Twenty-Seven Minutes — a Time Travel Romance Collection by Kathryn Kaleigh

Author:Kathryn Kaleigh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KST Publishing

Chapter 1

A bald eagle swooped down, gliding on a gust of wind before making a quiet landing on a bare aspen tree limb.

The daily afternoon rain shower left behind the strong scent of fresh pine mixed with the earthy smell of the mountain air.

Smoke drifted from fireplaces in the valley below. The sleepy little town had one row of shops, all on Main Street. A coffeeshop. A bakery. A little café.

There was also a bank and a grocery store.

And a little store called the Mercantile Time.

At least that’s what I expected to find.

I took a moment to steady myself before I stepped away from the circle of stones.

My solid white Norwegian elkhound, Aksel, followed at my heels.

Though the wind was cold on my face, I was warm nestled inside my gray fur cape.

While the wind was cold, the sun was warm. Warmer than I expected.

Beneath my cape, I was wearing jeans and hiking boots.

I had a one-hour hike into town.

As Aksel and I started down the deserted path, I reviewed everything.

Just to make sure I didn’t forget.

And if I did forget, everything was written down on a folded sheet of paper tucked securely in the handbag draped across my shoulders.

My name is Zoya Farren.

I am the youngest of five daughters born to the Farren family—a Norwegian clan called the Skye Wolf Fairies Clan.

Now that we’re all adults, we live here and there, not so different from other families.

The only obvious difference is we get together every Sunday and spend the whole day together. Usually at our parents’ estate. Sometimes we have family meetings. Sometimes we just watch television or have a cook out.

It varies.

I have a condo in Denver with a home office to die for.

The condo has one wall of floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city and the mountains beyond.

But my favorite part is the wall of eight large computer screens.

I also have two notebook computers. One in my kitchen and one in my bedroom.

I also keep an iPad in the living room and carry my iPhone with me at all times, of course.

Needless to say, I am technologically inclined.

But I’m not the typical young professional.

I never play games and I don’t use social media.

I’m a researcher.

I have, in fact, dedicated my life to research.

Ever since I learned, as a child, about alternate time lines, I’ve learned everything I could about time travel.

College was disappointing in that aspect.

I learned a lot, of course. And a lot of what I learned has helped me in my research.

But not a single one of my professors would talk to me about time travel. Or alternate timelines.

So since they were no help, I went off on my own.

Fortunately, I had my family help me. Grandparents on my mother’s side were the most helpful.

I was able to take everything they told me, combine it with technology, and come up with my own theories.

I usually ran those theories by my family on Sundays.

But they do not know where I am right now.

No one knows.

If I’m wrong and don’t make it back, no one will ever know what happened to me.

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