Long Cool One Books: 119 books

Love is all about making the connection. How Mommy and Daddy actually met, all those years ago, really is a cute little story.

Evan has the summer off and he might as well enjoy it. Making the rounds of public parks and beaches, he talks to everyone. The peculiar habit of dropping things and being forgetful bears surprising fruit. The number of bored and lonely housewives can be downright exhausting at times. As for the lovely Nathalie, she's in for something a little rougher.

In Dawson’s Glen, mommas keep close eyes on their daughters and daddies have a shotgun handy. Floyd’s just some boy who growed up in a holler, and not all that keen on hard work and application. He also has this magic phone number, and a souvenir postcard from the lady herself. Her name is Misty Pearl and her skills are considerable.

A sex-crazed psychedelic slasher targets women and girls. He's got a knife. It's 1969 in middle America and nothing is the same anymore. Detective Al Gaetano and his team must find the killer before he strikes again. Their only clues are a few flakes of paint from his body and a modus operandi. A dark and funny novella.

All it took was a human hair and the smell of the past. Cloning the first big love of your life thirty years later might not be such a good idea, even when you have the means to do it. A short story.

Doctor Horace Brooks has never met a patient he doesn’t like. He’s careful to go over all the issues with husband and wife before proceeding with gene-therapy and the modern fountain of youth. The only question is whether anyone is listening. Trendy country club members Ed and Michelle Newell being a good case in point.

It was a crime of pure arrogance. Madame Muriel Ducharme was murdered in what looks like a break-in gone wrong. It’s a little too pat for Inspector Gilles Maintenon. Nothing appears to have been taken, but the killer has thought of that too.

Dylan’s watching the ball game when his old friend Caleb phones. It’s only an hour later, when he’s sitting in some club with a twenty-buck cover charge, stomach rumbling, when he realizes maybe that wasn’t the right Caleb after all. The funny thing is, his new drinking partner Caleb’s friend Dylan hasn’t shown up either. A short (and hot) story of gay romance.

Looking for Love is something we all do once in a while. The results can be surprising, from lonely middle-aged bachelors, to college boys with a plan, Cro-Magnon raiders and predatory beachcombers.

Devlin is far from home and starting a new career as a reporter. Responding to an anonymous note, his life spins out of control. Dev really ought to have seen that coming.

How much of who we are is tied up in what we know? If something wiped our 'knowledge,' or higher education, but left our basic faculties, the ability to speak and to act, would we all be created equal again? In The Game, everything must be learned the hard way. The learning curve is painful. The price of a mistake is a laser bolt through the head. A short story.

Short stories that pack a punch, including science fiction, fantasy, satire, humour, and a strangely uplifting mild horror. A collection.

After a successful raid, they stumble onto the greatest prize of all. Daron shares the rewards with his men. They know enough not to damage the merchandise. A short and barbaric story.