August 1926 - September 1927

"What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" Laure and Dan are posilutely sure the good times will roll as they plan and build their future together. Laure receives glowing reviews for her performance in The Great Gatsby movie and the studio offers her roles in two movies with her Hollywood 'sister' Louise Brooks. More good news arrives when Famous Players-Lasky Studio green-lights film production of their Road Trip Blues movie.

Instead of good times, storm clouds roll in. Laure is framed for murder and Road Trip Blues movie production is disrupted. The sabotage escalates until a stuntman is killed and the studio halts production. Laure and Dan defend themselves from a series of attacks designed to ruin them personally but that's just the first stage. The violence intensifies as the unknown villains turn to kidnapping and murder.

Laure and Dan's friends from The Roaring Road return in Road Trip Blues to use their talents of deception and trickery to identify and defeat the enemy. Giuseppe, a young man with mysterious connections to Capone's Chicago South Side Outfit offers his help but Laure becomes suspicious when she discovers there is a rat in her crew sending information to their foe. Laure races across the country in their private train to track down the enemy and rescue Dan, who is hunted by a New Jersey mobster and three sadistic railroad cinderdicks. He escapes and learns to ride the rails with Moe and Joe, two fun loving hobos and over-the-hill stage actors who believe vaudeville will make a comeback. If it does, after a stunning and violent fight to the finish will Laure and Dan be there to see it?

Back Story ~ Vera, Spring 1888 -A Young Girl's Journey Chapter One ~ October 1926 - A Normal Life Chapter Two ~October 1926 - The Railroad West Chapter Three ~ October 1926 - Mare Island Detention Chapter Four ~ October 1926 - Mystery Guest Chapter Five ~ October 1926 - LaureDan Vineyards and Winery Chapter Six ~ November 1926 - Where is Claire? Chapter Seven ~ November 1926 to March 1927 - Lights. Ready. Camera. Speed. Action! Chapter Eight ~ March 1927 - Road Trip Blues, The Movie Chapter Nine ~ March 1927 - The Phantom Enemy Chapter Ten ~ March 1927 - Laure Rolls Her Stockings Chapter Eleven ~ April 1927 - The Boss Chapter Twelve ~ April 1927 - Trussed Up Like A Hog Chapter Thirteen ~ April 1927 - Dogfight to the Finish Chapter Fourteen ~ April 1927 - A Big Meaty Bone Chapter Fifteen ~ April 1927 - Threat Escalation Chapter Sixteen ~ May 1927 - A Need For Speed Chapter Seventeen ~ June 1927 - The Duesenberg Surprise Chapter Eighteen ~ June 1927 - The Missing Assistant Director Chapter Nineteen ~ June 1927 - Dan Goes To Hollywood, Again Chapter Twenty ~ June 1927 - Caught In The Net Chapter Twenty One ~ June 1927 - Laure Follows the Trail Chapter Twenty Two ~ June 1927 - Dan Meets Tin Voice Chapter Twenty Three ~ June 1927 - Buster Redeems Himself Chapter Twenty Four ~ July 1927 - The Sting Chapter Twenty Five ~ July 1927 - The Road East Roars Again Chapter Twenty Six ~ July 1927 - Dan The Hobo Man Chapter Twenty Seven ~ July 1927 - Vera Screams Chapter Twenty Eight ~ August 1927 - SS Grand Rapids Chapter Twenty Nine ~ August 1927 - A Speakeasy Brawl and A Cat Fight Chapter Thirty ~ August 1927 - The Wrong Side of the Tracks Chapter Thirty-One ~ August 1927 - Déjà vu Train/Automobile Chase Chapter Thirty-Two ~ August 1927 - Dragon Fire Chapter Thirty-Three ~ August 1927 - A Thorny Rose Problem Chapter Thirty-Four ~ August 1927 - Chicago, Our Kind of Town Chapter Thirty-Five ~ September 1927 - The Road West Beckons Again