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Michelle Heard

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Born

in Alberton, South Africa

Website

https://michelleheardauthor.com/

Genre

Romance, Suspense, Fantasy

Member Since

October 2011

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Michelle Heard is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon #3 Bestselling romance author.

She writes emotional heart-shattering stories with a whole lot of Mafia & Romance that will leave you smiling with satisfaction. Every book has an unexpected twist that will show the strength of the characters.

Before becoming an author, Michelle had a career in banking. She lives in South Africa with her son, Sheldon, who's also her right-hand man when it comes to all things publishing, and her daughter-in-law, Tayla, who's her best friend.

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STANDALONE NOVELS:
***Mafia & Bratva Romance (in order)***

THE SAINTS SERIES:
Merciless Saints - Damien Vetrov
Cruel Saints - Lucian Cotroni
Ruthless Saints - Carson Koslov
Tears of Betrayal - D ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 585,770 ratings · 45,378 reviews · 90 distinct works • Similar authors

	Taken by a Sinner (Sinners, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 47,353 ratings — published 2022 — 5 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
	Tempted by the Devil (Kings of Mafia #1) 3.83 avg rating — 40,920 ratings — 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
	Owned by a Sinner (Sinners, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 39,737 ratings — published 2022 — 5 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
	Stolen by a Sinner (Sinners, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28,976 ratings — published 2022 — 5 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
	Chosen by a Sinner (Sinners, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 28,445 ratings — published 2022 — 5 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
	Captured by a Sinner (Sinners, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 25,340 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
	Craving Danger (Kings of Mafia #2) 4.02 avg rating — 22,317 ratings — 5 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
	Cruel Saints (The Saints, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 21,710 ratings — 3 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
	Merciless Saints (The Saints, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 21,300 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	God of Vengeance (Kings Of Mafia #5) 4.14 avg rating — 19,005 ratings — 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

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Michelle Heard made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Delete Unpublished books topic " The same with this entire series of 5 books - it's no longer going to be published - https://www.goodreads.com/series/4054... ...more "
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Michelle Heard liked Alexandra Peter's review of Visions & Shadows (Vaalbara #1): "ARC REVIEW First of all the squeal that came out of me when I was notified that I would be able to read this book and review it for the queen, Michelle Heard, I was so excited :) This book was a bingeworthy, fast paced romantasy that I ate right up! I" Read more of this review »
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Michelle Heard and 19 other people liked Kylie's review of Visions & Shadows (Vaalbara #1): "4.25/5 ⭐️ 1/5 spice Tropes: - Princess x guardian - Forced proximity - Secret/hidden identity Bingeworthy, fast paced romantasy that I could NOT put down! I wasn't sure how this was going to go at first with her starting out in high school but that part" Read more of this review »
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Michelle Heard and 1 other person liked shanelle maree's review of Visions & Shadows (Vaalbara #1): "4.5🌟 1.5🌶️ WTF DID I JUST READ, MICHELLE?!?! I’M LITERALLY FLABBERGASTED 🤯 This was so damn good. I’m like, trying to put my thoughts into words, and I’m struggling. Just… wow. I have never read anything like this.. everything about this was so unique!" Read more of this review »
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“Because only a villain will do what’s necessary to save you. He’ll burn down the world if he has to.”
― Michelle Heard, Captured by a Sinner

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“Love? No, this is more than a simple emotion. It’s obsession.”
― Michelle Heard, Owned by a Sinner

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“I promise, if I steal, it will be to steal her heart. If I cheat, it’s to cheat death so I can stay with her longer. If I fight, it will be to protect her.” Then I add my own twist, “If she cries, it will be tears of happiness. If she’s in pain, it will be because she’s giving birth to our children.”
― Michelle Heard, Owned by a Sinner

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Michelle’s Quotes

“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul~”
― Michelle Horst

tags: hope, hopeful, inspirational, inspirational-quote, inspirational-wisdom

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“~ Faith lightens the path your shadowed mind has to walk ~”
― Michelle Horst, Visions and Shadows

tags: encouraging, faith, hope, hopeful, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, inspirational-wisdom

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“An ‘eye for an eye’ shall leave you all blind.
It’s sometimes better to walk away and know you will still be able to see the beauty that tomorrow will bring.”
― Michelle Horst, The Land of Shadows

tags: peace, strength-and-courage, strength-of-character, strength-through-adversity

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“It is a perfect deception when you can lie to yourself and believe it. You cannot love two people the same. One will always fall by the shadows…even if that one is you.”
― Michelle Horst, The Land of Shadows

tags: deception, love, love-hurts

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“Every bird of prey looks over its shoulder before it goes in for the kill, even a hawk. Even they know to watch their backs – every single one but an eagle. It’s fearless.”
― Michelle Horst, Wake Me Up