SO YOU THINK YOU’RE A MATCH?
A “wickedly funny” friends-to-lovers romantic comedy. Fans of Christina Lauren and Sally Thorne will swoon their way through this romp from the friend zone to forbidden love.
Harlow’s an ambitious career woman who always plays by the rules. Bishop’s a happy-go-lucky bad boy who will bend any law to save his sick sister. Why, then, did their dating app declare them a match? The man is fifty shades of wrong. Sure, he makes her laugh, but there’s more to relationships than laughter, right?
She should definitely stop texting him. Yup. Any day now.
Soon, they’re making fun of all their app matches to each other. One bad date rescue later, they’re roommates with accidental benefits.
Harlow’s having too much fun to slow down, and things only get better when she’s tapped for her dream job…as long as everyone in her life passes a background check. No problem. Except Bishop is hiding a huge secret about how he pays for his sister’s cancer treatments.
And it’s about to change everything.
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Advance Praise for So You Think You’re a Match
“Michelle Hazen is the queen of flirty banter. The chemistry between responsible Harlow and quicksilver Bishop is delicious and sizzling. You’ll have a smile on your face for the whole read.” -Kristin Wright, Amazon-bestselling author of The Darkest Flower
“Complex characters strive with serious issues, and yet the story glimmers with charm, romance, and laugh-out-loud humour. This is a book that will make you think – and feel – and care about where it’s taking you on the page and in your heart.” -India Holton, author of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
“With sizzling chemistry, hilarious banter, and heart-tugging stakes, this story had me alternately swooning and frantically turning the pages. So You Think You’re A Match truly puts both the rom and the com in rom-com.” -Alanna Martin, author of Hearts on a Leash
“Romance readers used to the typical one-dimensional fling will find far more simmering beneath the surface of So You Think You’re a Match.
Underneath its romp through romance lies a thought-provoking consideration of what makes opposites attract, how beliefs and values are changed by circumstance and romance, and wherein lies the boundaries in a love connection.” -Midwest Book Review
“Between clutching my heart and snort-cackling, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough in this one-of-a-kind rom-com. Opposites don’t just attract in So You Think You’re a Match. Harlow and Bishop collide in a burst of sparks, showering the reader with their electric chemistry.” -Kelly Siskind, award-winning author
“If you’re looking for well-developed characters that are brimming with humor and authenticity, then look no further than this friends-to-lovers romance. Hazen is a master at creating a story that’s deeply rendered and honest. You’ll be swept off your feet when Bishop (a modern day Robin Hood) meets his match in honest, hardworking Harlow. Their chemistry crackles on every page, reminding you that friends really do make the best lovers.” -Elle Berlin, author of the Flambé Series
“Once again, Michelle Hazen marries humor and heart in this delicious tale of online dating with her wicked banter and make-you-blush chemistry.” -Deborah Maroulis, author of Within and Without
“Michelle Hazen is so wickedly funny you’ll think that you don’t need anything more than her rapier wit. But then she goes and drops sex scenes that will make your toes curl. I now have the book hangover of the century.” -Devri Walls, international bestselling author
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BREATHE THE SKY
Two strangers start out saving animals and end up rescuing each other in this heartwarming romance from the author of Unbreak Me.
Mari Tucker is a wildlife biologist who scoops bunnies and endangered tortoises out of harm’s way on construction sites. Still haunted by her past, she takes the most remote jobs in the Mojave Desert to avoid people and hide from her ex. It’s a simple, quiet life filled with sweet animals and solar-powered baking until she ends up assigned to Jack Wyatt’s crew.
Construction foreman Jack Wyatt’s loud, foul-mouthed temper keeps even the most rugged of men on his crew in line. No mistake is overlooked, because out in the desert it could mean life or death. In his opinion, the job site is no place for sensitive biologists, especially one as shy as Mari. But instead of wilting from the heat and hard work, Mari wins over Jack and his crew one homemade brownie at a time.
Jack and Mari find a comfortable rhythm, building a friendship that’s rare for both of them. After Jack’s rocky childhood, they have more in common than they’d imagined. But even the Mojave sun can’t chase away the shadows when the past is determined to track them down…
Press
I was interviewed by NPR’s Morning Edition! It was exciting to talk about Breathe the Sky and my work with tortoises, and the story behind the title…
NPR interview recording is linked HERE
Smart Bitches Trashy Books podcast interview HERE
Interview on Jean’s Book Nerd Blog: Link HERE
Feature on Popsugar: Link HERE
Feature on Publisher’s Weekly: Link HERE
Feature on Fresh Fiction: Link HERE
Advance Praise for Breathe the Sky
Amazon Top 10 Best Romances of August
Popsugar’s August Romances that Will Make You Swoon
Nominated for Best Audio in ReadRChat Awards
Nominated for Best Resolution/Reunion in Top Shelf Awards
Finalist for Best Contemporary Romance in Booksellers’ Best Awards
“Hazen sets this extraordinary tale of unexpected love in California’s Mojave Desert. The slow-burning romance and Hazen’s vivid descriptions of the desert keep the pages turning. This sweet, sensual contemporary is sure to tug at readers’ heartstrings.” -Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
“Hazen’s latest heart-melting and intensely passionate contemporary romance is a balm for the soul for anyone who has suffered abuse and survived to love again.” – Booklist (starred review)
“An achingly beautiful romance that rumbles like a quiet thunder across the desert with the promise that love can reach even the weariest of souls.” –Mary Ann Marlowe, author of Some Kind of Magic
“A romance that proves it’s never too late to find love. As always, Hazen’s characters are gorgeously developed and heartbreakingly tragic. The heat of the sun-baked desert is tangible as sweet Mari and gruff Jack find themselves and each other. Beautifully written from beginning to end!” -Kelly Siskind, author of the One Wild Wish series
“Hazen’s heartwarming romance will hook readers from the start with her colorful and well-developed characters.” -Library Journal
“Gruff, secretly sweet man + reserved, intelligent woman / (working through past trauma) x (genuine respect) = the most adorably heartwarming love story I’ve read in ages.” -Margaret T, Netgalley reviewer
“I’m blown away that such a heavy topic could be broached in the context of a theoretically-light read — the balance is so skillfully accomplished it made my head spin. One minute I’d be moved to tears; the next I’d be snorting with laughter and getting looks.” -Mary, Goodreads reviewer
“This story is sexy, timely, personal, heart-wrenching, and fulfilling all at once. Plus the sex scenes…I’m surprised my Kindle didn’t erupt into flames!” -Deborah Maroulis, author of Within and Without
“Once I started, I didn’t want to put the book down. There were scenes that made me laugh, and others had me reaching for a tissue.” -Barbara, Goodreads reviewer
“Watching them come to grips with their feelings for each other is like watching a flower unfurl from a bud.” -Suzette, Goodreads reviewer
“This is honestly one of the most beautifully written romance novels I’ve read. Its progression is like a time-lapse photograph of a flower opening up.” -Gj, Amazon reviewer
“Will make you smile. They both have hardened hearts but slowly the gooey centers move outward.” -Kathleen G, Amazon reviewer
“6 Stars!!! One of the best books I have ever read! I didn’t think Michelle Hazen could live up to the amazing book Unbreak Me, but she did. I loved Breathe the Sky just as much.” – Christa, Amazon reviewer
“I read this entire book in one glorious day.” -Rachel, Goodreads reviewer
“Ten stars and more for this one, one of my favourite books of the year.” -Comfy Couch Book Reviews
“This books has cute turtles/tortoises, hot construction workers, brownies, and sweet love. WHAT ELSE COULD YOU NEED??” -Alexis, Goodreads reviewer
Available now from Penguin Random House in ebook, trade paperback and audiobook!
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UNBREAK ME
What could two troubled souls from different walks of life have in common? Maybe everything.
Andra Lawler lives isolated at her family’s horse ranch, imprisoned by the memories of an assault in college. When she needs help training her foals, she hires a Haitian-Creole cowboy from New Orleans with a laugh as big as the Montana sky.
LJ Delisle can’t stand the idea that Andra might be lonely—or eating frozen TV dinners. He bakes his way into her kitchen with a lemon velvet cake, and offers her cooking lessons that set them on the road to romance. But even their love can’t escape the shadow of what they’ve been through. Despite their growing friendship and his gentle rapport with the horses, LJ is still an outsider facing small-town suspicions.
Before they can work through their issues, LJ is called home by a family emergency. In the centuries-old, raggedly rebuilt streets of New Orleans, he must confront memories of Hurricane Katrina and familiar discrimination. And Andra must decide if she’s brave enough to leave the shelter of the ranch for an uncertain future with LJ.
Advance Praise for Unbreak Me
An Amazon Best Romance of the Month
Top 10 Romances of 2019 from Booklist
Winner of the Lonestar Award in Contemporary Romance
“Hazen writes with grace and compassion about life after trauma, smoothly addressing racism, sexual assault, and large-scale disasters without pat answers or platitudes. This is a sure tear-jerker for any romance fan.” – STARRED Publisher’s Weekly review
“Two trauma survivors find love and acceptance in Hazen’s warm and thoughtful contemporary multicultural romance. Hazen’s well-developed characters, soft and steamy love scenes, and exquisitely detailed settings makes this a winning love story.” -STARRED Booklist review
“A seductive, slow-burn romance brimming with tenderness, hope, and transformation.”—Tammara Webber, New York Times bestselling author
“From the sweeping Montana skies to the vibrancy of New Orleans, Michelle Hazen packs an emotional punch into every word of this captivating story. Unbreak Me is an unapologetic romance that faces controversial issues candidly and grips your heart from the first page.” ~ Kelly Siskind, author of New Orleans Rush
“I literally haven’t stopped gushing about Unbreak Me since I cracked the first page. I give it all the stars. ALL THE STARS. I loved it so much I went back to the beginning and started it again.” -Margaret, Goodreads reviewer
“Michelle Hazen creates a beautiful, dynamic world with incredible backdrops from two very different settings. But it wasn’t the plains of Montana or the magic of New Orleans that stole my heart, it was her main characters. The breadth of their emotions and conflicts they face had me turning pages late into the night, hoping and praying they’d find a way to make love work against all odds. Unbreak Me left me with a feeling of warmth in my heart, and I can’t wait to see what’s on the horizon for Hazen.” — Maxym M. Martineau, author of Kingdom of Exiles
“I loved Andra like a bestie and LJ… he is a THE ULTIMATE book boyfriend. ❤️ Bold and beautiful story telling, flawed characters who will long stick with me. Everything about Unbreak Me was perfection.” -Heather Van Fleet, author of the Reckless Hearts series
“Unbreak Me broke me. This book grabs hold from the first pages and doesn’t let go until the end…I had tears by 20% and I’m not a crier. Really satisfying read.” -Mary Ann Marlowe, author of Dating By the Book
“Hot! Hot! Hot! Michelle tackles many tough subjects with grace and honesty.” -Terri M, goodreads reviewer
“This book deserves all the stars! Unbreak Me is a powerful book, one that takes on racism and sexual assault, but also the beautiful love story between two unlikely people.” -Readsandreviews.com
“Holy Hannah. This book just knocked my socks off. A dynamic mixture of sweet, heartwarming romance set against gritty, honest, and thought-provoking real world trauma, Unbreak Me was incredibly compelling and impossible to put down. This story was incredible, and important, and I suspect it will be sticking with me for quite some time. It was layered, and nuanced, and perfectly written. I didn’t even see this book coming, and it absolutely bowled me over!” -Bookgasms Book Blog
“Hazen’s ability to pen sensitive and complex issues with respect and compassion made this one of my favorite books of the year!” -Tricia Lynne, Author of Moonlight & Whiskey
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Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll Series
Follow a rock band from bar rooms to the big time as the secrets of their sex lives begin to mirror the battles of their music careers. From spit-out-your-coffee funny to so heart-wrenching you’ll be snatching up a napkin to dab at your eyes, this series will give you all the feels.
A Cruel Kind of Beautiful – Book 1
Escape into this friends-to-lovers romance that reviewers are calling “hot, humorous, and honest” and “a chocolate high.”
Jera McKnight loves music, swoons for hot guys, but sucks at sex. Jacob Tate is her perfect storm: a pun-loving nude model with a heart as big as his record collection.
When a newspaper-delivery accident lands him in her living room, he’s almost tempting enough to make her forget she’s never been enough for a man—in bed or out of it. Sure, he laughs at her obscure jokes, and he’ll even accept a PG-rating if it means he gets time with her, but he’s also hiding something. And it has everything to do with the off-limits room in his apartment.
Jera pours all her confusion and longing into her drum kit, which pays off when her band lands the record deal of their dreams. Except just like Jacob, it might be too good to come without a catch.
She doesn’t know if her music is good enough to attract a better contract, or if she’s enough to tempt a man like Jacob to give up his secrets. But if this rocker girl is too afraid to bet on herself, she might just end up playing to an empty house.
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Advance Praise for A Cruel Kind of Beautiful
“Like Susan Elizabeth Phillips with a dirtier sense of humor.”
-Sheila Athens, Author Accelerator
“Hot, humorous, and honest. Hazen’s unique voice makes this angsty love story an entertaining read.” — Layla Reyne, author of the Agents Irish and Whiskey series
“The writing is beautiful and the ending made me grin ear to ear.”
-GJ, Goodreads reviewer
“Smart and fun, with a rocking voice, A CRUEL KIND OF BEAUTIFUL will keep your heart racing until the end.” -Katie Golding, author of Order Up
“Sweet and sexy, with a storyline that sucks you in deep, A CRUEL KIND OF BEAUTIFUL is everything I adore in a romance.”
-Heather Van Fleet, author of the Reckless Hearts series
“Watching Jacob wear Jera down is not only fun, but it’s sweet and feels real. Hazen writes the scenes of them together and falling in love as if she looked into the minds of her readers.” -ReadsandReviews.com
$3.99 ebook / $13.49 paperback
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Fill Me – Book 0.5
3 friends. 1 band. Fate starts here.
A garage band drummer who can’t keep her boyfriend satisfied.
A bassist who’s performing on darker stages than the musical kind, and can’t tell his BFF.
A lead singer who can’t seem to hold the headliner spot in his own friendships.
It’s just one more dive bar gig, but tonight, all the band’s secrets are coming out.
This prequel is a short-story-length introduction to the band The Red Letters. It takes place before the books about each of the band members, but can be read before or after Book 1.
Advance Praise for Fill Me
“Previously meeting the characters and then going back to a little insight of their life before was so much more fun and it made me fall in love with them the way I fell in love with Jera and Jacob in the first book. It’s like Michelle has this amazing gift to switch between sexy and smoking to funny and witty in a breath and it’s intoxicating.” -Cheridan, Goodreads reviewer
“Hazen says a lot in a few words and packs a pretty powerful punch. We get a few chapters from each character’s POV where we’re introduced to the issue that defines them, which at the end of the day is something we can all relate to: the feeling of not being enough and wanting to find the one thing that will make us feel complete.” -ReadsandReviews.com
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Playing the Pauses – Book 2
Melt into the steam of this friends-with-benefits romance that readers are calling “smoldering,” “captivating,” and “better than Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Kate is a globe-trotting career woman who can’t be tied down.
Danny is a Dominant musician and tattoo artist who needs her help to explore his true kinks.
Kate just got her big break, running an international tour for a rising band. Her job is everything to her…at least until she meets the band’s enigmatic bass player.
After they collide in one unforgettably erotic night on a hotel balcony, he comes to her with a proposition. As a former BDSM club performer, Danny’s spent so long fulfilling other people’s fantasies that now he wants to reclaim his own—and he says she’s the only one who can help.
Getting caught in bed with her boss could cost her career, and yet there’s something about Danny’s quiet intensity that she can’t resist. He steals her heart, hard. But the end of the tour is approaching, and their jobs are headed two different directions.
To be together one of them will have to stop touring, but the only thing they crave as much as each other is music.
One-click this steamy and heart-wrenching romance today!
**This book contains spoilers to earlier books in the series, but can be read and understood as a standalone. No cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed.**
Playlist: https://goo.gl/Ex3mg7
For Bonus Chapters, Playlists, and fun behind-the-scenes extras, click here!
Advance Praise for Playing the Pauses
“Danny: the boy who the heart-eyes emoji was invented for.” -Kristi, Goodreads reviewer
“With one intensely sexy description of his tattooed hands, Danny owned my heart.” -ReadsandReviews.com
“With relentless chemistry and snappy writing, it’s impossible not to become a die-hard groupie for Danny and Kate and The Red Letters. The dramatic highs and lows of the backstage rock world are ruthlessly vivid. I devoured this book until the last page.” – Kelly Siskind, author of the Over the Top series
$3.99 ebook / $13.49 paperback
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Tie Me Down – Book 2.5
Drift away with this heart-tugging long-distance romance that reviewers are calling “highly addictive” and “one of the most heartfelt novels I have ever read.”
Once upon a time, a tour manager and a bass player fell in love.
Many months and miles later, Kate and Danny are trying to build a life together in between two jet-setting jobs. But despite their BDSM lifestyle, Kate is rope-shy once the bedroom door opens.
Secretly, she craves more than professional satisfaction, even though she swore she’d never swap her backstage pass for a picket fence. But it’s going to take more than words for this Dom to help his self-reliant submissive realize she’s never been more free than when she’s tied down.
Perfect for fans dying for a happy ending that feels like it could happen in real life. One-click your copy of this sexy, heart-wrenching novella now!
**This novella is a sequel, not a standalone. It’s best to read Book 2: Playing the Pauses for the first part of Kate and Danny’s story, though you do not have to read the rest of the series to understand those two. HEA guaranteed!**
Advance Praise for Tie Me Down
“This was a great story!!!! Definitely my favorite book this year.” -M, Amazon reviewer
“This was the cutest, most amazing novella I’ve ever read!!” -Cassandra, Amazon reviewer
“Tie Me Down makes the fictional HEA realistic.” -Naughty Mom Story Time Blog
“Emotional! Engaging! Enthralling!
I was surprised to realize the slow start was anything but slow… it was just setting the reader up for one of the most powerful human exchanges I have read. EVER.
Do yourself a big favor and take a chance with this one.” -Jeanne, Amazon reviewer
“This series has become more and more addictive with each new book that the author releases.” -Dog-eared Daydreams Blog
$1.99 ebook / $7.49 paperback
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Insatiable – Book 3
Get swept up in the glamour of this friends-to-lovers romance that reviewers are calling “all-consuming” and “loving and witty” and “a beautiful ending to an amazing series.”
As the lead singer for the Red Letters, it’s easy for Jax Sterling to hide his loneliness behind his bad boy lifestyle…until he lands on tour with a hard rock goddess who makes him want the relationship the ex-junkie can never let himself have.
Onstage, Ava’s all chains, whips and guitar licks, but the backstage confessions they share are darker than their leather.
She wants Jax, but he wants better for her than him.
But then, bad news drops that threatens the life of one of his bandmates, and the loyalty of the other. Terrified by how little he has left if he loses his best friends, Jax takes the plunge to let someone else into his life.
Until Ava finds out his ugliest sin, and it’s nothing she can forgive.
One-click this powerfully emotional romance today!
**This book contains spoilers to earlier books in the series, but can be read and understood as a standalone. No cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed.**
Advance Praise for Insatiable
“This book drew me in like the smell of fresh brewed coffee.” -JJ, Amazon review
“Wow. This book. An emotionally rich read that tackles a difficult subject with thought-provoking nuance.” -Kat, reviewer
“There’s so much drama, so much emotion, but luckily just enough humor to keep it from being too dark.” -H, Amazon reviewer
“Insatiable is a beautiful story about love. There’s romantic love, the love between friends, the often painful love we share with our family, and for Jax, finally the ability to love himself.” -Reads and Reviews blog
“The extremely talented Michelle Hazen really hit me in the feels with Insatiable, and my emotions are raw after reading such a powerful story. I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ALL!” -The Power of Three Readers
$3.99 ebook / $13.49 paperback
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Christmas with the Band – Book 3.5
Tattoos, house fires, and house arrest: It’s Christmas with the Band!
All Jax wants for Christmas is for his favorite people to get along. So when he takes Ava home for the holidays, she vows to finally make peace with his drummer. What she gets instead is a house fire, house arrest, and the kind of dinner none of them will ever forget.
This comic romp of a holiday story wraps up the world of the Sex, Love and Rock and Roll series in a red lacy bow.
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Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll 6-Book Boxed Set
This award-winning series follows a rock band on the rise from bar rooms to the big time.
Meet the fiery female drummer, the intense bassist with a sensual secret, and the charismatic lead singer with a dark side.
Come along on the ride of their lives as they chase their dreams and see who ends up capturing each of their hearts!
**Brand new bonus content! Exclusive interviews between the author and each of the three band member characters to catch you up on all the gossip of what’s been going on since the series ended! These hilarious and heart-tugging interviews are available in this boxed set only.**
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$9.99 ebook set – 33% OFF over buying each individually!
Reading Order
Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll Series
Chronological
0.5 Fill Me
1.0 A Cruel Kind of Beautiful
2.0 Playing the Pauses
2.5 Tie Me Down
3.0 Insatiable
3.5 Christmas with the Band
Author’s Suggested Reading Order
1.0 A Cruel Kind of Beautiful
0.5 Fill Me
2.0 Playing the Pauses
2.5 Tie Me Down
3.0 Insatiable
3.5 Christmas with the Band