BILLIE

Experience a special reading from Chapter 3 of For Love of Billie narrated by Jim Pollino.

In this moving chapter, the emotional landscape deepens as love, ambition, and sacrifice begin to intertwine. Through vivid storytelling and rich historical texture, Patricia Vido brings readers closer to the heart of Billie’s journey — revealing the vulnerability and strength that shape her path.

This exclusive reading, performed by Jim Pollino, offers a powerful glimpse into the soul of the novel and the enduring love story at its center. Listen, reflect, and step further into Billie’s world.

IN PROGRESS

The Sequel

FINN AT FORTY

A companion novel.

Finn at Forty returns to Finn Maguire years later, when time, distance, and adult consequence complicate the story he thought he understood.

This companion novel explores what happens after first love becomes memory — and what it means to encounter the past with the clarity (and limitations) of age.

What do you do when “the one who got away” comes back into your life?

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