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    Out of Time

    By A.J. Llewellyn

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    Biologist Arlo Perez has spent his whole life avoiding decisions, confrontations, anything concrete. Anything resembling a commitment. When his lover, Miguel, dumps him, a depressed Arlo decides to put down roots in Merced, a small California town nestled between Yosemite and the old gold-panning country region. There, he secures a new fellowship at a college and looks forward to adventure and fun.

    But just as he’s getting used to normal, he gets a whole lot more than he bargained for.

    One day when his car breaks down, Arlo winds up at the mercy of a deranged garage owner in Port Hueneme. And somehow, he finds himself tossed back in time to an era of knights, dragons, and pit fights. Suddenly, he’s in Mexico, 1867, and there’s only one way out—fight or die.

    Can Arlo get himself out of this horrible and confusing mess? Can he stop feeling out of place and out of his senses? Or is he completely out of time?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereXtasy Books Inc
    Release dateAug 24, 2018
    ISBN9781487421151
    Out of Time
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    A.J. Llewellyn

    A.J. Llewellyn lives in California, but dreams of living in Hawaii. Frequent trips to all the islands, bags of Kona coffee in the fridge and a healthy collection of Hawaiian records keep this writer refueled. A.J. never lacks inspiration for male/male erotic romances and on the rare occasions this happens, pursues other passions such as collecting books on Hawaiiana, surfing and spending time with friends and animal companions. A.J. Llewellyn believes that love is a song best sung out loud.

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      Out of Time - A.J. Llewellyn

      Just as Arlo is getting used to normal, he gets a whole lot more than he bargained for.

      Biologist Arlo Perez has spent his whole life avoiding decisions, confrontations, anything concrete. Anything resembling a commitment. When his lover, Miguel, dumps him, a depressed Arlo decides to put down roots in Merced, a small California town nestled between Yosemite and the old gold-panning country region. There, he secures a new fellowship at a college and looks forward to adventure and fun.

      But just as he’s getting used to normal, he gets a whole lot more than he bargained for.

      One day when his car breaks down, Arlo winds up at the mercy of a deranged garage owner in Port Hueneme. And somehow, he finds himself tossed back in time to an era of knights, dragons, and pit fights. Suddenly, he’s in Mexico, 1867, and there’s only one way out—fight or die.

      Can Arlo get himself out of this horrible and confusing mess? Can he stop feeling out of place and out of his senses? Or is he completely out of time?

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      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Out of Time

      Copyright © 2018 A.J. Llewellyn

      ISBN: 978-1-4874-2115-1

      Cover art by Martine Jardin

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      Out of Time

      By

      A.J. Llewellyn

      Dedication

      To two of my favorite actors, Jean Reno and Daniel Auteuil, whose movies so inspire me.

      Author’s Note

      Emperor Maximilian 1, ruler of Mexico’s second empire, was a real and tragic figure in history, known for his democratic causes.

      Austrian-born Maximilian was born into Austrian royalty and rose high in military ranks, eventually becoming the fearless Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Naval Fleet.

      In the late nineteenth century, he was given an unusual offer to become His Imperial Majesty, Don Maximiliano, Emperor of Mexico. He accepted and traveled to the country, where he was shocked by the difference between rich and poor in Mexico City. He and his wife, Empress Carlota, took up residence at Chapultepec Castle, which had once been a retreat for Aztec emperors.

      As Emperor, among his many immediate changes, he challenged the feudal estates that had developed over several centuries, known as haciendas. The patrons of these villages controlled everything from food, to the purchase of clothing and medical care. The haciendas were designed to make money and to keep peones, poor day laborers, as virtual slaves who could be bought and sold among the aristocracy for the debts they owed.

      Maximilian restricted working hours and abolished child labor. He canceled all debts for peasants over ten pesos, restored communal property to working-class families, and promoted religious freedom. He insisted on the right to vote for all citizens and abolished all forms of corporal punishment.

      He and his wife held charity balls to raise money for the poor, but his efforts earned the ire of the Mexican aristocracy.

      Maximilian ran afoul of the Resistance movement with some of his political decisions, and war broke out. He ruled from April 10, 1864, until June 19, 1867—the day he was executed.

      There is no evidence that any of his loyal soldiers were knights who banded together to continue his efforts to help the poor, but I like to think they were.

      —A. J.

      Chapter One

      Well, are you going to do it? Aunty Margie asked me. Are you going to book it?

      My finger hovered over the send function of the Zim Ride website. Damn it. Procrastination had been my lifelong handicap. It didn’t help that I detected the sadness in her tone, but I couldn’t help it. I had to get out of here. Aunty Margie’s typical, open-mouthed breathing started to annoy me. I used to find it endearing, but now it irritated me. Man, I was becoming a crotchety old geezer, and I was only thirty-one.

      Arlo, are you always this indecisive? she asked. Or are you being cheap?

      Cheap? Me? Yes. I stifled a sigh and wished, not for the first time, that I were a rich man, but I’m not. If I were, I’d have my own car, and I wouldn’t have to haggle with people, negotiating a shared ride in their vehicles.

      This one looked good. Man, did it look good. First of all, there was no way I’d get home to Merced any cheaper, I had to admit. And then there was the car itself. The guy had a Daimler, of all things, that he needed to transport to Northern California. He had three spots in the vehicle. Two were taken. I’d be the third and last.

      If I were a rich man, perhaps I’d believe in intuition, hunches, and that sort of stuff. But when you’re poor, you can’t afford those luxuries. Living by your wits is cheaper, and so, you get desperate. You tend to make stupid, dumbass decisions. Not that Zim Rides are bad. Heck, they’re great. It’s just that being, as I said, poor, I tend to fly by the seat of my pants, operating on my wits, but unfortunately, these questionable talents don’t actually take me anywhere.

      I wind up haggling on zimrides.com, a new trip-sharing site that helps you hitch a ride anywhere you want, with a bunch of strangers. At very low prices. I

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