Iris Zenia SolorioIris Zenia Solorio and Ismael G. Solorio met at a Christian church, he was a musician. Later he enlisted in U.S Army. When he returned from his second deployment he was injured from his left cheek and that's when Iris and Ismael formed a friendship ad later fell in love. They had a daughter, Priscilla Solorio. When Priscilla was born Ismael was not present. He voluntarily re deployed to Baghdad, Iraq. In his third and final mission he returns to get married and to meet his daughter. Three months later he was killed on April, 9, 2007. Priscilla was six months old when he died.

Iris became a widow with a child at a very young age.

From the time Iris was a child, she always wondered about being a writer. Thirteen years later, she realized she wanted to share her story. It's important to speak for those who cannot.

The author lives in San Luis, Arizona, with her four children. Read More Read Less