Monsters, mad science, and recklessly brave women collide in an unforgettable trip to the 1893 World’s Fair.

Fireman Rosie dreams of attending the Columbian Exposition for a glimpse of her hero, Nikola Tesla. When she is assigned to an overnight train bound for Chicago, she jumps at the chance. Her shift takes a dark turn when a peculiar trunk is discovered, and a passenger goes missing. Caught in a nightmare, Rosie must use her wit and courage to uncover the truth behind the mysterious cargo before more passengers disappear.

Strange Happenings is a series of short stories set in an alternate timeline, where steampunk technology clashes with the monstrous. The Monsters and Machines collection brings together five tales of mystery, horror, and adventure:

Something Happened on the Way to the World’s Fair

The Blood is Life

The Living Metal Man

The Assistant

The Resurrection Experiment

The year is 1893. Rosie Weston, fireman, is working on an overnight passenger train to the World’s Fair. Her routine shift has turned into a nightmare, beginning with a peculiar trunk in the baggage car. Worse, a passenger has gone missing. Can Rosie discover the truth behind the cargo before more passengers go missing?

Strange Happenings is a series of short stories set in an alternate timeline, where science and the unknown mix. Much like a penny dreadful, each story is meant to be enjoyed in a single sitting. Something Happened on the Way to the World’s Fair is the first installment of Strange Happenings.

Rosie and her new companion have made it to the World’s Fair, but their luck is running out. Low on funds, morale, and time, they’re desperate for help. Attending the exposition was once Rosie’s dream, but a tragic incident threatens everything she knows. Faced with an impossible choice, she’s in the fight of her life.

Strange Happenings is a series of short stories set in an alternate timeline, where science and the unknown mix. Much like a penny dreadful, each story is meant to be enjoyed in a single sitting.

The Blood is Life is the second installment of Strange Happenings.

The 1893 World’s Fair isn’t everything it appears to be. Parts of it are still under construction, but Rosie Weston doesn’t mind. For the first time in days, no one is trying to kill her. She is finally enjoying the exposition, but when she learns the truth behind the Living Metal Man exhibit, she feels compelled to act. Can Rosie protect the inventor’s secret before Edison’s men find out?

Strange Happenings is a series of short stories set in an alternate timeline, where science and the unknown mix. Much like a penny dreadful, each story is meant to be enjoyed in a single sitting.

The Living Metal Man is the third installment of Strange Happenings.

Time is running out for Constance. Soon, she will age out of the orphanage where she has lived since infancy. When an encounter with Dr. Prendergast gives her the opportunity to not only have a home, but a purpose, Constance eagerly agrees to become her assistant. Over time, she learns there’s a dark undercurrent to the doctor’s benevolence.

Set twenty-two years before the events of Something Happened on the Way to the World’s Fair, The Assistant offers a haunting glimpse into Dr. Prendergast’s past.

Strange Happenings is a series of short stories set in an alternate timeline, where science and the unknown mix. Much like a penny dreadful, each story is meant to be enjoyed in a single sitting.

It has been nearly four months since Rosie and Lucille helped Dr. Evelyn Mendel and the Living Metal Man escape the clutches of Edison’s men. Finding themselves unexpectedly furloughed as tensions mount over labor disputes at the railroad company, our heroines return to the World’s Fair. The International Electrical Congress is in session, and Rosie hopes to see Nikola Tesla at his demonstration. Unfortunately, outside forces are closing in, threatening to separate Lucille and Rosie forever.

The Resurrection Experiment is the fifth installment of the Strange Happenings serial and the final chapter in the World’s Fair storyline.