Bride on the Alaska Frontier

by Jada Ryker

A runaway bride, swathed in silk, stuck in the church window . . .Christmas bride Megan Trent's fairy tale wedding turns into a nightmare. The church is packed to the historical rafters with family and friends. The majestic sound of the wedding march swells. If she walks down the aisle, she'll save herself, fiancé, friends, and family embarrassment. She knows she'll pay for her mistake with heartache, the most expensive coin of the romance realm.It began on Thanksgiving Day with a surprise proposal. University statistician Megan, intent on checking off the items on her Christmas shopping list, asked her new boyfriend what he wanted for Christmas. Handsome and sexy Ryan answered that he wants her. He blinded her with holiday romance and the sparkling diamond in the vintage setting. Despite her qualms--she hasn't known him long, he might have eyes for her identical triplet sister, Emily, he refuses to discuss his mysterious past--she plunged into hasty plans for a formal church wedding.Megan shimmies out of her gorgeous wedding dress, dons her bridesmaid sister's street clothes, and grabs her sister's purse. Emily's cell phone buzzes, and displays a text message.Flight 1307 for Fairbanks, Alaska is on time.Megan decides it's fate, and she'll be on that flight. She climbs out the window. She leaves behind her frothy wedding dress, her antique engagement ring, and a tear-stained note for her fiancé.An identical triplet takes her sister's place at the altar . . .Emily can't believe her sister is jilting her fiancé at the altar. Emily realizes her purse, along with her plans for a new life, is gone.She presses the discarded gown to her cheek. Dare she take her sister's place in the wedding? She's secretly in love with Ryan, but could never betray her sister. She'd planned to start a new life in the remote wilderness in Alaska as an eMail Order Bride, and marry an eccentric, reclusive prepper for the apocalypse, a man she'd never met.She shoves away the question clamoring in her whirling mind as she joins the wedding procession. What will the handsome groom do when he finds out he married the wrong triplet?Hiding behind a secret identity, a stalker watches . . .Everyone in the church, including the groom, is waiting on tenterhooks for the tardy bride to appear. The stalker clenches his fists. He can't bear to watch one-third of his obsession, the Trent triplets, get married. He slips out of the church.He's shocked as he watches the girl climb out of the church window. Before he can stop her, she disappears from the snowy parking lot.He'll find her. Wherever she goes. She'll be his. And then he'll concentrate on adding the other two sisters to his collection.

202 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 3, 2020

About the author

KINDLE SCOUT WINNER Jada Ryker snagged the Kindle Press publishing contract for her book, Take the Body and Run, through Amazon’s Kindle Scout program. The book is a “goofy thriller” about a hunted woman hiding behind a dead friend’s identity, a handsome lawman, a death doctor with fart machine-will travel, and a cranky cat with a nose for crime.

Jada is the author of Dog Days of Karma, the first Carr-Maah Consulting mystery/paranormal novel; A Pink Zombie, with a Mist, a Shaken, Not Stirred, mystery/horror adventure; and Murder Takes a Dare, the first book in the Takes a Dare mystery series. The books combine humor and murder in a total package of entertaining and fun southern adventures. At the same time, Jada sketches in addiction/recovery issues and childhood angst with a deft and compassionate touch.

Jada spent the first twenty-odd years of her life in rural Kentucky, many of those years without electricity or running water. In her writings, Jada draws upon her early years of deprivation.

She now lives in central Kentucky with her wonderful husband and their cat, rescued from the animal shelter. In her day job, Jada works in higher education. She holds a masters degree in public administration.

Jada's mystery adventures are available on Amazon in electronic and paperback formats.

Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist:
Prequel: Two Tickets to Paradise (FREE in Winter Solstice, an anthology by Kindle Press authors)
Take the Body and Run
Take a Walk on the Dead Side
Short Story (takes place after Book Two): "What the Cat Dragged In" (FREE in Vernal Equinox, an anthology by Kindle Press authors)
Novelette (takes place after "What the Cat Dragged In"): Cat Scratch Fever

Kirbie Stone Mysteries:
Die and the Family Stone

The Shaken, Not Stirred, Mystery/Horror Series:
A Pink Zombie, with a Mist
Gimlet and Other Stories: The collected short stories run the gamut from mystery to horror to science fiction.

The Takes a Dare Series:
Murder Takes a Dare
Mayhem Takes a Dare
Arson Takes a Dare

The Carr - Maah Consulting Agency Series:
Dog Days of Karma
Equi Knocks of Karma
Soul Stice of Karma (expected release 2017)

Jada loves feedback from readers, both one-on-one and through customer reviews on Amazon.com. Connect with Jada to share your thoughts about her books by emailing her at jada_ryker@yahoo.com or by visiting her website at JadaRyker.com.

Reviews

[Lesa Dierking · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad...I enjoyed it.

I enjoyed this book overall. It got a little weird when it got to the Christmas chapters. It was like trying to put an over the top Hollywood action movie in book form. Yes a lot of unbelievable gadgets and the storyline got way crazy but really not anymore than the movies Hollywood is putting out. A fast, easy, ever changing read.