The Simple Wild - Readings

Description

City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new romance from acclaimed author K.A. Tucker.

Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Callaâ€™s father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. Calla never looked back, and at twenty-six, a busy life in Toronto is all she knows. But when her father reaches out to inform her that his days are numbered, Calla knows that itâ€™s time to make the long trip back to the remote frontier town where she was born.

She braves the roaming wildlife, the odd daylight hours, the exorbitant prices, and even the occasionalâ€”dear Godâ€”outhouse, all for the chance to connect with her father: a man who, despite his many faults, she canâ€™t help but care for. While she struggles to adjust to this new subarctic environment, Jonahâ€”the quiet, brooding, and proud Alaskan pilot who keeps her fatherâ€™s charter plane company operationalâ€”canâ€™t imagine calling anywhere else home. And heâ€™s clearly waiting with one hand on the throttle to fly this city girl back to where she belongs, convinced that sheâ€™s too pampered to handle the wild.

Jonah is probably right, but Calla is determined to prove him wrong. As time passes, she unexpectedly finds herself forming a bond with the burly pilot. As his undercurrent of disapproval dwindles, itâ€™s replaced by friendshipâ€”or perhaps something deeper? But Calla is not in Alaska to stay and Jonah will never leave. It would be foolish of her to kindle a romance, to take the same path her parents triedâ€”and failed atâ€”years ago.

Itâ€™s a simple truth that turns out to be not so simple after all.

About the Author

K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge. She is the bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series and the novels He Will Be My Ruin, Until It Fades, Keep Her Safe, and The Simple Wild. She currently resides in a quaint town outside Toronto with her husband and two beautiful girls.