Donald and Melania Trump also appear frequently in the pages. One chapter is a fictionalized account of Fino’s role in helping orchestrate Melania Trump’s makeover ahead of her rise as a public figure. “It was all about Melania—not Donald,” she said of which member of the couple was of interest to her colleagues. “Donald was just the checkbook.” “Trump was starting to have political aspirations,” she continued. “So the woman by his side had to look the part. She had to appeal to Middle America.”