Love, Kisses, & Crazy White Jackets

About the Book

Not everyone meets their soul mate in their lifetime, but nobody expects to meet their soul mate when they’re in the formative teen years. Growing up feeling invisible, Amelia meets a boy who sees her and makes her feel visible and special. From the first moment she looked into his eyes, she saw a confused, sad, and chaotic soul, yet she had a peaceful acceptance of it. He soon becomes aggressive toward her, but she doesn’t want to give up. Loving him felt right, but she found that staying with him was wrong. The pain of having to let go of the one soul who made her visible and whom she would forever feel connected to forever was a heart-wrenching decision she had to make. Years later, she receives a letter that doesn’t excuse his actions but helps her understand why his soul was so sad, confused, and chaotic.

About the Author

Trisha A. Allan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 4, 1964. Throughout her life, she lived in many places in the United States. She became interested in writing at the age of ten while writing short stories with her sister Terri. In fourth grade, her teacher had to take away her notebook where she wrote her stories in because she would rather write than do her schoolwork. Trisha graduated from high school in 1982 in Montana. After graduation, she continued to travel and live in other states, finally settling down on the Iron Range of Minnesota. In 1990 she applied for college where she not only attained a degree in criminal justice but also, through college writing courses, was reintroduced to her love of writing. In 2013 she left her career in health care as a surgical instrument tech to dedicate her time to finishing this book. Her decision and reason to write this story about her teen years was to reach out to teenagers who may be going through this similar struggle and to let them know they are not alone. Her message is to use everything that happens as a positive to strengthen and empower themselves. The title was created when she signed a letter to her mother with “Love, Kisses, & Crazy White Jacket.” Trisha is currently working part-time as a property manager. She has two adult children, Karen and Thomas, and two grandchildren, Ian and Keeley. She resides in Minnesota on fourteen acres of land with her husband, Joel, to whom she has been married for twenty-three years. Her goal is to write a book of her original poetry and children’s books.