With a boring job, a complicated romantic life, and aspirations hampered by incessant laziness, Lily Palmer is an awful mess. She grows accustomed to the clutter in her life, almost always unsure of what lies ahead. Yet after a chance encounter, Lily meets Max, a personal assistant with dreams of the Broadway stage. On the surface, he is ridiculously perfect; however, his secrets keep a certain distance between them, a distance Lily is not too eager to bridge. Despite constant advice from her eccentric support system of friends, commitment-phobic Lily wants to run but would she be giving up true love for fear? Will Lily finally sort through the chaos to turn her life around?

From the 1950s through the 1970s, disaster movies were a wildly popular genre. Audiences thrilled at the spectacle of these films, many of which were considered glamorous for their time. Derided by critics, they became box office hits and cult classics, inspiring filmmakers around the globe. Some of them launched the careers of producers, directors and actors who would go on to create some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. With more than 40 interviews with actors, actresses, producers, stuntmen, special effects artists and others, this book covers the Golden Age of sinking ships, burning buildings, massive earthquakes, viral pandemics and outbreaks of animal madness.

Comedic film actress Kay Kendall, born to a theatrical family in Northern England, came of age in London during the Blitz. After starring in Britain's biggest cinematic disaster, she found stardom in 1953 with her brilliant performance in the film Genevieve. She scored success after success with her light comic style in movies such as Doctor in the House, The Reluctant Debutante, and the Gene Kelly musical Les Girls. Kendall's private life was even more colorful than the plots of her films as she embarked on a series of affairs with costars, directors, producers, and married men. In 1954 she fell in love with her married Constant Husband costar Rex Harrison and accompanied him to New York, where he was starring on Broadway in My Fair Lady. It was there that Kendall was diagnosed with myelocytic leukemia. Her life took a romantic and tragic turn as Harrison divorced his wife and married Kendall. He agreed with their doctor that she was never to know of her diagnosis, and for the next two years the couple lived a hectic, glamorous life together as Kendall's health failed. She died in London at the age of 32 with her husband by her side shortly after completing the filming of Once More with Feeling!. This book was written with the cooperation of Kendall's sister Kim and includes interviews with many of her costars, relatives, and friends. A complete filmography and rare photographs complete this first-ever biography of Britain's most glamorous comic star.

Table of Contents: Abraham Lincoln, Adventures of Marco Polo, Affaire Nina B., All Quiet on the Western Front, Anastasia, Anna Boleyn, Assassination of Jesse James, Belle Starr, The Big Knife, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Boys Town, Brigham Young, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Captain Fly-By-Night, Carry On Dick, Charge of the Light Brigade, Children of Eve, Cleopatra, The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell, The Cruel Sea, Day of the Locust, Destination Unknown, Disraeli, Divine Lady, The Devil's Brigade, The Devil's Needle, Don't Lose Your Head, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, End of the Trail, The Enforcer, Excalibur, Fangs of Destiny, Great Gatsby, Great Dictator, Great Moment, Hawk of the Hills, Helen of Troy, Humanity and Paper Balloons, If I Were King, The Informer, In Old Arizona, In Old Chicago Is Paris Burning?, James Dean Story, The Jayhawkers, Joyeux Noel, King of Kings, The Lady of the Lake, The Law and Outlaw, Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The Lawless Breed, Man with the Green Carnation, Marco Polo, etc. etc.

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL Lily Palmer is in for the Christmas of a lifetime! When the nanny signs up to watch Dr. Cullen Dunlevy's four foster kids, she's got her hands full. The Thomas clan is the most mischievous group of youngsters she's ever had to wrangle, but Lily loves the job. After all, what girl wouldn't adore spending the holidays with a warmhearted new family--and their irresistibly handsome foster dad? Cullen doesn't mind Christmas, but his Scrooge-like facade is there for a reason--to protect himself. His tough childhood caused him to hide behind his work and avoid entanglements at all costs. That includes avoiding falling for the deliciously tempting new nanny that Santa left for him this year...

A marine returns to his Texas hometown, where an accident takes his memory—and gives him a second chance at love—in this inspiring holiday romance. Sergeant Joe Wilcox never thought he’d come back to Brighton Valley, Texas. But he made a promise to a friend that he refuses to break. After spending years trying to forget his past, Joe finally gets his wish . . . when an accident robs him of his memory. Chloe Dawson, who offers to nurse him back to health, is a light in the dark . . . but the mysterious, beautiful blonde is strictly off limits. And the discovery of a letter Joe was carrying—addressed to Chloe—only deepens the mystery. An undeniable desire sizzles between them. But as Christmas approaches and Joe’s memories, Chloe must help him face his past if there is any hope for their future . . .

A woman determined to get revenge finds herself in danger of losing her heart in this historical Western romance. Feisty businesswoman Lily Carrington knows how to make men pay. But while she enjoys conquering the lumber industry, she’s even more determined to avenge her father’s murder. Now she’s tracked down the killer responsible . . . Juniper Barns has done everything he can to escape his violent past. Now a hardworking sheriff, he protects the lives of those in need. But when the time comes to face his destiny, he refuses to go down without a fight. When Lily finally meets Juniper face to face, she can see that he is no longer the villainous man he once was. But how can she let herself love the one man she’s hated for so long?

The new novel from the best-selling storyteller - Randy Quinn took over his father’s position as manager of an exclusive cemetery, despite the negative opinions of his friends and contemporaries about the job. Still unmarried, and living in his parents’ house after their passing, he is worried about grave-robbers when the relatives of a wealthy man insist on burying him with expensive jewellery. But when, as he feared, the grave is disturbed, he uncovers the coffin and makes a shocking discovery . . .

Some secrets are so unthinkable you can't even admit them to yourself . . . Lele, Ginger, Ash and Saint - aka the Mall Rats - are hiding out in the Deadlands, a once-prosperous area of Cape Town, now swarming with the living dead. Exiled from the city enclave for crimes against the Resurrectionist State, the Rats face a stark choice: return and risk capture - or leave Cape Town and go in search of other survivors. But what if the rest of South Africa is nothing but a zombie-riddled wasteland? Now Lele has discovered the truth about why the lurching dead leave them alone, she can't bring herself to tell the rest of the gang. And she's not the only Mall Rat harbouring a dangerous secret . . . Can the friends' survive on the road if all they have is each other? Or will their secrets tear them apart?