Scars & Stilletos
At thirteen, after being abandoned by my mother one summer and left to take care of my younger brother, I became susceptible to a relationship that turned out to be toxic, abusive, and ultimately exploitative. I eventually found myself working in a strip club at the age of nineteen, and my boyfriend became my pimp, controlling my every move and taking all of my money.
Scars and Stilettos is my stark, honest, and ultimately hopeful story of how God found me in that dark, noisy place, led me back out, and prompted me to help others who are trapped as I once was. I hope to expose the realities of the commercial sex industry and inspire hope that freedom and healing are possible for those involved.
Your journey might look different than mine, but if you find yourself wondering if you will ever move beyond your most painful experiences, or feel stuck in dysfunctional patterns, I wrote this for you!
Your past does not have to determine your future. As long as there is breath in your lungs, there is hope! Your story matters! Your LIFE matters. I promise you, God can use every single bit of what you have been through for good if you let Him.
This book was the catalyst that helped me make the decision to leave the adult entertainment industry 4 years ago. I still have that very same copy and have loaned it to other women like myself.
Raquel
Endorsements
I loved this book! It will move you, open your eyes to what women caught in this trap need, show how you can help, and most of all, cause you to feel compassion instead of judgement. And… there IS a way out!
Dr. Henry Cloud, Author and Psychologist
Harmony shares [her story] in the hopes that it will both encourage those trapped in the sex industry and educate people who might have never understood this world and the girls and women we serve before. This compassionate book accomplishes both.
Rachel Lloyd, Founder of GEMS, Author of Girls Like Us
I was so moved by this book that I read it twice and would recommend it as a “must read” for both men and women.
Cheryl Baker, Co-Founder of Celebrate Recovery
Once you start reading this book, you will not be able to put it down. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be encouraged, you will fall in love with God all over again. And you will want to get a copy for every person you know!
Holly Wagner, Author and Founder of She Rises
If you want to read a story that leaves you thinking, “only God could do this,” Scars and Stilettos is the right book for you.
Stephen Arterburn M.Ed., Founder of New Life and Women of Faith conferences
Harmony’s story is compelling evidence of how far the love of God reaches to heal broken lives… a must read for anyone who believes there is no way out.
Nancy Alcorn, Mercy Multiplied
What Readers Are Saying...
Harmony’s story showed me how easy it would be to get caught up in that lifestyle and not know what else to do. It changed my judgmental attitude into compassion and concern for women who may need my help. I am forever grateful!
Terri W.
Harmony’s memoir was the first book I'd read that I could relate to as a woman who'd left the sex industry. She gave me hope and helped me understand some of what I'd been through.
Kjersti B., Minnesota
I lead a ministry that provides long-term care for individuals that are leaving this industry and pursuing their goals and dreams. They read many books while they are in our program, but no book has gotten the feedback from them like Harmony’s Story. They have a hard time putting the book down and connect with it immediately.
Holly M.
This book inspired me to be honest with my own history of past abuse and self-deprivation. It also motivated me to seek God on deeper levels, because if He could heal and redeem Harmony, then He could do the same for me.
Cynthia S., Oregon
We recently started a pilot outreach program with the support of staff at Winnebago county jail in Wisconsin. Every trafficking victim that we meet at the jail receives a copy of Scars and Stilettos. This powerful book really touches the lives of the girls we work with. So much in fact, that our girls share their copies with other women in jail, becoming actual missionaries behind bars! Or girls tell us that they are able to relate to Harmony. She helps each girl to see that they are lovable and valuable and that there is hope for them.
Kelly O., Damascus Road in Wisconsin
