by Marliss Melton | Aug 22, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog, Reader News
I was also inspired by this commando who shows up in my Navy SEALs video trailer. With the silver hair and the green eyes, he looks just like Ike. Here's what Ike thinks about his own appearance: He glanced at her, suprised she found his face memorable at all. He...
by Marliss Melton | Aug 22, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog, Reader News
The movie TAKEN, starring Liam Neesen, sparked my first thoughts about the plot for THE PROTECTOR. In TAKEN, the hero’s sixteen-year-old daughter is kidnapped while visiting Paris, and Neesen, a retired CIA agent kicks butt in his quest to recover her before she...
by Marliss Melton | Aug 22, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog, Reader News
Capt. Luis Carlos Montalván served 17 years in the Army and commanded a port on the border between Iraq and Syria, where he was maliciously attacked and injured. His injuries and the Post Traumatic Stress that resulted from hypervigilance and extreme...
by Marliss Melton | Aug 22, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog
While researching the area where THE PROTECTOR takes place, I stumbled onto the most curious thing I've ever seen. Look closer. Those are cats chained to little houses. Who in their right mind would chain cats? Surely this is illegal. I suspect they are used for...
by Marliss Melton | Aug 22, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog, Reader News
If you haven't read any of my books yet, then you are in for a lot of fun and adventure! I've written a 7-book series featuring the irresistible men of SEAL Team Twelve (all still available in paperback and Kindle). And I have just kicked off a new...