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Catherine Michaels

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I write stories for readers who need a place to exhale.
Escape to Gull Island, where kindness still matters, love grows steady, and everyone deserves a place to belong.

I write the Gull Island Romance series, heartwarming, kisses-only contemporary romances set in a small North Carolina coastal town where tides mark the days, neighbors look out for one another, families intertwine, and love has a way of arriving when it's least expected.

In a world that often feels uncertain, my novels celebrate kindness, steadfast love, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again. They remind us that home is more than a place. Sometimes it’s the people who choose us back.

My hope is that every visit to Gull Island feels like coming home. I want you to close t ...more

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A COASTAL ROMANCE GIVEAWAY

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Wishes on the Waves by Catherine Michaels

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Some stories arrive with fireworks.
Others begin with a walk along the shore and a smooth stone slipped into your pocket for luck.

Wishes on the Waves belongs to the second kind. (Although Gull Island does occasionally deliver fireworks. Usually the emotional sort.)

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Annie Knows Everything

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