Even my own dad killed me with the “man clause” in his will when he died. Sure, I was given his shop, but it would revert to my brother’s name in six months unless I get married to a man who can run the shop beside me. That’s hard to do when the last man I dated ran out on me to do his own thing while I cared for my dying father. The women of S.H.E. are my only saving grace, and even they can’t save me from losing everything.
Then there was the man waiting in the wings for me to lose it all. I couldn’t help wondering if the strength my dad wanted behind me was just a little bit of Steel.
Dancing With Danger
Aces High MC – Dakotas Series #1
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What do you do when your husband, an ex-NFL running back, is trying to have you murdered?
You get kidnapped, run, dance in questionable strip clubs, and stay under the radar while trying to survive.
That is exactly the path that I took, only in the end, it lead me to a motorcycle club in the Dakotas and to a family I never knew I had. I don’t know if they can keep me safe or sane, especially after meeting their VP - Rage. I do know it’s time to stop running, and to start living again.
*Meant for adult readers, strong language, violence, and sexual situations.
Over 70K word, full length, stand-alone novel with an HEA.
The Other Princess
Aces High MC – Charleston Book 1
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I was eight years old when I found out I had a father. It was the same day I held my dead mother in my arms while praying her life wasn't really over.
I was dropped into the middle of a new family not long after that. My dad, his wife, and their two kids to be exact. My new brother was ten years old and my sister was five. It doesn't take a genius to figure out I wasn’t supposed to be there.
My family ended up bigger than that though. My dad was a member of the Aces High Motorcycle Club. From the very beginning I was ostracized because of who my mother had been. The daughters of club members were generally known as MC Princesses. My little sister was one. My title was a bit different, and proved that my mom's sins would always be held against me. I was The Other Princess.
My family, both by blood and MC ties, did wrong by me so I walked away from them. That was until he came home from the Army.
He tried to fix everything.
He tried to win an unattainable heart that had shut down years earlier.
I would know since it was my heart he was after.
He didn't realize it would take a miracle.
Secretly, I hoped I could still believe in miracles.
*Meant for adult readers, strong language, violence, and sexual situations.
Over 80K word, full length, stand-alone novel with an HEA.
Redemption Weather
Aces High MC – Cedar Falls Series #1
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When I married Walker Smithson it was the happiest day of my life. My family was there, we had a bright future ahead of us, and the world was ours for the taking.
Then the storms started coming.
First, there was the one that took my family.
Then, there was the one that took my husband.
Moving to a new town, new state, and a new life was never on my agenda until I couldn’t take the ghosts, both living and dead, that haunted my every waking moment in the town I’d been born to, grown up and always thought I’d die in after living out my happily ever after.
I’d been wrong about my life before.
Wrong took me to Cedar Falls, West Virginia and left me on the doorstep of the same motorcycle club that had failed me before.
It took me to a place where my future was waiting for me.
If only the past would let go of us so that we could be happy.
If only tragedy and storms would stop following in my wake.
If only the weather would turn, so my happy could commence. If, for once, wrong could prove to be absolutely right.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Aces High MC – Dakotas Book Two
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I was sent to South Dakota with a tattoo artist, biker named Tango in order to keep me safe from whatever mess my brother had gotten himself into this time.
Tango was a stupid name for a tough biker who was supposed to be able to protect me. How was a man named after a dance supposed to do anything to keep me safe?
Stupid name. Sexy biker though.
Lucky for me, I had been dead wrong about pretty much everything.
Wrong about his name.
Wrong about his ability to take care of me.
I wasn’t wrong about how sexy he was though. My perpetually soaked panties were all the evidence anyone needed that Tango could dance all over my body any time, anywhere if only I was all that he wanted.
Unfortunately for me he seemed to be in a weird relationship with his buddies Whiskey, Fox, and their girl Amy. No way was I signing on to be the lettuce in that screwed up sexual sandwich.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
I might need protection from an entire MC, but I did not need to share my man. Ever.
Then again...
I’d been wrong about everything else so far.
Maybe I was wrong about this too.
The Infinite Something
T.I.E. Book One
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I thought I could fall in love with an up and coming rock star until he betrayed me. The lying, cheating, scheming piece of crap bassist for my brother’s band destroyed my faith in men.
Funny how another musician saved me from humiliation, became my best friend during my internship with his band’s tour, and ended up winning my heart despite the fact that I had sworn to never go there again.
Too bad things couldn’t stay so simple. One jealous ex-girlfriend, one crazy infatuation later, and I became public enemy number one. Then I waited to see if he would remain my savior, or prove that I was right the first time around… You can’t trust a rocker. Why the hell had I done so twice?
He was the reason for the second chance, and my reason for everything that followed.
The Infinite Beat
T.I.E. Book Two
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Chelle
I was a stowaway, on tour with a rock band. We were supposed to be on tour with them legitimately - my brother as the bass player for the opening act - Seduction and Sacrifice - and me as their merch girl. Then my brother's band imploded, and they lost their spot. We lost our jobs, our apartment, and almost all hope before he managed to get us on with the road crew.
I pretended to be a one of the guys in order to go unnoticed. It worked until he saw me, saw through my disguise, and then changed my world.
Evan
That was no dude dropping stuff by my kit. Too slight. Too perfect. Too beautiful for anyone to mistake her as anything but the feminine perfection she was; yet these morons on the road crew had referred to her as a dude.
One look from her stopped me cold. One smile of hers stopped my heart. One laugh brought it all back into focus.
One test changed everything.
Forever.
Acknowledgments
I owe a huge thank you to Barbara Gordon who always listens to my crazy ideas, checks out my book covers before just about anyone else sees them, and gives me her opinion. She also slips in comments about how I need to just write the damn thing now. She would not be wrong! I love that she’s always there, and calls me out on getting things done too. Thanks so much Barb!
My family – as always – deserves a great big thank you. Not only do they (for the most part) allow me the time alone that it takes to write these books, but they’re constantly checking in on my progress, giving their input on ideas, covers, and how long I’m taking to get things done. ☺ I don’t know what I’d do without their unending support and encouragement. Now, my daughter Bella Hickman is also helping get books ready for publication, and I seriously couldn’t put them
out as quickly without her!
Thank you to the girls behind the scenes who make things happen, even when I miss deadlines. Heather Hungate-Brown, you are a saint, seriously. Sorry for being a pain in the ass! Josie Melendez, Sarah Guccia, and Jamie Nibarger Ellis – you ladies have been amazing! Thank you for your support as well!
Also, thank you to all the ladies (and gentlemen – there are a couple of you) who have written reviews, pimped out books, and just taken the time to tell me what you thought. I appreciate the feedback and the help more than you’ll ever know.
As always – thank you to all the readers out there who took a chance on a new book and took the time to read it. I hope you all enjoyed Angel Girl, and I look forward to bringing the next installment your way.
About the Author
Christine Michelle (aka Christine M. Butler) writes paranormal fantasy and contemporary romance books from her fabulous home tucked away near the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountains on the North Carolina / Georgia border. That means she sees a lot of rainy days to help her focus, but when the sun comes out she’s usually out and about playing in the woods, a creek, river, or lake.
She spends her free time with family and her dog.
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