FROM CHICAGO, WITH LOVE - Stories and Excerpts from the Supporting Authors of GayRomLit 2014 - Table of Contents

Sep 28, 2026

FROM CHICAGO, WITH LOVE presents fictional stories and selected excerpts from supporting authors associated with GayRomLit 2014. The opening pages include publication and copyright statements, cover credit, and ISBN details, followed by a comprehensive table of contents listing multiple author contributions and story titles. The included excerpt from “Hat Trick” introduces a narrator and Alex, setting a context of hockey, school life, internal conflict, and romantic feelings conveyed through dialogue and reflective narration.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages248

Reading Time6 h 22 min

AccessFree to download

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Hat Trick - Jeff Adams

With Wings - Z. Allora

Alpha Trine: The Valespian Pact #1 - Lexi Ander

Island House - Bru Baker

Ask the Oracle - JJ Black

Sacrifices - Sophie Bonaste

Moving On: When Sean Loves Rusty - Chris Cox

A Fair Enough Trade - Kim Fielding

Birthday Cake - LE Franks

Harp Strings - Andrew Gordon

Spunk: The Real Barometer of Love - Rafe Haze

Love and the Real Boy - J.K. Hogan

A Million Truths - MC Houle

Secrets & Truths - Kimberly Hunter

The Boyfriend Mandate - River Jaymes

Names Can Never Hurt Me - Wade Kelly

Seek the Hidden, Part II - Venona Keyes

The Uncertain Customer - Pearl Love

Sock Poacher & The Shower Thief - Freddy MacKay

Lost in the Outcome - Rowan McAllister

Burnin' for You / Where There's Smoke - Jamie Lynn Miller

Darkness Falls - Jamie Lynn Miller

Memory's Prisoner - Jamie Lynn Miller

Pistoned - Vanessa North

Temptations of Desire - Tempeste O’Riley

Noah - Carter Quinn

Northern Light - E.J. Russell

Mistletoe and Mayhem - TM Smith

Odd Connections - Ethan Stone

Vegas Hustle - Ethan Stone

Calling - Max Vos

Dare to Love Forever - JC Wallace

Bull - Mathilde Watson

Takeover - Anna Zabo

Out of the Shadows - Jamie Lynn Miller

Seek the Hidden, Part II - Venona Keyes

FROMHICAGOWITHLOVEStories andExcerpts fromthe SupportingAuthors ofGayRomLit2014 FROM CHICAGO,WITH LOVE: Stories and Excerpts from the SupportingAuthors of GayRomLit 2014 This is a work of fiction.Names,characters,places,and incidents eitherare the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously,andany resemblance to actual persons,living or dead,businessestablishments,events,or locales is entirely coincidental. Copyright C2014 Supporting Authors of GRL 2014All rights reserved. Cover Art by L.C.Chasehttp://www.lcchase.com/design.htm All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,or by any information storage andretrieval system without the written permission of the Publisher,exceptwhere permitted by law. ISBN-13:978-1502378996 ISBN-10:150237899X # TABLE OF CONTENTS Hat Trick by Jeff AdamsWith Wings by Z.Allora9Alpha Trine:The Valespian Pact\#1 by Lexi Ander16Island House by Bru Baker23Ask the Oracle by JJ Black30Sacrifices by Sophie Bonaste37Moving On:When Sean Loves Rusty by Chris Cox43A Fair Enough Trade by Kim Fielding51Birthday Cake by LE Franks58 工 Harp Strings by Andrew Gordon66 Spunk:The Real Barometer of Love by Rafe Haze74 Love and the Real Boy by J.K.Hogan81 A Million Truths by MC Houle89 Secrets &Truths by Kimberly Hunter98The Boyfriend Mandate by River Jaymes105Names Can Never Hurt Me by Wade Kelly114Seek the Hidden,Part II by Venona Keyes121The Uncertain Customer by Pearl Love128Sock Poacher &The Shower Thief by Freddy MacKay135Lost in the Outcome by Rowan McAllister144Burnin'for You/Where There's Smoke by Jamie Lynn 151Miller Darkness Falls by Jamie Lynn Miller153 TABLE OF CONTENTS,CONTINUED Out of the Shadows by Jamie Lynn Miller155Memory's Prisoner by Jamie Lynn Miller157Pistoned by Vanessa North161Temptations of Desire by Tempeste O’Riley169Noah by Carter Quinn176 Northern Light by E.J.Russell183Mistletoe and Mayhem by TM Smith191Odd Connections by Ethan Stone198 Vegas Hustle by Ethan Stone201 Calling by Max Vos205 Dare to Love Forever by JC Wallace212 Bull by Mathilde Watson219 Takeover by Anna Zabo226 cm C Hr 6R HAT TRICKBy Jeff Adams “So when's the pizza gonna be here?”he asked as hewalked in to the room,drying his hair.“I got hungry in theshower.” “Another ten,fifteen minutes.” I managed to look him in the face instead of checking outother things.In the locker room it was always a race to coverup.Otherwise you'd get called out for acting like a show-off.Tonight,Alex was taking his time,and I was okay withthat. “Good.You made the right call ordering.” "Glad you feel that way.Now weird dreams aren't myfault." Alex crashed down on his bed,naked.“You should get inthe shower.Don't want your pizza getting cold while you'rein there." I headed for the bathroom. Realistically,I couldn’t be gay.Gay on the hockey teamwouldn't work.It wouldn't work in school.It for surewouldn't work at home.I needed to get this under control.Ididn't know how,but something needed to give. 1 The shower relaxed me.I tried to push the image of nakedAlex from my mind.I'd thought about this problem a lot overthe summer.Try as I might,it was impossible to deny thefeelings I had for the guy. He wasn't dating anyone.He was constantly busy,like Iwas.We both had hockey and schoolwork and we weretrying to be great at both.Tricia usually understood thejuggling act because she was on a similar track.She had jazzband instead of hockey. Typically,we'd go out a couple nights a week.Lately,she'd wanted more attention,especially as the school yearstarted. Tricia and I started going out last December.I asked herout because Jackson told me that Tricia told his girlfriendthat I was cute.It was very third grade.Jackson convincedme to double date with him and Heidi.It was a good time.Tricia was fun to hang out with.We ended up a couple. We went to junior

FAQs

What kind of book is FROM CHICAGO, WITH LOVE?

It is a work of fiction containing stories and excerpts contributed by supporting authors associated with GayRomLit 2014.

What information appears in the early pages of the book?

The early pages include publication and copyright statements, cover art credit, and ISBN-13 and ISBN-10 identifiers.

What is the role of the “TABLE OF CONTENTS” section?

It lists the stories and authors included in the collection, including “Hat Trick” by Jeff Adams and many subsequent entries.

Sep 28, 2026

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