Pamela Morsi Books In Order

Heaven Sent

Seeking a husband in order to escape a lifetime of spinsterhood, preacher’s daughter Hannah Bunch finds an unexpected mate in Henry Lee Watson, a man who realizes that his unwanted marriage promises to be better than he hoped for. Reissue.

No Ordinary Princess

Love and Oklahoma oil…
Brash and efficient, yet an incurable romantic, Princess ‘Cessy’ Calhoun firmly believes in love at first sight. But at twenty four she has never been smitten until a sophisticated gentleman named ‘Gerald’ sweeps her off her feet. For her newfound romance Cessy will give up anything even her considerable fortune.A handsome and rootless Rough Rider with a past and a crazy dream of ‘black gold,’ Tom Walker needed money and Cessy was swimming in it. So he created arefined alter ego to woo the rich man’s daughter. But Cessy’s enthusiastic spirit is infectious. And from the ruins of his get nich quick scheme, Tom sees her in an appealing new light. But though he nowyearns for this remarkable stranger, Cessy’s heart will never truly be his not as long as the lady ‘Gerald’ married loves a lie.

Wild Oats

Shunned by the citizens of Dead Dog, Oklahoma, Cora Briggs is shocked when she finds a fine young man like Jedwin Sparrow, eager to sow his Wild Oats, standing on her doorstep.

Runabout

0515113050 In Prattville formerly called Dead Dog, Oklahoma, in 1916, Tulsa May Bruder has given up on love. Her first and only suitor Doctor Odysseus P. Foote, better known as Doc Odie has jilted her at their very public engagement party. The whole town is talking and Tulsa May feels like the local wallflower. But then Luther Harlan Briggs, who has been like a brother to her for the last decade, tries to retrieve Tulsa’s standing by pretending to court her, knowing that a new gentleman caller especially one with his wild reputation will replace the old one in the town folks’ gossip. Suddenly, Tulsa May sees a face she’s known forever in a whole new light and realizes that, as Luther says, ‘friendship can turn to romance in the blink of an eye.’

Simple Jess

Given an ultimatum by her interfering neighbors to find a husband by Christmas or have one selected for her reluctant widow Althea Winsloe searches for a possible mate and finds herself drawn to Simple Jess, a sweet and gentle man of less than average intelligence.

Bitsy’s Bait & BBQ

‘I just bought us a B&B on eBay!’

While Emma Collins wonders who in their right mind would use her hard won divorce settlement to purchase a bed and breakfast down in the Ozarks, her free spirited sister Katy fantasizes dreamily about how this move to a small town will be just the thing for her six year old son, Josh.

And, as usual, Emma is right. But it is not until they drive to Warbler Lake, Missouri, to take over Bitsy’s B&B that they realize just how right she’s been. In this part of the country, B&B stands for Bait & BBQ! The girls know little enough about running a bed and breakfast, but a bait and BBQ?

With their money and futures sunk into a run down, roadside rattletrap, the girls have no choice but to roll up their sleeves and get to work. But as they settle in and get to know the difference between fatheads, night crawlers, mealworms and shiners, no one is more surprised than they are when they actually get the place up and running.

But trouble is brewing. Katy’s ex husband is having second thoughts about the custody arrangements for Josh, and he fully intends to get him back. With the prospect of losing the little boy, the sisters face another challenger, only this time it’s Katy who proves that she, too, can solve a problem.

Red’s Hot Honky-Tonk Bar

Unruly Red knows she’s no one’s idea of a sweet old granny. But with one long distance phone call, the fortysomething bar owner with the tattoos and tight jeans is suddenly responsible for two young grandchildren she hardly knows. Red’s rowdy friends, late night lifestyle and tiny apartment above her San Antonio saloon definitely aren’t kidproof. And Red’s pretty sure the hot young fiddle player she’s been dallying with will run for the hills when he learns she has a daughter, let alone grandkids. But Red is about to learn that age doesn’t necessarily come with wisdom. That a nine year old girl can be as exacting as the strictest parent. That the school of hard knocks never had bake sales. And that her boy toy is more of an adult than she is.

Last Dance at Jitterbug Lounge

Jack and Claire Crabtree were once happily married, but separate interests have left each one dancing to their own tune. She refuses to move into the brand new house he built for the family. He spends too much time at work with a colleague whom she considers a threat to any man’s fidelity. When Jack is summoned back to Oklahoma to see his ailing grandpa Bud, Claire only makes the trip at the last minute.

Bud and Geri Crabtree danced through life together for seventy years as friends, lovers and devoted spouses. They always knew what mattered most in life and the laughter and tears come naturally when their family gathers together. And if Jack and Claire can remember the bond they once shared, they might be able to rediscover what’s wonderful about love.

The Bikini Car Wash

After Andrea Wolkowicz abandons corporate life to help care for her sister, she quickly wears out the want ads in their rust-belt hometown. Time to be her own boss.

Every mogul knows the best idea is an old idea with a new twist. So Andi proudly revives her father’s business: an old-fashioned car wash…staffed entirely by bikini-clad women. That ought to get traffic-and blood-flowing on Grosvenor Street!

This gutsy gimmick soon has the whole town in a lather, and not necessarily in a good way.

Scandalized citizens are howling, neighboring businesses are worried. But straitlaced grocery-store owner Pete Guthrie is definitely intrigued. He knows it’s hard to run a small business in a big-box world. To him, Andi’s brains and bravery are as alluring as the bikini she calls business attire.

Courting Miss Hattie

The news spread like brush fire through the whole county when widower Ancil Drayton announced his intention to start Courting Miss Hattie Colfax. She was certainly spirited and delightfully sweet natured, and she’d managed to run her family farm almost single handedly. But wasn’t a twenty nine year old lady farmer too old to catch a husband?

An Irresistable Suitor.

All his life handsome, black haired Reed Tyler had worked Miss Hattie’s farm and dreamed of one day settling down on his own piece of land with the pretty young woman he’d sworn to marry. Hattie was someone he could tell his hopes and troubles to someone he looked on as a sister. So he thought, until the idea of Ancil Drayton calling on her made him seethe. Until the night a brotherly peck became a scorching kiss…
and Reed knew nothing would bank the blaze and that his best friend was the only woman he would ever love.

From the Paperback edition.

Sweetwood Bride

It was without a doubt the most conniving, lowlife trick ever played on a man. But it was for a good cause…
Eulie Toby didn’t like playing tricks, but the only way she could keep her younger orphaned siblings together was to get married and Moss Collier was the perfect choice. Handsome and kind, he seemed so lonely living with his hermit uncle on that pretty sweep of Tennessee mountaintop. It didn’t matter if their vows came at the end of a shotgun; Eulie promised Moss she’d make him the best wife in all of the Sweetwood. But a young bride and a ready made family were the last things on Moss’s mind. He had big dreams of going West and nothing was going to stop him not Eulie’s sweet innocence…
not her deliciously kissable lips…
and especially not that growing warmth deep inside his heart every time she came near. Moss had plans all right but he hadn’t planned on falling in love.

Here Comes the Bride

There comes a time in every woman’s life when she must get herself a man or give up the idea entirely…
After three long years of patiently waiting for her reluctant, handsome, gentlemanly Amos Dewey, to pop the question, Augusta Mudd owner of her small town’s biggest factory decides it’s time to take matters in her own hands. With the help of her friend, ruggedly attractive Rome Akers, she’s determined to make Amos jealous and get him to the altar before it’s too late. Rome Akers wasn’t ready to settle down. But by pretending to make Augusta his partner for life he had a chance to become her business partner instead. Yet despite his best intentions, the closer he gets to this intelligent, sweet woman, the stronger his feelings grow. Their tantalizing conversations and tender kisses ignite a desire more passionate than Roman ever imagined. Soon he’ll do anything to make Augusta a bride but only if he gets to be the groom.

Doing Good

Jane Lofton may have grown up as a nobody, but she doesn’t stay one for long. Not once she figures out that hard work, tenacity and blond ambition are a girl’s best friend. Of course, having the right husband doesn’t hurt either. But being rich and successful is not all it’s cracked up to be. Okay, maybe it is but life is still tough, dammit. Jane is so busy rescheduling her next liposuction, shopping for clothes she doesn’t need and bragging about her latest real estate sale that she hasn’t noticed the callus forming around her heart. Her husband is screwing around on her, and she talks to her daughter through a therapist. No, life is not perfect. So what should she do? Jane’s not sure, but she figures a drive in her ‘Bimmer’ might help her relax. A broken fingernail momentarily diverts her attention, and when she looks up she sees an eighteen wheeler bearing down on her. Suddenly, Jane’s problems become incidental. She barely escapes with her life, but not before she’s promised God, and herself, that she is going to ‘do good’ for the rest of her life. So how come ‘Doing Good‘ is so hard?

The Social Climber of Davenport Heights

Ah, the life of the upper crust: decadent, flaky and not so good for the heart. Jane Lofton has everything she ever dreamed of: a high powered career, a fabulous home, a wealthy husband, David, and a beautiful daughter, Brynn. Of course, David also has a new girlfriend spending his old money. Brynn also has a therapist helping her articulate her contempt for her mother. And Jane also has an obligation to the Man Upstairs. A chance meeting between her BMW and an eighteen wheeler prompts Jane to make a deal: let her live and she’ll dedicate herself to Doing Good. Whatever that means. Jane’s platinum card kung fu has taught her how to spend, but not how to give turns out it’s actually pretty hard! But when her country club life crumbles, Jane is faced with an even bigger challenge: replacing all her dreams and salvaging her soul. Wise, witty and relentlessly real, The Social Climber of Davenport Heights Originally published as Doing Good is a story about discovering the difference between what something costs and what it’s worth.

Summer Magic

A passionate collection of splendid summertime love stories!National bestselling author Pamela Morsi, plus Jean Anne Caldwell, Ann Carberry, and Karen Lockwood present stories as sweet and refreshing as a cool breeze on a steamy night.