From Thailand With Love
The Story of a Fostered, Adopted Child
CreateSpace
Non-Fiction: Inspirational
August 22, 2011
ISBN-10: 1463711859
ISBN-13: 9781463711856
Available in: Trade Size
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From Thailand With Love
by Marliss Melton, Katy Carey
A special-needs baby girl is rescued from the Abandoned Children’s Ward in Bangkok, Thailand and placed with an American foster family. Nicknamed Pooh, the fourteen-month-old blossoms under the care and attention lavished on her. Allowed to thrive at last, Pooh masters several developmental milestones, putting her on par with her peers. By the time her adoption is complete, Pooh is a confident two-year-old who transitions seamlessly to her new life in the United States, where her forever family welcomes her with open arms. Having enriched the lives of all who loved her, the foster child named Pooh becomes Brigit Carey, a toddler well on her way to becoming anything she wants to be.
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Marliss Melton's Bio
My greatest blessing was to grow up overseas without any television time. Sure, I missed out on The Waltons and Saturday morning cartoons, but how many kids get to ride on the back of an elephant, eat candied ants, visit every museum and chateaux in Paris, or track tigers in northern Thailand? As the youngest of four daughters, I had the example of my brilliant sisters, who read voraciously, and I bypassed Nancy Drew to read every book in the Hardy Boys series. (That was the first indication of my fascination for male heroes). By the sixth grade, I'd discovered Victoria Holt and moved back to the United States . I wrote my first book—a wretched historical novel—when I was thirteen. Two teenage years in Houston, Texas, saw me reading Harlequin® romances and writing several more books.
I've always been an over-achiever, with so many interests it was frustrating to have to choose just one career. I could have been an opera singer—but no. I excelled in language and for many years taught high school English, Spanish, and then Linguistics at the College of William and Mary, my alma mater.
But my first love, writing romance, remained a dream for decades. I wrote throughout my twenties and early thirties, completing more manuscripts, getting really serious with agents and publishers, etc. Danger's Promise (writing as Marliss Moon), a medieval romance, was finally published in 2002, becoming a RITA finalist for Best First Book. Since then, I've written ten books (some waiting to be released) and I've branched into romantic suspense featuring Navy SEALs. (My husband is a Navy veteran, making military romance a natural fit.)
My personal life is frankly hectic. We have children ranging from college students to a first-grader. I think that says it all. But I always find time for my loyal readers, so feel free to introduce yourself to me, as I have to you.