false 7902458 240903 1491417 0595448771 9780595448777 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185551622m/1491417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185551622s/1491417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1491417.American_Cool 4.50 8 American Cool is HOT!"</br> -Ellen Meister, author of Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA</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 American Cool, 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>]]> 557788 4.79 42 9 2007 0 0 false Thu Oct 18 15:06:26 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 15:08:03 -0700 2007