Hero Debut

Hero Debut
Author: Angela Ruth Strong
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2023-08-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0825470609

"Another sparkling feel-good romance, brimming with perfect doses of heart and heat!"-- Bethany Turner, award-winning author of The Do-Over Gemma Bennett is the leading lady of her own life, and her true love is writing screenplays. With her trusty pink notebook in hand, she signs up for the Citizen's Safety Academy to research her newest blockbuster hope, a rom-com with a police officer as the hero. And the fact that the handsome and heroic Lieutenant Karson Zellner is the one leading the training? Well, who can blame her for wanting to spend evenings with the man she swooned over months ago when he responded to a call at her apartment? Karson already has his fair share of problems before Gemma shows up, and he's not exactly a fan of the ditzy blonde who can't seem to stay out of trouble. The last thing he needs is a damsel in distress to rescue; there are plenty of people in real need of his help. The fact that she seems to think his job makes him a superhero is just one more strike against her. This isn't a movie, and he feels like the furthest thing from a leading man. Gemma can't seem to stop doing the worst, most embarrassing things at just the wrong time. And as time goes on, Gemma begins to realize that the scripts for a perfect screenplay and a real-life happily-ever-after are two very different things. Can she step out of her own way to find the hero her story needs?

When Heroes Fall: An Enemies-to-Lovers Mafia Romance

When Heroes Fall: An Enemies-to-Lovers Mafia Romance
Author: Giana Darling
Publisher: Giana Darling Publishing
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2021-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781774440186

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Giana Darling comes an enemies to lovers, forbidden romance between an ice cold lawyer and her infamous mafioso client who is on trial for murder... I am the villain of my own story... Jilted by my fiancé. A disappointment to my family. Haunted by my childhood traumas. I felt so much all my life that I resolved to feeling nothing at all. Until I met my match. As the most infamous mafioso of the 21st century, Dante Salvatore was madly passionate, unequivocally bad, and entirely too dangerous to know. He was everything I abhorred, yet I found myself representing him in the biggest criminal trial of the decade. I was so focused on winning and achieving the success I deserved that I didn't notice the gorgeous black-eyed man's effect on me until it was too late. My icy heart had been held too close to his flame and now I wouldn't let Dante go down without fighting with everything I had in me. Even if the cost of a new life with him meant the loss of my old life and everything I thought I held dear. *Book One in the Anti-Heroes in Love Duet.*

Hero at the Fall

Hero at the Fall
Author: Alwyn Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0147519101

The breathless finale to the New York Times bestselling Rebel of the Sands series will have you on the edge of your seat until the dust from the final battle clears! When gunslinging Amani Al'Hiza escaped her dead-end town, she never imagined she'd join a revolution, let alone lead one. But after the bloodthirsty Sultan of Miraji imprisoned the Rebel Prince Ahmed in the mythical city of Eremot, she doesn't have a choice. Armed with only her revolver, her wits, and her untameable Demdji powers, Amani must rally her skeleton crew of rebels for a rescue mission through the unforgiving desert to a place that, according to maps, doesn't exist. As she watches those she loves most lay their lives on the line against ghouls and enemy soldiers, Amani questions whether she can be the leader they need or if she is leading them all to their deaths.

The History of American Literature on Film

The History of American Literature on Film
Author: Thomas Leitch
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1628923717

From William Dickson's Rip Van Winkle films (1896) to Baz Luhrmann's big-budget production of The Great Gatsby (2013) and beyond, cinematic adaptations of American literature participate in a rich and fascinating history. Unlike previous studies of American literature and film, which emphasize particular authors like Edith Wharton and Nathaniel Hawthorne, particular texts like Moby-Dick, particular literary periods like the American Renaissance, or particular genres like the novel, this volume considers the multiple functions of filmed American literature as a cinematic genre in its own right-one that reflects the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas even as it plays a decisive role in defining American literature for a global audience.

The Ages of the Black Panther

The Ages of the Black Panther
Author: Joseph J. Darowski
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476639329

Black Panther was the first black superhero in mainstream comic books, and his most iconic adventures are analyzed here. This collection of new essays explores Black Panther's place in the Marvel universe, focusing on the comic books. With topics ranging from the impact apartheid and the Black Panther Party had on the comic to theories of gender and animist imagery, these essays analyze individual storylines and situate them within the socio-cultural framework of the time periods in which they were created, drawing connections that deepen understanding of both popular culture and the movements of society. Supporting characters such as Everett K. Ross and T'Challa's sister Shuri are also considered. From his creation in 1966 by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee up through the character's recent adventures by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze, more than fifty years of the Black Panther's history are addressed.

"A" Western Filmmakers

Author: Henryk Hoffmann
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2024-10-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476608644

From High Noon to Unforgiven, the "A" Western represents the pinnacle of Western filmmaking. More intellectual, ambitious, and time-consuming than the readily produced "B" or serial Westerns, these films rely on hundreds of talented artists. This comprehensive reference work provides biographies and Western filmographies for nearly 1,000 men and women who have contributed to at least three "A" Westerns. These contributors are arranged by their role in film production. Cinematographers, composers, actors, actresses, and directors receive complete biographical treatment; writers whose work was used in at least two Westerns are also featured. An appendix lists well-known actors who have appeared in either one or two "A" Westerns, as specified.

I, Me And Salman – 95% Fiction

I, Me And Salman – 95% Fiction
Author: Priya Saralkar
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2018-11-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9387996107

Radha has an imaginary Friend-in-Mind. Salman Khan. Err, yes. THE Salman Khan. THE Superstar Salman Khan. If Calvin can have an imaginary playmate Hobbes, what’s stopping Radha from having Salman Khan as her imaginary Friend-in-Mind? So what if he’s the heartthrob of millions? So what if he’s beyond her wildest reach despite living in Mumbai? So Radha leads her ordinary life, sharing her journey with her Friend-in-Mind Salman, through 20 years of a break-up bhari Zindagani. Life becomes very filmy for Radha, when she falls in love with the Friendly Neighborhood RJ. Yes, if she can have Salman Khan as her imaginary friend, she could do something equally filmy, such as falling in love with the voice of a RJ. Will Mr. RJ reciprocate? He’s reluctant, what else? But Radha has already found his favour. Unwittingly, being his favorite listener, Radha has now won a contest, and the prize is… A Date with Salman Khan. Oops! Now what?