Author: serenaburdick

A “poignant and gripping” novel (Publishers Weekly) inspired by true events: In 1936, Estelita Rodriguez’s nightclub debut sparks her ascent to stardom. Thirty years later, Estelita dies mysteriously — and her daughter, Nina, sets out to find answers. “I couldn’t put it down!” (USA Today bestselling author Heather Webb).

“A spellbinding thriller for fans of Gilded Age fiction” (Kirkus Reviews): Effie suspects that her missing sister, Luella, was sent to the House of Mercy — and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her. But Effie is soon fighting for her own survival… “Exquisitely wrought, meticulously researched” (Publishers Weekly).