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“It Began With a Lie” Won a Paranormal Romance Guild’s Reviewer’s Choice Award

February 2, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 4 Comments

I am soooo excited to announce I’m a winner in the 2018 Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice awards! It Began With a Lie won first place in its category and the full series Secrets of Redemption won second place. I want to thank the reviewer who first nominated me and everyone who voted for me–thank […]

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The Story Behind The Story: “This Happened to Jessica”

November 23, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 1 Comment

Years and years ago, the idea behind “It Began With a Lie” flickered into life. The premise of a book, returning to a childhood home that may also be haunted, ended up, well, haunting me for decades. I shared the story around how I finally got myself to sit down and write “It Began With […]

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The Story Behind the Story: It Began With a Lie

September 7, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

When I started “It Began With a Lie,” the timing was anything but convenient. It was March of 2015. If you’ve been following my Writing Journey series, you’ll notice that was roughly midpoint between when I sat in ICU alone with my mother, convinced it was her last day on earth, and when she actually […]

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“It Began With a Lie” Launch Date Set!

June 18, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

It’s Official! The first book in my “Secrets of Redemption” series, “It Began With a Lie” is set for release on September 10, 2018! You can pre-order it for your Kindle right now, here. (Woot! Celebrate!) I also have a confession: Yes, I had been talking about a summer launch for this series, but it’s actually […]

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“Mirror Image” Launches Tomorrow! (Plus The Story Behind The Story)

May 26, 2016 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Lots of excitement here in PW land as we’re getting ready for the big launch of “Mirror Image.” You can grab your copy right here. And, just like “The Stolen Twin,” this novel has quite a backstory too. It all started when I was a teenager and on a family vacation in New Hampshire. While […]

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Covers, Publication Date Update and More

April 2, 2016 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

Big week as I finally saw some COVERS! for “Mirror Image!” Woot! My designer did a fabulous job, as usual. I got 4 really great ones but I’ve narrowed it down to two: I’ve asked my designer to add the broken mirror to the second one as well (and I suspect once I see it, […]

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Book 1 of the Secrets of Redemption Series.

A fresh start. That was what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter.

But instead of a new beginning, Becca is thrust into a mysterious past she barely remembers. A past that includes the complications of interacting with her old teenage crush, Daniel, as well as living in her aunt’s old house.

A house with a violent past. A house the locals swear is haunted.

But there’s no such as ghosts. Right?

So what IS going on? Is the house actually haunted? Or is there something far more sinister out to destroy them?


2018 Paranormal Romance Guild’s Reviewers’ Choice Winner (First Place)
2018 Paranormal Romance Guild’s Reviewers’ Choice Winner for Book Series (Second Place)
“This book grabs your attention slowly and then ramps up the intensity until your spine tingles and you aren’t sure what to tell Becca – run or stay? Who can she trust?”
Paranormal Romance Guild

Michele Pariza Wacek carries the reader along on this journey, which has twists and turns to the very last page. Her characters become friends, some you want to spend more time with and some you come to despise. She casts a spell that will keep you enthralled. A can’t miss novel from a dynamic author. 5 stars! 

The International Review of Books

On the surface, Wacek employs all the devices of a standard haunted-house story full of ghosts and supernatural possessions. But her principal plot is also entangled with a mystery, family secrets, and a character study of a woman reconciling with her past that unveils before her eyes. Wacek’s ambitious story is made more complex with layers of subplots that subtly build up the overall suspense. … The different storylines working together make sense, since not all is fully resolved, and this is the first of a planned series of books. As you read, waiting to see what happens next, you may be surprised by how it ends.

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Don’t miss Book 2 “This Happened to Jessica,”

Want a sneak peek? You can check out an excerpt right here or, if you’re looking for a little more meat,  grab a preview right here.

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