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    Storm Riders
    Storm Riders
    Storm Riders
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    Storm Riders

    By Karen Michelle Nutt

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    The day before his scheduled hanging, Ace McTavish is visited by an unusual, captivating woman who points a knife at his throat and then kisses him breathless. With a promise of rescue before the big event, Samantha Skelley reluctantly leaves her latest assignment in his jail cell.
    With her partner, Denny Randeli, she's been sent to 1879 in the boomtown of Bodie, California, not only to keep this man from hanging, but to make sure he stays alive afterward.
    However, Ace has an agenda of his own, and Sammy and Denny soon learn keeping him alive might not be as easy as it sounds.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaren Michelle Nutt
    Release dateDec 3, 2011
    ISBN9781466164932
    Storm Riders
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    Karen Michelle Nutt

    My name is Karen Michelle Nutt and I’m an author of paranormal tales, writing for The Wild Rose Press, Highland Press, Prairie Rose Publications, and Twin Star Books.Time Travels have been a passion of mine. I have always been intrigued with the possibility of being able to reach back in time and change the past. Common sense says influencing the past isn’t impossible, but I can’t help but wonder: What if I can?Fallen Angels, vampires and shape shifters embrace my darker side where their worlds intertwine with ours.Whether your reading fancy is paranormal, historical or time travel, all my stories capture the rich array of emotions that accompany the most fabulous human phenomena—falling in love.

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      Storm Riders - Karen Michelle Nutt

      Storm Riders

      by

      Karen Michelle Nutt

      Storm Riders

      Presented by Twin Star Books

      Copyright © 2011, 2017 Karen Michelle Nutt

      Cover Art Copyright © 2011 Karen Michelle Nutt

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      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this eBook with other people, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you are reading this eBook without purchasing it and it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      Storm Riders is a work of fiction. Though actual locations may be mentioned, they are used in a fictitious manner and the events and occurrences were invented in the mind and imagination of the author except for the inclusion of actual historical facts. Similarities of characters or names used within to any person–past, present, or future–are coincidental except where actual historical characters are purposely interwoven.

      Storm Riders is a tale of how the wild west would look if the future came for a visit.

      Three destinies, three paths for each decision a person makes, but if one of the roads becomes tangled, a Storm Rider must step in and repair the rift before the dimensions collide.

      Samantha Skelley and Denny Randeli are sent to 1879 Bodie, California, one of the wildest towns of the west. It should have been an easy snatch and rescue, but Ace McTavish is determined to put himself in harms way. Samantha and Denny are forced to help him with his plans before they take the next storm ride home.

      Samantha and Ace’s attraction for each other sparks into forbidden territory, both knowing their relationship can never be. However, fate may surprise the star-crossed lovers and rewrite the passage of time.

      Chapter One

      Samantha Skelley arrived with the first bolt of lightning, landing in a crouched position with ease. She stood and scrambled back out of the entry zone to wait for her partner's arrival in this dimension. Last time they rode the storm, Denny landed on her, leaving bruises that took a week to heal.

      Electricity sparked the sky and dark thunderclouds hovered like a menacing threat ready to unleash a torrid rain. She removed her goggles and fireproof gloves. The tiny hairs on her arms stood up on end and if she peeked a look at herself in a mirror, she knew the hair on her head would follow suit.

      The next blue flash of light delivered the Storm Rider, Denny Randeli, her partner on this case. His wide lips slid into a grin and his eyes gleamed with delight. Brilliant ride, just brilliant. He dressed for this time period, tan trousers and a blue and white pinstriped work shirt under a vest. The tan duster added an extra flare, but it also served the purpose of concealing his many ingenious devices.

      In his gloved hand, he held the Bowler he purchased in London on his last visit home.

      "Isn't the Bowler a little too British? I thought you'd go with a Stetson. This is the wild west, you know." Denny worked with the London institute, but after a nasty divorce, he transferred to the States.

      He tore off the goggles and plopped the hat on his head, making his hair peek out from under the rim like dark peppered gray spikes. Bosh, Bat Masterson wore a hat like this one. He took in the surroundings with a quick once over. Well, it appears we landed in the right spot.

      Wooden crosses and grave markers littered the cemetery with the reminder of how fragile life could be.

      Let's find out if anything's changed before we make our grand entrance? Denny focused his attention on his Travel Component or TC for short. The copper lined TC case looked somewhat like a high-tech calculator. The device pinpointed and controlled their time travel, calculating the spot they chose and creating the thunderstorm needed to jolt them into the right dimension. They hitched rides with the storms. She thought of the TC as a GPS for time travelers. To think, the first time travelers relied on thunderclouds and an archaic device made of copper to make the jumps. Flying a kite in a thunderstorm with a key tied to the end of it came to mind. This form of storm riding proved unreliable, if not dangerous. If lightening didn't strike the Storm Rider, he or she could end up in the wrong year in the timeline. She shuddered at the thought.

      Bodie, California, June 1879. One of the wildest towns of the west, Denny said as he read the info listed on the screen on the TC. Population ten thousand. The town supports thirty gold mines and numerous brothels and gambling halls. He looked at her with an arched brow and pointed to the TC screen. Good Lord, I forgot about the opium dens being legal in this time. He continued reading the summery without missing a beat.

      They were briefed extensively about Bodie before they made the jump, but with a time rift, events changed as fast as the history was being recorded. It proved lucrative to look over the history book's rendition one more time before walking into town to face possible danger.

      With over two thousand buildings, sixty five of them are saloons. I bet they're a rowdy crowd. Denny let out a low whistle.

      You didn't have to tell me. Their enthusiasm for life and good times are obvious. She nodded toward the flickering lights below them. The light source probably consisted of torches, kerosene lamps, and candles since the town didn't have electricity yet. The low roar coming from the structures didn't take much imagination to know the townspeople weren't the quiet easy-going sort. An occasional gun blast furthered her suspicions.

      The sun hadn't set and their walk over the rocky terrain wouldn't prove too difficult. She glanced at the sky. The thundercloud's intensity lessened with every second and would soon dissipate completely. The manmade storms rarely took full form once the TC didn't aggravate the clouds.

      Samantha adjusted the whalebone contraption biting into her flesh. Dressed like one of the 'ladies' that lived and worked in a row of one-room cabins along Bonanza Street, Maiden Lane, and Virgin Alley, the tight fitting outfit didn't leave much to the imagination. She wasn't exactly blessed in the boob department, but the way the bustier lifted her breasts, a generous amount of flesh peeked over the black leather. The skirt was long, but split high to the top of her legs on both sides. She checked the strap around her leg that held her gun and knife. Dammit.

      What's wrong? Denny looked at her.

      Where am I supposed to put the TC?

      Denny crouched down next to his tapestry style satchel. The institute came by the bag centuries ago, a gift bestowed to one of the time travelers after he saved a wizard from certain death. It didn't look like much, worn and dull colored, but with the bag's magical properties, they could pack everything they needed for the jumps. It was a valuable piece of luggage with an endless bottom. No item proved too big or too heavy.

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