Michele began her career in the arts as an actress, working for many years in television, theatre and film, following her graduation from USC's BFA Conservatory Theatre Arts program where she received classical training. She appeared in numerous television projects, from her earliest roles playing teens to her Emmy nominated performance as Abigail Perkins on NBC's critically acclaimed,  mega-hit,  'L.A. Law'. The series won multiple Emmy's, Golden Globes, People's Choice and Humanitas Awards. She was a series regular for five seasons.  Michele has  starred in numerous television movies and indie films, while appearing regularly in local, L.A. theater productions. She co-starred in the 2023 PBS film "The Kill Floor" which has won numerous awards at  film festivals around the country. 

Her interest in writing began in childhood and throughout her career and education, she was always involved in writing: short stories, plays, screenplays and magazine features. 

"I took writing classes constantly: creative writing, screenwriting and even journalism. I had TV pilots and film projects optioned by producers, I won film grants and festivals with short screenplays. I wrote a long feature for the Los Angeles Times Magazine about my experience growing up in L.A. But novels were always my big dream, the one that I was most excited about but also most intimidated by.  The process seemed too big, too difficult. Then, in 2004 I sat down and wrote a young adult novel. I sold it,  and then a second one a few years later. But to write adult fiction, in the thriller genre which is like  engineering with building the tension, the pacing and plot, was what I wanted to do the most.  I had to overcome a lot of self-doubt and just trust myself and my writing. And do it."

 in 2012, Michele took a break from work to focus on raising her son, adopted from Guatemala in 2008 and taking on the caregiving responsibilities for her  mother, Dorita. She ran an emerging theatre company for a year, developed her non-profit language arts program, Adelante Arts Collective, and performed in periodic theatre productions at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Company, The Moss Theatre, The Annenberg and The Met. All the while, the ideas for both  the Emily Ray Series and the Cassidy Clarke Series were percolating in her brain. 

"There were times when I was just caught in that tight spot, like so many people, especially women are:  on my own in an emotional sandwich with a school aged child and my mother, who had always needed a tremendous amount of oversight and maintenance throughout her life...and you feel that you have no emotional or psychological space to create. Every day is about putting one foot in front of the other and handling responsibilities. But the ideas are always in there, developing,  because your fascination with the human condition doesn't wane or die out. You just put it aside until you can jump into the creative process again."

In 2024, Michele sold both book series' to Storm Publishing and Thomas and Mercer/Amazon, beginning a whirlwind year of writing and seeing her long held ideas come to life.

"There are always people, even well meaning ones, who will tell you it's too hard or it's too late or it will never happen, whatever 'it' means to you. You can't listen to them. You just move forward and grab that chance to chase your dream when it shows up. You never know when that might be, it comes in its own time and in the right time. You have to grab it and take it and make it real. It is never too late. Your life keeps expanding if you let it... and it's a beautiful thing."