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by Julie D'Aloiso — Fantasy & Sci-Fi — northeast ohio author, ohio author, macedonia ohio author
On her eighteenth birthday, lighthouse keeper’s daughter Ali Blacksmith sees a shadowy figure on the cliffs of Peacock Island and finds a strange glowing disc. She learns that her mother never died; she came from Zzino, a distant world. Ali and her five friends now have one weekend to find the remaining portal discs, rescue her father from the space between worlds, and keep the Slajs from shutting the bridge forever.
by Larry Sternlieb — Romance — northeast ohio author, Cleveland setting, Cleveland Author
In 1978, 25-year-old Ben Starlove interviews in California with Rae Col Technologies' owner, Mark Cromwell, who promises mentorship after Ben passes tests back home in Ohio. Meanwhile, Ben accepts an offer from Fortune 500 giant Matrix International. Sent to home-office sales training, Ben emerges as the star performer, Willie becomes the class clown, and seductive Lana entangles the naive Ben in romance. When corporate politics push Willie into becoming Ben's boss, he faces unfair setbacks under his petty leadership. Forced to navigate office power plays and multiple romances, Ben stays focused to survive. Set in late-70s corporate America, Congrats reveals that sales politics never change.