Ah, it’s finally March and I am so excited to share my upcoming release through Carina Press, POINT OF CONTACT, with you! As an Air Force brat and a Navy spouse, this story is extremely close to my heart. It’s been a two-year labor of love from start to finish, and while I haven’t personally experienced the devastating loss that Trevor does, I know people who have. I know a woman whose only son died on patrol after he took a sick buddy’s place; a woman who was notified on Mother’s Day of her son’s death in Afghanistan; the time my husband was on the team to notify a family that their loved one had just been killed. This story is for them.
It’s not an easy one to read, but it’s real. It’s the devastation and ripple effect that one boy’s seemingly senseless death in war can have on the lives of the people who loved him. But in the end, it’s also a story about the triumph of the human spirit, and the resilience of the heart.
POINT OF CONTACT will be out on March 26th, and you can preorder here. To celebrate, I’d love to give away a $10 Amazon gift card to a random commenter! Thank you to all my readers for your continuing love and support.
BLURB:
Only love can heal an impossibly broken heart.
There’d forever been a thread running through Trevor Estes’s life—his son Riley, strong and constant like heartbeat. But when Riley is killed in combat, everything in Trevor’s life unravels into a mess he doesn’t know how to mourn. Until Jesse Byrne, Riley’s friend and platoon mate, arrives on his doorstep with a box of Riley’s things. Jesse’s all-too-familiar grief provides an unlikely source of comfort for Trevor; knowing he’s not alone is exactly what he needs.
Trevor never imagined he’d find someone who fills his heart with hope again. As the pair celebrate Riley’s memory, their unique bond deepens into something irreplaceable—and something neither man can live without. But diving into a relationship can’t be so simple. Being together means Trevor risking the last link he has to his son…leaving Jesse to wonder if he’ll ever be enough, or if Trevor will always be haunted by the past.
Melanie Hansen likes to consider herself a cynic, but at heart she’s a hopeless romantic. Every morning she gets up before dawn to spend time with her characters, creating stories that are deeply emotional, sometimes heartbreaking, but in the end where love always wins. Melanie’s proud of the fact that two of her books have been named as RT Book Reviews Top Picks.
She grew up with an Air Force dad, ended up marrying a Navy man, and has lived and worked all over the country. Melanie hopes to bring these rich and varied life experiences to her stories about people finding love amidst real-life struggles.
My heart hurt just from the blurb. This really looks to be wonderful read – and oh, May/December is it? Count me in! Really looking forward to read this book, Mel. Congrats on your upcoming release!
I want to read it now! 🙂
Coming soon to my Kindle!
Congrats on your upcoming book release! It sounds like a wonderful read.
This one looks like a heart shredder!
I’m currently reading this and the story feels amazing real. Thank you for the story and congratulations on your new book
Unfortunately I’m sure this happens way to often. This story sounds so good I can’t wait to read it!
This post had given me the chills. I can’t even start to imagine the grief the people you mentioned felt. I definitely know, though, that this upcoming novel of yours would make me fall in love with it in no time. Grief? Memories of a loved one? Resilience amidst all the tragedies? YES, PLEASE! Gimme! ^_^
I was an Army brat and then an Army wife and then a State Police wife; Life takes you in strange directions. I would love to read your book.
I can’t wait to read it! Wha comes after this book?
I have a three-book series coming soon from Carina ☺️ I can’t say much more than that yet, other than it’ll be military as well! I’m very excited about it, so thanks so much for asking!
Yay! Cool, I look forward to the share news. 🙂
Congrats and thanks for the post. Even the blurb was moving, and your post intro makes feel like this story is in the right hands.
Sounds heartrending, but beautifully done!
Wow, this sounds brutal and beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us, Melanie, and all the best on Point of Contact’s release!
That’s such a beautiful cover. Congratulations on the release, Melanie!
Congratulations on your upcoming release Melanie. The book sounds like an emotional read it must be very hard when you are on the notify team. I look forward to reading the book.
Thanks so much for your comments, everyone ❤️ I’ll be contacting the winner soon!