Michelle Jerott
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Michelle Jerott is an American
writer
of romance novels. She has written under both her real name and her pen name, Michele Albert. She won a Golden Heart Award, was nominated by Romantic Times and appeared on the Waldenbook's National Bestseller List. She is a member of the Authors Guild and Novelists, Inc.
from the University of Michigan
. Before writing, she worked as archaeologist. She became mother and went to work in a research lab, which allowed her time to write.
Michelle lives with her husband, her high school-aged son, his three children, and two lazy cats in a small town outside Madison, Wisconsin
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Her first book, Absolute Trouble, won the Romance Writers of America's 1997 Golden Heart Award for best unpublished contemporary romance. She published her first four books under her name, Michelle Jerott, and later she decided used the pen name Michele Albert, to create a series "Avalon Investigations", that also are relationate with her debut book. Her Bodyguard and Getting Her Man were both nominated for Best Mainstream Novel by Romantic Times. Off Limits appeared on the Waldenbook's National Bestseller List.
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Writer
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of romance novels. She has written under both her real name and her pen name, Michele Albert. She won a Golden Heart Award, was nominated by Romantic Times and appeared on the Waldenbook's National Bestseller List. She is a member of the Authors Guild and Novelists, Inc.
Personal life
Michelle Jerott obtained a degree in Classical archaeologyClassical archaeology
Classical archaeology is the archaeological investigation of the great Mediterranean civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Nineteenth century archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann were drawn to study the societies they had read about in Latin and Greek texts...
from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. Before writing, she worked as archaeologist. She became mother and went to work in a research lab, which allowed her time to write.
Michelle lives with her husband, her high school-aged son, his three children, and two lazy cats in a small town outside Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
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Writing career
Awards
- Absolute Trouble, her first book, won the Romance Writers of America's 1997 Golden Heart Award for best unpublished contemporary romance.
- Her Bodyguard was nominated for Best Mainstream Novel by Romantic Times
- Getting Her Man was nominated for Best Mainstream Novel by Romantic Times
- Off Limits appeared on the Waldenbook's National Bestseller List.
Single novels
- All Night Long, 1999/Jan
- A Great Catch, 2000/Sep
- Her Bodyguard, 2001/Jan
Avalon Investigations Series
- Absolute Trouble, 1998/Sep (as Michelle Jerott)
- Tough Enough 2007/Mar
- Getting Her Man, 2002/Oct
- Off Limits, 2003/Sep
- One Way Out, 2005/Mar
- Hide in Plain Sight, 2006/May
- Her Last Chance 2008/Apr