American Cool

About the Book

"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, 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.

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?

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.

About the Author

Susan DiPlacido is the author of three novels: 24/7, Trattoria, and Mutual Holdings. Trattoria was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers? Choice Award for Best Small Press Romance, and her short story, I, Candy won the Spirit Award at the 2005 Moondance Film Festival. Her fiction has appeared in Best American Erotica 2007, Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 6, and Rebellion: New Voices of Fiction. Please visit her online at susandiplacido.com or at her blog, susandiplacido.blogspot.com.