Kathleen Bacus has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 1 narrator, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Calamity Jayne.
Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming
Summary
What do you call a blonde skeleton in the closet? Last year's hide-'n'-seek champ. It's autumn in the heartland, where football rules, homecoming royalty reigns, and full moons don't just refer to a passing high school varsity bus. But this year, Tressa Jayne Turner isn't just enjoying the candy corn, popcorn balls, and caramel apples. This reporter is on a mission to sniff out a serious story that will impress not only her skeptical family and friends, but also her boss at the Grandville Gazette. And it turns out "Calamity Jayne" is in luck! Eccentric and reclusive best-selling writer Elizabeth Courtney Howard is coming to little ol' Grandville to conduct some family business and finish her latest book. So, what's stopping Tressa from scoring this journalistic coup? A blackmailing, six-foot-two-inch homecoming queen candidate with all the charm of Frankenstein in taffeta, a rival reporter out to scoop the competition, a séance-hosting grandmother, and the sexy Ranger Rick Townsend who could tempt a nun to rethink her vows. Suddenly Tressa better watch her step, as her exposé uncovers skeletons in everyone's closets and a haunted house that's too creepy for comfort. 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)
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Calamity Jayne
Summary
"Fans of Janet Evanovich will be glad to see that you don't always have to go to the burgh for mirthful murder and mayhem." (Booklist) How does a blonde spell "Farm"? E-I-E-I-O Tressa Jayne Turner has had it up to here with the dumb-blonde jokes and a childhood nickname that's harder to get rid of than her favorite pair of cowboy boots. Thanks to one Rick Townsend, Iowa Department of Natural Resources officer, local hottie, and general pain in Tressa's behind, everyone knows her as "Calamity Jayne". Just because she may be a little accident prone and trouble seems to sometimes find her, Tressa can't get anyone in her small town to take her seriously. That is, until Tressa finds a seriously dead body and an opportunity to get "Ranger Rick" and a skeptical citizenry to see that she's no longer that skinny kid with scraped knees. How? By resurrecting her job as a reporter for the hometown paper and solving a murder no one else believes happened... no one, that is, except the killer. Now Tressa is one not-so-dumb blonde who's out to gain a little hometown respect - or die trying. Calamity Jayne Mystery series: Calamity Jayne Calamity Jayne and the Fowl Play at the Fair Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High Seas Calamity Jayne and the Trouble with Tandems Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome "Six Geese A ‘Slaying'" (a holiday short story)
©2010 Kathleen Cecil Bacus (P)2018 Kathleen Cecil Bacus
Calamity Jayne and the Fowl Play at the Fair
Summary
"Fans of Janet Evanovich will be glad to see that you don't always have to go to the burgh for mirthful murder and mayhem." (Booklist) What do you call a blonde in a freezer? A frosted flake. Tressa Jayne Turner, known in her hometown as "Calamity Jayne" for her unconventional exploits, is the newest reporter at the Grandville Gazette. And after a whirlwind start to her new job, she's ready to enjoy the final weeks of summer at The Iowa State Fair. The homegrown good-time is Tressa's favorite time of year — donuts, funnel cakes, cotton candy, turkey legs. It's also her Uncle Frank's busiest. His ice cream stand is in a prime location, and he's poised to scoop the competition. But when a soft-serve saboteur appears at the same time her cousin goes missing, it's another fine, sticky mess she's gotten herself into. With a string of malicious pranks, psycho dunk-tank clowns, two geriatric Jessica Fletcher wannabes, one hot state trooper, and a guy in a chicken suit, it's mayhem on the midway! Throw in one Ranger Rick Townsend, the Don Juan of the Department of Natural Resources and bestower of the hated "Calamity Jayne" moniker, and Tressa's got her hands full! The only question is, can she solve the crime and save the day... or will this blonde be enjoying her final fair? Calamity Jayne Mysteries: Calamity Jayne Calamity Jayne and the Fowl Play at the Fair Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High Seas Calamity Jayne and the Trouble with Tandems Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome "Six Geese A ‘Slaying" (a holiday short story)
©2010 Kathleen Cecile Bacus (P)2020 Kathleen Cecile Bacus