Michelle is a Merchant Mariner by the demands of her bank account, and an eclectic creative every waking moment otherwise. Nearly every story idea of hers is woven while traversing the rocky mountains, or driving through the Western United States. While travel is in her bones, the US has proven an incredible muse. Her travel goals are to drive down the Baja peninsula, then up the Pacific Coast Highway until it ends. Michelle's debut novel Price of Innocence, the is an idea that has steeped for many years. A nod to her love of fantasy and her childhood desire to read a story that didn't exist. Her travels, mistakes, and trials have tempered her, which the story so badly needed. It's a book filled with similar trials and moments of friendship, even though the story is from the villians' perspective.