We are winding down the seven days of posts and I wanted to
talk to you about the Johnsons.
Readers of the Santini series met two of them, Jack and
Jesse, but the first book is about Bran.
The Johnsons are a typical military family. Their father,
who is a general now, raised them on his own after their mother died—with the
help of his mother. Maryanne-the heroine in Leonardo-was the only kid who
decided the military was not for her but she does work at a military hospital.
Jesse, Jack and Bran all followed in their father’s footsteps, including time
at Annapolis-the Naval Academy.
Our first hero does something I understand well. Bran is a
pilot and although he is a Marine, I know the breed well. My husband did not
fly, but growing up in and around them, along with spending time with their
spouses over the years, I understand their mentality and the sacrifices they
make. For Bran, it is almost second nature.
While they are competitive and sometimes downright rude to
each other, the Johnson siblings are a close-knit family. In fact, they are
often on the verge of being too nosey.
I enjoyed writing the Santinis because of the family
dynamics and I am having just as much fun with the Johnson brothers!
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Semper Fi Marines, book 1
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From an early age, Melissa
loved to read. First, it was the books her mother read to her including her two
favorites, Winnie the Pooh and the Beatrix Potter books. She cut her preteen teeth
on Trixie Belden and read and reviewed To Kill a Mockingbird in middle school. It wasn’t
until she was in college that she tried to write her first stories, which were
full of angst and pain, and really not that fun to read or write. After trying
several different genres, she found romance in a Linda Howard book.
Since the
publication of her first book in 2004, Melissa has had close to fifty romances
published. She writes in genres from historical suspense to modern day erotic
romance to futuristics and paranormals. Included in those releases is the
bestselling Harmless series. In 2011, Melissa branched out into
self-publishing with A Little Harmless Submission and the popular military spinoff, Infatuation: A Little Harmless Military Romance.
Along the way she has garnered an epic nomination, a multitude of reviewer’s
recommended reads, over five Capa nods from TRS, twelve nominations for AAD
Bookies, winning both Most Accessible Author and Author of the Year, and
regularly tops the best seller lists on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. She recently
had her first USA Today bestselling book, The Santinis
Collection.
Since she
spent her childhood as a military brat, Melissa swore never to marry military.
But, as we all know, Fate has her way with mortals. She is married to an AF
major and is raising her own brats, both human and canine. She spends her days
giving in to her addiction to Twitter,
happy her husband is finally retired and they are living where the bugs die in
the winter.
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3 comments:
I haven't read this series by Melissa yet...looks like I need to!
Gotta love nosy family's! LOL! Can't wait to really get to know the Johnsons.
I am definitely adding this new book to my TBR list :) It sounds really good. Congrats on the new book!
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