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    Nice to Meet You: Not From Around Here, #1
    Supernatural For Hire: Not From Around Here, #5
    True Colors: Not From Around Here, #3
    Ebook series6 titles

    Not From Around Here Series

    By Jeffrey Zuczek and J.S. Zuczek

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    About this series

    The Not From Around Here collection of short stories features supernatural elements from our deepest imaginations. Here we see a young man's fascination with a sea creature ("Walk With Me"); a real estate agent's open house that attracts blood thirsty buyers ("The Final Showing"); a magical comet that helps police find a missing boy ("The Comet"); a set of four bunkers whose inhabitants are not what they appear ("The Bunkers"); a war veteran who joins a covert team that creates fake government conspiracies ("Supernatural For Hire"); a science fiction enthusiast who has a run in with aliens ("Nice to Meet You"); and a world where everyone is born with transparent skin ("True Colors"). (approx. 31,000 words)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeffrey Zuczek
    Release dateMar 15, 2024
    Nice to Meet You: Not From Around Here, #1
    Supernatural For Hire: Not From Around Here, #5
    True Colors: Not From Around Here, #3

    Titles in the series (6)

    • 3

      True Colors: Not From Around Here, #3
      True Colors: Not From Around Here, #3

      True Colors: Not From Around Here, #3

      J.S. Zuczek
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      Everyone is born transparent - no skin, only see through. The government required it. However, a group, called The Skinners, found a way to color skin - black, white, tan, or other. Anyone joining the Skinners is shunned by the government and hunted by the police. Connor had a normal, middle school teenage life, until one night, he runs into a Skinner during an annual Festivus event. He was hoping to see Kara, his love interest, but instead gets recruited to the Skinners gang. Before long, he is on the run with Kara from the police. In the end, they have to find a way to survive. (approx. 5,400 words)

      Everyone is born transparent - no skin, only see through. The government required it. However, a group, called The Skinners, found a way to color skin - black, white, tan, or other. Anyone joining the Skinners is shunned by the government and hunted by the police. Connor had a normal, middle school teenage life, until one night, he runs into a Skinner during an annual Festivus event. He was hoping to see Kara, his love interest, but instead gets recruited to the Skinners gang. Before long, he is on the run with Kara from the police. In the end, they have to find a way to survive. (approx. 5,400 words)

    • 1

      Nice to Meet You: Not From Around Here, #1
      Nice to Meet You: Not From Around Here, #1

      Nice to Meet You: Not From Around Here, #1

      Jeffrey Zuczek
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           Matt longed for more purpose in his life. He lived in a large, empty house without any wife, kids, or even a pet. His day job as a transmission line developer was also mundane. Reading science fiction novels at night was the only escape for him. It distracted him from the boring monotony of life. But things would quickly change. While traveling from his Florida home to Buffalo, NY on a transmission line project, things get eerie - and fast. To secure the final permit on the project, he needs a farmer to sign their land rights to his company. Though aside from the farmer's strange demeanor, part of his property has markings that resemble a crop circle.Strange things also go on at night. In the end, Matt is presented with a new purpose in life - something unexpected, but welcomed. Something, not from this world. (approx. 4,300 words)

           Matt longed for more purpose in his life. He lived in a large, empty house without any wife, kids, or even a pet. His day job as a transmission line developer was also mundane. Reading science fiction novels at night was the only escape for him. It distracted him from the boring monotony of life. But things would quickly change. While traveling from his Florida home to Buffalo, NY on a transmission line project, things get eerie - and fast. To secure the final permit on the project, he needs a farmer to sign their land rights to his company. Though aside from the farmer's strange demeanor, part of his property has markings that resemble a crop circle.Strange things also go on at night. In the end, Matt is presented with a new purpose in life - something unexpected, but welcomed. Something, not from this world. (approx. 4,300 words)

    • 5

      Supernatural For Hire: Not From Around Here, #5
      Supernatural For Hire: Not From Around Here, #5

      Supernatural For Hire: Not From Around Here, #5

      J.S. Zuczek
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      Just two days before Hurricane Carlie is set to hit the Florida east coast, a senator's son hits a pedestrian on their way home from a party. As the hurricane makes landfall, Major and his secret government team are called in to help clean up the mess. Their job is simple - pay off the victim and create a diversion - something that will distract the public. But this team is different. They create fake supernatural events to hide local government screw ups. They created the UFO sighting in Roswell, the Loch Ness monster, and even the Bigfoot hysteria. Though as Major and his team arrive on scene, things go south quickly. They are surprised to find that monsters may actually be real. (approx. 5,000 words)

      Just two days before Hurricane Carlie is set to hit the Florida east coast, a senator's son hits a pedestrian on their way home from a party. As the hurricane makes landfall, Major and his secret government team are called in to help clean up the mess. Their job is simple - pay off the victim and create a diversion - something that will distract the public. But this team is different. They create fake supernatural events to hide local government screw ups. They created the UFO sighting in Roswell, the Loch Ness monster, and even the Bigfoot hysteria. Though as Major and his team arrive on scene, things go south quickly. They are surprised to find that monsters may actually be real. (approx. 5,000 words)

    • 6

      The Final Showing: Not From Around Here, #6
      The Final Showing: Not From Around Here, #6

      The Final Showing: Not From Around Here, #6

      J.S. Zuczek
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      Bruce was close to retirement. He was leaving his Pennsylvania real estate business in good hands. Everything was wrapped up. Though he had an itch to sell one final home. He even had a few bites from propsective buyers, including one family that acted strangely and appeared more interested in observing him than the house itself. As propective buyers start turning up dead, Bruce quickly becomes the next entree on the menu. He must think and act quickly to survive this horror story. (approx. 3,500 words).

      Bruce was close to retirement. He was leaving his Pennsylvania real estate business in good hands. Everything was wrapped up. Though he had an itch to sell one final home. He even had a few bites from propsective buyers, including one family that acted strangely and appeared more interested in observing him than the house itself. As propective buyers start turning up dead, Bruce quickly becomes the next entree on the menu. He must think and act quickly to survive this horror story. (approx. 3,500 words).

    • 7

      The Comet: Not From Around Here, #7
      The Comet: Not From Around Here, #7

      The Comet: Not From Around Here, #7

      J.S. Zuczek
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      A child is missing. The Poconos police are searching everywhere. As a 100-year comet passes through the atmosphere above, it causes electrical disruptions in town. Peter Collins, a young teen, awakens one night to find his bedroom Christmas lights glowing. The comet transforms his bedroom into a magical portal that takes him to the missing kid. It is up to Peter to save him now. (approx. 6,300 words).

      A child is missing. The Poconos police are searching everywhere. As a 100-year comet passes through the atmosphere above, it causes electrical disruptions in town. Peter Collins, a young teen, awakens one night to find his bedroom Christmas lights glowing. The comet transforms his bedroom into a magical portal that takes him to the missing kid. It is up to Peter to save him now. (approx. 6,300 words).

    • Not From Around Here The Complete Collection: Not From Around Here
      Not From Around Here The Complete Collection: Not From Around Here

      Not From Around Here The Complete Collection: Not From Around Here

      J.S. Zuczek
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      The Not From Around Here collection of short stories features supernatural elements from our deepest imaginations. Here we see a young man's fascination with a sea creature ("Walk With Me"); a real estate agent's open house that attracts blood thirsty buyers ("The Final Showing"); a magical comet that helps police find a missing boy ("The Comet"); a set of four bunkers whose inhabitants are not what they appear ("The Bunkers"); a war veteran who joins a covert team that creates fake government conspiracies ("Supernatural For Hire"); a science fiction enthusiast who has a run in with aliens ("Nice to Meet You"); and a world where everyone is born with transparent skin ("True Colors"). (approx. 31,000 words)

      The Not From Around Here collection of short stories features supernatural elements from our deepest imaginations. Here we see a young man's fascination with a sea creature ("Walk With Me"); a real estate agent's open house that attracts blood thirsty buyers ("The Final Showing"); a magical comet that helps police find a missing boy ("The Comet"); a set of four bunkers whose inhabitants are not what they appear ("The Bunkers"); a war veteran who joins a covert team that creates fake government conspiracies ("Supernatural For Hire"); a science fiction enthusiast who has a run in with aliens ("Nice to Meet You"); and a world where everyone is born with transparent skin ("True Colors"). (approx. 31,000 words)

    Author

    Jeffrey Zuczek

    Jeff presently resides in South Florida with his wife, Chantal, and their two daughters. He is a new author who enjoys writing in his spare time. His dream is to one day be published and have his novel available in a library for his daughters and others to enjoy. Please leave a shout out on my Instagram page below, and also join my Author page mailing list! Instagram @WriterDad_Jeff https://books2read.com/JeffreyZuczek

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