Bayou Beloved

The Butterfly Bayou Series, Book 6

De: Lexi Blake

Narrado por: Jessica Almasy

When a woman returns home to Louisiana’s Butterfly Bayou, her high school crush finally notices she exists, in a small-town contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.

Quaid Havery always planned to follow in his father’s footsteps. He went to law school and then came home to take over his dad’s legal practice. Being the only lawyer in small-town Papillon, Quaid is pretty sure he’s seen everything. After all, he was once asked to sue an alligator for defamation of character. He’s prepared for anything the town can throw at him, until he encounters Jayna Cardet. She’s gorgeous, smart, funny, and unlike any woman he’s met before … Except he has.

Jayna never thought she’d return to Papillon, but when her life gets turned around she must learn to live in the close-knit community again. She certainly never dreamed she would practice law in her little town, but she finds herself in the courtroom, and the opposing counsel is her former high school crush, Quaid. It wouldn’t be so bad if the man had developed a beer belly, but Quaid is more handsome than ever. And instead of ignoring her like he did in high school, he’s made it plain that he wants to get to know her.

Thus begins a courtship destined to end in a wedding or a war. Either way, the locals are popping some corn and eagerly awaiting the outcome.

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Fun!

I've come to expect certain things from Lexi Blake's stories: 3-dimenentional characters I can care about, believable situations and problems, enough quirks to entertain, and finally, humor.
This book has all of these qualities, but the most important thing to know is that when the book ended, I was grinning.

Read

The story line was good. the author was able to have characters that seem real. the narrator was able to convince the " reader" that we were in Louisiana.

Bayou series.

The character development was great. I knew every one. It made me laugh out loud.

Best series ever

Funny and romantic. Love all the books in this series. The narration is spot on.

Not Just Fun, But Funny Too. Great Narration

I listened to the audiobook, and I had all kinds of different feelings throughout the book. I was frustrated, irritated, had a moment or two of sadness, and many lighthearted feel good moments.

Initially, those mothers were way OTT to me. I could only wonder how any child would end up halfway normal with them as parents. Jayna had really sharp edges. Quaid was super easy going except when it came to Roger.

There was a lot of unresolved family drama going on with both families. In between all of that, the quirky, humorous characters of Papillon ruled the roost.

I liked Quaid and Jayna as a couple. They were sweet, funny, romantic, witty, sarcastic, and really, really needed to work on their personal communication skills. The courtroom scenes were full of fun.

I enjoyed listening to this book. I enjoyed the laugh out loud moments. I appreciated the complexity of the characters. I appreciated the return to Papillon, LA if only for a few hours.

You Did It Again!

I CANNOT get enough of Papion and NEVER use another narrator. Please tell me Paul’s story is coming. This towns characters (and I do mean characters) can go on forever!!!!

Love the characters in this series.

I loved this book, I just could have used a few more chapters. I was not ready to be finished.

Everything I Wanted

Absolutely loved this chapter in the Bayou Butterfly series! The narration as spot on. The fact that Brian keeps popping up has warmed my heart as the community element was so well woven throughout each book. Here’s to that beautiful Butterfly Bayou, Lexi Blake, and Jessica Almayse!

Worth the Wait

I have been waiting for this audiobook since I heard of it release. It was worth the wait and did not disappoint. I love the stories of Papillon and this one was an A+++. What a love story. Oh and the towns shenanigans did not disappoint. Now it’s time to go fishing!!!!!

Home

You can never go home- unless your home is Papillon and the bayou have something better to offer than you imagined possible. Sweet addition to this series.