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Level-headed Zoe's undeniable sense of foreboding sent her driving through the desert toward Cave Creek, Nevada. Away from everything she knew.
Heartbroken Buck Montana played the odds. But he never expected a telegraph to devastate his plans.
Would an alternate timeline put everything right? Or would it merely be a temporary diversion?
An unforgettable short story of love that defies the boundaries of time.
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Kathryn Kaleigh
Kathryn Kaleigh is a bestselling romance novel and short story writer. Her writing spans from the past to the present from historical time travel fantasy novels to sweet contemporary romances. From her imaginative meet-cutes to her happily-ever-afters, her writing keeps readers coming back for more.
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Playing the Odds
A Time Travel Romance Short Story
Kathryn Kaleigh
KST Publishing IncContents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Also by Kathryn Kaleigh
Chapter 1
November 20, 2021
Outside of Las Vegas, Nevada
No traffic. The lights of Las Vegas behind her.
The evening sun had just dropped below the horizon, leaving behind a splattering glow of reds and pinks across the sky.
It looked like the desert was on fire.
Zoe ran her hands over the thick leather steering wheel of the BMW. The little SUV still had that new car scent.
The diamond on her left ring finger glittered with every movement.
But it was heavy on her hand.
Out of place.
She gave some thought to slipping it off and tossing it out the window, but she was too damned level-headed to do such a crazy thing.
She wasn’t, however, too level-headed to walk out of her very own wedding rehearsal dinner, get in her car, and start driving.
She had no valid reason.
She could have said that she’d seen her fiancé’s hand brush against her cousin’s. Saw a lingering glance between them.
But, no, that wasn’t it. Macy was just that way. Men flocked to
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