Mary Patricia Seidel

Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.

Eiko, a Japanese American teenage vampire, suffering from agoraphobia caused by the trauma from the night her family was murdered and she was turned, is unable and unwilling to leave her family’s home. And she not only loses track of time, but time itself. Eiko spends most of her years avoiding others and trying not to live life as a vampire, but the world won’t leave her alone.

Weezy (Louise) is a cerebral thirty-something soon to be married and unable to feel anything more than just fine about that. Weezy's girlfriends throw her an unwelcome bachelorette party but the night ends up taking a very unlikely turn when Weez makes a connection with Edie, an out-of-town visitor who manages to crash the celebration. The party goes way off course, taking Weez's sense of self with it...

After her husband's unexpected death and a very public breakdown, famed cook Hollis hosts her best friends for an elaborate weekend on Nantucket.