Picture a chilly fall night spent curled up in your favorite armchair with a purring cat on your lap and a mug of steaming cider in your hand… Are you cozy?
Good. Now imagine how much more cozy you’ll feel when you add a book to the scene.
BLACK CAT CROSSING offers the perfect finishing touch for all that autumnal bliss. This collection of 11 all new, never-before-read cozy mysteries is thrilling without being terrifying—yup, it’s just what the witch doctor ordered.
From talking pet detectives to strays harboring magical secrets, friendly ghosts in need of aid, vampires who don’t bite, and even poison apples intended for costumed princesses, come celebrate Halloween with ten sweet and delicious stories that will keep you up well past your bedtime.
Note: While intended for a grown-up audience, these stories are clean and wholesome and okay to share with the younger readers in your life, too. Enjoy!
I had originally intended this website to be a blog about books, being an author, and life in general. But life got in the way and that hasn’t been happening. So now, I’m going to use it as a platform to build my newsletter lists, introduce new authors, explain about the Challenges I host and encourage you to buy my books!
This is me. I hate taking pictures! lol
My name is Michelle and I’m an author. I’m also a mom, a cat lover, an avid reader, a publisher, a full time worker for the county, and basically an overworked crazy person!
After being a “nice person” most of my life, and putting everyone else’s needs above my own, I had an epiphany. I’d had 8 major surgeries in 7 years and I was in pain and exhausted. I didn’t feel like being the “nice, good girl” anymore. I decided to take a chance and do what I’d always wanted to do-write!
I invested in a program “guaranteed” to help me make it in the writing world. Mmhmm. Not so much. But what it DID do was show me that I have what it takes to persevere. And to write. So I ditched the program and kept writing. About a year ago I decided to submit a manuscript to a small publishing house. I didn’t expect anything, but I was hopeful. When I got the email saying they wanted me to write for them, I was at work. I started shaking like a leaf! It was lunchtime and only one person was in the office with me. I told her the news and she was happy for me, but I was numb. I couldn’t believe it and I didn’t know what to do!
My first book with Sweet Promise Press!
Fast forward and it’s one year later. I now have four books published with that publisher. I have two children’s chapter books that I wrote and published. I hosted four short story writing challenges and published anthologies for all four. What a year it has been!
All of my books, so far!
And I’m not going to stop now! I have more books to write, more challenges to host, my books to publish! And I have other side projects I’m working on as well!
I hope you’ll join me on this journey! I promise it will be an adventure. If you like my books, please check out my book pages and sign up for my newsletter so you always now when a new book is coming out! If you want to work on your writing and want to get publishes, check out the anthologies I’ve published. And sign up for the Challenge newsletter so you don’t miss out! I have at least two more challenges planned for this year. Woohoo!
So, welcome to my new website! It’s going to be fun!
