Accidental Traveler: The Return

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It’s Christmas of 1945. World War II has ended only months before, and the country is looking forward to peace and prosperity. Has the sleepy town of Santa Fe, New Mexico, forgotten the 1938 disappearance of little Juan Pedro Padilla? The event remained a mystery to everyone—the eight-year-old child had vanished without a trace.

Over seven years later, a new puzzle is unfolding. A young man in the uniform of a U.S. Marine appears at Annie and Tyler’s ranch on Christmas Day. He claims to be Juan Pedro Padilla. Is it really him? But why he is a grown man? Where has he been? Annie used to baby sit the little boy and sees the resemblance, but— How could it be?

Throughout the day, he describes his past to Annie and the other Christmas guests, revealing a story of intrigue, bravery, tragic loss, and romance. Juan Pedro, like Annie’s husband Tyler, has unwittingly become an “accidental traveler,” flung into another time and another place. He’s seeking answers, answers that will change his life forever.

Will he discover his past? Or will he return to another time? And more importantly, what about his future?

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About the author

Larry Tyree

Retired hotel executive Larry Tyree has spent most of his life working and living in the great Southwest, from the Superstition Mountains of Arizona to the mystical Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has acquired a unique perspective of the many unexplained happenings in the Southwest, from historical to recent events.

As a young man, he was a law enforcement officer who met and dealt with many unforgettable characters along the Apache Trail of Arizona and throughout the mysterious Superstitions.

Later, his hotel career took him to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Once again, he became intrigued with local accounts of extraordinary and unexplained occurrences. After having interviewed hundreds of people over the years, he has acquired insight into the exciting possibilities of a perhaps not so imaginary world of science fiction.

Tyree lives near Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife Mary. Travel is their mutual passion while the author always remains alert for good story possibilities.

Accidental Traveler: Time Port Santa Fe was his debut novel. Inquisitive Traveler was his second release. Look for more adventures to come from Time Port Santa Fe. For further information, contact the author at timeportsantafe@gmail.com.