Billy The Kid’s Wife (A Time Travel Romance Short)
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BILLY THE KID’S WIFE is a time travel romance short by bestselling novelist R. Barri Flowers. When a modern day historical romance writer rents a cabin in Sky Creek, Colorado to complete her next novel, a strange dog shows up, along with a handsome man and young boy. She soon comes to realize that the man is the onetime outlaw known as Billy the Kid, and that the corridors of time have merged, offering her two very different lives. She has an important decision to make in following her destiny.
Also includes an excerpt from the relationship novel, Forever Sweethearts: A Love Story by R. Barri Flowers.
PRAISE FOR MYSTERY AND THRILLER FICTION BY R. BARRI FLOWERS
“A heart-thumping thriller, this is that rare novel that is downright scary. Pick it up at your peril, because you won't put it down until you've read the last word." -- John Lutz, Edgar Winner and bestselling author of Twist on BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN
“A masterful thriller set in the dark underbelly of Maui, with lots of fine action, down and dirty characters, and the vivid details of police procedure one would expect from an author who is also a top criminologist. A terrific read!" -- Douglas Preston, co-creator of the bestselling Pendergast series of novels on MURDER IN MAUI
"An exquisitely rich and masterfully constructed mystery.... A savvy, smooth, and sumptuous read that's as hot as Waikiki beach sand." -- Jon Land, bestselling author of Strong Vengeance on MURDER IN HONOLULU
"It gets no better than this! R. Barri Flowers has written another thriller guaranteed to hold onto its readers! -- Huntress Reviews on DARK STREETS OF WHITECHAPEL
“A gripping and tightly woven tale you won't want to put down. Author Flowers neatly contrasts the natural beauty of a tropical paradise with the ugliness of murder and its aftermath." -- John Lutz, Edgar Winner and bestselling author of Pulse on MURDER IN MAUI
"R. Barri Flowers writes with the passion and knowledge of someone who truly knows his craft. A steamy, non-stop thrill-ride through the seamy underbelly of Hawaii." -- Allison Leotta, former federal prosecutor and author of Discretion on MURDER IN MAUI
“Flowers once again has written a page-turner legal thriller that begins with a bang and rapidly moves along to its final page.” -- Midwest Book Review on STATE’S EVIDENCE
“A model of crime fiction .... Flowers may be a new voice in modern mystery writing, but he is already one of its best voices.”-- Statesman Journal on JUSTICE SERVED
"An excellent look at the jurisprudence system...will appeal to fans of John Grisham and Linda Fairstein." -- Harriet Klausner on PERSUASIVE VIDENCE
R. Barri Flowers
R. Barri Flowers is the award winning author of romantic suspense, mystery, thriller and crime fiction with thirteen Harlequin titles published to date. Chemistry and conflict between the hero and heroine, attention to detail, and incorporating the very latest advances in criminal investigations, are the cornerstones of his crime and thriller fiction. He enjoys travelling around the country and abroad to scope out intriguing settings for future storylines, books, and miniseries.
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Billy The Kid’s Wife (A Time Travel Romance Short) - R. Barri Flowers
BILLY THE KID'S WIFE
A Time Travel Romance Short
By R. Barri Flowers
Billy the Kid's Wife is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, business establishments, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
BILLY THE KID'S WIFE
Copyright 2013 by R. Barri Flowers
All rights reserved.
Cover Image Copyright Alan Poulson Photography, 2013
Used under license from Shutterstock.com
OTHER BOOKS BY R. BARRI FLOWERS
FICTION
Before He Kills Again (A Veronica Vasquez Thriller)
Dark Streets of Whitechapel (A Jack the Ripper Mystery)
Dead in the Rose City (A Dean Drake Mystery)
Forever Sweethearts (A Love Story)
Justice Served (A Barkley and Parker Mystery)
Killer in The Woods (A Psychological Thriller)
Murder in Honolulu (A Skye Delaney Mystery)
Murder in Maui (A Leila Kahana Mystery)
Persuasive Evidence (A Jordan La Fontaine Legal Thriller)
Seduced to Kill in Kauai (An Exotic Thriller)
State's Evidence (A Beverly Mendoza Legal Thriller)
TEEN FICTION
Christmas Wishes: Laura's Story (A Young Adult Holiday Fantasy)
Count Dracula's Teenage Daughter (A Transylvanica High Novel)
Danger in Time (A Young Adult Time Travel Mystery)
Ghost Girl in Shadow Bay (A Young Adult Haunted House Mystery)
TRUE CRIME
Mass Murder in the Sky: The Bombing of Flight 629 (historical short)
Masters of True Crime
Murder at the Pencil Factory: The Killing of Mary Phagan 100 Years Later (historical short)
Murders in the United States
Serial Killer Couples: Bonded by Sexual Depravity, Abduction, & Murder
The Pickaxe Killers: Karla Faye Tucker & Daniel Garrett (true crime short)
The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald & Charlene Gallego
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Billy the Kid's Wife
Forever Sweethearts - Bonus Excerpt
About the Author
BILLY THE KID'S WIFE
Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory — July 14, 1881
It was just after midnight when Billy the Kid rode into the dusty fort, some hundred and forty miles west of Lincoln. He had come a long way and he was tired. But he'd gotten word that his friend Pedro Masters was in trouble and needed his help. The one thing he believed in was loyalty. Billy would give the shirt off his back to anyone he knew who needed it.
Maybe this was one of those times.
Tilting his sugar-loaf sombrero hat slightly, Billy cast his wary blue-gray eyes about the surroundings. The onetime military garrison had been converted into living quarters. There was no one on the streets, just a couple of horses, saddled and waiting for their owners to return. All was quiet. Perhaps too quiet.
After spending the better part of his nearly twenty-one years trying to stay out of harm's way, Billy had developed a sixth sense when something was wrong.
It's a trap, he thought and considered hightailing it out of there, knowing that there was a bounty on his head, unjust or not.
Whether it was a desire to make sure his friend was all right, stubbornness, or just plain stupidity, Billy decided not to bolt. It wasn't his nature to leave questions unanswered. No reason to start now.
Billy brought his horse to a halt in front of the Masters' manor, tied it to a post, and headed through the entryway toward the main house. A kerosene lantern offered only a snippet of illumination as he neared the door. Billy's shadow loomed large beyond his imposing figure as it crept up the veranda's wall. Though light on his feet, Billy heard the slatted floor boards beneath him squeak with each step he took.
If this was an ambush, then he had just alerted whoever was in the house of his arrival. Withdrawing the Colt double-action .41 caliber revolver from his holster, Billy cautiously nudged open the door. He stepped into the dark parlor, forcing his eyes to adjust.
Listening for any threatening sounds, he began to work his way through the manor, with only starlight peeking through windows to guide him past the heavy Spanish furnishings. When he reached Pedro's room, Billy half expected to find his friend sound asleep. But the other half was not so sure.
Billy could barely make out the bed in a corner beside the bureau and a wooden storage trunk.
Pedro,
he said softly. You in there?
He received no response and thought about speaking louder. But the fact that his friend, normally a heavy snorer, was silent drew Billy's suspicion even more.
He suddenly detected movement off to his side, then more movement behind him.
Knowing that his very survival depended upon quick and decisive action, Billy swiveled around at the same time shots were fired.
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Sky Creek, Colorado — July 2012
Trina Emerson pulled her Subaru Legacy onto the paved driveway beside the log cabin she had rented for the next three months. She was sure that would be long enough to finish her latest romance novel. Whether or not it would help her to forget that this was the day she was supposed to be married was another story altogether.
Her fiancé Justin Frommer had, to put it bluntly, gotten cold feet and called the marriage and their relationship off two weeks ago, stunning Trina. He'd wanted to remain good friends with fringe benefits,