The Wedding Ring: The Author-Preferred Edition by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

When Serena meets Dylan in a casino hallway, she embraces the fairy tale. Whirlwind romance, amazing sex, Vegas wedding, all of it.

But when the fairy tale ends abruptly, she vows to find out why. And what she discovers proves more shocking than winning big in Vegas.

Named one of the best short mysteries of the year by SeuthSayers, this author-preferred edition contains the original novella and the never-before-published sexy version, as well as an introduction from the author. Perfect for writers and readers alike, the two versions of "The Wedding Ring" show how subtle differences make for different stories.

 “There's a lot of thoughtful detail in this novella.”

—Little Big Crimes

“Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.”

—Mystery Scene Magazine

International bestseller Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in many genres, from mystery to science fiction, from western to romance. She has written under a pile of pen names, but most of her work appears as Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Her Kris Nelscott pen name is highly acclaimed, and her Kristine Grayson pen name became a bestseller in romance. Her science fiction novels set in the bestselling Diving Universe have won dozens of awards and are in development for a major TV show. She also writes the Retrieval Artist sf series and several major series that mostly appear as short fiction.

Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in twenty-seven best-of-the-year collections. She has won more than thirty awards for her fiction, including the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Award, the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, and the Asimov’s Readers’ Award. Publications from The Chicago Tribune to Booklist have included her Kris Nelscott mystery novels in their top-ten-best mystery novels of the year. The Nelscott books have received nominations for almost every award in the mystery field, including the best novel Edgar Award, and the Shamus Award.

Find out more about her work at kriswrites.com.