Shattered
Souls
To
Love and Serve Book 1
By
Alison Mello
Genre:
Military Romance
I
left home a proud, strong woman, determined and eager to support my
country. But I came back a completely different person.
I’m
wounded, scarred, and nothing more than an empty shell. I’ve lost
my ability to open up to those closest to me. Why? Because no one
understands. No one knows the hell I’ve been through.
Every
time I close my eyes the nightmares are there, waiting, lurking in
the shadows, ready to torment me further. My only escape is the sting
of alcohol, the burn that numbs my pain. Everyone sees it as a
weakness, calls it a coping mechanism. I call it survival.
I’m
a lost cause…until I meet him—a Boston cop with demons of his
own, who knows what it’s like to be haunted by his past. He
understands my pain, knows all about the nightmares, and makes me
feel less…alone.
But
we are both broken, tainted by our pasts. How can we heal each other
when we’re both shattered souls?
Alison
has been writing for over a year now. Her debut book Finding Love
(October 2015) was published by Siren Publishing. Her following books
Needing Your Love (November 2015), Found My Love (December 2015), and
Fighting for Love (January 2016) were also published with Siren to
finish the Learning to Love series.
Her
desire to see her books on shelves led to her next work Chasing
Dreams (April 2015) She submitted it for publication with Limitless
Publishing and was thrilled that it was quickly accepted. Excited to
reach that goal, she moved on to the next series she had in mind and
wrote Saved By a Soldier (June 2016), My Broken Soldier (July 2016),
Forever My Soldier (August 2016), and A Soldier for Bella (September
2016).
Alison
enjoyed reading as a child and found her passion for it again in 2011
when E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey was released. Her love of
reading was re-ignited and she continued reading other books in the
same genre. In the summer of 2015, she decided to give writing a try
and two weeks later Finding Love was born. As soon as she finished
the first book, she began writing the second book in the series. Her
third book was finished by the time Finding Love had been accepted
for publication. Alison discovered she has a passion for writing and
has spent the last year meeting new readers and sharing the love she
has for writing.
Married
to her own real life hero, Alison lives with her amazing family in
Massachusetts where she was born and raised. She loves having her own
personal inspiration right at home and when she’s not writing she
enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and football with her son.
Interview:
Interview:
What
inspired you to write this book?
This
book is so special to me. I wrote this book not only because I’m former
military myself but with all the military romance books I’ve written it’s
always the male character that serves. There are so many woman out there
serving our country with pride and doing an amazing job at it. I felt it was
time they get the credit they deserve. Shattered Souls is book one in the To
Love and Serve series. I’m working on releasing book two later this year so
stay tuned for more on that.
Can
you tell us a little bit about the characters in Shattered Souls?
Lexi
is a medically discharged combat medic. She comes home after discharge and
plays it cool trying to lead everyone to believe she’s okay and that she’s just
letting loose a little but in reality she’s struggling big time.
Keegan
is a Boston cop who totally understands what she’s going through because he’s
been injured himself and lost his partner in the line of duty.
They
both have difficult pasts that they need to move on from. They find healthy
coping mechanisms and when they do their chemistry only intensifies. This book
has all the feels, it’ll make you laugh, cry and wish you had Keegan in your
bed with you.
How
to find time to write as a parent?
I
am an incredibly blessed author. My husband works a job that has allowed me to
be a stay at home mom for the last six years. That said my son is now in school
full time and so I work during the day while they are out of the house and I
work my take overs and my evening schedule around my son, but that’s not always
easy considering he is Tae Kwon Do three to four nights a week. LOL.
What
are you passionate about these days?
I’m
very passionate about supporting our veterans. My husband served his country
for twenty-nine years. I feel there is not one person in any branch of service
who doesn’t suffer from one thing or another after that many years in.
I’ve
done an auction to benefit veterans over the last two years. My auctions now go
to benefit VetSports and throughout the year I give all the proceeds from my
apparel sales at www.alisonmelloauthor.com
to that organization. Last year we raised over 4000.00 for the organization. If
you’d like to learn more join www.facebook.com/groups/supportingveteransonebookatatime
Do
you read yourself and if so what is your favorite genre?
I
love to read. I read a lot of romance genres including Military, romantic
suspense, romcom, M/M, Menage. Almost anything except paranormal and really
dark stuff.
Do
you see writing as a career?
Absolutely,
I work at least five days a week during the day. I’m always either posting,
writing, editing. You name it, if it has to do with the book world I’m doing
it.
Do
you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?
I
used to prefer quiet, but that all changed when I moved to Florida. I’m staying
with my parents while we get settled and they’re retired so the only way I can
focus is with headphones. I think this will forever be a part of my day now.
A
day in the life of the author?
My
day usually consists of a variety of things. I will start with coffee and some
headphones. I’ll do a bit of writing and then I meet with my PA to go over my
daily goals and discuss if I have any takeovers or events I have to get ready
for. I do some posting in my group and then the rest depends on what I need to
accomplish. I’ll either spend more time writing, editing or marketing.
Advice
they would give new authors?
If
writing is truly your passion, don’t give up. Being an author is a lot of work
and consists of way more than just writing a book. Set small goals for yourself
and don’t give up until you reach them.
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