To all who struggle for inner peace, respect, and visibility.
May we find comfort in ourselves and with each other.
The quote above comes from the dedication page of my newest book (and first novel), The Voice in Your Ear.
The main storyline follows Professor Cole Fitzgerald as he confronts a corrupt college administration and an evil state politician. A reluctant leader of an intimidated faculty, Cole finds himself in a life-and-death struggle with the evil forces orchestrating financial aid fraud and student-athlete manipulation. They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. The engaging cast of characters includes a rough-around-the-edges faculty union organizer, a no-nonsense radio show host, Cole’s eccentric aunt, and three determined students.
The underlying demon for Cole, though, is his relentless inner voice. Will he silence, confront, or learn from it? Or will the voice drive Cole deeper into darkness and despair?
Perhaps you, like me, have confronted that “little person” that seems to be sitting on your shoulder (or, maybe, both shoulders) whispering (yelling?) into your ear. At times, the voice is your cheerleader. Other times, it feels like a ball and chain.
The Voice in Your Ear is a gripping story of deception and retribution as the bullied stand up for inner peace, professional respect, and community visibility. The scheduled release date is September 17, 2024, for the paperback and the eBook versions.
As of today, you can pre-order the eBook on Amazon. It will be auto-delivered to your Kindle on September 17. If you are like me and do not have a Kindle device, no problem! Amazon provides a free app so that you can read the eBook.
The paperback version will not be available for pre-order. You can order it starting September 17.
To read more about the book go to www.stevepiscitelli.com.
BONUS: I also wrote and recorded a song with the same title (The Voice in Your Ear). Consider it the “soundtrack” for the book. You can listen to the song on my website or my YouTube channel.
Thank you for taking a chance on a “first-time” novelist.
©2024. Steve Piscitelli
The Growth and Resilience Network®
Atlantic Beach, Florida

Some of the details in your debut novel remind me of a real-life incident I observed during my tenure at the college: Plagiarism by a Florida state representative, now deceased, during a graduation speech. I wrote about it early in my blogging career. You can find it here: https://marianbeaman.com/2014/04/26/fighting-spirit-rhetoric-rotten-rulers-and-a-sex-strike/
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Great blog post. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing, Marian. And thanks for speaking up.
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I can hardly wait Mr. P!
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Thanks, Rock Star!
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This might be fiction but it sounds a whole lot like the shadow of higher education today. Good for you Steve in shedding some light on these issues.
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Thank you, Gretchen.
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