The Art of Love: The Golden City Book One

"A.B. Michaels is a strong writer who has created compelling, flawed but very likeable characters. xa0Even the more minor characters have interesting backstories, and are just as driven and complicated as the main characters...I think romance readers will enjoy this book, and probably this series, but readers of historical fiction will also like The Art of Love . It's also a quick read, mainly because once you start, you will not want to put it down." - Sabrina Ricci, Digital Pubbing What Amazon Readers are saying: "Heart touching and melting wonderful. Great tale of struggle and love. Every moment counts with this author. Amazing the way she evokes feelings!""The book is well written, well developed and well paced. Scenes are described so vividly they can be easily pictured. Characters are believable and emotions are heartfelt. An excellent book, highly recommended.""What an amazing story of grit, determination and love. This was truly a great read from beginning to end and I fell in love with both Gus and Lia. Thank you!""The Art of Love Origins of Sinner's Grove is a compelling story of love and second chances. Mrs. Michaels has created a series that will keep you up until the wee hours of the morning. This is the first book in the series and I for one can not wait to read more by this author.""Though this is only the second novel of hers that I've read, I'm even more gratified than I was after the first. Her character development, historical setting & plot line is such that I am totally enthralled. I read alot & it's been years since I've come across an author who displays such finesse at her craft. I highly recommend this author & can't wait to read more of her work.""The Art of Love: Origin of Sinner's Grove by A.B. Michaels weaves a story of love, lust, betrayal, and sacrifice that kept me on edge often unsure whether to cheer or boo a character's decisions as I waited to see if those decisions would succeed or fail." "Toward the end of the Gilded Age (the turn of the twentieth century), San Francisco was an exciting new presence on the world stage - a metropolis built with money from those who'd struck it rich in California and the Klondike. Such wealth and opportunity earned San Francisco one of its many nicknames - "The Golden City."xa0 I grew up near San Francisco, so it was a logical setting for my series, but it was only after researching that particular time period that I discovered so much fascinating history, from the rise of modern art and architecture to the plight of immigrants and the incredible advances in medicine and technology. Throw in the natural disaster for which the city is famous, and you have the ingredients for the kind of page-turning historical fiction I like to write." A native of California, A.B. Michaels holds masters' degrees in history (UCLA) and broadcasting (San Francisco State University). After working for many years as a promotional writer and editor, she turned to writing fiction, which is the hardest thing she's ever done besides raising twoxa0active boys. She lives with her husband and two spoiled dogs in in Boise, Idaho, where she is often distracted by playing darts and bocce, learning pinochle, and trying to hit a golf ball more than fifty yards. Reading and travel figure into the mix, leading her to hope that sometime soon, someone invents a 25+ hour day. Her historical fiction series, "The Golden City," explores America's Gilded Age and its effect on characters, both actual and fictional, while her contemporary series, "Sinner's Grove," follows descendants of The Golden City as they navigate today's equally treacherous waters.xa0xa0She is currently expanding both series. Read more