MICHELLE MANKIN is a New York Times, USA Today and WSJ bestselling author. Her primary genre is New Adult. She loves the character growth and angst elements of that age group. She also writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Her stories are hot. Her tropes are: enemies to lovers, small town sports, friends to lovers, reverse age gap, love triangle, and second chances. She is a Texas native who dreams of living in her favorite California town, Ocean Beach.