ESSIE’S ROSES Kindle Sale!

ESSIE’S ROSES Kindle Sale!

#1 Amazon Kindle bestseller! Grab ESSIE’S ROSES Kindle eBook for only $1.99! Or gift it to a friend. No Kindle? No problem. Download Amazon’s free app to read it on your computer. Also available in paperback and hardcover from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and IndieBound.

ESSIE’S ROSES is a sweeping, moving historical novel set before the Civil War about secrets, freedom, and the power of love. To learn more about the reasons and history behind the book and to read an excerpt visit my website at: www.MichelleMuriel.com Thanks for sharing! :D Read on...

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Hello Spring!

Hello Spring!

Spring is here! I hope the flowers are blooming and the sun is shining where you live. We lost many of our blossoms on our trees after a late cold snap in Missouri. For a while, it’s been a beige spring! Now the red buds and magnolias are showing off their pinks, wild violets are popping up across my lawn, and everywhere I go the show of vibrant tulips makes me giddy. Read on...

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ESSIE’S ROSES Kindle Sale!

ESSIE’S ROSES Kindle Sale!

#1 Amazon Kindle bestseller! Grab ESSIE’S ROSES Kindle eBook this month for only $1.99! Or gift it to a friend. No Kindle? No problem. Download Amazon’s free app to read it on your computer. Also available in paperback and hardcover from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and IndieBound.

ESSIE’S ROSES is a sweeping, moving historical novel set before the Civil War about secrets, freedom, and the power of love. To learn more about the reasons and history behind the book and to read an excerpt visit my website at: www.MichelleMuriel.com Thanks for sharing! :D Read on...

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Writing ESSIE'S ROSES: On Location

Writing ESSIE'S ROSES: On Location

“I closed my eyes again soaking in the perfume, taking in such a deep breath it pushed on the walls of my chest making it tight until I released it.” — ESSIE'S ROSES, Michelle Muriel

Happy spring! There is nothing like writing in nature with the fragrance of magnolia blossoms, roses, earth, leaves, and grass. I visited many beautiful gardens and historical sites that inspired scenes for my novel Essie’s Roses. I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favorite writing locations.

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ESSIE'S ROSES Amazon Kindle Bestseller and a Giveaway!

ESSIE'S ROSES Amazon Kindle Bestseller and a Giveaway!

ESSIE'S ROSES Hits #1!

January was a thrilling month for Essie’s Roses. Thousands of readers chose it to read, and at the end of the month, it hit #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list in Literary Fiction African-American category. It also hit the top 20 in US Historical Fiction. Extremely humbled and grateful Essie’s Roses has stayed on an Amazon top 100 list since last August.

YOU have made it happen. I am overwhelmed so many people have told me they have enjoyed this story.

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