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James D. Michael

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in Woolgoolga, Australia

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Born and raised in coastal Australia, James wasn't always destined to be a writer. A self-confessed movie buff, he was going to be an actor. Unfortunately, James couldn't act. Fortunately, he figured this out at a young age and quickly turned his sights on writing instead.

Believe it or not, James has written over 100 novels, although you'd be forgiven for not knowing it. As a ghostwriter, his is the name that doesn't appear on the front covers of those bad boy romances and cozy mystery novels that you love so much. But for every erotic scene written or whacky twist concocted, James harbored a dream to one day write and publish under his own name.

Fantasy is James' passion. His first series, Harlem's Odyssey, is a satrical adventure series b ...more

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Average rating: 4.75 · 36 ratings · 14 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

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The Crimson Fire (Memories of Kenjir Book 1)

by Abel Montero (Goodreads Author)

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Obsidian: Awakening (Obsidian, #1)

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A BRILLIANT FOLLOW UP AND EVERYTHING ONE WOULD WANT IN A SEQUAL Sometimes, when reading the sequal in a series, I get the sense that the first book was the one that the writer wanted to write. It's clear that most of their ideas are in this first book ...more
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