Two-time Lambda Literary Award-winning author Ann McMan takes readers inside the inner workings of the funeral home business as only she can in this remarkable and wholly unforgettable romantic comedy that proves the adage that Life is for the Living . Everything about Lilah Stohler is her clothes, her mood, and her outlook on life and death. That last part is important because Lilah's father has just retired and left her in charge of Stohler's Funeral Home. But Abel Stohler knows his daughter's comfort level rests "downstairs," so he hires one Sparkle Lee Sink, to help Lilah manage the living part of the business of death. Sparkle Lee is a ray of sunshine and everything that Lilah isn't - a denizen of the Junior League, a former county fair beauty queen, and an aspiring baker. She is also a social media influencer and marketing whiz. Lilah isn't happy about this new arrangement to begin with, but when business starts booming because of Sparkle Lee's bright personality, craveable baked goods, and well-healed social connections, Lilah starts to think things might just work out. But joy is fleeting in the funeral home business, and Lilah's world is turned upside down when one of Sparkle Lee's Insta posts featuring Lilah goes viral - and now, sightings of The Black Bird of Chernobyl have become an obsession in Winston-Salem and the North Carolina Triad. Lilah knows that Sparkle Lee needs to die, but before she can give her the send-off she deserves, Lilah must first find a way to deal with the inconvenient attraction she's developed for her cheerful and happy-go-lucky business partner.