Michele Pariza Wacek

Bestselling Novelist

psychological thrillers

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

The Story Behind the Story: It Began With a Lie

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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 […]

“It Began With a Lie” Launch Date Set!

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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 […]

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

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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 […]