Bøker av Cristina Santos

A starlet in the making.A Marine afraid to lose her.And a past they must fight to untangle.Hollywood-wannabe Maeve Howard didn't believe in love at first sight - until tall, buff andhandsome Owen James walked in the door and set off wedding bells in her heart. Butbefore Maeve's feelings can be revealed, Owen gets stationed miles away on deployment...Separated by oceans, their friendship starts to blossom over video calls, a mutual love ofThe Office, and burning, buried desire. But when passion finally ignites, it crashes and burns,leaving two bruised hearts in its wake.Seven years later, Owen walks back into Maeve's life - and so does fate. With their futuresuddenly tangled beyond repair, old wounds reignite a fiery mix of longing and hurt. ForMaeve, trust is a thing of the past, but for Owen it's a prize he's intent on winning back.After all this time, can sparks still fly?Amidst the glitz of Hollywood and the echoes of a shared past, Sparks Still Fly is a tale ofsecond chances and the courage to heal. This is book two in the Love in LA series but can beread as a standalone.

Can they navigate their past traumas and learn to trust each other, to turn this relationship into something real and lasting?Elaina Losing her first love at eighteen, the pain and heartbreak prevent Elaina from letting any man get too close.A decade later, fate throws her a curveball in a chance encounter with Hollywood star, Adam.Despite the intense pull between them, Elaina tries to keep her distance, determined not to let anyone shatter her heart again.AdamBattling his own demons, Hollywood star, Adam, is reluctant to let anyone get too close.When his publicist suggests a fake girlfriend to silence rumors about his personal life, Elaina readily volunteers. As the couple navigates their fake romance, they realize it is more real than they thought. In Lost Love Found, readers will be swept away by the poignant story of two wounded souls who find love and healing in each other's arms.

This is an interdisciplinary examination of depictions of girlhoods through a comparative study of foundational fairy tales revised in popular narrative, film and television adaptations.

Unbecoming Female Monsters: Witches, Vampires, and Virgins is a multi-cultural and interdisciplinary work that traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of socio-cultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive powers. This book examines the female sexual maturation cycle and the various archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of sexual development as seen in literature, art, film, television, and popular culture. Recommended for scholars of Latin American studies, literature, cultural studies, women and gender studies, popular culture, and film studies.