A collection of short stories by Hugh Howey

Top #200 in Mystery/Thriller Jenna and Rachel grew up together, and experienced life at each other's hand. The older they got, the closer they seemed to get. But Rachel was secretly dealing with mental issues, secretly doing drugs with her so called boyfriend, Nathaniel, and physical abuse from her father at home that was getting in the way of the friendship between her and Jenna, as tension began to grow between them, Rachel snapped and disappeared one night, and left without a single trace.

"Why do you always have those earbuds in?" "Music keeps the monsters away." ~*~*~*~*~ Casey Adams is your average 16 year old - except for one thing; she has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. [#17 mystery/thriller] [will be edited and a new version will be posted soon]

Deep in enemy territory, within the brambles and bushes, lies a very important paper. A paper that she must find, one that will seal her family's fate for forever. A paper with... the recipe for syrup? -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Popular breakfast diner "Nova's" is definitely a favorite amongst the town of Mapleton. The only thing holding them back from being the best diner in town is losing the annual Syrup Competition to rival diner "Peaches". Determined to win, Riley's parents throws her into the thick of things one month before the competition. Grabs her by the ear and basically shoves her into the opposing diner, she's forced to go on an undercover mission in order to retrieve top secret information on the syrup their opponents are working on. One of those opponents happen to be the well known, typical douchebag jock, Ryan Moore.

Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile, and graduate well enough to qualify for a college scholarship. But then a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. When a field injury kickstarts his senior year, heʼs turning his free time and attention to Wren. And maybe she might not want to be invisible after all. ***** [Watty's Collector's Edition Winner] [TFA Runaway Prize Winner] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro