Yolanda King: 9 books

Raspberry, a vegetarian dragon, travels the world to make friends when he meets the frog Prince Max and his fianceé, Spirit the mermaid, and together they embark on an adventure in which they have to defend their country against vicious smurfs and monsters, meet Fairy Godmother, throw a beach party...

Bryan is waiting for his girlfriend, who is late as usual, in a crowded bar. He's killing time by delving into memories triggered by some of the faces he spots in the crowd. He reminisces about Steve, the lead guitarist of his favorite band that is playing a concert in the bar tonight, about the wild...

Gabe is at his comnpany's annual Christmas party. It is usually a boring ordeal, brightened only by his best friend whom he normally spends the evening with. But his friend is late this year and Gabe bumps into an attractive woman, Steph. They hit it off immediately and embark on an evening of flirtatious excitement and unrestrained passion.

Kristin is a young successful businesswoman who decides to go on a three-week cruise in the Caribbean to escape her current dreary life. She fully embraces all the changes this trip brings about, climaxing into a passionate and unrestrained night at a night club with a total stranger.

Grandma Rose and grandpa Jeff are out for a stroll when the churchbell chimes and shrinks grandma with every strike. She disappears and reappears in an African national park as a lioness, where, with a computer, the animals have summoned her for their annual play staged for the visitors of the park...

This hilarious short story is about gnome Bert, a gay showgirl and hobby cartographer, who regularly surfes the Internet to find out more about the Galaxy. One day he meets a garden gnome, Ernie, and a gnome from the Great Unknown, Micky, in a chat room. He decides to invite them to his wedding on planet...

Chance Encounter is about a young woman hiking in the mountains when a blizzard surprises her and she has to reach shelter before getting caught in it. She shares that shelter with a young man, and both are immediately attracted to each other. A night of passion and love-making ensues.

Zoé, a young woman in her late twenties, leads an uneventful life as a tour operator in Chicago until, one day, she meets a dashing stranger. Head over heels for him after an unforgettable encounter at the spa, she slowly discovers who he really is. To complicate matters, her ex-boyfriend reappears....

The Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting questions the production and representations of L.A. by revealing the gray spaces between the real and imagined city. Contributors to this urban ethnography document hidden histories that connect daily actors within cultural systems...