About Melissa S. Harkin
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📖 Exciting Announcement: I wrote a book! 📖
📖 Exciting Announcement: I wrote a book! 📖
📖 Exciting Announcement: I wrote a book! 📖
[Currently querying] Synopsis: The protagonist of WHAT IF, Melanie (Mel) Cooper, is an Army JAG living in Kansas City, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, and the mother to a gifted ten-year-old son, Noah. Her second husband, Noah’s father, was killed in action in Afghanistan one year ago, and her first husband was abusive. Melanie has found a
[Currently querying] Synopsis: The protagonist of WHAT IF, Melanie (Mel) Cooper, is an Army JAG living in Kansas City, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, and the mother to a gifted ten-year-old son, Noah. Her second husband, Noah’s father, was killed in action in Afghanistan one year ago, and her first husband was abusive. Melanie has found a sense of control and stability through her career in the Army, but she has never fully come to terms with the trauma of her past. As she reconnects with Henry, whom she secretly loved as a teenager and who is now a wealthy entrepreneur, they begin a whirlwind romance that awakens new feelings in both of them. Their relationship becomes a key part of Melanie’s emotional healing, and her evolving comfort with intimacy reflects her gradual recovery from the scars of domestic violence, an extremely difficult journey for a survivor. As chapters alternate between Mel’s and Henry’s point of view, Henry reveals that he always harbored an unspoken love for Melanie, which kept him from settling down. But their newfound happiness is threatened when Henry’s unstable ex-girlfriend Lisa begins stalking them.
Melanie’s experience with domestic violence is based on my own journey as a survivor of physical, psychological, and financial abuse.
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Bio
📖 Exciting Announcement: I wrote a book! 📖
📖 Exciting Announcement: I wrote a book! 📖
Latina at heart and soul, I'm a Brazilian-American translator of Italian descent, and I have honed my storytelling skills across multiple languages and cultures. I was featured in the 2023 MultiLingual Magazine “Top 30 Women in Translation” and the series “Greates Women in Translation.” My experience as a Language Specialist for the U.S.
Latina at heart and soul, I'm a Brazilian-American translator of Italian descent, and I have honed my storytelling skills across multiple languages and cultures. I was featured in the 2023 MultiLingual Magazine “Top 30 Women in Translation” and the series “Greates Women in Translation.” My experience as a Language Specialist for the U.S. Department of Defense working at Fort Leavenworth while assigned to the Army has given me deep familiarity with the U.S. military. I also hold a law degree (LL.B.), an MBA, and an MA.