Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Thanksgiving Terror
    Thanksgiving Terror
    Thanksgiving Terror
    Ebook87 pages1 hour

    Thanksgiving Terror

    By Jo Carey

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Holidays and family go together like… she wasn't sure what, but it wasn't something good. This year was going to be different. Lily Grady wasn't looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with her family in a cabin in the woods, but the week started off so well… 19,600 words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJo Carey
    Release dateOct 28, 2018
    ISBN9781386051428
    Thanksgiving Terror
    Author

    Jo Carey

    Jo Carey grew up in the Midwest but her curiosity and gypsy-spirit has kept her on the move. She's lived in eight US states and spent three years living in Ireland. She has always loved creature movies, so creatures and bugs often show up in her books. Jo, a former information security compliance guru, writes fast-paced, character-driven stories in a variety of genres from medical thrillers to space operas and cozy mysteries. Her novels are filled with humor, romance, and sometimes creatures or aliens, or maybe even all of the above. She often builds her stories around a strong female lead character surrounded by plenty of hunky male heroes. Jo's been under fire on a golf course and climbed out the roof of an elevator in the Netherlands. Life hasn't been boring. Now residing in Texas, setting often plays a huge role in her stories. Jo was intrigued by the League of Planetary Systems, a world her husband, Frank, created for his science fiction books, and she now writes mysteries and other types of tales sets in that world. Jo was bitten by a cat, a fire ant, and a snake, before succumbing to the bite of the writing bug.

    Read more from Jo Carey

    Related to Thanksgiving Terror

    Related ebooks

    Action & Adventure Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Lockdown

      Aug 31, 2020

      You keep a secret safe, wrapped up in the back of a drawer in your mind, all tied up in metaphorical ribbon and string, for 14 years. And in the space of three days, it unravels. How did that happen? I’ll tell you how. I was up a ladder, that’s how.

      5 min read

    • Article

      Power Of A Pup

      Jun 25, 2022

      Power Of A Pup
      6 min read

    • Article

      Rag Doll

      May 3, 2018

      Rag Doll
      11 min read

    • Article

      Festival

      Sep 15, 2018

      My husband, who loved festivals, who was a great fan of festivals, wanted to get to the square in time for the first band at eleven o’clock. From bed, the dog and I watched him dress. He tried on various T-shirts, declaring some of them too tight and

      13 min read

    • Article

      Home for Christmas

      Dec 27, 2022

      Home for Christmas
      4 min read

    • Article

      Power Of A Pup

      Jan 24, 2020

      Power Of A Pup
      6 min read

    • Article

      Lies I Tell My Father

      Feb 10, 2024

      “How’s your job at the newspaper?” my father asks me. He is sitting on a couch, a plush throw blanket spread across his legs. “The newspaper’s fine,” I lie. I lie because it is simple. I lie because it is quick. I lie because it is easier than trying

      10 min read

    • Article

      I Believe!

      Nov 25, 2019

      I Believe!
      4 min read

    • Article

      Let Me Do It

      Jun 1, 2023

      Let Me Do It
      6 min read

    • Article

      Life After Death

      May 27, 2022

      Life After Death
      14 min read

    • Article

      Reading

      May 1, 2023

      Reading
      21 min read

    • Article

      Terror In the takeaway

      Apr 14, 2022

      Terror In the takeaway
      5 min read

    • Article

      Father and Son, Next Door Neighbors in Prison

      Jun 10, 2019

      Editor’s note: This week, The Marshall Project is publishing a series of essays and interviews about fatherhood and incarceration. This is the first installment. Life Inside Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal just

      5 min read

    • Article

      Chuckles

      Apr 16, 2021

      Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page. A group of prosperous businessmen are dining at a top restaurant inside a gambling re

      4 min read

    • Article

      Kids & Angels

      Jun 25, 2019

      Kids & Angels
      4 min read

    • Article

      Counter Waves

      Oct 23, 2020

      Counter Waves
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Details Will Be Ours

      Jan 31, 2018

      The Details Will Be Ours
      21 min read

    • Article

      Choosing the Flowers

      Oct 10, 2022

      Choosing the Flowers
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Invisible WOMAN

      Dec 23, 2020

      The Invisible WOMAN
      6 min read

    • Article

      Love in LOCKDOWN

      May 7, 2020

      Love in LOCKDOWN
      7 min read

    • Article

      David Sedaris

      Sep 15, 2017

      Our house on Emerald Isle, The Sea Section, is divided down the middle, and has an E beside one front door and a W beside the other. The east side is ruled by Hugh, and the bedroom we share is on the top floor. It opens onto a deck that overlooks the

      12 min read

    • Article

      Corsicana

      Mar 15, 2022

      Corsicana
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Rebellion

      Oct 2, 2023

      The Rebellion
      23 min read

    • Article

      In The Woods

      Oct 28, 2021

      In The Woods
      5 min read

    • Article

      Without A Trace

      May 26, 2022

      Without A Trace
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Thanksgiving Terror

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Thanksgiving Terror - Jo Carey

      CHAPTER ONE

      Upper Peninsula of Michigan

      She didn't think, she just reacted. She pulled the gun down from the rack over the fireplace and made sure it was loaded. She slipped her feet into boots that sat beside the door and ran toward the kennels.

      The air smelled like blood and fear. Bill, where are you? she yelled, keeping the rifle on her shoulder. Billy are you OK?

      She heard noises coming from the end of one of the kennel buildings. The lights were all blazing. Where are you? she called. She heard crying. Billy are you OK? she called still not able to see her husband or her son.

      Mom, I'm OK, but I don't think Dad is, Billy said. We're at the end of D.

      Now that she had a destination, she took off at a run nearly tripping in the boots that were several sizes too big for her. In her rush to help, she'd stuck her feet in her husband's boots.

      She saw something attacking him. Her first thought was that one of the dogs had gotten out. They didn't train the dogs, they only bred them. None of their dogs were overly aggressive. She didn't want to shoot a valuable asset. She stepped up and yelled stop as loudly as she could. The attack continued.

      Shoot it, Mom.

      Eventually both Billy and his Mom fired shots at the attacking creature. It fell. Billy's mom ran to her husband's side and knelt next to him in the dirt. Mom, there's a lot of blood, Billy said.

      We need to get him in the house, she said.

      Together they carried him inside and laid him on the living room floor. Get the first aid kit from under the sink, she said, and Billy ran off to do as she asked.

      When Billy walked backed into the room, his mom was bent over her husband crying. Mom, what do we need to do?

      He's gone, she said, reaching out to pull Billy into a hug. She didn't know how long she sat there clutching her son as both of them cried. Finally, she got herself under control enough to ask, What the hell happened out here?

      I fed the dogs and locked up the kennels for the night before Dad and I headed in for dinner, Billy explained. Something got into the special food Dad was feeding the dogs. The bin was empty and was all chewed up. He broke down in tears. I should have told him, but it was late, and I was tired. I didn't want to spend the next few hours fixing the shed and listening to Dad bitch about what happened.

      She put her arms around her son. I don't think something getting into the food has much to do with what happened to your dad. Are you hurt?

      He wiped his nose on his shirt sleeve and shook his head. 

      Their family business was breeding dogs for the US military. They lived in a remote area where their nearest neighbors were too far away to be bothered by any ruckus the dogs might make.

      Tell me what happened when you and your dad went out to see what the dogs were barking at.

      "When I turned on all the lights, we saw something lying near one of the kennel doors. Dad walked close enough to nudge it with the side of his foot. He said it was dead so we should check the kennels first.

      The dogs were excited, but they were all in their pens. We went back to take a closer look at the dead animal. I thought it looked like a badger, but he said it was way too big. We were carrying it to the shed when something attacked him. He tried to shoot it, but he couldn't get the gun around, so he told me to take the gun. I don't think I hit it. It just kept growling. That's when you came out.

      That moron. I told him not to get involved. How long has he been using the special food?

      Maybe a year. I don't know.

      Have there been any other problems with animals getting into that food.

      Yeah. The first couple of months Dad said the food was disappearing way faster than we were using it. He told me I wasn't measuring it right, but I was. I swear.

      Anything else.

      A few months ago, something tore a hole in the back of the food storage shed. We patched it up.

      Butch and that stupid dire wolf project. I told your dad not to get involved. He thought Butch's magic formula would make our dogs bigger and stronger. Dire wolves had thicker bodies and were bigger boned. The food hasn't been tested. Did he keep records of what dogs got the special feed?

      Billy nodded.

      Show me, she said. Billy led her to the feed storage shed and pulled out a notebook from behind one of the food bins.

      After looking over her husband's notes, she sat down across from Billy. We can't mention this to anyone. Do you understand?

      The police are going to ask questions.

      You tell them what happened. The dogs were barking, and you and your dad came out to check on them. That's when he was attacked. It's the truth, and all you need to say. Do you understand?

      Sure Mom.

      CHAPTER TWO

      Suburban Detroit

      Mom, you can't be serious, I said. There's a reason none of us even knew Grandpa had a hunting cabin. Did you even know?

      I remember he used to go there when I was a kid, she said. I guess I never thought about it.

      For good reason, I said. We're indoor people. We live in the city. We're comfortable with pavement and street people. Trees and nature are not our thing.

      I don't know. I think it might be kind of fun, Seth said as he

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1