Calamity Jayne Rides Again (Tressa Jayne Turner Mysteries, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Kathleen Bacus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2006

Two months ago, 23-year-old Tressa Jayne Turner knew just where she stood with “Ranger Rick” Townsend. Sure, he’s what you’d call hott with two t’s, but he’s also responsible for her nickname “Calamity.” And ever since they solved that murder last summer—ever since Rick saved her cookies—he’s acted as if he has a god-given right to sample them.

Of course, Tressa has bigger frenches to fry. The Iowa state fair is about to start, and her uncle Frank’s ice cream stand is poised to scoop the competition. So when a soft-serve saboteur appears at the same time her cousin goes missing, it’s another fine sticky mess. It’s time for Tressa to don her hot pink cowboy boots and solve the mystery.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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*Starred Review* Tressa "Calamity Jayne" Turner, who bungled her way into the role of amateur detective, is back, and so is her main squeeze and sparring partner, hunky "Ranger Rick" Townsend. Tressa's Uncle Frank has opened his soft-frozen ice-cream booth at the Iowa State Fair, and as always, members of the family have been recruited to work the concession stand, including Tressa. But this year things go terribly wrong. It's bad enough that someone is sabotaging Uncle Frank's frozen delights with such things as an army of cockroaches, but things really take a turn for the worse when Tressa's cousin Frankie disappears. Tressa's entire, albeit meager, store of sleuthing skills comes into play as she tries to solve these unexpected mysteries. Bacus provides lots of small-town fun with this lovable, fair-haired klutz and lively story, liberally salted with dumb-blond jokes. Although this tale works well as a stand-alone, it's even better paired with the hilarious first book of the series, Calamity Jayne (2006), and more titles are on the way. Shelley Mosley
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (July 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505526697
• ISBN-13: 978-0505526694
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #636,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Former state trooper; former state department of justice investigator; educator and now--author!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Calamity Jane Rides Again, May 2, 2008

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Romantic Insomniac "Need Sleep" (San Deigo, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calamity Jayne Rides Again (Tressa Jayne Turner Mysteries, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Great fun read. Written much like the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, and like the Plum series, if you are looking for a definitive ending, keep searching. While the romance is there, it doesn't have the traditional romantic ending. The story is a mystery first and romance second.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Calamity Jayne Rides Again, March 27, 2010

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Tressa Jayne Turner, aka "Calamity Jayne" has had enough of "Ranger Rick" Townsend's treating her as if she was the ice cream that he had the right to lick whenever he wanted.

Right now though, she has more important things to worry about. Specifically, the Iowa State Fair which is her Uncle Frank's busiest time of year, which is when she helps him out.

Who is attempting to sabotage Uncle Frank? And, of course, why? Jayne is first going to solve this mystery and perhaps afterwards take Ranger Rick for the ride of his life.

Kathleen Bacus has a writing style that is reminiscent of Janet Evanovich, yet is totally her own. Her characters are well drawn out and well utilized. Calamity Jayne Rides Again starts of quick and maintains this pace through to the end of the book. Calamity Jayne Rides Again is definitely a book for those moments you just want to forget about the world and go for a good mystery and giggle at the same time.

Emma
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, Fluffy, just what the Dr. Ordered., August 16, 2011

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This review is from: Calamity Jayne Rides Again (Tressa Jayne Turner Mysteries, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

You will fall in love with Tressa Jane. It took me a while to warm up to her, but once I did, these books became on of my keepers that I read over and over. Great for someone who just wants to get away from life and get a giggle or two....or six.