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(PNW Author) Michelle Miller writing as M. Jack Rozier, is a published author and storyteller with a heart rooted in three very different places—Altadena, California, where she grew up surrounded by the scent of roses and layered memories; Belfair, Washington, where resilience met new beginnings; and Mobile, Alabama, where creativity continues to bloom.
When she’s not writing or pursuing photography, you’ll find her diving into heritage research, learning Spanish, or crafting stories that linger long after the last page.
Michelle brings authenticity, warmth, and a fierce spirit to everything she does.
Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
In Yanelis, Escaping the Edge: Wyattville, Yanelis is a mother in Okaloosa County, Florida, whose life narrows to a single imperative after her infant son Javier Oliver is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. As doctors work to stabilize Javier, Yanelis is drawn into an investigation that puts her decisions, living arrangements, and past relationships under scrutiny. Conflicting accounts emerge from those closest to her, including her estranged husband Axel Oliver and family acquaintance Butch Lowell, while medical findings point the case toward a criminal inquiry. Inside the hospital, Yanelis manages interviews with the authorities and strained family encounters while trying to remain near her child. Outside it, long-buried family histories begin to surface, following Yanelis through the days when Javier’s survival and her credibility become inseparable.
M. Jack Rozier's "Yanelis, Escaping the Edge: Wyattville" is a literary crime novel that leans into the aftermath of catastrophic injuries to Yanelis' infant son, and conflicting explanations that give no answers. Yanelis becomes so real on the page. She isn't perfect and has the habitual deference to louder personalities that many readers will be able to relate to. That changes as the issues rise, and there's a fist-pump moment when she insists on immediate medical action for her child during a crisis. Her friend Elena, who is also a point of view character, is equally fleshed out, managing communications, shielding Yanelis, and getting a place for her to rest when others withdraw. The settings are supremely visual. A courthouse hallway has echoing footsteps and closed doors, and Okaloosa County is framed through rain-smeared glass, failing streetlights, and sirens. Overall, this is crime fiction with real heart. Very highly recommended.
