Love, Whiskey, and Cigarettes (A Story of Love and Youth in the Roaring 20's)

Desperate to escape their tiny Arkansas hometown and the dark scars and secrets of their past, four seventeen-year-old best friends make the decision to run away from Russellville and immerse themselves in the glamour and glitz of Prohibition-era New Orleans.

Farrah Thornton was the eldest, the golden daughter of a preacher. Raised to be perfectly prim, she always felt caged in Arkansas. But the good-girl act won’t last long in New Orleans, especially once the whiskey hits her bloodstream.

Jackelyn Steele was the rebel. All she wants to do is escape her abusive and drunkard father, as well as her life of poverty and equally miserable future. Her sneaky, ambitious nature will serve her well in “the City that Care Forgot”, but the people she meets might be just as horrible as the ones she ran away from.

Eve Bartlett was the friendly one. The warmest and nicest of the girls, she holds them together through thick and thin, but has her own personal goals to experience the world as much as she can. Her desire to see everything the city has to offer and to support her fellow women in their struggle for rights, however, may very well drag her into hot water

And then there was Lilith Clyde, the youngest and shyest of the group. Redheaded, freckled, and terribly insecure, Lilith let herself be walked over in Russellville. But with the salty air of the city comes a new feeling of power, and Lilith will do anything to get what she’s wanted her entire life – to see her name in lights.

It was the age of Prohibition. The age of rumrunners, bootleggers, and moonshiners. The age of smoky speakeasies and the rise of jazz.

It was the age of flappers and scandalously high hemlines. The age of red lipstick and sequins. The age of elegant cocktails and charming gangsters with their hats pulled down low.

It was the age of love, whiskey, and cigarettes.

And New Orleans was about to get wild.