C.C. Wills

• Nov-2014
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This is a collection of 8 short stories that fall into several different fiction genres from gruesome horror, ghostly horror, Christian healing, adventure/mystery, murder mystery and science fiction. Should be something in here for most any fiction r...

• Nov-2014
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This is a fiction murder mystery written about a family that falls victim to the all to often criminal act of Senior Abuse. Members of the family are disowned because of their attempt to protect the father from this abuse. One of the two family me...

• Sep-2014
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The story of a couple who go on a long awaited vacation out west to see the sites. They take in as many of the National Parks and natural wonders they can before finding out that the wife is seriously ill. After an emergency trip the hospital it i...

• Sep-2014
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This story of general fiction takes place in the Midwest - central Illinois to be exact. It is the story of a man who wins the Illinois Lottery but before he can cash in his $40 Million Ticket he has a major accident. He ends up in the ICU after s...

• Sep-2014
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Two teenage boys go to there church's picnic but decided shortly into the picnic to go explore the woods surrounding it. Being a National Forest they went on for miles and miles. The boys have quite an adventure throughout the day but end up...

• Sep-2014
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Three sets of families are camping at Pounds Hollow campground in the Shawnee National Forest. The normal things take place such as fishing, walking trails, site seeing. But unexpectedly one of the campers is murdered. Find out who did the killing an...

• Sep-2014
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This story takes place in the mid 1800's with mainly two characters - Scooter and Nugget. Having grown up together homeless in Shawneetown, Illinois these two hear of the gold strike in Californian and decide to go up into the Shawnee hills l...

• Sep-2014
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A man from 2154, one of the few survivors left in the world finds a portal which allows movement in time. He choses to go back in time to before the start of the destruction. Believing it is all linked to the assassination of the President, he goe...

• May-2014
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Bite of the Grizzly is a short story written of fiction horror. It is about two friends who make plans to go to Montana on their first Elk hunt. Before they left Paul makes a marriage proposal to his life long friend Carrie and they confirm their...

• May-2014
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""Memories" may be looked at as a book of short stories. In reality it is an assortment of memories shared throughout the years by my father, my father-in-law and his brother and of course by myself. The first three chapters are about their lives g"...

• Aug-2013
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The saga continues as this third and final addition to the trilogy will show. Dean once again is in pursuit of treasure but what he finds will surprise you. Along the way he will meet yet another family member in spirit form. Who is the distant relat...

• Jul-2012
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This story is a continuation of Dean's adventures into the unknown. He finds himself once again in the hands of danger while pursuing yet another treasure. Contacted by an unknown relative from southern Illinois, he is drawn back into the same area w...

• Jun-2011
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'Treasure in the Shawnee Hills' opens in pre-Civil War Southern Illinois as five riders on horseback come into an Ohio River port to take a gold cache out of the local bank. The five make it out of town with the gold, but the posse is right behind th...

In this 7th short story of the series Grandpa tells the kids of three different experiences he had while hunting in the woods. All of these were unusual in their own ways and blessed him with memories he would never forget. These stories involve a...

You will find in this book the compiling of 14 short stories in total. In the Grandpa Tell Us A Story series there are 8 individual shorts. Along with them you will find "On The Ridge", "A New Beginning", "The Homestead", "Hunting A Spooked Tom", "A ...

This story is about Grandpa talking about three scary experiences in his life. The first was watching an old scary show on TV as a kid. The second was spending time in a large tree next to a big owl. The third was time spent in a cave in the dark....

In this short story the kids come to Grandpa and ask him if he had ever shot anyone. He not only says yes but shares the story of what happened to him and also shares the details of another accidental hunting accident....

In this fifth short story in the Grandpa series, the grandkids ask their Grandpa if he had ever been to a drive-in. Grandpa answers that question by talking about the three time periods of his drive-in experience; as a youth with his family, as a...

Grandpa is home with a bad cold and flu when his Grandkids come for a visit. They ask him if he had ever been sick as a kid. His reply results in a story of 3 childhood problems he faced all within a 6 month period....

In this last story of this series you will share in a little of the local history of the Grape Creek coal miners. Then we will learn just a little bit about some local paranormal activity and specifically signs of spirits on Grandpa's property....

This is a horror fiction story written about two teenage boys in southern Illinois who attempt to take on the challenge of staying in a haunted house. Now this is no ordinary haunted house mind you. It is the Old Slave House where John Crenshaw de...

This is the story of a young cowboy sent out to look for strays on his family ranch. What he finds instead is love. his first love. A young Cherokee maiden beautiful and innocent and receptive to his advances, his desires and his body!...

This short story is actually an excerpt of the first two chapters out of my third book called "A Cherokee Wish." It takes place in the Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois in 1817 - 1818. It is the story of a white man who falls in love with a young...

This is an excerpt of the first chapter from my previously published story called "Shawnee: The Adventure Continues". This chapter stands on its own as a short story involving a Georgia plantation owner back in the early 1800's who just happe...

This is the story of a bank robbery that takes place in the southern Illinois town of Shawneetown in 1857, pre-civil war. Five men on horseback steal gold coins from the bank and head straight for the Shawnee Hills to make their getaway. A posse i...

This is the story of a man sharing an adventure he and his brother had while hunting deer. The pair chose to hunt while major snow and ice storms are passing through the area. The trip was made worthwhile by the discovery one brother makes while o...