Akron, Ohio, known by some G-men during the Great Depression as the toughest town in the nation, is a noxious, dirty city in a perpetual snow globe of soot and the stink of burning tires.Yet, that smell means money, and eighteen-year-old Deet Jenkins has just graduated to his second station in life-rubber worker in one of Akron's numerous tire-producing factories. Worse yet, from his fanatical fascist Cleveland relatives to rumors of communists within ...

The Wayne Novelist Guild's Holidays in the Heartland: Ohio Christmas Tales is a cheerful mix of romance, fantasy, and history — because nothing says "holiday spirit" like a little chaos, a few tears, and maybe even a ghost. Whether you're craving mistletoe moments, second chances, eight glowing nights, or once-in-a-lifetime holiday magic, these ten stories have it all. Read one or read them all — either way, you're in for a festive treat… Ohio style!• Rose...

A young man named Pencil comes of age in the mid-1800s - a gripping story not to be missed!An orphaned teen in the notorious Five Points district of lower Manhattan in 1854, Pencil's cursed to scavenge the unforgiving streets where trust is a stranger. Even as slavery has divided the nation, the good Pencil comes across is as rare as a precious gem buried in the manure-strewn streets of Gotham. The shady adults who surround him believe he's a "hobbhadehoy," a youth...