Heaven to Betsy (Emily Bernal #1): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

Pamela Fagan Hutchins

Apr 2015 · What Doesn't Kill You Book 5 · SkipJack Publishing

About this ebook

A former rodeo queen turned paralegal. A criminal attorney with a soft spot for lost causes. To find a missing girl, they'll team up for one wild ride…

Dumped 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?

Heaven to Betsy is a mystery thriller with a romantic twist. It is the first standalone book in the Emily Bernal trilogy and book #5 in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery super series. If you like strong-minded women, heart-pounding plots, and a side-serving of humor, you’ll love USA Today best seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins’ nail-biting novel.

Buy Heaven to Betsy to take a bucking thrill ride today! 

2015 WINNER USA Best Book Award, Cross Genre Fiction.

˃˃˃ See why Pamela wins contests and makes best seller lists.

USA Today Best Seller#1 Amazon Best SellerTop 50 Amazon Romantic Suspense and Mystery AuthorSilver Falchion for Best Adult MysteryUSA Best Book Awards Cross-Genre FictionAmazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Romance, Quarter-finalist

˃˃˃ Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer."

If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you're going to love Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney and native Texan, Pamela splits her time between Nowheresville, Texas and the frozen north of Snowheresville, Wyoming.

˃˃˃ The Emily 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

“Hutchins is a master of tension.” — R.L. Nolen, author of Deadly Thyme

“Intriguing mystery . . . captivating romance.” — Patricia Flaherty Pagan, author of Trail Ways Pilgrims

“In my book . . . the makings of a great novel: cheating husbands, murder, and hot cowboys.” — Melissa Algood, contributing author, Eclectically Criminal

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Ratings and reviews

I'm so glad I read this book and got to know Emily, a paralegal, who worked for Jack, a lawyer. His client, Sofia, is an illegal immigrant whose six-year old daughter is missing. Emily tries to find the child even though she may lose her job because of it. On the personal side, Emily is divorcing her husband who left her for another woman who is really a man. I liked this story with Emily trying to do the right thing by finding the girl but bad things happened along the way. I did find it hard to follow at times though. Emily's dreams were confusing to the story so I couldn't tell if it was real or a dream. The cover is misleading. I thought it was a picture of a line of transport trucks and it made me think the book was about a female truck driver. I know the blurb said different but I thought what I wanted the book to be about. After I'd read about 25% of it I couldn't figure out what the trucks had to do with the story so I looked at it more closely. Then I saw it was a bunch of old vehicles on their ends. I still have no idea what that has to do with the story. So the cover should be rethought. Also it took me a long time to figure out where the title came from - almost to the end of the book. This is a good book so if you like mysteries with a little romance you should read Heaven To Betsy.

I enjoyed the book and the characters. My only criticism is, it felt too contrived that "Betsy" showed up where she did, from where she was. It seemed a bit convenient. Once I ignored that irritation , I was just tickled. I'm looking forward to the next book.

This was a really fun book with a ton of quirky, silly things that kept happening that would make me laugh. My favorite part though was all of the funny ways she had to get around using a swear word... loved it!

About the author

Pamela Fagan Hutchins is a USA Today bestselling mystery/thriller/suspense author of more than thirty books translated into ten languages, known for her strong female characters, wild settings, and exciting plots that embrace romance, family, and all the feels. She’s also a proud grandmother, and the host of the Crime & Wine podcast. Pamela lives out the adventures in her books at a rustic lake camp at Maine’s Mooselook Lake and in an off-the-grid lodge on the face of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains with her husband, sled dogs, and draft horses.