Linda Joyce’s latest novel “Bayou Brides,” book four of the Fleur de Lis Series, has just been published and it features Nola Dutrey, who is as dedicated to her jazz singing career as she is to her kids’ community band in New Orleans. When she meets her best friend’s brother, her heart beats with a newfound passion. But falling in love with someone whose life is in New York has no future.
Restaurateur and music enthusiast Rex Arceneau is in town to settle his father’s estate. He must get the financials into the black before handing over the family restaurant to his sister. To reduce expenses—the weekend singer must go. However, he meets Nola, and their connection sizzles. When he hears her sing, he’s hooked.
Nola’s torn between powerful attraction and life in New Orleans. Rex is determined to use music as a secret weapon to entice Nola north. Will she ever be a bride at Fleur de Lis or will life’s dissonant notes ruin their harmony and once-in-a-lifetime love?
Here's a short excerpt where you meet Nola, and she's seeing Rex for the first time:
His mesmerizing blue-gray eyes drew her farther through the open window. A sensual
smile slowly rose on his lips. He winked. A bluesy 12/8 beat thumped in Nola's chest. The
entire world melted away. A daydream took over. Just the two of them promenading down the long drive, like it was in antebellum days. He, in cutaway tails, and she, twirling a parasol and coyly giggling at something clever he said.
smile slowly rose on his lips. He winked. A bluesy 12/8 beat thumped in Nola's chest. The
entire world melted away. A daydream took over. Just the two of them promenading down the long drive, like it was in antebellum days. He, in cutaway tails, and she, twirling a parasol and coyly giggling at something clever he said.
The illusion was abruptly shattered. Her sister grabbed the back of her shirt and yanked her inside the room. “What!” Her daydream had popped like a string on an overplayed guitar.
“Get in here.”
“Why?” Her perfectly wonderful dream had been cut short.
“You were about to fall on your head. I gotta go.” Biloxi headed for the door. “I want to meet this guest.”
“You're a married woman. A mother of three,” Nola hollered at her. “Hussy! Strumpet! What will I tell my nephews and niece?”
“Darlin', a woman can look. Come with me? You're single. You can touch,” she teased.
Touch him? No. He was too…vivid, too real. Virile. Oozed with sensuality. Just too male.
The man made her hear the blues. In the best possible way.
The man made her hear the blues. In the best possible way.
Here are the links to purchase "Bayou Brides:"
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Louisiana Book News is written by journalist Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and paranormal mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. The first books in her award-winning series are FREE as ebooks! For more information and to sign up for her newsletter visit www.cherieclaire.net.
Louisiana Book News is written by journalist Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and paranormal mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. The first books in her award-winning series are FREE as ebooks! For more information and to sign up for her newsletter visit www.cherieclaire.net.
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