A Place We Belong
By Mimi Vanderhaven
Deanna R. Adams is best known as a nonfiction writer of Cleveland’s rock and roll history, but she also likes to make stuff up.
When she decided to begin her career as a novelist, she chose to write “rock novels,” because of her established platform as a rock historian. After those three books were published, she wanted to then take her love of history—particularly Cleveland history—and write a story that merges fictional characters with historical people and places, set in the fascinating era of 1940s Cleveland.
About the Book
When a burlesque queen seeks crime fighter Eliot Ness’s help in finding her sister, their growing friendship causes friction in their personal and professional lives, as his investigation leads them down a dark path involving a corrupt adoption ring.
Forced into the world of burlesque at 17, Lydia Swanson not only adjusts, but becomes the Roxy Theater’s leading fan dancer. Her life seems on the upswing. There’s just one thing that’s been nagging her the past five years—she has no clue what happened to her sister since the day authorities stripped her from her arms after their mother’s death.
It’s 1940, and Cleveland’s famed city safety director, Eliot Ness, may be just the man to help her. When she musters the nerve to approach him, he surprises her by accepting her mission. But when it becomes clear that their bond is heading towards something more than they bargained for, things get complicated for Lydia and the married G-man. Their growing friendship causes friction in their personal and professional lives, and to make matters worse, their search for her sister leads them down an underground trail that exposes a nationwide corrupt adoption ring.
What happens next will change Lydia’s life forever.
About the Author
Adams is a native Clevelander and author of both fiction and nonfiction works. She is a speaker, instructor, and event coordinator. Her love of history, music, and pop culture is the inspiration and driving force for all her books, which includes three books on Cleveland rock history, along with her four novels. Deanna is also the longtime coordinator of the Western Reserve Writer’s Conference, is the “Book Whisperer” for The Cuyahoga County Library’s Writers Center, and teaches online writing courses for the Pennwriters organization.
Find Deanna Adams on Instagram @Deannaadams_author, or Facebook.com/Deanna Adams Author, or visit her website, DeannaAdams.com.