On the Brink

<p class=ql-align-center><strong>The Dave Powers Series</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong>Winner of 12 National and International Book Awards. Under consideration to become a TV drama series.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong><em>Fans of Baldacci Grisham and corporate conspiracy thrillers will devour this powerful page turner.</em></strong></p><p></p><p class=ql-align-center>This work is more than one of literature; it is an in-the-weeds look at keeping one's sanity in a world where alcoholism exploitation of women and the 'one mistake and you are gone' culture are a reality. The book is a work of triumph over human adversity and is not for the literary faint-hearted.</p><p class=ql-align-center>-Steve Levi Alaskan historian and writer author of 80 books</p><p class=ql-align-center>I closed the book feeling like I had spent time with someone who wanted to tell the truth about success not just celebrate it. If you have ever watched a smart person underestimate the emotional cost of ambition this will feel familiar.</p><p class=ql-align-center>-Literary Titan </p><p></p><p>In this gripping coming-of-age novel Dave Powers takes you on a horrifying journey from a schoolyard in Manhattan to the rugged wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains and then back to the alcohol-fueled halls of the New York advertising scene.</p><p></p><p>Barely surviving a series of harrowing events that leave him orphaned and alone Dave uses his design talents to secure a job at a leading ad agency during the tumultuous Mad Men era. </p><p></p><p>Amidst a culture driven by bureaucratic power plays and womanizing hedonistic behavior Dave is captivated by his boss-a rare female creative executive in this male-dominated industry. But in falling for this complex high-powered woman his unresolved past threatens to derail his future. </p><p></p><p>Will the tragedies of his early life crush his hopes and ambitions? Or can this still immature man young man summon the fortitude to succeed? </p><p>Inspired by true events this intense novel blends heartache with humor offering a gripping emotionally charged narrative that will keep you gasping.</p>