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Book Review By Debbie
Blue Bayou by JoAnn Ross

Danielle Dupree didn't really want to go home - there were too memories there. Memories of falling in love with Jack Callahan, the town's bad boy, getting pregnant, Jack leaving her and having her baby girl die at birth. Memories of her father, the hard-as-nails Judge Dupree, tried and imprisoned for something that he didn't do. Memories of her ex-husband, who only saw her as a means to the White House. But those memories were quickly replaced with new ones as Dani discovered, to her shock and dismay, that Jack had bought her old home, Beau Soleil, and she still loved him.

Jack Callahan had never stopped loving Dani, the town's own princess, he only left her because Judge Dupree, her father, forced him to. He tried to forget her while he was an undercover drug agent and attempted to purge his bad memories by created bestselling fiction based on his adventures. His writing brought him fame and riches, but it did not bring him Dani's love. When he sees Dani, he falls in love all over again and Jack seems willing to forgive anything to be a part of her life, but Dani just cannot bring herself to tell Jack about his baby - the one she lost. All her friends warn Dani that she should tell Jack before someone else does, but who else could possibly know Dani's secret?

Blue Bayou is a fun, sexy romance with a little bit of suspense and mystery thrown into the mix. Jack Callahan is your typical sexy-as-all-get-out Cajun bad boy who is in love with the beautiful blonde princess who lives in a tower up on the hill. I have always loved those tall, dark and handsome men who just refuse to take no for an answer! Anyway, Dani's son, Matt, is also a cutie and adds his own charm to the plot, as does Dani's irascible father when he gets released from jail. If you have enjoyed any Southern/Cajun romances, this one is sure to delight!


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover:
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - the father of the child
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him
Unusual characteristics?

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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