Michelle Fayard

Pre-published author of edgy historical novels

"Words are the keys to the heart."—Chinese proverb

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Michelle Fayard: Pre-published author Michelle Fayard has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer and editor, and her nonfiction articles have been published internationally. She has worked as both a public-relations specialist and a newspaper reporter. A Chicago native who also has called Kansas City, the mid-South and the Gulf Coast home, Michelle lives in Northern California with her husband, Marcelo, and their 12 rescue cats. She writes edgy historical novels.

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The Underground Gift, a historical young-adult novel set on the Kansas–Missouri border as the Civil War conflict is coming to a head, is out for consideration with publishers and agents. Benjamin Michaelson, a sadistic slave owner, is determined to break the strong spirits of the two teenage protagonists, Josepha and Reeca, one a slave and the other the daughter of an abolitionist, who come under his control for two different, but equally dark, reasons. It’s a rollercoaster of fear, mystery and revenge, a book that has been a challenge and a joy to write.

To read the first five chapters, visit http://www.scribd.com/doc/65444198.

Praise for The Underground Gift

"The Underground Gift is phenomenal, a real page turner with heart and history too. Michelle Fayard really has a feel for the characters. The chemistry between Josepha and Reeca is immediate and real. (Benjamin Michaelson has) extreme psychological depth; setting him as Reeca's antagonist is a perfect stroke. (It's a) pretty brave (thing) to take on black characters—slaves at that—in this time and place. (From the moment Josepha and Reeca meet,) the novel rolls like a freight train. Terrific twists lie in store. And what a finish. This is one of the best novels I've read about those times (and has) the stature of Beloved or Cold Mountain."—Stephen Barnett, author of The Road to Makokota

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