Triple Threat: The Story of a 1920s Broadway Star by Leisha Douglas The Rise of a Jazz Age Broadway Star Elizabeth Hines rocketed to Broadway stardom in the 1920s, becoming George M. Cohan’s leading lady in his most celebrated musical comedies, including his longest-running hit, Little Nellie Kelly. Written by her granddaughter, this fictionalized biography traces Elizabeth’s rise from wide-eyed ingénue to international star. As she performs across Europe and Africa and moves among the...

The Obit Habit: A Novel by Romalyn Tilghman Viva is obsessed with obituaries She lives to see who died. After her own life-threatening experience, she turns her obsession into a course at Lakeview City College. Fresh obituaries provide insights into profound world changes, while death appears at Viva’s own front door. As Viva hits bottom, her students hijack the course and commit to building their own legacies. Raucous car washes and poetry marathons become fundraisers for a new library....

The Route 66 Detective in Missouri by Micki Pierce One man. Two wheels. A thousand miles of trouble. Mac McCarty has spent his life dodging death. First in the dogfights over Europe, then on the lethal wooden planks of the motorcycle racing circuit. Now, he’s a private investigator with a simple beat: the 2,400 miles of asphalt known as Route 66. In 1937, the highway is a lifeline for some and a graveyard for others. In the first book of the Route 66 Mystery Series, Mac’s search for the son...