Stories that uncover the truths we hide from the world.
Melvin Hardin writes emotionally powerful stories about love, family, relationships, betrayal, difficult choices, and the moments that can change everything.
Four Walls
Love · Trust · Betrayal · Consequences
Melvin Hardin
Every story has a hidden room. Melvin Hardin opens the door.
Born and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan, Melvin Hardin developed a passion for storytelling from an early age. His writing brings hidden emotions, complicated relationships, difficult choices and unexpected consequences into the light.
Through emotionally charged characters and compelling fiction, he explores the space between love and betrayal, trust and deception, brokenness and redemption.
Stories that stay with you.
Behind
Four Walls
What happens when the perfect life begins to fall apart behind closed doors?
A story of relationships, secrets, emotional conflict and consequences — where appearances can be deceiving.
Kisses
Don't Lie
Phillip had it all. A perfect marriage, powerful friends and a thriving business.
Until his wife Shanta decides to play with fire. To protect her secret, she must lie, deceive and deny herself.
Too Much,
Too Little,
Too Late.
Shanta learns there's more to a marriage than just a ring.
Phillip is faithful to a fault and blinded by love, yet he quickly learns that nothing can prepare you for the unexpected.
When
Doves Cry
Is there anything worth fighting for?
Secrets, lies and flaws find their way onto center stage as Shanta fights to win back the people she has betrayed.
Starting
Over Again
Abandoned as a child, Tressa is forced to live life on her own terms.
Struggling to survive, she earns her way into womanhood while carrying the sins of her mother.
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REPEAT
I was creatively inspired to write this novel out of my imaginary threads, which were woven together to produce a product of interesting tapestry that would satisfy the emotional, suspenseful and highbrow thirst of my readers.
HARDIN
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“An electrifying experience.”
Behind Four Walls was an electrifying experience that provided an unexpected range of emotions and a whimsical journey. It reads literally as a sequence of photographs projected on the pages with sufficient rapidity as to create the illusion of motion and continuity.
“Hard to put down.”
I immensely enjoyed reading Behind Four Walls. As I took this journey with Phillip, I found myself engrossed in the drama, suspense, flickers of hope and journey of undying love.
“A true ride of emotions.”
Behind Four Walls takes you on a ride of emotions that will leave you breathless. Melvin D. Hardin touched on issues that are rarely spoken about with friend or family. This amazing story captures abuse, lies, lust, suspense and true love.
“Like watching a movie through words.”
Behind Four Walls is like watching a movie through words that captured my attention from beginning to end. It is filled with drama, suspense and romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It was a story that was very hard to put down.
“One of the best books I've read.”
I received this book on Saturday afternoon and finished reading it within 30 hours. One of the best books I've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down. This book has it all: love, lust, betrayal, hope and plot twists.
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