Wilderness Peril
Run off the road and left for dead, Shay Ridiker’s only hope for surviving the frozen claws of the wilderness is pilot Rick Savage. The beautiful airplane mechanic came to Alaska expecting a routine repo, but a missing co-worker and a crippled plane are just the tip of the iceberg.Now held captive at a derelict gold mine by ruthless killers, Shay needs Rick’s protection more than ever. But Rick has shadows that follow him into the land of the midnight sun. With gunmen at their backs, can he be all Shay needs—a haven…and a hero?
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ON THIN ICE
Run off the road and left for dead, Shay Ridikerâs only hope for surviving the frozen claws of the wilderness is pilot Rick Savage. The beautiful airplane mechanic came to Alaska expecting a routine repo, but a missing coworker and a crippled plane are just the tip of the iceberg. Now held captive by ruthless killers at a derelict gold mine, Shay needs Rickâs protection more than ever. But Rick has shadows that follow him into the land of the midnight sun. With gunmen at their backs, can he be all Shay needsâa havenâ¦and a hero?
How did she thank him for saving her from certain death?
The tenderness and concern she saw on his face was too much. Rick had never looked at her that way before.
His gaze locked on hers, searching, questioning.
She couldnât let herself be in his arms anymore, and she worked to free herself from his protective embrace. âLet me go, Rick. Theyâre gone now.â
His eyes widened, as though he hadnât realized heâd been holding her. He crawled over and slowly peeked through the brush that blocked his vision.
Was she wrong? Had someone stayed behind to see if theyâd survived the crash, after all? Her pulse pounded in her neck. Breatheâ¦just breathe.
âRick, youâre scaring me. Why are you still looking for them? Theyâre gone, right? Please tell me theyâre gone.â
He stilled. âFor now.â
ELIZABETH GODDARD
is a seventh-generation Texan who grew up in a small oil town in East Texas, surrounded by Christian family and friends. Becoming a writer of Christian fiction was a natural outcome of her love of reading, fueled by a strong faith.
Elizabeth attended the University of North Texas, where she received her degree in computer science. She spent the next seven years working in high-level sales for a software company located in Dallas, traveling throughout the United States and Canada as part of the job. At twenty-five, she finally met the man of her dreams and married him a few short weeks later. When she had her first child, she moved back to East Texas with her husband and daughter and worked for a pharmaceutical company. But then more children came along, and it was time to focus on family. Elizabeth loves that she gets to do her favorite things every dayâread, write novels, stay at home with her four precious children and work with her adoring husband in ministry.
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
âRevelation 12:11
This book is dedicated to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who died that we might live. Who said, âGreater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friendsâ (John 15:13). And to those who have gone before and serve even now in the armed forces, laying down their lives so we might live, and live freely.
Contents
ONE
Interior Alaska
âDid your brother ever show?â Shay Ridiker asked as she climbed into the passenger seat of an old rusty Jeep Cherokee. She fought to keep her voice calm and to shake off the eerie, uncomfortable feeling that she was being watched.
She might be one of the best aircraft mechanics around and people might think she was tough because of it, but that didnât mean she could handle a day of travel to Nowhere, Alaska, without her nerves starting to kick in, especially if there was a chance they would have to face trouble.
And trouble was exactly what she saw in Rick Savageâs gunmetal grays. âNo,â he said.
Aiden Savageâa fellow employee of Deep Horizon Recovery Servicesâwas supposed to have met them two hours ago to lead them to the plane he had come to Alaska to repossessâonly it needed a mechanic, hence why Aiden had asked for Shayâs help. Theyâd arrived to find no sign of him. But Aiden... He had a few troubles. Wasnât always the most dependable person, and maybe this was one of those times.
Rickâs brother had struggled with alcohol abuse in the past, but Connor Jacobson, the owner of Deep Horizon Recovery Services, had given him a break because heâd served in the armed forces like Connorâthe guy had a big heart and was all about second chances. Aiden had been sober for a year now and definitely deserved that chance. And as far as she knew, in the time that heâd worked for Deep Horizon, heâd never let Connor down.
Something was wrong.
âMaybe someoneâs onto us taking the plane.â And had prevented Aiden from meeting them.
âMaybe.â
Shay rubbed her forehead. His one-word answers were getting to her. Obviously, he was thinking things through and didnât want her opinion. Either that or he didnât want to tell her everything.
