false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185551622m/1491417.jpg 1491417 1 "<I>American Cool</I> is HOT!"</br> -Ellen Meister, author of <I>Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA</I></p> When characters meet every roll of the dice with grit, humor and determination, is it enough to change the stakes?</p> Enter the world of <I>American Cool</I>, where risk, rejection, romance are played to win. In these stories you'll discover .</p> Lana, a tough gangster's daughter who's out to vanquish the ghost of her father's legacy while on a winning streak in Vegas. To separate herself from his violent past, she'll have to sever all ties to her future.</p> Miguel, a minor league ballplayer with a penchant for choking in pressure situations. When he meets the girl of his dreams, will he botch that play too?</p> An aging singleton, Marie, who's tired of being passed over for her pretty friends. But succumbing to the lure of plastic surgery may scar her psyche.</p> 1482682 21 6 2007 American Cool total:8|5:5|4:2|3:1| 8 36 15 5 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 06:01:27 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:02:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 15:16:20 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 07:01:54 -0700 2007 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...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 02 05:51:50 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 05:52:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 18 15:06:26 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 15:08:03 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Jul 27 08:41:39 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 08:42:10 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:36:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 00:36:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Dec 21 19:11:22 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 10:28:27 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 19:11:22 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon May 12 08:38:34 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 08:39:01 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Mar 23 05:53:41 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 05:53:41 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Mar 03 11:13:50 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 11:13:50 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Feb 11 17:27:48 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 17:27:51 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 26 10:32:44 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 10:32:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Aug 12 15:21:17 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 15:21:20 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Aug 12 12:16:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 12:16:00 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Jul 26 20:19:21 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 20:19:21 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1491417