Pretty Girl Complex: The Story of A Superheroine

Pretty Girl Complex: The Story of A Superheroine
Author: Alice Hlidkova
Publisher: Through the Changing Glass, LLC
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2022-10-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A inspirational novel about a Miami-based dancer, who mothers a daughter before engaging in the super-heroic act of becoming a surrogate for another couple. • Explore the modern parenting option for surrogacy • Lean into emotions of being a co-parent • Learn about the IVF method and fertility clinics • Navigate conversations around adoption and gay parenting. The protagonist, Katie Washington, a career woman, dreams of becoming a dancer in Miami and joins an international entertainment company. Without wanting to give up on her career, and with a deep desire to become a mother, Katie's journey leads her into discovering about platonic parenting, or co-parenting and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). She's left one night, overwhelmed, with a plethora of questions: What is IVF? Will IVF work? Are IVF babies different? How is IVF done? Is IVF wrong? After some tough decisions with her career & relationship, she has one daughter via In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with her non-romantic partner, Luke, who helps her balance her career and motherhood, as she continues to soar her way to success in the business world. Katie, being a leader in female empowerment, manages a posse of women who come from all walks of life, including one woman, named Amy, who can't have a baby after contracting HIV. Katie learns about surrogacy from another dancer and offers to become a surrogate mom for Amy. She’s yet at another crossroads. What will be a surrogate mean to her life? Can a surrogate keep the baby? How does surrogacy work? Why be a surrogate? How will she feel after being a surrogate? What will others think? After tragedy strikes, Katie becomes an advocate for women and launches a surrogacy agency for a cause that is rising, both regionally and globally, which looks at modern-day issues and taboos around the topic like surrogacy for money, the health challenges, adoption and fostering alternatives, women freezing and preserving their eggs for future use, in case of illness, and gay/lesbian parents and surrogating. The inspirational novel speaks to surrogate mothers, women empowerment advocates, and rising female stars who are balancing their careers and their families, as well as to couples who have modern-day arrangements, such as non-romantic, co-parenting and living apart together. It also speaks to issues in the LGBTQ communities. Pick up your copy of Pretty Girl Complex: The Story of a Superheroine today to capture the opportunities and misconceptions of modern-day trends and to empower you to live a life of brilliance, unconventionally. “In our society, where the magnitude of external success and personal image often has a matching disconnect to the internal psyche, the author challenges us to see the complexity of every relationship as told through the eyes of characters that most people don’t write about.” – Allyn Reid, Co-founder of the entrepreneurial conference series, Secret Knock, Executive Producer of the feature film, Wishman, and the first Filipino woman to summit Mount Kilimanjaro.

Super Adjacent

Super Adjacent
Author: Crystal Cestari
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1368044417

In this fresh new take on the world of superheroes, explore what it's like to be the non-super half of a dynamic duo. Spoiler alert: it's not easy being super-adjacent. Claire has always wanted to work with superheroes, from collecting Warrior Nation cards as a kid to drafting "What to Say to a Hero" speeches in her diary. Now that she's landed a coveted internship with the Chicago branch of Warrior Nation, Claire is ready to prove she belongs, super or not. But complicating plans is the newest WarNat hero, Girl Power (aka Joy), who happens to be egotistical and self-important . . . and pretty adorable. Bridgette, meanwhile, wants out of WarNat. After years of dating the famous Vaporizer (aka Matt), she's sick of playing second, or third, or five-hundredth fiddle to all the people-in-peril in the city of Chicago. Of course, once Bridgette meets Claire—who's clearly in need of a mentor and wingman—giving up WarNat becomes slightly more complicated. It becomes a lot morecomplicated when Joy, Matt, and the rest of the heroes go missing, leaving only Claire and Bridgette to save the day. In this fresh and funny take on the world of supers, author Crystal Cestari spotlights what it's like to be the seemingly non-super half of a dynamic duo with banter-filled romance and bold rescues perfect for readers seeking a great escape.

The Supergirls

The Supergirls
Author: Mike Madrid
Publisher: Exterminating Angel Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2016-09-19
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1935259350

"Mike Madrid is doing God's work. . . . mak[ing] accessible a lost, heady land of female adventure." —ComicsAlliance "Sharp and lively . . . [Madrid] clearly loves this stuff. And he's enough of a historian to be able to trace the ways in which the portrayal of sirens and supergirls has echoed society's ever-changing feelings about women and sex."—Entertainment Weekly "A long overdue tribute to [those] fabulous fighting females." —Stan Lee Mike Madrid has become known as a champion of women in comics and as the expert in Golden Age female characters. And now here is where it all began, as informative and entertaining as ever, in a revised and updated edition, including new illustrations and a new introduction, as well as an afterword bringing us up-to-date on what's happening with women in comics now. Mike Madrid is the author of Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics; Vixens, Vamps & Vipers: Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics; and the original The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines, an NPR "Best Book To Share With Your Friends" and American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project Notable Book. A San Francisco native and lifelong fan of comic books and popular culture, Madrid also appears in the documentary Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines and is the illustrator of two of The History of Arcadia books: Lily the Silent and The Lizard Princess.

YOU SCREWED UP!

YOU SCREWED UP!
Author: Alice Hlidkova
Publisher: Through the Changing Glass, LLC
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

An inspirational book of startup stories; interviews of small business owners who share lessons from running their own businesses. The small business book for entrepreneurs who are searching for relevant tips to avoid major mistakes in running a business. A startup book to guide you on the right path for success, illuminating the efforts of entrepreneurs who view failing with positivity, a necessary component in making it. Business startup owners give true accounts of facing challenges with courage in an effort to highlight the startup journey from making tough decisions and the necessary sacrifices in order to save their businesses. Avoid in the pitfalls of running your own business by doing your own research and surrounding yourself with a trusted circle of individuals who can bail you out. A business startup book complete with lessons from entrepreneurs from all walks of life who choose to remain anonymous in order to give you the truest account of they got screwed. Running a startup can be stressful, and with big pain points to be learned, what gets so many entrepreneurs to take that risk? What are the lessons learned from failure? What was the offense and why did so many choose to never speak up? YOU SCREWED UP! TOP INTERVIEWS of Business Leaders & Lessons Learned From Their Failures and Success, an inspirational non-fiction, compiles interviews of entrepreneurs who share their story in anonymity. In some cases, the whistle was blown, and in others, information was omitted. By giving entrepreneurs a safe space to reflect, drawing upon the lessons, patterns began to emerge, such as delivering incomplete or lucid contracts, making risky investments, ignoring due diligence, and trusting the wrong investors. Pick up your copy of YOU SCREWED UP! to digest the lessons quickly and save yourself the headache of consequences of running a business that you could avoid! “Insightful and Inspirational” - Steve Rogers, Former Warren Buffet CEO

Courtney Friendship Superhero

Courtney Friendship Superhero
Author: Kellen Hertz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1683371704

Courtney's suited up for an epic adventure — just like Crystal Starshooter, the video game hero she invented. Crystal is brave and bold and doesn't back down. Courtney tries to be the same in real life. When Courtney meets Isaac Wells at the arcade, they form an epic friendship. Isaac has awesome ideas to add to Crystal Starshooter's game world, and he gets along great with Sarah and Kip, Courtney's two best friends. When Isaac needs help fighting a real battle called HIV, Courtney is quick to support him. But doing so puts her friendship with Sarah at risk. Being brave and bold is complicated. What would a superhero do?

Nobody Gets the Girl

Nobody Gets the Girl
Author: James Maxey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Heroes
ISBN: 9780972002622

Presented by legendary comic book author Jim Shooter, this book is a fast-paced science fiction novel with all the flair and fun of a comic book.

Temporary Superheroine

Temporary Superheroine
Author: Irene Vartanoff
Publisher: IRene Vartanoff
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2015-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0986125202

Chloe Cole wants to stop her crazy dreams that she's a costumed superheroine battling a supervillain, but when her comics fanboy ex throws her into a bizarre escapade involving the New York City comic book scene, suddenly she's having wild, superpowered adventures in an oddly retro mirror universe. To fight a real supervillain, she's forced to meet the father she never knew, dodge the suspicious courtship of a powerful publishing boss, and embrace her destiny as a superheroine. PG-rated nonstop comic book style adventure novel set in two universes, with plenty of super-powered battles and recognizable classic comic book scenarios—and some iffy romance thrown in. CHARACTERS IN THIS NOVEL Chloe Cole: Reluctant female superhero, strong female protagonist, possessor of super powers, snarky twenty-five-year-old with parent and boyfriend issues Roland Kirby: Eager comics fanboy, dependable partner in other world adventures, ex-boyfriend who won't go away, sweet geek who believes in comic book science Eric Wood: Suspiciously charming comic book company CEO, possible secret villain, questionably honest potential lover and confidant Jovial Jerry Fine: Beloved elderly icon of the comic book world, benign but skeptical participant in fast-paced adventures, knows more than he tells Diabolical Dave McCay: Maverick comic book artist, man who wants the modern world to be what it was like in 1962, troublemaking genius Bodacious Barb: Knows the secrets behind the comics, doesn't give a hoot The Purple Menace: Supervillain, mad scientist, wants to take over the world—make that two worlds Keywords: Strong female protagonist, superheroes, female superhero, chick lit, satire, superhero adventure comedy, comic book parodies, super heroine romance fiction

Not Your Sidekick

Not Your Sidekick
Author: C. B. Lee
Publisher: Interlude Press - Duet Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9781945053030

Resigned to a life without superpowers in a world full of them, Jess takes a paid internship where she helps a heinous supervillain and works with her longtime crush, but she soon stumbles on a massive plot.

Jessica Jones, Scarred Superhero

Jessica Jones, Scarred Superhero
Author: Tim Rayborn
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2018-07-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476631573

Jessica Jones barged onto our screens in November 2015, courtesy of Marvel and Netflix, presenting a hard-drinking protagonist who wrestles with her own inner (and outer) demons. Gaining enhanced abilities as a teenager, she eschews the "super costume" and is far more concerned with the problems of daily life. But when Jessica falls under the control of a villain, her life changes forever. Based on the comic book Alias, the show won a large following and critical acclaim for its unflinching look at subjects like abuse, trauma, PTSD, rape culture, alcoholism, drug addiction, victims' plight and family conflicts. This collection of new essays offers insight into the show's complex themes and story lines.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (2021-) #1

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (2021-) #1
Author: Tom King
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Kara Zor-El has seen some epic adventures over the years, but finds her life without meaning or purpose. Here she is, a young woman who saw her planet destroyed and was sent to Earth to protect a baby cousin who ended up not needing her. What was it all for? Wherever she goes, people only see her through the lens of Superman’s fame. Just when Supergirl thinks she’s had enough, everything changes. An alien girl seeks her out for a vicious mission. Her world has been destroyed, and the bad guys responsible are still out there. She wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn’t help her, she’ll do it herself, whatever the cost. Now a Kryptonian, a dog, and an angry, heartbroken child head out into space on a journey that will shake them to their very core.