The journey of writing has been filled with twists and turns, some of them being the kind of thing I would prefer only happen in stories.

But here we are.

I have a good twist to share with you. The Wild Rose Press originally published Bayou Born, Book One of the Fleur de Lis series in 2013. This year, Amazon Encore bought the title from them. Today, is the official relaunch of the book, new ASIN and everything!

Please join me in celebrating the journey this book as taken. First seeing the light of day, to making it as a 2014 RONE Award Finalist, to being part of the Amazon Encore family.

In Bayou Born, you’ll meet Branna Lind and James Newbern in fictional Lakeview. There is a canine character, General Beauregard, who is very real. He is one of the three dogs in my family. He is very much a general—takes charge and full steam ahead.

But his tenacity is no match for Branna Lind’s. She’d hiding a secret that on one knows…except her sister.

I hope you’ll enjoy the story of Branna and James:

Branna Lind’s self-esteem rests at the bottom of the Mississippi River. She’s canceled her “wedding of the decade” and refuses to say why. She wants life on her own terms—no ready-made job in the family business, no safety net of close-knit kin, and no more betrayal. Men are purely optional.

College professor James Newbern prizes his bachelorhood. He knows beautiful women are high-maintenance trouble, and Branna fits that “type.” He is happy to avoid her until the college vice president assigns him to mentor the newest hire—Branna.

Branna is on her way to a new life, but will the scars of the past send her running from love? Even if she faces the truth, will she ever convince James she truly is his “type”?

#southerncharm #smalltown #contemporary #romance

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