Saturday, March 15, 2014

Spotlight Melissa Collins


Spotlight Melissa Collins

This has been one of my favorite series to read.  Melissa has a way of bringing you into the characters lives.  The trials and triumphs that they all go through seem so real that you can truly understand their decisions that each character made.  

I enjoyed reading about Reid and Maddy's story and there struggles with there pasts and finding a way to make a future.  Brian and Mel's story was one of my favorites.  She was not your typical girl you know the skinny, super pretty and damn near perfect.  Mel was more your average girl that was not noticed as much as others.  

But there was Bryan who noticed her, she made him nervous.  There love grew like most relationships and when they were faced with struggles.  This is the part that put me through the heart ache with them.  Every emotion written was so raw, I felt like I was intruding on their lives.  Loved it.  

Anyways please read her books, you won't be sorry.  You will only be sorry for missing out on it.  

The Love Series Blurbs:
Let Love In (The Love Series #1):
What would happen if you lost everything?  If the people who were supposed to love you unconditionally were no longer there for you, how would your world change?  
That’s exactly what happened to Madeleine Becker when her parents died when she was ten years old.  Ripped from her home and everything that she has ever loved, she is forced to start all over again.  The only way for her to move on is to build walls around her heart and keep everyone at a safe distance. Her logic: she can't get hurt if she doesn't fall in love. 
That theory is blown to pieces when she meets Reid Connely during her freshman year at college. He is gorgeous and darkly mysterious. He understands Maddy's pain all too well, but sharing his pain would mean breaking down the walls he put up around his own heart. Conflicted between loving Maddy and hiding his dark past, Reid starts to reevaluate his world.  Maddy's inner strength, snarky personality and breath taking beauty help Reid to make peace with his past. 
Together they find out what happens when they let love in.
Let Love Stay (The Love Series #2):
If you’re lucky, you’ll fall in love – truly, madly and deeply in love.  But what happens when that honest and pure love isn’t enough to erase your fears?  What happens when your past rears its ugly head and threatens your future?  
Maddy and Reid had that kind of love – the all-encompassing, Earth shattering, once in a lifetime kind of love.  Then life happened.  Old wounds that were thought to be long healed and scabbed over are ripped opened and they are forced to face the possibility that, maybe, they are not strong enough to fight their demons and embrace the light.  
Together, they found out what love is, but now they will each need to heal on their own before they can ever be together again.  They must face their fears and beat down their pasts in order to find their way through this crazy uphill battle called love.  
They’ve let love in, but now, they need to find out how to Let Love Stay. 
Let Love Heal (The Love Series #3):
Perfection.  We all strive for it, but what happens when the desire to be perfect consumes you?  What happens when the need to bury your mistakes blinds you?
Melanie Crane has always been the perfect daughter, friend, student – she’s been perfect at everything, in fact.  But when she lets her insecurities, the ones that she keeps hidden from everyone, get the best of her, she falters in her pursuit of perfection.  Melanie crumples under the pressure and buries her pain.  Numbed by sadness and guilt, she is determined never to let anyone find out how broken she really is.
Bryan Mahoney may appear to have everything in order.  He’s charming, witty and completely swoon-worthy. In short, Bryan has life all figured out, but appearances can be deceiving.  When the landscape of Bryan’s family changes in an instant, he’s left to pick up the pieces.
Not all bruises leave a mark. Now, weary and afraid, Melanie and Bryan must find a way to let love heal their broken and jaded hearts.
For those who needs a reminder every now and then that beautiful does not mean perfect.
Let Love Shine (The Love Series #3.5): 
What comes after “they lived happily ever after?”
Maddy and Reid have seen their fair share of trials and tribulations, of love and loss.  Facing down the biggest challenges of their young lives, they managed to survive and endure.  With the future stretching out before them, they must learn to navigate new and unfamiliar paths. 
Being new parents, starting new jobs, and continuing college is enough to overwhelm any couple.  New challenges come up daily, as do small victories. Watch Maddy and Reid grow stronger together in this “one year later” tale of the everyday stuff that happens in real life. 
With a solid foundation of love under their inexperienced feet – and with the help of their family and friends – Maddy and Reid learn how to let love shine, lighting the way for a beautiful future to come. 
**This is a 26K word novella (about 100 pages) with approximately 11k words in bonus materials from Let Love In and Let Love Stay.  This will contain spoilers to the first two books in the series, so you should read them first.**
Let Love Be (The Love Series #4):
What would bring you happiness in a world that was suddenly empty?
For Lucy Crane, the answer is simple: her daughter. When her husband is killed in a tragic accident, Lucy loses her desire to live, but only one thing keeps her going – her unborn daughter. Focusing on being a mother is the one thing that helps Lucy cope with her loss, but kids grow up and they leave home, eventually. Eighteen years after losing her first and only love, Lucy is faced with the opportunity to find the happiness for which she’s always longed. Her own fears become her worst enemies as she learns how to embrace love once again. 
Evan Donovan is also facing his own struggles. Forced to retire from the FDNY because of lung damage caused by 9/11, Evan moves to upstate New York where he hopes to find a little peace and quiet. But old habits die hard, and Evan’s hero complex and survivor’s guilt constantly remind him of how difficult it is to be vulnerable. But for the first time in his life, he’s tired of being alone. 
Drawing strength from one another, Lucy and Evan discover how beautiful it is to let love be a part of their lives. 
Book Trailer for Let Love In -http://vimeo.com/68016203
Book Trailer for Let Love Heal - http://vimeo.com/76218463
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Author Bio: 
Melissa Collins has always been a book worm.  Studying Literature in college ensured that her nose was always stuck in a book.  She followed her passion for reading to the most logical career choice: English teacher.  Her hope was to share her passion for reading and the escapism of books to her students.  Having spent more than a decade in front of a classroom, she can easily say that it’s been a dream. 
Her passion for writing didn’t start until more recently.  When she was home on maternity leave in early 2012, she read her first romance novel and her head filled with the passion, angst and laughter of the characters who she read about it.  It wasn’t long before characters of her own took shape in her mind. Their lives took over Melissa’s brain and The Love Series was born.   

Twitter - @mcollinsauthor
Buy links for Amazon US below 

Let Love In:
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Let Love Stay:
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Let Love Heal:
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Let Love Shine:
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