EMPIRE, the Sequel to Victors: A Novel of Love, War & Jazz
BOOK RELEASE SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
Sequel to Victors: A Novel of Love, War and Jazz. In WWII France, retired Black American Sergeant David Pierce fights to save his son, a Tuskegee Airman taken prisoner by the Germans. During the journey, David relives memories of his tragic love from the First World War and reawakens a battle with his greatest enemy, Bruno Hoffman. With his ally— entertainer and secret spy Josephine Baker—and his son, David races against time to stop Bruno and his weapon of the Third Reich to help save the world once again.
Love, War & Jazz
Musical National Tour
EMPIRE Book Launch
Veteran’s Day Celebration 2026
November 7, 2026
2pm
Detroit Public Library
Main Branch
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Veteran’s Day Celebration
Detroit Public Library Main Branch
November 8, 2025
2 p.m.
Reading, Book Signing and Concert Footage
Recent Programs
June 14, 2025
Marygrove Theatre, Detroit
April 12, 2025
Actors Theatre, New York
March 29, 2025
Epic Center Joliffe Theatre
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Music by Tracy Kash, Detroit Music Awards Winner, Jazz Vocalist. Kash began her musical life as a classical musician. She received a Bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas- and a Master’s degree from the venerable Boston Conservatory, in orchestral music and music theory. Tracy is an accomplished flutist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and pianist.
About VICTORS
One hero will risk it all to save the world . . . and the woman he loves. In late World War I France, disillusioned American soldier and musician Sgt. David Pierce fights the German enemy and tours the French countryside with the famed Harlem Hellfighters Band. These “Men of Bronze” ae not only brave soldiers, but talented musicians who are conquering Europe with a secret weapon—Jazz.
In a cruel irony, David and his fellow soldiers are forbidden to serve in the war as Americans; instead, they fight for a grateful French army. As he battles in the trenches and with the relentless color line, David also has an unfinished war raging back home in the U.S. Facing an uncertain—yet certainly unhappy—future, he meets a woman who will change his life forever. However, her secrets challenge everything David believes about love, duty and sacrifice.
How far will he go to win on all fronts?
