hollywood (los angeles, calif.)

"In 1945, Velva Jean Hart is a bona fide war heroine. After a newsreel films her triumphant return to America, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer promises to make her a star. They give her a new life story and a brand new name. As 'Kit Rogers,' she navigates the movie sets, recording sessions, parties, staged romances, and occasional backstabbing that accompany her newfound fame. She also navigates real-life romance, finding herself caught between a charismatic young writer and a sexy and enigmatic musician from her past"--.

When Sock Monkey is nominated for an Oswald Award as Best Supporting Toy in a motion picture, his friends help make him clean enough to attend the ceremony.

Presents information on the life of actor, photographer, and writer Keegan Allen, most famous for his role on ABC's "Pretty Little Liars." Presents Allen's photographs, taken throughout his lifetime, arranged in three sections, characterized by the themes of love, beauty, and life.

As the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic finals near, Jamie faces a whirlwind of attention at school and in the media and the fame starts to go to his head, but in Hollywood with Uncle Frankie, some of his fellow comedians quickly show him what competition and pressure are all about.

"All the glamour and glitz of the Golden Age of Glam is back, except this time Margo, Gabby, and Amanda are going to receive an even greater dose of reality about Hollywood and their place in it"--Provided by publisher.

Siena McMahon, daughter of billionaire producer Pete McMahon, seems to live the ideal life, blessed with beauty, brains, and wealth, but her perfect exterior hides a depressing home life that she dreams of escaping.

Film editor Margot O'Banion and movie director Max Skull investigate the death of celebrity-chef Robert Madrid when he dies in the same manner as in one of his movies.

Ronnie Deal, a gutsy, up-and-coming Hollywood producer, finds her life in danger after humiliating a drug dealer's enforcer in a local bar--but help may come in the form of Ellis Langford, an aspiring screenwriter who also happens to be an ex-con.

Private investigator Toby Peters' life is turned upside down when his partner is jailed for murdering his ex-wife and his only hope of setting his partner free is the testimony of actress Joan Crawford.