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Michelle Styles

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Romance, Historical Fiction

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Born and raised near San Francisco Califorinia, Michelle Styles currently lives a few miles south of Hadrian's Wall with her husband, three children and menagerie of pets. An avid reader, she became hooked on historical romance when she discovered Georgette Heyer, Anya Seton and Victoria Holt in her school's library. Michelle enjoys writing stories in a wide range of time periods including Roman, Viking, Regency and early Victorian. Her website can be found at www.michellestyles.co.uk
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What drew you to writing romances in the Viking era in the first place?
Michelle Styles The idea for writing a Viking romance came from my editors over a lunch. I had done several Romans by that point and they wanted to know if I would ev…moreThe idea for writing a Viking romance came from my editors over a lunch. I had done several Romans by that point and they wanted to know if I would ever consider doing Vikings. I was surprised as I had just read an article that the Viking historical romance was v dead and no one was ever going to buy that period. HOWEVER my editors had crunched numbers and had found the few Vikings they had published had done well.
I am part Swedish and Norwegian and one of the first books I can clearly recall was a lavishly illustrated book of Scandinavian fairy tales. Some of the stories absolutely frightened me but one about a woman who was carried off on a horse to found Sweden intrigued me. I figured that I could write Vikings as long as I was free to write them my way.
My sister majored in history at the University of Oslo so she was an early resource in pointing the direction towards what I should write. She was always disappointed in the pillage and rape books as she felt there was much more to the Vikings and their culture.
Added into the mix was the fact that I had a planned trip to Iceland that summer and so was able to some substantive research (including falling off an Icelandic horse when it began to shift).(less)
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Michelle, you are always on top of things and consistently producing great books. How do you fill the well when writing depletes your creativity?
Michelle Styles I have found exercising 6 times a week helps. Also eating healthy. Recently I had to give up caffeine because I suffer from tinnitus (ringing the ears…moreI have found exercising 6 times a week helps. Also eating healthy. Recently I had to give up caffeine because I suffer from tinnitus (ringing the ears) The ringing has decreased and the productivity increased. I was not expecting the increase in the idea flow.(less)
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Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.54 · 2,840 ratings · 400 reviews · 124 distinct works • Similar authors
Taken by the Viking
3.55 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2007 — 23 editions
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The Viking's Captive Princess
3.50 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2009 — 22 editions
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Viking Warrior, Unwilling Wife
3.43 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2008 — 18 editions
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Paying the Viking's Price
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The Warrior's Viking Bride ...
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Taming His Viking Woman
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Impoverished Miss, Convenie...
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Sold and Seduced
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The Gladiator's Honor
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Series by Michelle Styles

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“Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.”
― Victoria Holt
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“Don't get it right - get it WRITTEN!”
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“True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you ; you just grow into each other”
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message 6: by Cathiecaffey
Oct 01, 2017 05:06PM

Cathiecaffey Michelle wrote: "Cathiecaffey wrote: "Michelle, with the various viking titles, i was wondering if there are connecting books? I do love to find out that there is another character in the book that has their HEA to..."

Beautiful! I'm going shopping on my Kindle for those I missed! Thank you! And thank you for the joy it is reading your books!


message 5: by Michelle
Sep 29, 2017 09:34AM

Michelle Styles Cathiecaffey wrote: "Michelle, with the various viking titles, i was wondering if there are connecting books? I do love to find out that there is another character in the book that has their HEA too! And try to read th..."
Yes there are connecting books -- Taken by the Viking, Viking Warrior Unwilling Wife and The Viking's Captive Princess are connected.
Return of the Viking Warrior and Summer of the Viking are connected.
Sold to the Viking Warrior and the one which comes out in March 2018 The Warrior's Viking Bride are connected. The one I am currently working on is also connected to this.
The others are stand alone. Does this help?


message 4: by Cathiecaffey
Sep 29, 2017 09:21AM

Cathiecaffey Michelle, with the various viking titles, i was wondering if there are connecting books? I do love to find out that there is another character in the book that has their HEA too! And try to read them back to back. Thanks!


message 3: by Historical Romance Books
Dec 15, 2010 02:52PM

Historical Romance Books Hi Michelle, thank you for the friend add =-)


message 2: by Holly
Nov 03, 2009 05:51AM

Holly Jacobs Hi, Michelle!


message 1: by Harlequin
Oct 17, 2009 05:51AM

Harlequin Historical Well hello there Michelle, it is nice to see you here at Goodreads. Have fun looking around Historical Romance (the group). I've met a lot of interesting people there.


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