All About jamiemichele

Jamie Michele is a 2009 Golden Heart winner who lives in Maryland with her husband, three cats, and varying numbers and species of foster animals. She's a member of the Romance Writers of America and is the Hospitality Director of the Maryland Romance Writers. With the support of her husband, Jamie writes romance novels full time.

Blog Posts from Jamie

Interrogation of Suspected Double Agent: Nikki Navarre

Posted by Jamie Michele Oct 22 2012, 12:01 am in espionage, laura navarre, moscow, nikki navarre, romantic suspense, Ruby Release, russia, sexy

Q&A with Ruby Sister in Disguise Nikki Navarre Interrogated by:  Jamie Michele   DOSSIER SUBJECT: Nikki Navarre ASSIGNMENT: Double Agent COVER: Diplomat.  Playgirl.  Author of The Russian Seduction. Nikki Navarre is the diabolical twin of unsuspecting historical romance author and Ruby Sis Laura Navarre.  Her literary credentials are suspiciously similar to those of her innocent [...]

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Harlequin Presents: A Master Class in Internal Conflict

Posted by Jamie Michele Oct 19 2011, 12:01 am in category romance, conflict, craft, Harlequin, writing romance

Billionaire heroes so domineering, hard-headed, and Alpha that they dismiss all women as silly, dangerous distractions that must be avoided. Ugly duckling heroines so sweet, shy, and virginal that they are actually virgins. You guessed it: I’m talking about Harlequin Presents novels.

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Golden Heart Survey Results Revealed!

Posted by Jamie Michele Sep 20 2011, 12:01 am in data and statistics, golden heart, rwa, writing contests

Last Friday, I posted a link to a survey to gauge reader intentions for the upcoming Golden Heart contest for unpublished romance manuscripts. Today, I reveal the results!

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2012 Golden Heart Survey: What are your plans?

Posted by Jamie Michele Sep 16 2011, 12:01 am in golden heart, reasons to enter GH, statistics, survey, writing contests

What are your plans for the 2012 Golden Heart contest for unpublished romance manuscripts? Many members of our Ruby-Slippered Sister community are ineligible this year (congratulations to you — and you can still take the survey), but I know I’m not the only one still hunting for that book deal. So spill the beans! Click [...]

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Ruby Release Spotlight: In the Presence of Evil by Autumn Jordon

Posted by Jamie Michele Jun 15 2011, 12:01 am in author interview, new releases

Today we celebrate Autumn Jordon’s third release, IN THE PRESENCE OF EVIL, a thrilling romantic suspense in which the Russian mafia infiltrates the heart of a small Pennsylvania town and forces an independent young banker to accept the help of the strong-willed rogue she loved — and lost — as a teen. In handcuffs for [...]

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Live Blogging the 2011 Rita and Golden Heart Finalist Announcements

Posted by Jamie Michele Mar 25 2011, 12:01 am in golden heart, rwa, The RITA Contest

NEWSFLASH! 2011 Golden Heart Finalists, join your new friends at your private Yahoo Group. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2011GHFinalists to request an invitation (I think). Group email: 2011GHFinalists@yahoogroups.com Put on your big-girl (or big-boy) panties and stick by the phone, because today’s the day you might be getting the call that launches your career! In case you didn’t know, every [...]

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Nine Steps to Understanding Twitter

Posted by Jamie Michele Jan 19 2011, 12:01 am in social media, Twitter

Tamara Hogan once described Twitter as a worldwide cocktail party (albeit a virtual one in which everyone is limited to writing messages no longer than 140 characters). Millions of people are registered users, so the trick is in filtering what you want out of all that nonsense. Here are the nine basic steps you need [...]

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Harlequin Category Decision Tree

Posted by Jamie Michele Dec 15 2010, 12:01 am in Harlequin, submission tips, Way too much work

If you’ve been wondering if your romance novel might fit into Harlequin’s super awesome universe of series romance, then you’ve come to the right place. Sure, sure; reading the the books themselves is the best way to get a feeling for what line might suit your style. But everyone could use a hand now and [...]

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