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Michele Budka

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Born

San Antonio, The United States

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Chick Lit, Romance, Contemporary

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September 2013

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(the “fancy” bio)
Michele Budka is an award-winning author who writes romance and horror under a well-known pseudonym. Her short fiction has been published in magazines, anthologies, and several “Best of the Year” collections. One of her novels was an Amazon #1 bestseller in 2014.

(the real me)
I live in the suburbs of Chicago, but dream of chucking it all in and traveling full time. Someday! I’m the proud mom to daughters born seventeen years apart. My youngest just entered 8th grade, and my oldest lives in Scotland, a magical place that has inspired me to write romance novels.

I love to cook, read, and spend time with my family. I love the ocean and lived on a sail boat for several years.

I got my start writing in Los Angeles when I was workin ...more

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	Life From Scratch, a Novel 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

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