Tales From the Windy City is a collection of ten engaging short stories that captures the triumphs, disappointments, friendships, romances, and unexpected twists that shape everyday life in and around Chicago. Whether it's a frantic race to catch the morning Metra train, a chance reunion that rekindles memories from decades past, a summer day that changes two lives forever, or a simple wrong number that leads to something unforgettable, each story offers relatable characters and a...

This volume assembles no less than 40 stories set in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Ranging from Lovecraft's own tales (including classics such as the novel At the Mountains of Madness, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," and "The Colour Out of Space") to works by his friends and contemporaries (Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert Bloch), to later followers (Henry Kuttner, Lin Carter, Brian McNaughton), and contemporary afficianados (Brian Stableford, Mark McLau...

Greg O’Brien was a third-year college student at Clark Atlanta University, a HBCU located in the historic heart of Atlanta, Georgia. He was experiencing some of the typical growing pains that young men his age go through―pressure from work as well as school, and he had been physically and emotionally drained from his long-term relationship with his high school sweetheart, Rosalyn Coleman. He decided that they needed a break from each other so that he could regroup, but she wanted a clean s...

The story began with pro basketball player Brock Lane ordering a couple of drinks at Chili’s Grill and Bar in Calumet City, Illinois; and he was on a mission to get completely wasted in the shortest time humanly possible. He felt betrayed, and he also felt completely helpless about his current situation. He had just received a contract extension, so it could’ve been any number of past acquaintances who may have double-crossed him. And to make matters worse, he may have offended the waitres...

Mitch Black had it all―he’d married his college sweetheart Sandra and purchased a beautiful home in the south suburbs of Chicago, he was gainfully employed as a financial analyst, and he co-owned a nightclub with his cousin, Wesley Hunter. He also became a millionaire before the age of thirty by skillfully playing the stock market with his economic expertise.The story starts off with Mitch running into his college roommate and teammate, Gary Maxwell. Gary was booted off the basketb...

SIX WEEKS AGO: A series of horrific events rock the town of Aiken Mill, Virginia. A weirdly mutilated body vanishes from the town morgue. Numerous individuals go missing without a trace. The local sheriff's department, as well as the FBI, are stymied. And a creeping madness settles over the town.Now, Celeste Muir, a former FBI agent with extensive experience in paranormal phenomena, allies herself with Sheriff Bryce Parrott to face the unknown forces that have terrorized Aiken Mill...

Book Description"Revitalize Your Life with the Power of Food and Wellness"Are you tired of feeling sluggish, battling health issues, and watching life pass you by? Stephen Mark knows exactly how you feel. At 50, he found himself trapped in a cycle of depression, weight gain, and frequent doctor visits. But instead of giving up, he embarked on a transformative journey to reclaim his health, energy, and happiness—and now he's here to help you...

Two years ago, Claire Challis's four-year-old son disappeared without a trace. Now, on a cold winter morning, a neighbor's child vanishes outside her apartment. The subsequent police investigation turns up no clues.Claire encounters a strange priest. An ancient church that seems to be the site of unspeakable rituals. A shadowy figure that seems to appear and disappear at will. And now, Claire finds herself at the center of a web of intrigue—and in fear for her life. Still, she is d...

KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER THROUGH THE YEARS Carl Kolchak has faced more than his share of monsters throughout his infamous career. Now, Monstrous Books presents 13 short stories chronicling the intrepid reporter's exploits from his time in World War II until his semi-retirement in the 1990s. Kolchak's luck runs out during World War II. Devils in the outfield stir up trouble in the '50s. A road trip with editor Tony Vincenzo in the '70s takes a turn for the worse. Lovecraftian horrors esca...

Jake West had just experienced a life changing event when his girlfriend of three years broke up with him, and he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep since. The story began on a Sunday morning when Jake had awakened in a cold sweat from a very lucid dream where he was walking for miles on end in total desolation. He then decided to go shopping at a nearby grocery store, and that was when he saw his ex-girlfriend with another guy for the first time since the breakup. Opting not to confront them...

Jalen Townsend had a successful career as mechanical engineer for a firm in downtown Chicago, and it was his first and only job since graduating from Northern Illinois University at the top of his class. He had his eye on a young woman named Lisa who rode the Metra train with him every morning for months, and he simply found her to be very beautiful and and irresistibly sexy. He would eventually muster up the courage to ask her out on a date after running into her at the gas pump one Frida...

This is a urban fiction short story about a man named Red who tried to make due once he had gotten laid off from his job in the banking industry after sixteen years of service. He'd also broken up with his girlfriend who he dated for three years around the same time, and he attempted to find employment in his field before his severance package ran out but came up short. Eventually, Red found a lifeline in driving for Uber and made a good living doing so. He had many stories to tell, some g...