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Location: United States
Member Since: July 19, 2011

Meliss O'Dell

Biography

Meliss O'Dell is an adoption attorney in Florida. The University Press of Florida recently published her non-fiction book, Adoption and Surrogacy in Florida: The Legal and Practical Sourcebook for Laypersons and Lawyers (Tartaglia, M., Univ. Press of Fla., 2011). She has also published numerous articles in the St. Petersburg Times, and an essay in Reaching the Bar (an anthology by and for women lawyers). As one who has overcome child abuse and domestic abuse herself, her passion is to encourage others to believe in themselves and get beyond abuse. She has three adult children, five grandchildren, and lives in west-central Florida with her husband and two dogs.

Where to find Meliss O'Dell online

Website: http://melissodell.com
Twitter: melissodell

Blog: http://melissodell.com

Books

Close to the Bone by Meliss O'Dell
Price: $0.99 USD. 21220 words. Published on July 29, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 3 reviews)
Lily became a mother at fourteen. For years, her family hid the truth about how it happened. Now twenty, the only way Lily can protect her son, Cooper, is to confront her family, but will she be able to overcome the obstacles thrown in her path? Who can she trust? Can she even trust herself?

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