Sheriff, The

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The river changed course overnight. By morning, everyone wanted what it left behind. An earthquake has torn through the Arizona Territory, diverting the river that keeps Juniper Wells alive. Downstream, wells are failing. Across the divide, another town finally has the water it desperately needs. Then someone finds gold. Within weeks, prospectors flood the region. Tents become streets. Saloons, gambling halls, brothels, merchants, and opportunists follow. Food prices soar. Crime spreads. And two communities with legitimate claims to the same precious water move steadily toward violence. For Sheriff Jennetta Earp, keeping the peace is no longer a matter of tracking down one outlaw. Her town is growing faster than she can police it. Her deputies are being tested. A murder demands justice. Gold draws dangerous men from every direction. And solving the water crisis will require something Jennetta is only beginning to understand: A sheriff can't do everything with a badge and a gun. Then a stranger rides into town. He's older than the stories. Quieter than the legend. But Jennetta knows exactly who he is. William H. Bonney. Billy the Kid. In this alternate history of the American West, one of its most infamous outlaws is about to cross paths with the daughter of Wyatt Earp. And before the dust settles, Jennetta may have to do something neither of them ever imagined. Put a deputy's badge on Billy the Kid. But even Billy can't stop what's coming. With armed men gathering and two towns preparing to fight over the river, Jennetta must find a way to enforce the law without starting a war, and discover what it truly means to be The Sheriff. JENNETTA EARP: THE SHERIFF is an alternate-history Western packed with frontier adventure, gold fever, outlaws, lawmen, boomtown chaos, and a legendary gunfighter given one more chance to ride.