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.

Someone is seeking out Marilyn Monroe lookalikes and killing them off. A lookalike competition at a club in the area of DCI Paul Banham and DSI Alison Grainger brings a national inquiry to their door. They take on the case, which drags them into the world of drug-dealing, vice, and firearms. In the middle of all this, will Paul and Alison's romance continue, or is finished for good?

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 . . .