About

When early onset stage fright dashed dreams of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame status, Maria Michaels tackled her first book in 2010, and now the people and voices that occupy her head refuse to leave.

She no longer sings unless you count randomly bursting into song to annoy her children (and the dogs).

If she wasn't an author, Maria would be a detective and she would be a criminal's worst nightmare (ask her husband and children). Obviously, she watches Dateline on a regular basis and takes notes.

Maria lives in northern California with her family, including two beagles, one who can say ‘hello’ and the other who can feel a pea through several pillows.