It's a race against the clock as Cherry Hills amateur sleuth Imogene Little rushes to solve her latest mystery.

Imogene Little is looking forward to a day off from investigating murders when she attends the wedding of her friend Martina. She's especially looking forward to seeing Chopin, Martina's rescue cat, serve as ring bearer. But when the bride's heirloom ring ends up missing before the ceremony is set to begin, Imogene soon finds herself drawn into another mystery.

Martina insists someone in attendance must have stolen the ring. Could it have been her sister Carmen, who wanted the family heirloom saved for her own wedding day? Or perhaps the groom secretly pocketed it, hoping for an insurance windfall.

Whoever the culprit, Imogene doesn't have much time to solve this case. If she fails to locate the ring before the wedding ceremony is set to begin, this marriage might just be called off for good.

This short story is meant to be a shorter peek into the world of Cherry Hills, Washington, and the Cozy Cat Caper Mystery series. It was previously published as part of the Malice, Matrimony, and Murder anthology.