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Shaloha Gems

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Abe Goldstein’s life is speeding downhill faster than a Coney Island roller coaster.

 

His Manhattan diamond company is on life support. Crime is so bad that muggers are mugging other muggers. And his overbearing mother has gone behind his back and posted his profile on a Jewish dating site. Now, Abe’s phone is blowing up with messages from women who want to marry him.

 

At the advice of his accountant, Abe flees to Honolulu and cuts a deal with an Okinawan family to buy their diamond ring business. The owner’s beautiful daughter Kiyoko stays on as a consultant, and Abe finds himself falling hard for her.

But there’s trouble in paradise. Abe’s meddlesome mother hires an unscrupulous matchmaker to break the pair up and find a nice Jewish girl for him instead. To make matters worse, a rival diamond firm connected to Japanese organized crime is bent on destroying Abe’s fledgling business, Shaloha Gems.

 

As Abe navigates the twists and turns of his unconventional island life, everything he values is in jeopardy of shattering. He may be willing to damage his relationship with his mother to preserve his romantic relationship. But will he crumble under the pressure if he loses his reputation and his budding diamond empire too? Or will a discovery that leads  back to the darkest days of World War II open an unexpected door to a brighter future?

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WHAT OTHERS SAY

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“Terry Chodosh’s debut is a triumph"

-Kat Ross, award-winning author of CITY OF STORMS

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"Never a dull moment."

-Richard Podkowski- author of the award-winning novel, The Walk-On

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You’ll enjoy this amusing, quirky life love story. It's a rich, global web of convoluted intrigue, traditions, eccentric characters and a happy ending…”

-Shelley Stockwell-NicholasPhD author of "Love! Love! Love! Great Relationships for
Me, You and Us"

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“"A delicious, brisk read that sensitively portrays the travails of love trapped between two cultures, and its triumph over familial tribalism."

-Ira Glasser- author of Visions of Liberty: The Bill of Rights for All Americans.

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