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Rufus, a gifted African-American musician, Leona, the woman who loves him, his sister Ida, and her lover Vivaldo, struggle with issues of love, hate, gender, and racism in Greenwich Village, Harlem, France, and other locales in the early part of the twentieth century.

Forensic pathologist Dr. Jack Stapleton and his colleague Dr. Laurie Montgomery discover a mysterious cult involved in high-tech experimental medical procedures when they set out to discover the truth about what happened to Carlo Franconi, mobster whose body was stolen from the morgue and later turned up mutilated and without its liver.

Doriel Waldman, a European Jew living in New York City, seeks out a psychoanalyst to help him deal with the ghosts of his past and the secrets of his parents, resistance fighters and survivors of World War II who died in an accident after the war.

Sophie is a haunting young woman of endless passion and vibrant joy, of quiet tenderness and hidden desperation.

Chronicles the relationship of Anthony Patch, Harvard-educated aspiring writer, and his beautiful young wife, Gloria, as they enjoy an endless string of parties as they wait for Anthony's grandfather to die and pass on his millions to them.

A biography of the classic model Evelyn Nesbit, discussing her rising stardom in America during the twentieth century and how her husband, Harry K.

Angela Dawson, M.D., appears to have it all: at the age of thirty-seven, she owns a fabulous New York City apartment, a stunning seaside house on Nantucket, and enjoys the perks of her prosperous lifestyle.

An account of the sensational marriage of an aging Manhattan millionare and a fifteen-year-old high school dropout during the 1920s; with a parallel look at the rise of tabloid journalism.

Presents twentieth-century American playwright Lorraine Hansberry's most famous works, "A Raisin in the Sun," about inner-city African-American family life, and "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," about a man struggling in a world of racial and social injustice; also includes three essays about the plays.

New York Empires star center fielder Darren Lemming announces that he is gay, sparking conflict on the team, particularly from homophobic pitcher Shane Mungitt, and inspiring Lemming's business manager to face his inner demons.

During a summer in New York, Hope falls in love with another girl and must decide whether she is gay.

Public defender Arch Gold finds his professional abilities being put to the test when he agrees to defend a young man accused of murder.

Chronicles the life of Boss Tweed, focusing on his political career and the scandals, corruption, and negative influence he had on American politics in the mid-nineteenth century.

A tiny, obscure European country in dire economic straits declares war on the U.

Princess Mia's junior year in high school begins with a difficult course load, a crazy student council race, Grandmere's search for temporary lodging, and learning that her boyfriend is moving to Japan for a year, partly because she will not sleep with him.