Books by George Hatcher

Gabriella Guerrero has been independent ever since she was a little kid doing her best to care for her drug-addicted single mom. Her world changes when her mother dies, and her aunt takes her in. She has to learn everything all over again, especially how to trust her Aunt Isabel. She has to learn how to live with her aunt and her three cousins in the little house in East Los Angeles. They don''t have much except for each other. Gabi does more than learn how to survive. She thrives in the fertile soil of her aunt''s loving family. She excels at school, and she sets her goals high. She wants to become a lawyer.Then she meets Alex Rose. He changes her life. And not for the better.She''s walked a far distance from growing up in her aunt''s rented shack in East LA to getting hired by the public defender''s office. Gabi is not only a survivor. She is ambitious and hungry for life. She has done a lot of shady things to get where she is. If her long-term plans bear fruit, one day she may leave the public defender''s office to work in private practice. That''s where the real money is. She loves being an attorney, except for one little thing. If her wild history surfaces, she will face disbarment.Gabi has a lot to hide.

Mario is still his name, and wrongful death is his game, only now he is chasing planes. His team of extraordinary women has to contend with Mario falling in love and planning to marry into the slightly shady, slightly eccentric, extremely dangerous Camacho family.

In pursuit of new challenges and dealing with the roller coaster of the eighties, Ambulance chasing jet-setter Mario Luna is a survivor, a lover, and a man of his time. With his crew of lovely girls, he works from Pasadena, flying where planes crash, helping families survive disaster. At his side, we find numbers whiz Jo, former corner girl Pixie, quiet Niley, versatile private eye Tricia, and his partner in pleasure Letty. Riding the wings of ambition, Mario has turned his gift of gab into a lucrative life. He cannot resist the lure of easy cash. Colombians Pepe, Camila and Olga run the Camacho empire, and with their money to burn, they entice Mario to use his gifts to further the Camacho empire known as LAI, Latin American Enterprises. Not everyone jumps aboard the Camacho gravy train. Mario's girlfriend Melina Marron, an entrepreneur in her own right, warns Mario he may be getting caught up in dirty money. Not that Mario is good at listening to advice, especially when he sniffs profits to be made. What is he getting into? One thing is for sure. Mario has come a long way from his two bedroom childhood apartment facing Hollenbeck Park in East Los Angeles.

After surviving another attempt on his life, Mario Luna sold off the case sources he had for car accidents and personal injury cases in Los Angeles. Having no idea what he wants to do in the future, he goes on a tour of Europe, and along the way, meets Sami and Jason who will change his life. Sami is a sexy, wealthy doctor, and her friend Jason is an aviation insurance lawyer. What he learns from them will change his life, and the lives of his team.Mario was conceived in Mario 1: Woman in Jeopardy, grew up in Mario 2: Coming of Age, became a hot commodity and survived several attempts on his life in Mario 3: Risky Business, and in Mario 4: Free Fall, he uses his gift of gab to expand his lawyer support team into international skies, not to mention exploring the swinging seventies in Europe.