Award-Winning Author & Screenwriter
Historical Fiction
From the author of the award-winning novel, The French Girl’s War, comes a tale of unlikely heroes and the power of music to change the world.
Jingle Boys
Can a lovelorn jingle writer with a fainting problem help turn the tide of the war?
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1943—Brooklyn, New York
​Wally Lipkin is a Brooklyn piano player, gifted in his musical ability but cursed with a secret anxiety problem that causes him to lose consciousness at inopportune times. With his eighteenth birthday fast approaching, Uncle Sam will be calling him to fight overseas—a death sentence for a guy like Wally. ​If he reveals his condition to avoid the draft, he'll find himself locked up in a sanatorium like his crazy uncle.
Desperate for a solution, Wally—along with his brother Max, and their friend Frankie—enters a radio station jingle contest that promises the winner local fame, fifty clams, and a stateside government job. A win would allow Wally to serve his country without facing the certain death he'd find on a foreign battlefield.
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​But when an alluring singer who looks like a motion picture starlet enters the scene, Wally's plans change dramatically. Now, his choices and his jingles may not only put his life at risk, they may turn the tide of the war.
Readers' Favorite
★★★★★
Five-Star rating!
Page Turner Awards
2023 Finalist
Award for Writing!
"★★★★★"
"Thank you for a truly wonderful read."
—Goodreads Review
"I didn't want to put it down and was sad to see it end!"
—Amazon Review
"the novel's engaging characters provide humor, pathos, and of course, romance."
—goodreads Review
"A must read... Spectacular."
—Amazon Review
"There’s espionage, sabotage, battle scenes, betrayals and music that seems to come right off the page”
—Amazon Review
BOOKS
The French Girl's War
1939 — Avoine, France
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Sophie Claveaux is an eighteen-year-old farm girl who carries a curse. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father has long suffered the loss. Believing herself to be the bringer of death, Sophie decides to change her fate, leave the family farm, and study art in Paris. But before she can enact her plan, her father joins the war, renewing her fear that her curse will always prevail.
Forced to abandon her dreams of Paris, Sophie is sent to live in safety with her grandmother—only to learn there are no safe places in a time of war.
Now, Sophie must fight to protect her grandmother, her new home, and the curious blind artist who could change everything.
A compelling coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of World War II, The French Girl's War is the story of unexpected courage and surprising hope.
Amazon's
Breakthrough
Novel Award
Quarter-Finalist!
★★★★★
FIVE STARS!
"Love, War and Creativity
Compelling, strong characters, truly surprising plot twists and well crafted writing that brings to life a range of powerful emotions."
—Amazon Review
—GOODREADS Review
—AMAZON Review
—GOODREADS Review
"C'est merveilleux!
A compelling read that is rich in cultural and historical detail. Sophie's' story brilliantly illustrates the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity. The writing is beautifully descriptive and transports the reader to the sights and sounds along Sophie's journey from the Loire Valley to the streets of Paris. Bravo début effort by this promising author."
—Amazon Review
