Blue Bayou
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4.5 • 40 Ratings
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- $1.99
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Publisher Description
JoAnn Ross, one of the fastest-rising stars in contemporary romance, begins a stunning trilogy that showcases her extraordinary storytelling ability and introduces the unforgettable, moss-draped splendor of Blue Bayou.
Danielle Dupree, daughter of a prominent judge, was the closest thing to a princess the sleepy Louisiana town of Blue Bayou ever had. Her passionate teenage love affair with Jack Callahan was cut short for reasons that were never clear to Dani -- but were all too obvious to Jack, the sexy bad-boy son of Judge Dupree's housekeeper.
Thirteen years later Dani, a widow with a son, comes home to start a new life and is surprised that Jack, too, has moved back to the Bayou. A former DEA agent who is now a bestselling author, Jack has bought Dani's childhood home, Beau Soleil. But even as their passion reignites, Dani and Jack know that secrets hang in the air...and that the past may ruin their second chance at a once-in-a-lifetime love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A woman's attempt to reunite with her ex-con father and rebuild her life after the death of her deceitful husband lies at the heart of this atmospheric contemporary romance set in Blue Bayou, La. When Danielle Dupree was a teen, her father, a high-powered judge, sent her to a home for unwed mothers after she became pregnant with the baby of her teen-lover, Jack Callahan. Ostensibly, she was then forced to give her baby girl up for adoption. Now, 13 years later, widowed and determined to make a home for her son and father, who was imprisoned years ago on trumped-up charges, Dani returns to Blue Bayou as the local librarian. In a Scarlet O'Hara moment, Dani learns that her once opulent family home, sold by her late husband to fund his political career, has been purchased and restored by Jack, now an ex DEA agent turned bestselling novelist. It doesn't take long for the romantic sparks between Dani and Jack to rekindle, but with so many skeletons lurking in dark corners and truths waiting to be told, the future doesn't look promising for them. Ross (Legends Lake) is in fine form with this first installment in her new Callahan Brothers trilogy. Despite a few contrived elements such as a corrupt sheriff's ploy to run Dani and her father out of town there's plenty of sex and secrets to keep readers captivated.
