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A frosting-covered corpse.

A secretive fiancé.

Can former rodeo queen Emily Bernal crack the case before the killer rides off free?

"Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!"

Emily Bernal is finally living her hard-won happily-ever-after. She's weeks away from marrying her sexy attorney boss and adopting the little girl who's already claimed her heart. Life is sweet-until a man face-plants into an anatomically correct novelty cake and Emily's close friend is arrested for murder.

Determined to clear her friend's name, Emily follows a dangerously twisted trail of clues that leads her straight into the crosshairs of a venomous cult-and a collision course with her one and only nemesis. But as the bodies stack up, something far closer to home threatens her future. Her fiancé is keeping secrets, pulling away when she needs him most, and Emily can't shake the fear that the man she loves may be hiding something far darker than she ever imagined.

With time running out and trust in short supply, Emily must face the investigation alone. To save the people she loves and protect the life she's fought to build, she'll have to uncover the truth-before the killer makes her the next victim.

Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook.

Hell to Pay is the third standalone novel in the Emily Bernal trilogy, set deep in the heart of Texas, and part of the addictive What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery super series.

If you love smart, sassy heroines, laugh-out-loud moments, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense-and if you enjoy Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich-you'll love USA Today bestselling author Pamela Fagan Hutchins.

Buy Hell to Pay and hang on tight for a high-stakes mystery with a wickedly fun edge.