Born and raised in Southern California, Jamie Michele spent the majority of her childhood immersed in books, dance classes, and community theater. After she studied biology at Scri...view moreBorn and raised in Southern California, Jamie Michele spent the majority of her childhood immersed in books, dance classes, and community theater. After she studied biology at Scripps College, her love of animals led her to the roles of veterinary technician and zookeeper. While working as an “edzoocator” for the Maryland Zoo’s mobile education unit in 2007, she shifted her focus to writing. The result was Romance or Retribution (now published as An Affair of Vengeance), which went on to win a prestigious 2009 Golden Heart Award from the Romance Writers of America. Michele now writes full time in Annapolis, where she, her husband, and their child act as a foster family for the local SPCA.view less