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Book Review: “What She Knew” by Gilly MacMillan

December 14, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It’s an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel has no reason to worry—until Ben vanishes.  Police are called, search parties go out, and Rachel, already insecure after her recent divorce, feels […]

The 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 […]

Ever Consider Living in a Haunted House?

November 30, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 5 Comments

Back in September, 2018, when I was promoting It Began With a Lie, my publicist had lined up some guest blog posts on high traffic fiction sites, and one of them, ISmellSheep.com wanted a fun, playful post. I came up with the idea of a Haunted House real estate ad, which I had a lot […]

“This Happened To Jessica” Is Released Today! And Excerpt

November 27, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

Woot! Today’s the day! This Happened To Jessica is officially released, and you can grab your copy right here on Amazon. This is the second book in the “Secrets of Redemption” series (if you haven’t read the first book, It Began With a Lie, I’d definitely encourage you to start there). It’s my first series […]

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

November 23, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

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 […]

Book Review: “The Roses of May” by Dot Hutchison

November 16, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 1 Comment

But for the FBI agents, the impending thaw means one gruesome thing: a chilling guarantee that somewhere in the country, another young woman will turn up dead in a church with her throat slit and her body surrounded by flowers.  Priya Sravasti’s sister fell victim to the killer years ago. Now she and her mother […]

Ep 12: What Happened After

November 9, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 1 Comment

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7504676/height/360/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=”100%” placement=”bottom” theme=””]   I wearily unlocked the door to my camper. Geist let out a happy bark as she trotted up to greet me, tail wagging. Well, at least someone was happy to see me. After Hal and Gia left me in Room 16 at the Hotel Vendome, I had a […]

Riley on TV! AZ Daily Mix, Channel 7 in Phoenix

November 8, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 5 Comments

And just like that, Riley is one step closer to becoming a famous ghost hunter. This morning I headed down to Phoenix bright and early (5 am!) to be on AZ Daily Mix, which is Channel 7 (it’s actually a statewide channel). I talked about Riley, ghost hunting and my new novel “It Began With […]

Book Review: “The Butterfly Garden” by Dot Hutchison

November 2, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 2 Comments

Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees … and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. “The Butterfly […]

Ep 11: Hal to the Rescue!

October 26, 2018 by Michele Pariza Wacek 4 Comments

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7320413/height/360/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=”100%” placement=”bottom” theme=””]   I squared my shoulders and flung open the closet door. The closet looked like a normal hotel closet, with a few empty hangers on the rack, a folded blanket on the shelf, a stand for suitcases and …. A mouse. I blinked. Yes, there was a real-life mouse […]

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The Taking Cover

Twenty-four years ago, five-year-old Tori walked into her newborn brother’s room in the middle of the night and discovered a figure abducting him. Except his lifeless body was still in the crib. Or was it?

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Available to preorder for an Aug. 18, 2022 release! Five friends went into the woods. Only four came back. Can Charlie get to the bottom of what happened and why?

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A dead husband. A pregnant wife. A poisoned Christmas gift. Can Charlie discover the grinch who stole Christmas?

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A fresh start. That’s what Becca had hoped for. But instead she’s thrust into a past she barely remembers, one that threatens her sanity and her life.

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