Autumn Nights: 10 Sinister Stories to Skitter Up Your Spine | Helen Whistberry, L T Ward, Jacob Klop
Hot summer days fade, and the chills of autumn begin. Leaves wither and fall, trees lay barren, and darkness descends earlier each evening. While people seek shelter in warm, cozy confines, the hair-raising denizens of the night come out to play.The hollow winds carry more than the skittering sounds of dead leaves...Ten creepy tales that will leave you checking your windows and tucking yourself safely under the covers await in this book. Perfect for lingering evenings around the campfire, or golden afternoons with a blanket and warm apple cider, the third installment of the Autumn Nights Charity Anthologies is brimming with creepy crawlies.Not only are the stories low on gore and safe for readers 16 and up, but your purchase will help your fellow humans. All royalties from this anthology will be donated to RIP Medical Debt, a non-profit that purchases bulk medical debt and pays it off for those most in need. No family should have to choose between medical care and a home.The Skittering by Mallory Kelly - The frozen wilderness will not stop Elin and Dag from finding their missing research team, but a mysterious evil has been locked, waiting, in the ice for 500 years...ice that is thawing beneath them.Dreamweaver by Jaecyn Bon - A baby witch starts her spiritual journey into witchcraft by reaching out to her ancestors for guidance and gets a response she wasn't prepared for.Deathbed Confessions Are Not Beholden to NDAs by Frank L Tybush V - An expedition to an abandoned facility reveals that not all legends want to be discovered.New Life by Helen Whistberry - Life in the sky above the polluted cloudline is comfortable and predictable but a fall from an unimaginable height turns one teenager's world upside down.The Sublime Desdemona Scarlet by Jacob Klop - Barton Dubois believes nothing is more important than money, but The Sublime Desdemona Scarlet can't be bought out...and neither can her curse. Prey by Brendon Pohner - A group of 1830s fur trappers struggle to survive amidst a hostile wilderness that appears to have developed a consciousness of its own. The Nest by Fay Lane - Following the death of her estranged mother, Lidia returns to her isolated childhood home only to discover it is not as empty as it seems. The Bitten Rush by L.T. Ward - An arachnid's nip goes a long way for Ashley, a costume design major drowning from exhaustion. Pandora's Attic by Jerusha Ren - Jo is in danger of losing her boutique shop until an offer arrives from a mysterious artist. Her curiosity about the benefactor may doom more than just the shop. The Protectors by A.W. Wang - Three mechanical dogs embark on a perilous journey to rescue kidnapped children from the clutches of giant spiders. *These stories are intended to be safe reading for Young Adults and Adults alike, with no graphic/explicit violence or sexual situations. In this book, The Bitten Rush does have the trigger warning of addiction. Each book in the series can be read in any order, as there is no relationship between the stories from one book to the next. Want to start with this one and help relieve crushing medical debt? Go for it!