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The Writing Journey: Adventures in Cooking

January 20, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Every now and then it’s important to venture out of the writing cave and do some other creative pursuit. In this case, I thought I’d try cooking. So, before I go any further, let me explain that I’m not the cook in my household. My hubby is. Except for days he has to work late. […]

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The Writing Journey: A Day In the Life

December 28, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Everything that’s created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness. Wayne Dyer Writing a novel (at least for me) is never a straight line. There are lots of false starts, going backwards, […]

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My Writing Journey: 7 Things I’m Celebrating from 2018

December 7, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 1 Comment

One of the rituals I do in December is to take some time to pause and reflect on the past year before putting a plan together for the new one. Why do I do that? Because as a society, we don’t celebrate our successes nearly enough. We’re all so very busy. We cross off one […]

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The Writing Journey: Sometimes You Have to Regroup (plus, an update on “This Happened to Jessica”)

October 5, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 5 Comments

In the book “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamont, there’s a funny scene about writers accepting criticism. I’m paraphrasing here, but she describes how she has friends who read drafts of her books and then call her to give her feedback. She talks about how great it is that they’ve taken the time to thoughtfully […]

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My Writing Journey: Breakdown #2

August 24, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 4 Comments

It was September, 2014. My mother, who had been diagnosed with cancer in 2012, was in Intensive Care in the hospital. “Come now,” my father had said on the phone. So, of course, I did. And, that was the beginning of my week in ICU hell. My mother was on a breathing tube, so she […]

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Writing on the Road

August 3, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

For years, my husband and I have taken what I call a “Summer Adventure.” Basically, that entails packing up the car and the dog (or dogs) and driving from Arizona to Wisconsin and back (along with some “side” trips) to see family. Since Mr. PW and I both grew up in Wisconsin (albeit different areas), […]

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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.

The US Review of Books

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

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