Brooklyn has a role on a blockbuster teen TV series, but she's the overlooked sidekick who never gets the good lines. Cade is the brooding star all the girls swoon for, and of course it's just when he starts to notice Brooklyn that democracy in America is falling apart. The real-life government is beginning to act way too much like the one in her dystopian TV show.
At first, all Brooklyn wants is a chance to explore her connection with Cade. But there's little time for that when her government is tossing innocent people out into the streets to fund their greedy war. As protests boil into violence, the media smothers any reports of unrest, and Brooklyn discovers her voice has power. Soon, she's shouting into a megaphone instead of typing into Twitter.
When corrupt officials start rewriting her TV show as propaganda, Brooklyn must choose. She can keep the dream life that's finally at her fingertips, or she can risk it all on the slim chance that one girl can actually save the world.
Years ago, she and her husband ducked out of the 9 to 5 world and moved into a life as digital nomads. She found her voice with the support of the online fanfiction community, and once she started typing, she never looked back.
As a result, she's written most of her books in odd places, including a bus in Thailand, an off-the-grid cabin in the Sawtooth Mountains, a golf cart in a sandstorm, a rental car during a heat wave in the Mohave Desert, a century-old Creole cottage in New Orleans, and a beach in Honduras. These days, she's writing all the romance and friendship scenes her heart can hold, while working as a freelance editor and writing coach with Sanctuary Editorial.
She's currently addicted to Shadow & Bone, rock climbing, and Tillamook cheese.
Michelle is the award-winning author of Breathe the Sky, Unbreak Me, So You Think You're a Match, and the Sex, Love, and Rock and Roll series. Find her at http://michellehazenbooks.com/ on Facebook or Instagram at @MichelleHazenAuthor, or follow her on Twitter @michellehazen.