Books with title Heaven to Betsy

From the best-selling and award-winning author of the Katie & Annalise books comes a spin-off series! Heaven to Betsy features Emily, Katie's stateside best friend, in her own hilarious adventures. When a dead body swan dives from a balcony into the pool at a wedding, gossip about disgraced paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily - whose husband left her for a woman who's really a man - comes to a halt. Enter Jack, a secretive attorney who is a sexy mix of cowboy and Indian. Emily refuses to work for him until she learns about the disappearance of the six-year-old daughter of his notorious client, Sofia, the wedding shooter, who is also an illegal immigrant. Emily feels a strange affinity for the girl and launches a desperate search for her. Bodies pile up across Texas and New Mexico in her wake, as the walls around her own secrets begin to crumble, and the authorities question whether the child is anything but a figment of her imagination. See why Pamela Fagan Hutchins' novels have won contest after contest. A former attorney and native Texan from Amarillo, who spent 10 years in the Caribbean, Pamela splits her time between Houston and a little place called Nowheresville.

A former rodeo queen turned paralegal.A criminal attorney with a soft spot for lost causes.To find a missing girl, Emily and Jack will have to team up for one wild ride.“Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!” — Gay Yellen, author of The Body BusinessDumped by her husband for a man, ex-rodeo queen Emily Bernal yearns for a fresh start. When a handsome local attorney named Jack offers her a gig, she's not sure if it's the right fit. But after a dead body takes a swan dive right in front of her and she learns a missing six-year-old girl is caught in the aftermath, Emily's heart sends her from barrel racing to paralegal work in a hurry.As she and Jack interrogate the young girl's tight-lipped mother, a string of strange coincidences don't seem to add up. When sparks fly between her and her boss and dead ends start to become dead bodies, the race to save the girl comes down to the wire. Can Emily and Jack decipher their feelings and the contradictory clues before they become the next victims?Emily has over 1000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.Heaven to Betsy is a mystery thriller with a romantic twist. It is the first standalone book in the Emily trilogy and book #4 in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series.Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Nowheresville, TX.What Amazon readers are saying about the What Doesn't Kill You Mysteries:"Unputdownable."“Fair warning: clear your calendar before you pick it up because you won't be able to put it down.”“Hutchins is a master of tension.”“Intriguing mystery . . . captivating romance.”“Everything shines: the plot, the characters and the writing. Readers are in for a real treat.” “Immediately hooked." "Spellbinding.""Fast-paced mystery." "Can't put it down."“Entertaining, complex, and thought-provoking."“Murder has never been so much fun!”"You’re guaranteed to love the ride!"Buy Heaven to Betsy for a bucking thrill ride today!(Books 5-15 in the What Doesn't Kill You Series are available, too.)

He's as mad as a hatter! Whether it's like a bump on a log or a bat out of hell, these expressions have been around forever, but we've never really known why ... until now! Finally Dr. Funk explains more than 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings has an interesting story behind its origin. If you've ever wondered why when you're in a hurry you are told to hold your horses, wonder no more!

2015 WINNER USA Best Book Awards, Cross Genre Fiction A heartfelt and hilarious mystery from this bestselling and award-winning author of the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series. When a dead body swan-dives from a balcony into the pool at a wedding, gossip comes to a halt about disgraced paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily-whose husband left her for a woman who turns out to be a man. Enter Jack, a secretive attorney and sexy mix of cowboy and Indian. She refuses to work for him, until she learns about the disappearance of the six-year old daughter of his notorious client Sofia, the wedding shooter, who is also an illegal immigrant. Emily feels a strange affinity with the girl and launches a desperate search for her. Bodies pile up in her wake across Texas and New Mexico as the walls around her own secrets begin to crumble, and the authorities question whether the child is anything but a figment of her imagination. See why Pamela's novels have won contest after contest. - 2016 WINNER USA Best Book Award, Cross Genre Fiction - 2015 WINNER USA Best Book Award, Cross Genre Fiction - 2014 USA Best Book Award Finalist, Cross Genre Fiction - 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter-finalist, Romance - 2013 USA Best Book Award Finalist, Business: Publishing - 2012 WINNER of the Houston Writers Guild Ghost Story Contest - 2012 WINNER USA Best Book Award, Parenting: Divorce - 2011 WINNER of the Houston Writers Guild Novel Contest, Mainstream - 2010 WINNER of the Writers League of Texas Manuscript Contest, Romance Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." The reviews are in, and they're good. Very, very good. "Grabs you by the throat from the get-go for a suspenseful, rollicking ride." - Ken Oder, author of The Closing "Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!" - Gay Yellen, author of The Body Business Paperback and audio versions also available.

2015 WINNER USA Best Book Awards, Cross Genre Fiction A heartfelt and hilarious mystery from this bestselling and award-winning author of the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series. When a dead body swan-dives from a balcony into the pool at a wedding, gossip comes to a halt about disgraced paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily-whose husband left her for a woman who turns out to be a man. Enter Jack, a secretive attorney and sexy mix of cowboy and Indian. She refuses to work for him, until she learns about the disappearance of the six-year old daughter of his notorious client Sofia, the wedding shooter, who is also an illegal immigrant. Emily feels a strange affinity with the girl and launches a desperate search for her. Bodies pile up in her wake across Texas and New Mexico as the walls around her own secrets begin to crumble, and the authorities question whether the child is anything but a figment of her imagination. See why Pamela's novels have won contest after contest. - 2016 WINNER USA Best Book Award, Cross Genre Fiction - 2015 WINNER USA Best Book Award, Cross Genre Fiction - 2014 USA Best Book Award Finalist, Cross Genre Fiction - 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter-finalist, Romance - 2013 USA Best Book Award Finalist, Business: Publishing - 2012 WINNER of the Houston Writers Guild Ghost Story Contest - 2012 WINNER USA Best Book Award, Parenting: Divorce - 2011 WINNER of the Houston Writers Guild Novel Contest, Mainstream - 2010 WINNER of the Writers League of Texas Manuscript Contest, Romance Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." The reviews are in, and they're good. Very, very good. "Grabs you by the throat from the get-go for a suspenseful, rollicking ride." - Ken Oder, author of The Closing "Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!" - Gay Yellen, author of The Body Business