Romancing the West
Chapter One
Territory of Arizona 1878
"You understand that this is top secret."
Seth Wright reflected on the official document signed by U.S. President Hayes. The
one he'd tucked into the pocket of his black frock coat alongside his new reading
spectacles.
Sequestered in a private room of George T. Becker's bath and hair dressing
emporium, he lit a Cuban, sank deeper into the steaming water and glanced at the man
soaking in the adjacent washtub. The smooth-talking politician who'd summoned him to
Phoenix to celebrate a mutual friend's birthday. At least that had been the pretense. "The
appointment or my association with you?"
"Both." Athens Garrett flashed a practiced smile then shifted his green gaze to the
rough-hewn table wedged between the brass tubs. He ignored the wooden box stocked
with premium cigars, reached for the crystal decanter of brandy. Pouring liquor into tw ... read full excerpt from Romancing the West ebook
