A Romance Hero Speaks Out (White Knight Series Book 1)

She reforms for several years, helping out Batman in Batman 65 June and 69 February , until she decides to return to a life of crime in Detective Comics January , after a newspaper publishes stories of Batman's past adventures and some crooks mock her about it. However, Catwoman prevents her thugs from murdering Batman once he is later found knocked out, but quickly claims she wants him as a hostage.

Catwoman appears again as a criminal in Batman 84 June and Detective Comics September for her final appearance until This was mostly due to her possible violation of the developing Comics Code Authority 's rules for portrayal of female characters that started in In the s comics, a series of stories taking place on Earth-Two the parallel Earth that was retroactively declared as the home of DC's Golden Age characters reveal that on that world, Selina reformed in the s after the events of Batman 69 and had married Bruce Wayne ; soon afterward, she gave birth to the couple's only child, Helena Wayne the Huntress.

The Brave and the Bold April elaborates upon the Golden Age origin of Catwoman given in Batman 62, after Selina reveals that she never suffered from amnesia. It is revealed that Selina Kyle had been in an bad marriage, and eventually decided to leave her husband. However, her husband kept her jewelry in his private vault, and she had to break into it to retrieve it. Selina enjoyed this experience so much she decided to become a professional costumed cat burglar, and thus began a career that repeatedly leads to her encountering Batman.

Catwoman made her first Silver Age appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane 70 November ; afterward, she continued to make appearances across the various Batman comics. Several stories in the s featured Catwoman committing murder, something that neither the Earth-One nor Earth-Two versions of her would ever do. This version of Catwoman was assigned to the alternate world of Earth-B , an alternate Earth that included stories that could not be considered canonical on Earth-One or Earth-Two.

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Catwoman's origin—and, to an extent, her character—was revised in when writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli published Batman: Year One , a revision of Batman's origin. She works as a dominatrix in order to survive and wants to break away from her malevolent pimp and former boyfriend. She witnesses his crimes and, because of an event that occurs to her sister, fears for her sister's life and begins to study self-defense and martial arts. Selina's teacher inspires her to become more than what she has been and she realizes that prostitution is no life for her, or for Holly. Holly Robinson is a young runaway who idolizes Selina, but is much too young to be on the streets as far as Selina is concerned.

Selina shares her home with Holly after she takes her in. As the story progresses, Selina is led to a bit of burglary, and she dons a catsuit costume that her now former pimp gave to her the day that she told him she was out of the business. After costuming herself so as not to be revealed, she gets a taste for burglary and begins to do it in more of a Robin-Hood way than as an actual thief.

This is, however, how she runs into Batman. After a small confrontation, she begins to be inspired to stay in her costume and become the "Catwoman" after seeing Batman in action with others. Selina gets the idea that, if there is a "bat", there can also be a "cat". The Catwoman limited series, written by Mindy Newell and with art by J.

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Birch, expanded upon Miller's Year One origin. This storyline, known as "Her Sister's Keeper", explores Selina's early life as a dominatrix and the start of her career as Catwoman. The story culminates with Selina's former pimp, Stan, abducting and beating her sister Maggie, who, in contrast to Selina, is a nun. Selina kills Stan to save her sister, and gets away with it. Most of this is revealed in the former series, but is expanded upon in "Her Sister's Keeper". Maria Kyle is a distant parent who preferred to spend her time with cats, and commits suicide when Selina is very young.

Her alcoholic father, Brian, is cold to Selina for resembling her mother, whom he resents for dying, and eventually drinks himself to death. To survive, Selina takes to the streets for a time before getting caught and sent first to an orphanage, then juvenile detention center, [17] "where Selina began to see how hard the world could really be". However, when Ed Brubaker reintroduces her into the comic, he implies that Maggie may have directly entered an orphanage and promptly been adopted.

When she is 13 years old, Selina discovers that the detention center's administrator has been embezzling funds, and she confronts her. In an attempt to cover up her crime, the administrator puts Selina in a bag and drops her in a river to drown like a cat. She escapes and returns to the orphanage, where she steals documents exposing the administrator's corruption. She uses these to blackmail the administrator into erasing "Selina Kyle" from the city's records, then steals the administrator's diamond necklace and escapes the orphanage.

Fortuna treats her students like slaves, keeping their earnings for herself. Selina eventually runs away, accompanied by her friend Sylvia. However, the two have difficulty surviving on their own, and in desperation try to support themselves by working as prostitutes. The two drift apart afterward, with Sylvia coming to resent Selina for not inquiring about what had happened to her at the hands of her abusive first client. Year One story, [20] Selina, who is now an adult, achieves some success as a thief.

Following a disastrous burglary, however, she accepts an offer to "lie low" as a dominatrix employed by a pimp named Stan. They plan to trick men into divulging information that might be used in future crimes. According to this storyline, Selina trains under the Armless Master of Gotham City, receiving education in martial arts and culture. During this time, a client gives her a cat o' nine tails, which Selina keeps as a trophy. Dark Victory , the sequel to The Long Halloween , implies that Catwoman suspects she is the illegitimate daughter of mafia boss Carmine Falcone , although she finds no definitive proof.

Selina's connection to the Falcone family is further explored in the miniseries Catwoman: Though the story adds more circumstantial evidence to the theory of Selina's Falcone heritage, establishing that the Falcones' second-born daughter was put up for adoption in America, it also supplies no definitive proof. However, this relationship appears to end on the Fourth of July when Bruce rejects her advances twice; once as Bruce and once as Batman. She leaves him for good and also leaves Gotham for a while in Batman: Dark Victory , after he stands her up on two holidays.

When the two meet at an opera many years later, during the events of Hush , Bruce comments that the two no longer have a relationship as Bruce and Selina. Catwoman also appears in the Batman: Knightfall saga, where she is approached by Bane 's henchmen while robbing a house.

Bane asks her to work for him, but she refuses, as she is repulsed by the criminal who "broke" Batman. Later in the story, she boards a plane with Bruce Wayne to fly to Santa Prisca. She next appears in the Batman: Knightquest saga, where Azrael is masquerading as Batman. She is one of the few to recognize that Batman is an impostor, later being present when the true Batman returns to the fold as he struggles against his successor, his willingness to save even criminals confirming his true identity for Selina.

In , Catwoman was given her first ongoing comic book series. This series, written by an assortment of writers, but primarily penciled by Jim Balent , [21] generally depicted the character as an international thief and occasional bounty hunter with an ambiguous moral code. Story-lines include her adoption of teenage runaway and former sidekick, Arizona; aiding Bane , who she later betrays to Azrael ; and a stint as a reluctant government operative.

The series also delves into her origin, revealing her beginnings as a young thief, her difficult period in juvenile incarceration, and her training with Ted "Wildcat" Grant. She plans to use this position to run for Mayor of New York City , but her hopes are dashed when the Trickster inadvertently connects her to her criminal alter ego. As Catwoman, she assists Batman against Lex Luthor in the reconstruction of the city. After being arrested by Commissioner Gordon , she escapes from prison. Later that year, during the "Officer Down" storyline in the Batman titles, Catwoman is initially the chief suspect.

Although later cleared, she displays increasingly erratic behavior throughout the story, with her series later revealing that she has developed a form of personality disorder after exposure to Scarecrow's fear gas, causing her to act as herself and an identity that appears to be her sister Maggie pretending to be her. Soon afterward, she disappears and is believed to have been killed by the assassin Deathstroke the Terminator , ending her series at issue Catwoman then appears in a series of backup stories in Detective Comics — August—November This storyline leads into the newest Catwoman series in late written by Brubaker initially with Cooke, later joined by artist Cameron Stewart.

In this series, Selina Kyle, joined by new supporting cast members Holly and Slam Bradley a character from the early Golden Age DC Comics , becomes protector of the residents of Gotham's East End, while still carrying out an ambitious career as a cat burglar. Hush storyline, Batman and Catwoman briefly work together and have a romantic relationship, during which he reveals his true identity to her. At the end, he breaks off their relationship when he suspects it has been manipulated by the Riddler and Hush.

This is the second story to establish that she knows Batman's true identity. In an early s storyline, Selina and Bruce develop a relationship. The concluding story features a closing panel in which she refers to Batman as "Bruce". A change in the editorial team at that point, however, brought a swift end to that storyline and, apparently, all that transpired during the story arc. In the Justice League story arc "Crisis of Conscience", Catwoman fights alongside Batman and the Justice League against the old Secret Society , of which she had once briefly been a member.

Catwoman appears to be completely reformed, and her love for Batman is true although brash and unpredictable. However, she has learned her reformation was the result of a mindwipe by Zatanna , a procedure known to deeply affect and, in at least one case, physically incapacitate its victims. Zatanna gives no reason for her actions, but in a flashback, it is shown that she had acted with the consent and aid of five of the seven JLA members who had helped her mindwipe Dr.

Catwoman's response to this revelation is unequivocal: Afterward, she is seen covering her bed with past versions of her Catwoman costume. Still unbalanced and uncertain of herself in issue 52, Selina is forced to decide whether to kill a supervillain. The Black Mask , in an attempt to "improve himself", threatens the most important people in Selina's life, from Slam Bradley to Holly. The villain had also previously tortured Selina's sister Maggie by drilling out her husband's eyeballs and feeding them to Maggie, which drove her insane.

Black Mask learns Selina's identity through his earlier alliance with Selina's childhood friend Sylvia, who still harbors a grudge against Selina. Still thinking that Selina adheres to a strict no-kill rule, Black Mask is caught by surprise when Selina shoots him in the head. The father of her new daughter is initially unrevealed; however, Batman demonstrates great concern for the child and at one point asks to have Helena stay at his mansion.

Selina attempts to live a safe and somewhat normal life, and gives up her more dangerous ways of living as Catwoman. Holly Robinson takes over as the new Catwoman while Selina, living under the alias Irena Dubrovna, turns her attention to caring for her daughter Selina's alias was inspired by the name of the main character in the film Cat People.

Though she takes her role as a new mother quite seriously, Selina dons the costume for a run through the East End some days after Helena's birth. Having understandably gained a few pounds, Selina finds that her costume is now tighter. In addition, she is easily distracted by a common criminal. Although the situation is defused through Holly's opportune arrival, the sight of two Catwomen active simultaneously in the city is caught on video.

Selina returns home from her adventure to find that the mysterious movie aficionado Film Freak has deduced her alias, joined with Angle Man , and grabbed Helena. After rescuing her daughter, Selina convinces Zatanna to mind-wipe Film Freak and Angle Man in order to preserve her secret identity. Following the procedure, Angle Man turns himself in to the authorities; Film Freak, however, embarks upon a murderous rampage.

A twist occurs when Wildcat informs Selina that Holly has been arrested for the murder of Black Mask. Selina infiltrates the police station and frees Holly. Posing as a criminal, Selina gains the Bana's trust and thwarts a terror attack aimed at causing mass casualties in Gotham City. Selina questions whether she should be raising a daughter when her life as Catwoman has already proven to be such a danger to the child. After enlisting Batman's help in faking the death of both herself and her daughter, Selina puts Helena up for adoption.

A month after Helena is placed with a new family, Catwoman asks Zatanna to erase her memories of Helena and change her mind back to a criminal mentality. Zatanna refuses, judging that such an act would be cruel to both mother and daughter. She tells Selina that she could never reverse Selina's mindset, since she was on the path to becoming a hero on her own. Believing she can no longer function as a criminal, Selina decided to become one of Batman's Outsiders.

She allies herself with Lex Luthor in an attempt to return to Earth, and mistakenly ends up on an alternate universe -Earth where Catwoman is a notorious villain. It is later revealed that this Earth is a creation of her own mind, and she has not left Prison Planet. When accused of being a traitor by Luthor, she reveals Martian Manhunter is posing as Blockbuster , which would soon lead to the hero's death. Using the trust she regained in Luthor's eyes, she earns a passage to the 'real' Earth, in a jerry-rigged teleport machine built by Luthor for letting the villains escape.

On Earth, she resumes being a hero, with occasional lapses into thievery by commission, simply for the thrill of it. Later, as in Detective Comics , she is quite uncertain if she should pursue her "relationship" with Batman, Selina talks with Bruce about Jezebel Jet , his current girlfriend, and then has a quick pep talk with Zatanna, whom she believes is also courting Bruce.

Zatanna confirms and admits her feelings, adding that she has since chosen to forget them, but extremely encourages Selina to open her heart to Bruce Wayne before Jet is able to "seal the deal". Hush eavesdrops on the conversation, targeting both women as a way to hurt his enemy, Bruce Wayne. In Detective Comics November , Hush attacks Selina as she is in her apartment, kidnapping her and surgically removing her heart. She is delivered anonymously to a Gotham hospital. Batman receives word of her situation, and while he goes in search of Hush, he leaves Selina in the care of Doctor Mid-Nite , who is considered the superhero community's chief doctor.

Batman recovers her heart, and Dr. Mid-Nite restores it to her body; however, the doctor also makes a prognosis on whether she can still return to her former life swinging through rooftops. While Selina is still in a coma, she encounters Zatanna, who apologizes for not warning her about Hush. She tells Selina that she was so happy about her relationship with Bruce that she ignored the other warnings in the cards. Zatanna gives her a little bottle supposedly containing aloe vera for her post-op scars. I love the amount of research that the author puts into the criminal and investigative sides of her stories to make everything accurate.

I felt like I was right in the middle of the action! She does such a great job of explaining the technical parts, too, in a way that's informative without bogging down the story. When she accidentally stumbles on bomb making supplies hidden in her aunt's shed, Tara Parrish knows she's in trouble. Tara runs for her life and narrowly escapes, but now that she knows the identity of one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, she's not out of danger until he's caught.

Not trusting anyone to keep her safe, Tara sets off on her own. Cal is determined to keep Tara safe, but first, he has to find her. I loved Tara's spunk! She's not the heroine you'd expect from a series that's centered around a team of 'Knights'. I love how she doesn't wait to see what happens, but takes action to protect herself. Cal's a little bit awkward, in an endearing sort of way. A suit in the woods may not be the best choice, but he's got a good heart. I loved learning about what made him the way he is. This is a clean and inspirational romance.

There's a little bit of violence, which is not detailed and given the subject of the book, understandable. I really enjoyed how the author wove faith into the story without making it preachy. This is a good book for all type of readers. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys well-written suspense with a light romance. It's the first book of the series and ends with everything resolved, so it can stand alone.

However, I can't wait to learn more about the White Knights. They have such an interesting dynamic and I look forward to spending more time with them all. It's a book you could inhale in one sitting if life cooperates -- mine didn't, but I kept wanting to return to it. The book opens with Tara realizing that her childhood friend is the worst equivalent of the Unibomber. She has to go on the run when he almost kills her, making the FBI agent in charge of the investigation furious and also wondering if she has something to do with the crimes.

Reluctantly they have to work together to try to bring the Lone Wolf to justice, but it looks like they will fail at every turn. I loved how the spiritual threads were so woven into the fabric of this story. It was a seamless growth for Tara and Cal, and not a straight line to each other. Fatal Mistake will be a satisfying read for those who love a romantic suspense with plenty of twists and turns plus tension between the hero and heroine. The author writes two well written novellas with well developed characters.

I enjoyed both of the books the only thing was I was wishing there was more to the story. I enjoyed both books but liked the first book more. I recommend this book and look forward to reading more by this author. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

This book was read and reviewed by Annamaria for Alpha Book Club. Dec 03, Kali McQuillen rated it really liked it Shelves: I didn't feel like I got enough of the actual story. I did like the writing style, the story that was there did draw me in. A Hero In Disguise - It actually had me laughing out loud at Jessa's thoughts before she was kidnapped. What happened after that though was no laughing matter.

I cringed, I shuddered and felt so bad for those women. Decker was HOT and she should have listened to him from the ge 3. Decker was HOT and she should have listened to him from the get go but she didn't. I felt that it was totally unrealistic that he opened up to her so quickly. Pallid Slave - This one was a bit longer and was set in the future. Twin brothers, one considered bad and the other good was to transport Truth to another colony. This story will make you feel her despair, her fight and it's hot too.

She doesn't want to leave them but they have no choice. At least that's what they think. Will the brothers turn their backs on what they want to do vs. Will it be too late? Feb 09, Set rated it did not like it. Dec 02, C. Christy rated it really liked it Shelves: No White Knight is collection of two dark novellas that have been previous published in anthologies. A Hero in Disguise is a contemporary story dealing with a woman who is kidnapped by a cult. The second novella, Pallid Slave, is a sci-fi story in which a woman is being escorted by twin brothers to a planet where she is to become a slave.

Pallid Slave was the longer of the two novellas, and for me it felt more unique, and the characters were more developed. I enjoyed watching their relationship No White Knight is collection of two dark novellas that have been previous published in anthologies. I enjoyed watching their relationship play out, and I honestly didn't know how the story would be resolved. Hero in Disguise, on the other hand, felt slightly rushed, but it was still an entertaining story.

Both novellas were quick, compelling reads that were full of suspense and heat and had wonderfully dark and dominant heroes. Nov 30, Paula D rated it really liked it.

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Two Dark, hot short stories. The first story is about Jessa she is driving and keeps stopping asking for help and everyone tells her I don't live here until Jessa asks a lady who tells her to go to a lumberyard and hopefully Jessa's phone will work there. Unfortunately Jessa gets kidnapped to a cult. Jessa meets Decker and can she trust him?

Will Jessa be able to get out alive? The second story is a paranormal everyone has a twin and if your twin dies you turn white and then a slave no longer a Two Dark, hot short stories. The second story is a paranormal everyone has a twin and if your twin dies you turn white and then a slave no longer a soldier.

Truth is white and slave to Cross and Pike at first she hates them and jealous but what happens when the beatings turn into arousal? Will Pike and Cross ship her away because they don't need her anymore? Loved both stories some drama and very melting kindle sex!

Dec 08, Rochelle Sumner Kroesen rated it really liked it. This is actually 2 novellas that were previously published in anthologies. Both stories are dark and I really enjoyed both of them.

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I feel a lot of story was packed into this short novella and it was very enjoyable. I have not read a whole of of Sci Fi so this was kind of new to me. I did really enjoy the story and loved the authors imaginat This is actually 2 novellas that were previously published in anthologies. I did really enjoy the story and loved the authors imagination. This is a great book to read when in between books or want something quick to read. Both stories are very enjoyable. Dec 04, Becky Rendon rated it it was ok. A Hero in Disguise Lost in She thought she was smart but today is definitely proving otherwise.

Decker is not a hero or is he? Pallid Slave Losing her twin gives Truth nothing to live for. She now becomes property. As a slave, she's told to submit. However, it's difficult for this former soldier to take these kinds of orders. But is it so bad when the punishment is just as delicious as the after are?

To be hones A Hero in Disguise Lost in To be honest both stories are rushed and come to awkward conclusions. I had trouble getting into the stories. Dec 06, Sara rated it liked it. Story 1 — Hero In Disguise was suspenseful and exciting. Jess gets kidnapped and held captive. This one is a bit disturbing and includes some trigger subjects, but it was still quite good. Story 2 — Pallid Slave was a decent sci fi romance with some seriously steamy sex scenes.

Dec 11, Marika rated it really liked it. No white knight contains two novellas, hero in disguise and pallid slave. I loved them both.. I loved that both novellas started out dark and scary and then turned into crazy hot. One was paranormal and even tho I haven't read paranormal in a while, I found I haven't read anything quite like it in a while. I loved the author's style and the characters in both stories and I Def enjoy the quick reads. I will keep an eye out for this No white knight contains two novellas, hero in disguise and pallid slave.

I will keep an eye out for this author for sure. Dec 01, Anna Green rated it really liked it. This is my first time to read the author's book.

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Actually this book has 2 short stories. The first one is quite short and steamy. I enjoyed reading it. The second story I was quite surprised because I didn't realise it was of a different genre: But I plodded on and actually enjoyed the story. When you strip it down to the core, take out the interplanetary travels, the zombie-like nemesis and alien beings this is about loss, coping with grief and love. The This is my first time to read the author's book. There is also mfm in this one. Four stars from me! Dec 02, Tina rated it it was amazing.

What a great introduction from a new to me author. Dark, angsty,gritty, and hot! You will be thoroughly engaged in these tales. While it may have triggers for some, I found it to be totally hot, dark, and twisted. In other words, I absolutely love it! Dec 08, Caryn A rated it really liked it. Novella I was surprised that No White Knight was so short.

It ended way too quickly. The story had the makings for a steamy series. Overall, No White Knight was a good read. I didn't finish Pallid Slave since I'm not a fan of Sci-fi. What I did read was well written too. Dec 28, Nyki Johnson rated it it was amazing. Great Fabulous novellas in one book! I would love to see more short stories published this way! I look forward to reading more.