Starting over can be deadly... Dumping a cheating fiancé and having to quit her well-paid job, 28-year-old Hailey Webb lands a new job as an assistant and errand runner for the local newspaper in her hometown of Palm Shores, California. If she knew this meant stumbling onto dead bodies, then she... well, she probably still would have taken the job. A girl's gotta eat, right? How long can one last on a steady diet of ramen noodles? When Hailey finds a dead treasure hunter on his boat on her first day at work, she realizes she got way more than she bargained for. And if that’s not enough, her cheating ex-fiancé is somehow involved in the whole treasure hunting business. Did he have anything to do with the murder? Hailey needs answers and she needs them fast. Thankfully, she has her best friend, Kat, to help her solve the murder, and Mike, the local crime reporter, who is just too darn good looking for what Hailey needs right now.

As an assistant/errand runner for the local newspaper in her hometown of Palm Shores, California, Hailey Webb has all kind of jobs. Sure, picking up dry cleaning and bringing lunch is not exactly what big dreams are made of, but if it pays rent, it’s good for now. What’s bad is having your bank account ravished by the hottest actor to ever walk the face of the earth while being threatened with a crowbar. That’s after said actor steals a plane and crashes it in the woods. And that is after he is accused of murdering his co-star in their latest action movie. With the prop weapon . . . that turned out to be a real gun. Yep, Hailey’s job is way more exciting than she would have thought. Now she sets out to find the fugitive actor to get her money back, and she has to prove he is not the real killer. By finding the real one. As Hailey navigates the world of the movie industry, she needs to watch her step, or she'll inadvertently become the lead in the next true crime reality TV show.

‘Til death do us part? Hailey Webb, assistant and errand runner for the local newspaper in Palm Shores, California, enjoys a night out with her best friend, Kat. At their favorite bar, they’re promptly invited to join a bachelorette party. Too bad the fun doesn’t last when someone tries to strangle Hailey in the bar restroom, and she barely survives. Was she the actual target? Or was it Laura, the bride-to-be, who could pass off as Hailey’s twin? Either way, Hailey stumbled into something she just can’t let go. Or better yet, she stumbles upon something while investigating. A dead body. With help from her best friend, her mom, and her hot coworker, Mike, Hailey is left with no choice but to get to the bottom of this mystery before a killer catches her.

First rule of house-sitting: don’t die on owner’s property. Second rule of house-sitting: especially not on Sheryl Selway’s property. Finding the house sitter dead in her mother’s pool is not exactly what Hailey expected. Was it an accident or was it murder? Yeah, you guessed it. It was the latter. But who would want that girl dead? And why? One thing is for sure: Hailey’s mother, Sheryl, won’t get a good night’s sleep until the murder is solved. Or as Sheryl puts it: how to sleep in my house with all those dead body cooties? Once again, Hailey sets out to find a killer, and has to deal with boy bands, jumping off balconies, minor accidents at a golf course, and the biggest challenge of all: her mother! Good thing she has her best friend Kat and her hot co-worker reporter Mike to get to the bottom of this mystery.

Hailey Webb, assistant for the Palm Shores Gazette in California, gets the chance to explore the behind-the-scenes moments of the Majestic Palms beauty pageant. It doesn’t get more exciting than this. Or does it? When the director of the show—a former beauty queen—is found dead, Hailey finds herself embroiled in yet another investigation. But with a suspect list longer than a couture gown, Hailey needs help from both her best friend, Kat, and Mike, the crime reporter. Adding more stress to her life is Hailey’s mom, who is dead set on finding Hailey a man, with rather unconventional methods. Is there a How to Escape Your Mom’s Nagging for Dummies book out there? With the final show of the beauty pageant around the corner, Hailey needs to sharpen her sleuthing skills. Will Hailey be able to find the killer, or will she die trying? PRETTY DEAD is a humorous, fast romp, perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich, Jana DeLeon, Gemma Halliday, Liliana Hart, and JB Lynn.