This collection includes: First Contact by Liam Fitzgerald - Two best friends' plan to sneak out and hunt the night sky for aliens is complicated by a rumor about a boy that one of them...may have...definitely...totally made out with. The Death of Odysseus by Liz Baker - Roommates Pete and Jasper have a pretty good thing going. That is, until Jasper makes it his mission to rescue the dying bee outside of their apartment. The Moment After by Michael John McGoldrick - A man and a woman reflect separately on their one-night stand and its effect on their lives. Pining by Banna Desta - Shandukani explores the thrills and shortcomings of attraction through a series of conversations and confessions. Slap by Aja Nisenson - A mother tries to provoke her daughter to slap her in the face in order to even out the swelling of her latest cosmetic procedure. Sometimes love hurts. T3MP0RARY by Joe Samaniego - In the rapidly advancing world of modern-day technology, it's easier than ever to be erased.

Philadelphia born and bred, Mattie McCoy, was sassy, cool, confident and sexy. Her former career of repossessing autos kept her mentally and physically in shape for sleuthing in an early twentieth-century, Victorian mansion. She didn't need anyone, nor did she want anyone, to keep her from her search for her grandfather's fortune. But then, there was that one obstacle; that Texas tin star and his two deputies. Well, that cowboy was just like any other man. He could easily be seduced and lied to. He had his tiny brain in his Levis, but Mattie knew she had what was needed to melt those cold, ice-blue slits on his bronzed face. And that dark, foreboding, dreary mansion was just plain evil. It held too many mysteries, too many secret passageways and the aroma of impending death. What clues could be found prowling around in there? And what did that sheriff know that he wasn't telling? All Mattie and her friends wanted was a little adventure. That got that and a whole lot more.