Deadly Texas Rose
"Don't move or I'll kill her."Deputy Sheriff Eric Butler did as he was told, since the mustached stranger standing about five feet away had the new waitress at the Courthouse Café held against her will and a revolver pointed at her head.
"We're all cool here," Eric said, nodding toward all the other customers and the three or four employees who had just minutes before been laughing and talking.
"Nobody wants to get hurt today." He silently prayed, asking God to keep everyone safe.
"That's good," the dark-haired, sweating man said, his head bobbing up and down. Then he slanted his gaze around the room where he had ordered the kitchen staff to gather with the customers. In the kitchen, unattended food sizzled and burned on the griddle. "Everybody here, listen to the officer."
Acting on instinct, Eric held his hands away from his body and stared down the shaking ... read full excerpt from Deadly Texas Rose ebook
