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Michelle Shocklee is the author of several historical novels, including ALL WE THOUGHT WE KNEW, the 2025 Christy Award Book of the Year; APPALACHIAN SONG, a 2024 Christy Award Finalist; COUNT THE NIGHTS BY STARS, winner of the 2023 Christianity Today Book Award in Fiction; and UNDER THE TULIP TREE, a Christy Award & Selah Award finalist.

As a woman of mixed heritage--her father's family is Hispanic and her mother's roots go back to Germany--she has always celebrated diversity and feels it's important to see the world through the eyes of one another. Learning from the past and changing the future is why she writes historical fiction.

With both her sons grown and happily married, Michelle and her husband make their home in Tennessee.

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	Under the Tulip Tree 4.32 avg rating — 25,148 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Appalachian Song 4.44 avg rating — 7,071 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All We Thought We Knew 4.23 avg rating — 3,659 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Count the Nights by Stars 4.27 avg rating — 3,490 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women of Oak Ridge 4.10 avg rating — 2,875 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Planter's Daughter (The Women of Rose Hill Book 1) 4.52 avg rating — 677 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Widow of Rose Hill (The Women of Rose Hill Book 2) 4.62 avg rating — 581 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mail-Order Brides Collection by Kathleen Y'Barbo (Goodreads Author), Megan Besing (Goodreads Author), Noelle Marchand (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ich gebe dir eine Stimme 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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After I finished writing my novel Appalachian Song in 2022, I wanted to set my next book during World War II. My Daddy was a WWII veteran, and I've always wanted to write a novel about that generation. So I set out to discover what was happening in T

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Michelle Shocklee wrote a new blog post The 2025 Christy Award Book of the Year I'm pretty sure I'm still in shock after participating in The Christy Award ceremony webcast last Friday! Here's my story. After I finished writ Read more of this blog post »
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Michelle Shocklee liked Michelle Shocklee's blog post: ALL WE THOUGHT WE KNEW - A 2025 Christy Award Finalist! " I'm honored and thrilled to share that my historical WWII - Vietnam War era novel ALL WE THOUGHT WE KNEW is a Finalist in the prestigious Christy Awards!The Christy Award celebrates excellence in Christian fiction, and honors the value and im..." Read more of this blog post »
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I lived in Texas for 30+ years. Our family spent many wonderful vacations in Galveston. Jennifer L. Wright has done a fabulous job bringing the history of this beautiful place to life. A must-read for anyone who enjoys historical fiction. From endors ...more
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Michelle Shocklee and 3 other people liked Mary Collins's review of The Women of Oak Ridge: "Wow!! Love this book and Michelle's writing of this amazing book. It was hard to put down. I was so interested in reading this book having been to my uncle who lived in Oak Ridge from right after the war for many years. So much of this novel brought " Read more of this review »
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“Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Count the Nights by Stars

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“Livin’ life ain’t about seein’ and doin’. It’s about lovin’ and takin’ care of those who’ve been put in your path. God gave us this land to tend, just like he says in the Good Book. I don’t need to travel the world to find satisfaction with the life he’s given me.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Appalachian Song

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“Maybe confidence in oneself had nothing to do with what other folks thought or did. Maybe it was deep down inside you, just waiting to be let loose like a spring of water gushing to the surface.”
― Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree

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