Michelle Celmer


Michelle Celmer

Biography

Michelle was born and raised in Metro-Detroit in what her Polish-born friend labeled an "all-American family". Throughout her childhood, which she admits was relatively uneventful, she loved to read and make up stories. Yet her dream was to become a cosmetologist. Countless Barbies (and a few close friends) fell victim to her shears and color experimentation's. She started cosmetology school the fall after she graduated high school, but quickly realized it wasn't for her. She quit after three months and became a true a beauty school drop out.

Her "what next" turned out to be marriage and family. To escape the craziness that sometimes came with being a stay-at-home mom, she read voraciously and became the queen of crafts. Crocheting, sewing, needlepoint--you name it, she tried it. By the time baby number three was two years old, she was completely burned out. Something was missing. She had all this creative energy and no where to vent it. She finally decided to try her hand at writing.

Her first manuscript, a young adult romance, took over a year to write. The second, another YA, she wrote longhand while running daycare in her home. In the next year she wrote two more. Still, something didn't feel right. She needed to find her niche. The turning point came when her mom gave her Jennifer Crusie's first hard cover release, Tell Me Lies. She was so taken by it, she wanted to read more. She found what she was looking for in the category romance section of her local used book store.

But, category romance? Those aren't REAL books, right? She read every Jenny Crusie book she could find and loved them all, then moved onto other authors. Finally it clicked. She knew THIS was what she wanted to do. She joined Romance Writers of America, and her local chapter in 2000, Greater Detroit RWA, of which she has remained an active member.

In 2003--eight years after making the decision to write--with over 100 rejections from editors and agents, Michelle sold her first book-length manuscript to Silhouette Desire. Since then she has published over 25 books with Harlequin and Silhouette and has no intention of slowing down any time soon. Most days you can find her in her office, curled up with her laptop, loving the fact that she can work in her pajamas.

Bibliography

Books

Clandestine Corporate Affair, A - August 2011, (Harlequin Desire - #2106)
House Calls - January 2006, (Silhouette Desire - #1703)
Money Man's Fiancee Negotiation - April 2010, (Silhouette Desire - #2006)
Much More Than A Mistress - September 2011, (Harlequin Desire - #2111)
Nanny Bombshell, The - January 2012, (Harlequin Desire - #2133)

Author Series

Black Gold Billionaires

A Clandestine Corporate Affair - August 2011, (Harlequin Desire #2106)
Much More Than A Mistress - September 2011, (Harlequin Desire #2111)

Series Contributed To

Billionaires And Babies

#23 The Nanny Bombshell - January 2012, (Harlequin Desire #2133)

Kings Of The Boardroom

#04 Money Man's Fiancee Negotiation - April 2010, (Silhouette Desire #2006)

Books (By Release Date)

Order of Release	Novella/Book Title	Release Date	Publisher	Note
1	House Calls	2006, January	SD #1703
2	Money Man's Fiancee Negotiation	2010, April	SD #2006	Book Four in the Kings Of The Boardroom series.
3	A Clandestine Corporate Affair	2011, August	HD #2106	Book Two in the Black Gold Billionaires series.
4	Much More Than A Mistress	2011, September	HD #2111	Book Three in the Black Gold Billionaires series.
5	The Nanny Bombshell	2012, January	HD #2133	Book Twenty-three in the Billionaires And Babies series.