"From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art,...

Richie Forman is fresh out of prison. By night, he makes a living impersonating Frank Sinatra in San Francisco's lounges and corporate parties. But then his ex-best friend-- the man who stole his fiancée while he was in prison-- is found hacked to death in his garage, and Richie is the prime suspect.

"It's the summer of 1959, and something magical can be witnessed at the end of the pier in beach town Brighton, England. Jack Robbins, Ronnie Deane, and Evie White are performing in a seaside variety show, starring as Jack Robinson the compere comedian, and The Great Pablo and Eve: a magic act. By the end of the summer, Evie's glinting engagement ring will be flung to the bottom of the ocean and one of the trifecta will vanish forever. All three friends...

"Winner of the Otherwise Award and the Carl Brandon Kindred Award. At the turn of the 20th century, minstrel shows transform into vaudeville, which slides into moving pictures. Hunkering together in dark theatres, diverse audiences marvel at flickering images. Redwood, an African American woman, and Aidan, a Seminole Irish man, journey from Georgia to Chicago, from haunted swampland to a "city of the future." They are gifted performers and hoodoo...

After the Spectaculore ends in disaster, Kallia finds herself on the Other Side--a dazzling world where mirrors show memories, illusions shadow every corner, and a powerful Ringmaster demands Kallia perform one final, dangerous trick.

"Today, people point fingers and shout, "terrorist!" Not long ago, the accusation was "Communist!" Many who testified before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee said they did so out of desperation and fear. Those who refused to speak were fired or blacklisted. Others fled rather than betray friends...or their belief in American liberty. David Weber and Jana Vardian were Hollywood's golden children; their fathers, successful screenwriters, mingled...

Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

Gail DeMarco left Whiskey Creek to make a name for herself in L.A. Her PR firm has a roster of A-list clients, including sexy box-office hit Simon O'Neal. When a turbulent divorce sends him into self-destruct mode, Gail drops Simon - and he retaliates by taking the rest of her clients with him. Now Gail has to humble herself and make a deal with Simon: to help him get custody of his son, Gail will become his squeaky-clean wife from Whiskey Creek.

Rick Barron, a former Beverly Hills cop and now a top-ranking executive of a Hollywood movie studio, finds his glamorous starlet wife and close associates under investigation when a screenwriter friend is targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee.

"Feisty orphan Pippa de Lacey lives by wit and skill as a London street performer. But when her sharp tongue gets her into serious trouble, she throws herself upon the mercy of Irish chieftan Aidan O'Donoghue. Pippa provides a welcome diversion for Aidan as he awaits an audience with the queen, who holds his people's fate in her hands. Amused at first, he becomes obsessed with the audacious waif who claims his patronage. Rash and impetuous, their...