Willee Amsden

Annie McCauley is still in New York, far from her West Texas home. She hasn't given up on her dream to be a model. She has been forced to take a job working with Ida Grolsch and her incredibly sexy though annoying son, Luther. They're motto is, "discreet," and they do special jobs, like escorting geezers and finding killers.A simple search for the perfect bra soon involves a therapy Chihuahua and a jewel thief not to mention a pile of dead bodies that grows bigger every day.

In this fourth book in the Annie McCauley series, Annie McCauley hasn't given up on her dream of being a high fashion model. Her evil arch rival, Brittany Carstairs who grew up in the same trailer park in Mesa View Texas has gotten her fired from every job she's had, but when she lands a new modeling gig she's sure Brittany won't get the best of her and she'll be able to quit her job working for Ida Grolsch delivering and protecting people.But before she can say, "Foiled again " she's unemployed and pounding the pavement. Soon she's working with Luther Grolsch, Ida's sexy, dangerous, son who just happens to be in love with Annie. Annie takes the gig to pay the rent and asks herself, "How difficult could it be to deliver two old geezers to Key West?" Four corpses later, Annie has her answer and a family mystery that must be solved with the help of Luther and her gay, Latino, sidekick, Luis. In the spirit of well known characters like Stephanie Plum and Rose Gardner, Annie, though often in over her head, keeps trying to do her best.

Look out New York City Ms. Rayanne "Annie" McCauley from little old Mesa View, Texas has set her sights on being a high fashion model. Despite her humble beginnings in the Mesa View Mobile Home Park, hot tempered Annie thinks she can make it all the way to the cover of Women's Wear Daily (as long as she follows her own rules).She may also snag the heart of sexy Tomi Di Ponti, the CEO of Di Ponti Cosmetics and Fashions, but not without a lot of trouble from her arch rival, Brittany Carstairs, another alumnus of the trailer park and a woman who never met a nasty trick she didn't use. When it looks like things can't get any worse, along comes Luther Grolsch, handsome, dangerous and possibly the most annoying man Annie ever met. Hilarious situations and quirky characters make this romantic, comedy, mystery, adventure a must read. Annie McCauley has been described as the Calamity Jane of high fashion, but she may finally be getting her big break in the modeling world. She's moved to New York and rented a small apartment in Queens. Her best friend, Luis, a diminutive, gay, Latino, makeup artist lives right across the hall. She aced her first interview with handsome, Tomi Di Ponti and is ready for her second interview, where she expects to be given the job as spokesmodel for the new Czarina line of cosmetics and fashions.But things rarely go smoothly for Annie and before she knows it, Brittany has pulled one of her dirty tricks and it looks like Annie may not get the job after all. However, with the help of Luis and the understanding of Tomi things seem to be working out. Brittany isn't easily beaten and through an elaborate plan it appears she's working against Annie behind the scenes. Comical mishaps, the Rigatoni, a vertically challenged gang of old world mobsters, and Nonni, the grandmother from hell, all make Annie's dream seem just out of reach. Like Stephanie Plum, Annie is a hard working, good-hearted woman who may be in over her head.Enter Ida and her son, Luther Grolsch, a very sexy man that Annie feels might be the most annoying man she's ever met. Together they try to keep Annie alive and find out who is really behind the sabotage that seems to be aimed at the Di Ponti Company and Annie in particular. Will Annie and Tomi ever get together? Who Hired the Rigatoni Gang? Find out in Annie's 1st Break where a small town gal goes to the big city and meets two very different men. Which one will she choose?

Since hitting New York like a Texas Tornado, Annie McCauley from little Mesa View Texas has been trying to make it in the high fashion world. After losing her gig with handsome Tomi Di Ponti and his cosmetic company and getting blacklisted in the modeling business, she's been forced to accept a job from Ida Grolsch delivering and protecting people like Mary Jane Adams, a brilliant but troubled girl whose mama tried to strangle her.Her first assignment takes her to Maine where a psycho and federal agents make life difficult. Her budding romance with Ida's son Luther blows up in her face when a blonde bombshell from Luther's past shows up at the door, but Luther can explain. Or can he? Like they say, it ain't over til' the fat lady sings and that's right after your third strike. An ex-fianc , a hermit, large women, and of course, her sidekick, Luis the gay Latino makeup artist, make Annie's first trip to Vacationland (Maine) a memorable one. This third book in the Romantic Comedy Mystery series is a hilarious, suspenseful romp in the great North Woods you won't want to miss.