Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome

What do you call a fly in a blonde's brain? A space invader. Ace Cub Reporter Tressa "Calamity" Jayne Turner is back in Grandville and ready to enjoy the slower pace of with small town life and begin building a dating resume with one handsome ranger. It's Frontier Days at the Historical Village, but mischief's afoot-of the malicious variety-when vandals target the area, stealing and damaging property and leaving behind spray-painted signatures in the form of hot pink tornadoes. So what else besides a gang of local thugs threatens Knox County's frontier festivities? Only a cross-dressing aunt bent on a reunion "gotcha," two-relationships in crisis, three dates from hell, an eccentric local with an ET obsession, five burning questions for a man-o'-mystery, and a missing lawn gnome that makes Chucky seem benevolent by comparison. It's a countdown to a showdown where strange lights in the sky, "signs" on the trees, and horses of a different color are only the beginning of this close encounter of the Calamity Jayne kind. And Tressa Jayne? She's ready to believe. Calamity Jayne Mysteries: Calamity Jayne - book #1 Calamity Jayne and the Fowl Play at the Fair - book #2 Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming - book #3 Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper- book #4 Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West- book #5 Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High Seas- book #6 Calamity Jayne and the Trouble with Tandems- book #7 Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome - book #8 What critics are saying about the Calamity Jayne Mysteries: "Filled with dumb-blonde jokes, nonstop action and rapid-fire banter, this is a perfect read for chick-lit fans who enjoy a dash of mystery." Publishers' Weekly "Fun and lighthearted with an interesting mystery, a light touch of romance and some fascinating characters." RT Book Reviews "Throw in two parts Nancy Drew, one part Lucille Ball, add a dash of Stephanie Plum, shake it all up and you've got a one-of-a-kind amateur sleuth with a penchant for junk food and hot-pink snakeskin cowgirl boots. A word to the wise: if you're prone to laughing out loud when reading funny books, try not to read Calamity Jayne when you're sandwiched between two sleeping passengers on an airplane...sometimes we learn these things the hard way." Chick Lit Cafe "Bacus provides lots of small-town fun with this lovable, fair-haired klutz and lively story, liberally salted with dumb-blond jokes." Booklist *starred review*

Author: Kathleen Bacus
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/25/2015
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9781515203971
ISBN10: 1515203972
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Cozy | General

About the Author
Kathy's unconventional path to publication can certainly be described as the "road less traveled." A pioneer for women in law enforcement, she was one of the first female state troopers in Iowa, and she learned two valuable lessons that have served her well in her pursuit of a professional writing career: never give up and never stop laughing. Kathy is the award-winning author of the Calamity Jayne Mystery series. She's been a Romantic Times American Title finalist, a Golden Heart finalist, and a finalist in the prestigious Daphne Du Maurier Award of Excellence contest, among other writing accolades.

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