Links to Books
This is a bibliography for the author Jo Michaels. Any book shown with a Smashwords link is also available on iBooks.
Yassa - Historical Fiction
Paperback $7.99
Paperback (large 14 pt type) $17.99
NOOK $2.99
Smashwords $2.99
Kindle $2.99
Synopsis:
Temujin is the given name of one of the fiercest conquerors in history, Genghis Khan.
Before he became a Khan, he was just a man in love with a woman his best friend tried to steal.
Temujin tells his tale as a look over the life he's lived. He speaks of love, fear, friendship, and betrayal. What once was, can no longer be. Now, he questions his life and realizes the wrongs he committed. But it's too late to go back and fix them.
In this riveting portrayal of his story, you learn about Yassa law, the struggles young Temujin faced growing up, and how one decision changed his life, igniting a conquering of the greatest contiguous empire in history.
Isn't it funny how it all comes back to the love a man has for a woman?
The Abigale Chronicles - Book One - Young Readers (Series)
Paperback $5.99
NOOK $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Kindle $0.99
Synopsis:
Abigale Fontenot is a 12 year old girl living in West Bluff, Louisiana, who believes she is perfectly ordinary. When she is threatened by a bully on her way to school one day, what happens causes Abigale to begin a new journey. She has to ask herself, "Is it real or is it all just a dream?" As Abigale learns in Book One, things are rarely exactly as they seem. Friendships are formed with unlikely people: a wizened old woman and Abigale's arch nemesis, Emmett, and with their help Abigale learns she is far from ordinary. Book One of The Abigale Chronicles will leave readers itching for more to find out for themselves just what in the World is happening to Abigale.
The Abigale Chronicles - Book Two - Young Readers (Series)
Paperback $5.99
Kindle $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
NOOK $0.99
Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Abigale Fontenot is struggling to figure out whether her adventures are real or imagined. After an adventure with Amazonion women in book one, Abigale and Emmett have formed a bond through mutual trust and secrets, but Kristy has turned against Abigale because of it. Now, Abigale again finds herself in a precarious situation with a city full of talking cats. Emmett is once more by her side as she faces down a vicious cat queen in an attempt to avoid certain death and restore the leadership of the city to its rightful owner. Will they succeed, or will they be roasted alive? What will happen when Kristy overhears the discussions about the adventures with Ada?
The Indie Author's Guide to: Building a Great Book - Guide
Kindle $2.99
Paperback $6.99
Smashwords $2.99
NOOK $2.99
Synopsis:
Indie authors struggle every day with formatting their books for both digital and print. This handy pocket guide is meant to walk you through, step-by-step, to creating the most attractive, easy to read book possible.
Stop wasting your time and smashing your head on your desk in frustration. Balding authors with permanent red spots make us all look crazy.
Your answers are inside these pages. It's everything you need to know about self-publishing your book.
It's broken into six easy sections:
Help yourself and grab a copy today. There's even a look inside preview where you can see that table of contents and each section within. Go take a look for free!
Bronya (Book 1 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback $8.99
Kindle FREE
Paperback - DRD Edition $5.99
Smashwords FREE
Synopsis:
This is book one of the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that speak out against issues faced in the world today, showing how strong women can overcome anything.
Bronya Thibodeaux is a senior at Houma High School whose life is about to be changed forever. She's always felt like an outcast, but thinks she may have found a friend when a strange, new girl named Markaza who has blue hair, a number of tattoos, and a strange way of dressing appears.
Bronya's life choices make her a pariah in her small town. After getting thrown out of school, not being able to find a job, and being subjected to ridicule and cruel treatment, Bronya chooses to leave her old life behind forever when she receives a compelling invitation from a mysterious company named WSTW.
What Bronya doesn't know, is the mysterious company is owned by Markaza; a mystic who knows the end of the world is coming and is gathering together the only people who can stop the evil that's threatening to take over. Bronya is just the first. But going to New York is only a baby step toward her true journey. As Bronya races against the clock to unlock a power she never knew she had, Markaza races to collect the others: Lily, Shelia, Melody, and Coralie.
The Abigale Chronicles - Book Three - Young Readers (Series)
Paperback $5.99
Kindle $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Synopsis:
Abigale Fontenot is turning thirteen. Just when she thinks her birthday couldn't possibly get any worse, a new adventure takes hold. Abigale and Emmett are whisked away to a world of fantasy where knights, dragons, and princesses are the order of the day. Abigale is kidnapped by an evil prince in a nearby kingdom, and it's up to Emmett to rescue her. But Abigale finds that escape is not the most important thing; restoring the evil prince's kindness that has been locked away in a magical book by a wicked sorceress must come first. While Emmett is trying to rescue Abigale, she is trying to free the prince from his curse. Will she succeed in her quest before the evil prince kills Emmett, or will she fail and lose her new best friend? Will death matter if the whole thing is a dream, or are the adventures real and truly dangerous?
The Abigale Chronicles - Book 1,2,&3 - Young Readers (Series)
Kindle $2.99
Now, get all three of The Abigale Chronicles books in one easy Kindle download. Buy all three with this bundle and you're saving $2.98!
Lily (Book 2 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Synopsis:
This is book two of the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that discuss the ugly truth of things happening in the world all around us, showing how strong women can make a difference.
Lily Conyers is a twenty-year-old who has it all going for her. One wrong decision changes her life forever. When she meets a strange young woman named Markaza, Lily begins to re-build with encouragement from her new friend.
One rough night, Lily finds a letter on her step from a company called WSTW; promising her a new life.
Lily packs her bags, bids Markaza goodbye, and sets off for the city. But going to New York is only the first hurdle Lily must jump. She must learn to use the power inside herself to help defeat an evil that is threatening to destroy the world. Once in New York, she meets a girl named Bronya and the two help one another re-build what was so negligently broken.
As Lily is boarding the plane, Markaza gets on another headed to Tennessee so she can collect the next young woman on her list: Shelia.
Shelia (Book 3 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Synopsis:
This is the third book in the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how strong women can make a difference.
After a horrible accident takes the lives of her parents, Shelia Morgan is placed in the care of her Aunt Ivy and Uncle Melvin.
When she turns nineteen, her world is flipped upside down. When a girl named Markaza shows up and tells Shelia she's part of a group of young women destined to save the world, Shelia begins to dream of a new life and true freedom from her personal demons.
She boards a plane destined for New York and her new life. Once there, she meets Bronya and Lily: Two other young women with special powers they must learn to harness in order to fight an evil that will rise on December 21, 2012, and destroy the world.
Markaza heads toward Atlanta to save the life of a young lady named Melody before her mind destroys her from the inside out. As Markaza fights for Melody's life, Shelia, Lily, and Bronya throw themselves into their studies and learn that even power from within can get out of control.
The Bird - Fantasy
Paperback: $12.99
Kindle: $5.99
Smashwords: $5.99
Synopsis:
Stormy Terrebonne's life is about to change forever. A cardinal, a prince, and magic acorn soup are only the beginning.
She soon finds herself being whisked away from all she's ever known to save an entire race of people known as Trobodytes.
How? By killing an evil wizard named Bordash Bladeslinger.
But not all is as it seems. Stormy has a handful of friends, and she's not sure they aren't enemies in disguise.
Fantastical twists to the fairy tales you know and love abound in this tale of quests, witches, wizards, and a strange race of people known as Trobodytes. Suitable for those age thirteen and up, this young adult crossover fantasy novel is packed to the gills with action, adventure, and love.
Melody (Book 4 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $2.99
Synopsis:
This is the fourth book in the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how strong women can make a difference.
Melody Acworth sounds like an angel. If she's not careful, she'll become one soon. Enrolled in singing lessons at age seven, she took to the stage and began to get fan letters. Some were good, some were detrimental to her psyche.
By the time Markaza, a mystic with purple hair and tattoos, shows up, Melody's on her last legs. Markaza works furiously to try and repair the mental damage done so she can get Melody to New York; where she must learn to use a power hidden deep within herself to save the world.
They're running out of time. As December 21, 2012 approaches at an alarming rate, Markaza's visions turn dark and foreboding. The creature grows stronger every day. Soon it will rise and destroy mankind unless all six women band together to fight it.
Just one lady left to recruit: Coralie. But she's in a world of trouble.
Coralie (Book 5 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $3.99
Synopsis:
This is the fifth book in the Mystic series. These new adult paranormal novellas deal with social stigmas, judgment, and hate.
Coralie Meyers is struggling to find her footing as an actress in New York. A malicious attempt to thwart another girl's career ends in catastrophe and Coralie soon finds herself in a precarious situation.
As the sixth and final member of Women Save the World, a company created by Markaza Turner, Coralie possesses all the cunning the young ladies will need to defeat the evil that's rising under Central Park. If the women fail to save her, evil will rise and destroy the world.
Now that Markaza has gathered four of her chicks: Bronya, Lily, Shelia, and Melody, all that's left to do is bring in Coralie, train her, and go to war. But the ladies are struggling with their powers and their personal demons. Will they find the power within themselves in time to destroy the monster and save the world? Only time will tell; and that's one thing they're short on.
This fifth installment of the Mystic series is a lesson in what lies, hate, and judgment can do to the world when left unchecked.
I, Zombie - Young Adult Horror
Paperback: $14.99
Kindle: $3.99
Hardcover: $31.49
Recommended for ages 13+ due to a mild amount of gore.
Synopsis:
It's the end of the world as we know it.
Trixie Collins is a normal teen making her way through high school. One night at a party, a boy comes on to her and won't take no for an answer. As she jerks her arm away, his fingernails cut into her skin.
When she finds her dog's mutilated body and realizes she's to blame, she starts to think maybe the zombie apocalypse they've been screaming about on the news isn't a hoax after all. Worse, she begins to think maybe she's one of the infected.
Now it's a fight for life as she joins together with her brethren to stop the humans intent on destroying them. Are zombies all bad, or is it just a huge misunderstanding?
Mystic Anthology (Books 1-5 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $24.99
Kindle: $3.00
Synopsis:
This is the first five novellas in the Mystic series. If you buy them individually, they're $44.95 for the paperbacks and $4.95 for the Kindle versions. Now, you can get all five and save almost $2!
And, if you purchase the paperback, you get the Kindle copy FREE.
Markaza (Book 6 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Releasing sometime in 2014
Synopsis to come!
M - Young Adult Urban Fiction
Releasing sometime in 2014!
Synopsis to come!
Yassa - Historical Fiction
Paperback $7.99
Paperback (large 14 pt type) $17.99
NOOK $2.99
Smashwords $2.99
Kindle $2.99
Synopsis:
Temujin is the given name of one of the fiercest conquerors in history, Genghis Khan.
Before he became a Khan, he was just a man in love with a woman his best friend tried to steal.
Temujin tells his tale as a look over the life he's lived. He speaks of love, fear, friendship, and betrayal. What once was, can no longer be. Now, he questions his life and realizes the wrongs he committed. But it's too late to go back and fix them.
In this riveting portrayal of his story, you learn about Yassa law, the struggles young Temujin faced growing up, and how one decision changed his life, igniting a conquering of the greatest contiguous empire in history.
Isn't it funny how it all comes back to the love a man has for a woman?
The Abigale Chronicles - Book One - Young Readers (Series)
Paperback $5.99
NOOK $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Kindle $0.99
Synopsis:
Abigale Fontenot is a 12 year old girl living in West Bluff, Louisiana, who believes she is perfectly ordinary. When she is threatened by a bully on her way to school one day, what happens causes Abigale to begin a new journey. She has to ask herself, "Is it real or is it all just a dream?" As Abigale learns in Book One, things are rarely exactly as they seem. Friendships are formed with unlikely people: a wizened old woman and Abigale's arch nemesis, Emmett, and with their help Abigale learns she is far from ordinary. Book One of The Abigale Chronicles will leave readers itching for more to find out for themselves just what in the World is happening to Abigale.
The Abigale Chronicles - Book Two - Young Readers (Series)
Kindle $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
NOOK $0.99
Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Abigale Fontenot is struggling to figure out whether her adventures are real or imagined. After an adventure with Amazonion women in book one, Abigale and Emmett have formed a bond through mutual trust and secrets, but Kristy has turned against Abigale because of it. Now, Abigale again finds herself in a precarious situation with a city full of talking cats. Emmett is once more by her side as she faces down a vicious cat queen in an attempt to avoid certain death and restore the leadership of the city to its rightful owner. Will they succeed, or will they be roasted alive? What will happen when Kristy overhears the discussions about the adventures with Ada?
The Indie Author's Guide to: Building a Great Book - Guide
Kindle $2.99
Paperback $6.99
Smashwords $2.99
NOOK $2.99
Synopsis:
Indie authors struggle every day with formatting their books for both digital and print. This handy pocket guide is meant to walk you through, step-by-step, to creating the most attractive, easy to read book possible.
Stop wasting your time and smashing your head on your desk in frustration. Balding authors with permanent red spots make us all look crazy.
Your answers are inside these pages. It's everything you need to know about self-publishing your book.
It's broken into six easy sections:
- Branding Yourself
- Formatting Your Manuscript
- Building a Digital Cover
- Final Checks
- Business Considerations
- If Your Book is a Print Version
Help yourself and grab a copy today. There's even a look inside preview where you can see that table of contents and each section within. Go take a look for free!
Bronya (Book 1 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback $8.99Kindle FREE
Paperback - DRD Edition $5.99
Smashwords FREE
Synopsis:
This is book one of the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that speak out against issues faced in the world today, showing how strong women can overcome anything.
Bronya Thibodeaux is a senior at Houma High School whose life is about to be changed forever. She's always felt like an outcast, but thinks she may have found a friend when a strange, new girl named Markaza who has blue hair, a number of tattoos, and a strange way of dressing appears.
Bronya's life choices make her a pariah in her small town. After getting thrown out of school, not being able to find a job, and being subjected to ridicule and cruel treatment, Bronya chooses to leave her old life behind forever when she receives a compelling invitation from a mysterious company named WSTW.
What Bronya doesn't know, is the mysterious company is owned by Markaza; a mystic who knows the end of the world is coming and is gathering together the only people who can stop the evil that's threatening to take over. Bronya is just the first. But going to New York is only a baby step toward her true journey. As Bronya races against the clock to unlock a power she never knew she had, Markaza races to collect the others: Lily, Shelia, Melody, and Coralie.
The Abigale Chronicles - Book Three - Young Readers (Series)
Paperback $5.99Kindle $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Synopsis:
Abigale Fontenot is turning thirteen. Just when she thinks her birthday couldn't possibly get any worse, a new adventure takes hold. Abigale and Emmett are whisked away to a world of fantasy where knights, dragons, and princesses are the order of the day. Abigale is kidnapped by an evil prince in a nearby kingdom, and it's up to Emmett to rescue her. But Abigale finds that escape is not the most important thing; restoring the evil prince's kindness that has been locked away in a magical book by a wicked sorceress must come first. While Emmett is trying to rescue Abigale, she is trying to free the prince from his curse. Will she succeed in her quest before the evil prince kills Emmett, or will she fail and lose her new best friend? Will death matter if the whole thing is a dream, or are the adventures real and truly dangerous?
The Abigale Chronicles - Book 1,2,&3 - Young Readers (Series)
Now, get all three of The Abigale Chronicles books in one easy Kindle download. Buy all three with this bundle and you're saving $2.98!
Lily (Book 2 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Synopsis:
This is book two of the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that discuss the ugly truth of things happening in the world all around us, showing how strong women can make a difference.
Lily Conyers is a twenty-year-old who has it all going for her. One wrong decision changes her life forever. When she meets a strange young woman named Markaza, Lily begins to re-build with encouragement from her new friend.
One rough night, Lily finds a letter on her step from a company called WSTW; promising her a new life.
Lily packs her bags, bids Markaza goodbye, and sets off for the city. But going to New York is only the first hurdle Lily must jump. She must learn to use the power inside herself to help defeat an evil that is threatening to destroy the world. Once in New York, she meets a girl named Bronya and the two help one another re-build what was so negligently broken.
As Lily is boarding the plane, Markaza gets on another headed to Tennessee so she can collect the next young woman on her list: Shelia.
Shelia (Book 3 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Synopsis:
This is the third book in the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how strong women can make a difference.
After a horrible accident takes the lives of her parents, Shelia Morgan is placed in the care of her Aunt Ivy and Uncle Melvin.
When she turns nineteen, her world is flipped upside down. When a girl named Markaza shows up and tells Shelia she's part of a group of young women destined to save the world, Shelia begins to dream of a new life and true freedom from her personal demons.
She boards a plane destined for New York and her new life. Once there, she meets Bronya and Lily: Two other young women with special powers they must learn to harness in order to fight an evil that will rise on December 21, 2012, and destroy the world.
Markaza heads toward Atlanta to save the life of a young lady named Melody before her mind destroys her from the inside out. As Markaza fights for Melody's life, Shelia, Lily, and Bronya throw themselves into their studies and learn that even power from within can get out of control.
The Bird - Fantasy
Paperback: $12.99Kindle: $5.99
Smashwords: $5.99
Synopsis:
Stormy Terrebonne's life is about to change forever. A cardinal, a prince, and magic acorn soup are only the beginning.
She soon finds herself being whisked away from all she's ever known to save an entire race of people known as Trobodytes.
How? By killing an evil wizard named Bordash Bladeslinger.
But not all is as it seems. Stormy has a handful of friends, and she's not sure they aren't enemies in disguise.
Fantastical twists to the fairy tales you know and love abound in this tale of quests, witches, wizards, and a strange race of people known as Trobodytes. Suitable for those age thirteen and up, this young adult crossover fantasy novel is packed to the gills with action, adventure, and love.
Melody (Book 4 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99Kindle: $2.99
Synopsis:
This is the fourth book in the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how strong women can make a difference.
Melody Acworth sounds like an angel. If she's not careful, she'll become one soon. Enrolled in singing lessons at age seven, she took to the stage and began to get fan letters. Some were good, some were detrimental to her psyche.
By the time Markaza, a mystic with purple hair and tattoos, shows up, Melody's on her last legs. Markaza works furiously to try and repair the mental damage done so she can get Melody to New York; where she must learn to use a power hidden deep within herself to save the world.
They're running out of time. As December 21, 2012 approaches at an alarming rate, Markaza's visions turn dark and foreboding. The creature grows stronger every day. Soon it will rise and destroy mankind unless all six women band together to fight it.
Just one lady left to recruit: Coralie. But she's in a world of trouble.
Coralie (Book 5 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $8.99Kindle: $3.99
Synopsis:
This is the fifth book in the Mystic series. These new adult paranormal novellas deal with social stigmas, judgment, and hate.
Coralie Meyers is struggling to find her footing as an actress in New York. A malicious attempt to thwart another girl's career ends in catastrophe and Coralie soon finds herself in a precarious situation.
As the sixth and final member of Women Save the World, a company created by Markaza Turner, Coralie possesses all the cunning the young ladies will need to defeat the evil that's rising under Central Park. If the women fail to save her, evil will rise and destroy the world.
Now that Markaza has gathered four of her chicks: Bronya, Lily, Shelia, and Melody, all that's left to do is bring in Coralie, train her, and go to war. But the ladies are struggling with their powers and their personal demons. Will they find the power within themselves in time to destroy the monster and save the world? Only time will tell; and that's one thing they're short on.
This fifth installment of the Mystic series is a lesson in what lies, hate, and judgment can do to the world when left unchecked.
I, Zombie - Young Adult Horror
Paperback: $14.99
Kindle: $3.99
Hardcover: $31.49
Recommended for ages 13+ due to a mild amount of gore.
Synopsis:
It's the end of the world as we know it.
Trixie Collins is a normal teen making her way through high school. One night at a party, a boy comes on to her and won't take no for an answer. As she jerks her arm away, his fingernails cut into her skin.
When she finds her dog's mutilated body and realizes she's to blame, she starts to think maybe the zombie apocalypse they've been screaming about on the news isn't a hoax after all. Worse, she begins to think maybe she's one of the infected.
Now it's a fight for life as she joins together with her brethren to stop the humans intent on destroying them. Are zombies all bad, or is it just a huge misunderstanding?
Mystic Anthology (Books 1-5 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Paperback: $24.99
Kindle: $3.00
Synopsis:
This is the first five novellas in the Mystic series. If you buy them individually, they're $44.95 for the paperbacks and $4.95 for the Kindle versions. Now, you can get all five and save almost $2!
And, if you purchase the paperback, you get the Kindle copy FREE.
Markaza (Book 6 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal
Releasing sometime in 2014Synopsis to come!
M - Young Adult Urban Fiction
Releasing sometime in 2014!
Synopsis to come!
