Bayou Beauty by Lexi Blake

Series: Butterfly Bayou, #4

Genres: Small Town, Billionaire, Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 27, 2021

Love returns to Louisiana’s Butterfly Bayou in a new small-town contemporary romance sure to charm hearts, from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.

Sylvie Martine was prepared to take Washington D.C. by storm, but she put that dream on hold when her beloved hometown of Papillon, Louisiana, needed her most. Now Sylvie’s the mayor of the tiny town on the bayou that holds her heart. But for Sylvie, this can only be a pit stop on the way to bigger and better things. The last thing she needs is an old love to resurface and threaten her goals.

Rene Darois’s whole life has been about serving his family–no matter how much it hurts. He’s used to sacrificing for his large extended family and the company his grandfather created. But he can’t believe the latest demand: he needs to find a wife and quick or he could lose it all. It would be a horrible situation. But he has just the solution: his high school sweetheart. Sylvie is everything he wants in a wife–smart, funny, and caring–and he planned to woo her anyway.

Now he just has to convince Sylvie that their love is worth it all, or he and the bayou will lose her forever.

Bayou Beauty by Lexi Blake

“Did he have any right to bring Sylvie into his world? Would she save him or end up drowning beside him?”

I’ve really been enjoying getting to know the colorful characters of Butterfly Bayou. They are very entertaining, even the ones that I want to feed to Otis the gator. Sylvie is a badass, and she doesn’t back down from whatever life throws her way. I give her momma credit for that. She’s the badassest of them all. I kinda have a girl crush on her. Anyway, as I was saying, Sylvie is tough and comes by it honestly. She’s exactly the kind of woman Rene needs by his side to deal with his demanding family.

Rene was Sylvie’s first love. He left her with a broken heart that never quite healed. When she returns to her hometown, it puts her back in the proximity of those feelings she’s been ignoring for years. And when the sexy man in a suit decides that it’s time to offer her everything she ever wanted, but not in the way she dreamed of… Is she willing to be the solution to his problem? Doesn’t sound very romantic, does it?

This story has a little bit of everything. Love and laughter, sweet and sassy, fun and flirting and then there’re the secrets and suspense. And, of course, there’s always at least one person to get you riled up and ready to throw your Kindle. I enjoyed that part too. I’m looking forward to whatever the author has for us next. The line forms here…