The Katie & Annalise Box Set

What Doesn't Kill You #1-3

by Pamela Fagan Hutchins

An alternate cover edition can be found here.

All Three Full Length Novels In This Multiple Award-winning, Best-selling Romantic Mystery Series

Saving Grace (#1): Katie Connell is a high-strung attorney whose sloppy drinking habits and stunted love life collide hilariously during a doomed celebrity case in Dallas. She flees Texas for the Caribbean and escapes professional humiliation, a broken heart, and a wicked Bloody Mary habit, but ends up trading one set of problems for another when she begins to investigate the suspicious deaths of her parents on the island of St. Marcos. She’s bewitched by the voodoo spirit of an abandoned house in the rainforest and discovers that she’s as much a danger to herself as the island’s bad guys are.

Leaving Annalise (#2): One unexpected and hotly fought-over little boy, two dead bodies, and a series of home vandalisms throw Texas attorney turned island chanteuse Katie Connell into a tizzy. Juggling all of this, Bloody Mary cravings, baggage, and the bad guys too, she waffles between the jumbie house that brought her back from the brink and the man she believes is the love of her life.

Finding Harmony (#3): Katie’s already on edge when a dead guy shows up at Estate Annalise and shady locals claim there are slave remains in the foundation, but when her husband doesn’t come home to her and the kids one day after work, she’s ready to lose it. A frantic Katie launches a Caribbean-wide manhunt, calling on her stoic, steady father-in-law, and Collin, her badass big brother, to help her search air, land, and sea for her husband, who may be in very big trouble indeed.

˃˃˃ See why this series won contest after contest.
2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Romance, Quarter-finalist
2011 Winner of the Houston Writers Guild Mainstream Novel Contest
2010 Winner of the Writers League of Texas Romance Contest
2012 Winner of the Houston Writers Guild Ghost Story Contest

Genres: Collections, Fiction

712 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 10, 2014

About the author

I'm a USA Today bestselling mystery/suspense/thriller author and a big horse and sled dog enthusiast.

My hunky husband and I ride our beloved draft cross horses way up in the frozen north of Snowheresville, WY, where we run a rustic, off-the-grid lodge on the face of the Bighorn Mountains. When I'm not writing or riding, I'm passionate about wilderness sports, always with a couple of rescue dogs, bear spray, a mountain lion knife, and my Judge. NO ANIMALS HAVE BEEN HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS LIFE ADVENTURE (but don't sneak up on me).

I've made some lists and won some awards, yada yada. Amazon Charts Top 25 bestseller. USA Today Bestseller. The Silver Falchion for Best Adult Mystery WINNER (Fighting for Anna), the WINNERS for USA Best Books Fiction: Cross Genre (Hell to Pay, Heaven to Betsy), and others. With books "in print" of over 3,000,000, readers seem to enjoy the books—I think they have exceptionally good taste. {insert goofy grin here} Lots of them follow my show Wine Women & Writing, too, where I fangirl my favorite authors and interview them for your listening and viewing pleasure. Subscribe free at http://bit.ly/PamelaWWWR <--case sensitive.

You can read my series in any order or as standalones, but they're a lot of fun if you do them like this:

* Detective Delaney Pace (coming soon!): Her Silent Bones, Her HIdden Grave, Her Last Cry, Her Forgotten Shadow, Her Burning Lies, and Her Cold Heart.

* Patrick Flint Wyoming-based series (PG):
Switchback, Snake Oil, Sawbones, Scapegoat, Snaggle Tooth, Stag Party, Sitting Duck, and Skin & Bones. #9 coming in 2026.

* The Jenn Herrington Wyoming Mysteries (PG-13):
BIG HORN, WALKER PRAIRIE, and RED GRADE coming in 2026.

* What Doesn't Kill You Super Series:
1.Caribben-based Katie Connell (PG-13): Saving Grace, Leaving Annalise, Finding Harmony, and Seeking Felicity
2. Texas-based Emily Bernal (PG-13): Heaven to Betsy Earth to Emily, Hell to Pay
3. Texas-based Michele Lopez Hanson (PG-13): Going for Kona, Fighting for Anna, Searching for Dime Box
4. Wyoming-based Maggie Killian (R, language): Live Wire, Sick Puppy, Dead Pile (plus shorts Buckle Bunny and Shock Jock)
5. Caribbean-based Ava Butler (R, sexual situations): Bombshell, Stunner, Knockout

I also have a children's book series featuring Poppy, the world's best grandfather, and Petey, his blind Boston terrier.
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Reviews

[Vera Long · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really, this trilogy deserves 3.5 stars. It's a fast read, better than average romance/intrigue novel.

[Ellen White · Rating 5 out of 5]

1 Saving Grace.
The author painted a good picture of what St Marcos was like and the dialog of the people. As for Kate, she is a touch notch lawyer, and dealing with too meaning issues, resulting.in the drinking... Since she dislikes her job, Colin’s and Emily talk her into a Carribean vacation, where her parents had died.Then mayhem begins with meeting some bad guys. A woman who befriends her, and then her lover is killed, as a lawyer can she help her new friend. She is your average woman, falling for the wrong guy. Her life needed change, and it did that and more while on vacation. Given ARC audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion The narrator Ashley Ulrey did a good job,

..2. Leaving Annalise.
The house Katie wanted was back on the market, so even though the locals say it is haunted she buys Annalise. Workers were lazy, doing things in their own time. Firing them resulted in material being stolen, damages.
Then Ava her new friend has gotten her up on stage singing. Her love life
brought Nick back into her life and then more changes for her. Does she end up selling her house Annalise and moving back to Texas with Nick.
Interesting plot, showing the struggles and how she is maturing. The narration by Ashley Ulrey was good. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

..3..Finding.Harmony
Annalise the home of Katie and Nick are having trouble again, a man now saying it is the graveyard of slaves under it.So being investigated, and who to trust. They are thankful for friends. This story is filled with laughter, they need it with what is going on, of how Katie and Nick have matured from the first book . All three books are good, Narration is good,
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

.....Pamela..Hutchinson

[Patty Guerard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished Pamela Fagan Hutchins ‘Katie Connell Caribbean Series’, which includes Saving Grace, Leaving Annalise, Finding Harmony and Seeking Felicity. WOW! Don’t plan on keeping to your calendar while reading this series because I had a tough time putting it down! Exhilarating plot twists with tons of suspense and drama, along with with romance aplenty, dead bodies and a little bit of island voodoo thrown in to keep you wanting more. If you love excitement, mystery, romance, a Caribbean island lifestyle and crazy characters, you will be up until the wee hours reading. On to the next group in the ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ Mysteries!

[Denise Cosper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well rounded

This four book series is brilliant. Not only do we meet Katie Connell, but we experience her life as she moves through it. New characters are introduced as needed. The stories contain murder, lies, intrigue, music, and (my favourite) jumbies.
I truly enjoyed this change of pace from Pamela Fagan Hutchins. I have yet to find a book of hers that I have not liked.
What are you waiting for? Take a trip with Katie to the Virgin Islands. So much fun and mystery awaits you.

[Doreen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved It!

Got it on impulse and spent the next two days reading straight through . Last one especially is thrilling, exciting, and scary! The three books really are one long adventure-- ending of first two require moving immediately to the next one. I usually do not read romantic suspense but plan to read all the trilogies. The characters are captivating and stories are terrific!

[Charles T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and interesting tale

Loved the characters and setting. Great down to earth heroine with a temper and human flaws with wonderful friend and family support. Loved the bits of supernatural elements too.

Only bad thing was the ebook has issues with large parts of several chapters duplicated.

[Debbi Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved It

I started reading these books and could not put them down. I have not got anything done this week due to these books they are that good. I read all three without stopping and loved them all and now I’m sad because I need more Nick and Katie. If you want to lose yourself in some good books do yourself a favor and read this series you won’t regret it.

[Joanne Wickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Katie & Annalise Box Set
This was such a great read. Very hard to put down at night when I had to get up early in the morning for work!!! I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

[Martha Leblanc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Caution : very addictive

Fast paced adventures with well rounded characters in a tropical paradise. Very likable and slightly flawed characters. Lost lots of sleep but oh so worth it!!!!!

[Theresa Wade · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this series!! Great protagonist and love the other characters.

[Chris Blackton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have reviewed each book individually in another post. Overall worth the read!

[Short, Sweet and Cozy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series! More romance than mystery.

[Cherye Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie and Nick

I read these books separately in 2015 or 2016. I liked them then as I like them now. Fun. Fast paced. Unique. So much drama.

Enjoy the reads.

[R.L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this boxed set. These stories combine suspense, mystery, and romance along with an interesting house, which may or may not have a ghost in it.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful story, with twist and turns that keep you reading.

[Joy Schulz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. Each book kept getting better. Great author and I will start on Emily soon

[Peni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Please see individual stories for review.

[Kathryn Moore · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first two books were good, but took a long to tell the story. The last book was a waste of time. But I wanted to see how it ended so I powered through.

[Kitten Peters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exce!lent

Great story about a woman trying to find herself, the man she lives, and many near death experiences! Great characters, real page turner

[Dlynn1116 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. I enjoyed this series fun capers likable characters. Really neat house

[Kristen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just didn't like the main character Katie.

[Short, Sweet and Cozy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good series. Really liked the 1st book. The 2nd had more paranormal and relationship turmoil and not much mystery. Haven't read the 3rd yet.

[Ellen White · Rating 5 out of 5]

..1 Saving Grace.
The author painted a good picture of what St Marcos was like and the dialog of the people. As for Kate, she is a touch notch lawyer, and dealing with too meaning issues, resulting.in the drinking... Since she dislikes her job, Colin’s and Emily talk her into a Carribean vacation, where her parents had died.Then mayhem begins with meeting some bad guys. A woman who befriends her, and then her lover is killed, as a lawyer can she help her new friend. She is your average woman, falling for the wrong guy. Her life needed change, and it did that and more while on vacation. Given ARC audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion The narrator Ashley Ulrey did a good job,
..2. Leaving Annalise.
The house Katie wanted was back on the market, so even though the locals say it is haunted she buys Annalise. Workers were lazy, doing things in their own time. Firing them resulted in material being stolen, damages. Then Ava her new friend has gotten her up on stage singing. Her love life. brought Nick back into her life and then more changes for her. Does she end up selling her house Annalise and moving back to Texas with Nick. Interesting plot, showing the struggles and how she is maturing. The narration by Ashley Ulrey was good. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
..3..Finding.Harmony
Annalise the home of Katie and Nick are having trouble again, a man now saying it is the graveyard of slaves under it.So being investigated, and who to trust. They are thankful for friends. This story is filled with laughter, they need it with what is going on, of how Katie and Nick have matured from the first book . All three books are good, Narration is good,
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

[dianne morelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful!!

I started with just the first book in this series and loved it. Then I found the trilogy pack of 3 books. The storyline is fast-moving and action packed. From the start e the first book to the last page of book 3 I couldn't stop reading. A great read by a great author.

[Sandi Jacobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good

I loved all three books. Romance and adventure with a bit of "voodoo" thrown in. I really liked how the author didn't end the story at the end of the adventure, but tied everything up in the last few chapters.

[Kirby Sararas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really fun read. It has everything I was looking for, action and adventure, mystery, romance, angst and of course a Jumbie house. Who doesn't love a house with personality. I would recommend this set of books for a good summer read.

[Autum Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

Loved all the books. I had gotten the first book for free from Amazon, but was willing to go buy the Trilogy "box set" to be able to read the rest.

The story line draws you in quickly and keeps you wondering what is going to happen next.

[Michelle Garanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read

The first book was so captivating that I purchased the entire set. It was hard to put down and kept me up late more than one night.

[Barbara Iuliucci breining · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed these

Well worth buying. I look forward to reading more from this writer some mystery and spirits with life thrown in the mix.

[Flo M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved her writing style

Loved her writing style which kept me coming back to read more. And I loved Katie - she was real and funny. Great series!