Showboat Soubrette

A RISING STAR BECOMES PIRATE PREY In a glittering showboat on the antebellum Mississippi, Stella Parrot captivates sold-out crowds and watches her dreams rise with every performance. But when a vicious river pirate attacks her, and her companions prevent him from finishing what he started, the applause gives way to a relentless hunt for revenge.Pursued by the notorious Burton Gang, Stella, a Cherokee woman, flees towards New Orleans with Toby Freeman, a free Black man, and the loyal friend who helped save her. Their desperate journey plunges them into the lawless heart of the lower river, where raging storms, burning boats, deadly confrontations, and high-stakes gambles threaten to end their escape at every turn.Yet the most dangerous currents run beneath the surface. In a world determined to judge them by race, Stella and Toby must confront cruelty and injustice while holding fast to their courage, their friendship, and the fragile hope of freedom ahead. Can they count on their White friend John Dee Franklin to be there for them?Showboat Soubrette is a fast-paced historical adventure filled with riverboat glamour, ruthless outlaws, harrowing danger, and an unflinching portrait of prejudice in the antebellum South.Step aboard the Wicked River, where survival demands everything.