Anna
Devlin, a recently jilted bounty hunter is a modern woman from the
twenty-first century. She is anxious for the hearing that will reinstate
her law enforcement career, but an encounter with a strange Native
American woman sends Anna back in time to the year 1870.
Federal
Marshal Wesley Shannon of Denton, Kansas, has no idea where this woman
with the strange clothing and way of speaking came from. Since he fights
his own inner demons, the last thing he needs is an attraction to a
woman who has given him no clear idea who she is.
But
when danger arrives in the form of stagecoach hold ups where drivers
and passengers are being killed, Anna torments Wes with plans to help
him bring in the outlaws.
Will Wes be able to keep Anna out of harm’s way, or will his attraction to her distract him enough that they are both in danger?
********* EXCERPT *********
Anna
was quiet on the walk to the café. Her eyes darted back and forth as
she took in the sights around her, all the time fiddling with her ring,
spinning the silver and black circle round and round. She continued to
draw in deep breaths and chew on her lower lip, occasionally muttering
‘not possible’ under her breath, as if fighting an internal battle. Her
natural color seemed to have paled, the light dusting of freckles more
prominent.
Once
they’d settled in their seats at the café and ordered dried apple pie
and coffee, Wes rested his forearms on the table. “Tell me a little bit
about this ‘Tulsa.’”
Anna cleared her throat. “It’s in Oklahoma.” She flinched when he shrugged, still not sure what she was talking about.
“Oklahoma. You know, the state south of Kansas?”
He narrowed his eyes. “The only thing south of us is Indian Territory, then Texas.”
“No,” she whispered, her eyes round as saucers.
Wes
nodded at the waitress as she placed cups of coffee and two cuts of pie
in front of them. She glanced at Anna, who stared straight ahead,
taking in shallow breaths.
Once the waitress left, Anna nodded, as if she’d made a decision. “Wes, can I ask you something?”
“Sure.”
She looked him in the eye, seeming to draw strength from within herself. “What year is this?”
His forkful of pie stopped halfway to his mouth. “What?”
Anna licked her lips and cleared her throat. “Just tell me, please. What year is this?”
He frowned and lowered the fork. “It’s eighteen hundred and seventy. Why?”
Then he leapt forward as Anna’s eyes rolled to the back of her head and her slack body slid to the floor.
Callie
has been making up stories since elementary school, and writing gave
her a way to turn off the voices in her head. After having a number of
articles and interviews published in newspapers and magazines, she took
on what she’d always dreamed of. Writing that book. She currently has a
number of both historical and contemporary romance books published.
Visit her website for more information. www.calliehutton.com
She
currently lives in Oklahoma with her husband and adult children who
move in and out with alarming regularity. Add three rescue dogs and the
household is complete—and full. She enjoys hearing from her readers, and
would love to have you visit her on Facebook.
********* GIVEAWAY **********
Callie will be
awarding an Ebook copy of Emma’s Journey to a randomly drawn commenter at every
stop, and a grand prize of a $25 Amazon or B&N GC to a randomly drawn
commenter during the tour. Also, an autographed copy of either: A Run For Love,
An Angel in the Mail, or Emma’s Journey with a custom made bookmark will be
awarded to a randomly drawn host (US ONLY).
So please make sure to leave an email address in case you are one of the lucky winners. For more chances to enter and win you can follow the tour HERE
9 comments:
Thanks so much for hosting me today.
Hello Callie, I just stopped by to say that I loved A Tumble Through Time! It's a Wild West time-travel adventure! I recommend highly your book! Have a nice book tour!
I love time travel and just added the book to my read list. I can't wait to read it.
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Thanks, Nicole, nice to 'see' you. I hope you enjoy A Tumble Through Time, Rita. Thanks for stopping by, ladies.
Time travel stories are my very favorite stories. This one really sounds awesome.
Thanks. Time travel are my favorite, too. I appreciate you stopping by.
Sounds interesting
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Thanks for sharing the great excerpt and the giveaway. Sounds like my kind of book. evamillien at gmail dot com
Love time travel stories and this one sounds like a good one.
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