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American Cool
by
Susan DiPlacido (Goodreads Author)
""American Cool" is HOT " -Ellen Meister, author of "Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA" When characters meet every roll of the dice with grit, humor and determination, is it enough to change the stakes? Enter the world of "American Cool," where risk, rejection, romance are played to win. In these stories you'll discover . Lana,...more
Paperback, 260 pages
Published
June 21st 2007
by iUniverse
(first published June 7th 2007)
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"Let’s get the cheap thrill out of the way first. This collection contains erotica. As someone who’s written a fair amount of erotica in her time, I can say it’s no easy task to weave sex into stories which, regardless, are driven by considerations of character, plot and narrative; perhaps this is why so much erotic fiction tends to discard plot the way it would a lace bra, dropping it off to one side early on, before getting down to the serious action. To judge by the stories in this colle...more
I have to admit that I was totally wrapped up in the Vegas style books that Susan DiPlacido wrote starting with "24/7" and finishing with "House Money". So I was surprised to be disappointed with "American Cool". The writing is still great but the gathering of stories is very confusing. If you just read "American Cool" and stop there without reading the other stories (which would be a shame) then I would bet you'd rate this book higher than me.
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American Cool is a fantastic collection of Susan DiPlacido's best short stories. Many of these stories have appeared in other noted publications, such as the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 6, Caramel Flava, and Rebellion: New Voices of Fiction. But to have them all together in one volume is a very special treat. ("I, Candy" won the Spirit Award at the 2005 Moondance Film Festival, and "Bloodlines" was nominated for a 2008 Pushcart Prize award.)
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Let’s get the cheap thrill out of the way first. This collection contains erotica. As someone who’s written a fair amount of erotica in her time, I can say it’s no easy task to weave sex into stories which, regardless, are driven by considerations of character, plot and narrative; perhaps this is why so much erotic fiction tends to discard plot the way it would a lace bra, dropping it off to one side early on, before getting down to the serious action. To judge by the stories in this collection,...more
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Susan DiPlacido is the author of 24/7, Trattoria, Mutual Holdings, House Money, Lady Luck, and American Cool. Trattoria was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Small Press Romance 2005, and her short story, "I, Candy," won the Spirit Award at the 2005 Moondance International Film Festival. American Cool won the bronze medal in the 2008 IPPY awards and was a ...more
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