Steel Valley: Coming of Age in the Ohio Valley in the 1960s

Steel Valley is a historical novel that explores the complexities of love in the Ohio Valley during the 1950s and 1960s.

Set against the backdrop of a booming steel industry and Catholic schools, the story follows two young people, Jack Clark and Laurie Carmine, as they navigate their separate futures and stumble towards love.

Despite the challenges they face, their world comes crashing down around them, leading to a tale of lost love and perhaps still-reachable hope.

For readers of The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni and Last Summer Boys by Bill Rivers, Steel Valley is a powerful exploration of the complexities of love in a rapidly changing world.