Four Funerals and a Wedding Series by Erika Chase

I didn’t expect him to sing well. Not for a second. Guys who look like that don’t need to have much in the way of actual talent. But he did. When he started to sing, his voice came out rich and deep, the sorrow and strength in it making for the kind of heartbreak that caught your ear and held it like a lover. His warm baritone invited you along; it could drip with sweetness, ache with desire. By the time he was halfway through his rendition, I was madly in lust... moreI didn’t expect him to sing well. Not for a second. Guys who look like that don’t need to have much in the way of actual talent. But he did. When he started to sing, his voice came out rich and deep, the sorrow and strength in it making for the kind of heartbreak that caught your ear and held it like a lover. His warm baritone invited you along; it could drip with sweetness, ache with desire. By the time he was halfway through his rendition, I was madly in lust. Just like the hundred other girls in the crowd. Catriona Lee is not having a good week. When the successful life she's built for herself in Boston collapses in the space of a few disastrous days, Cat is left with nowhere to go and nobody to turn to... unless she reverses direction and heads back to Louisiana, the place she was born and raised. Reluctantly packing everything that she's worked for up into her Mercedes convertible, she drives across the country to the tiny town of Backflats, home of her aunt, her aunt's bar, and not much else. At first Cat's just looking to find her feet again... but that's before she catches sight of Luke Dane, the Cajun rocker who walks tall, loves life, and sings like he's sold his soul to the Devil. And suddenly life on the bayou is looking a lot more interesting... Now Cat's has to learn all over again who she is and what family means. She's left the big city behind and found herself down on the bayou, trying to learn to talk Cajun, serve beer, and keep her aunt's struggling bar from being bought under from under her. But it's not so easy to start a whole new life, especially when you've spent your whole life trying to forget your past, and trust is the last thing you can find. And Cat finds herself torn between two worlds: Boston and the Bayou, the past and the future, security or danger. Down on the Bayou is Book One in the four-part Four Funerals and a Wedding Series by Erika Chase. It contains cliffhangers and an ongoing storyline. This series contains sexual scenes and is appropriate for readers of 18 years and above. less

His chest heaved under my palm. I could feel the racing strength of his heart, like a locomotive engine pumping steam. I moved closer until my face was right there, right in front of his. We were close enough to feel each other’s breath, close enough to kiss. He leaned forward until his lips were almost brushing mine. My body felt like it was drifting into a bayou wind, like the strength of my limbs was running away to water... moreHis chest heaved under my palm. I could feel the racing strength of his heart, like a locomotive engine pumping steam. I moved closer until my face was right there, right in front of his. We were close enough to feel each other’s breath, close enough to kiss. He leaned forward until his lips were almost brushing mine. My body felt like it was drifting into a bayou wind, like the strength of my limbs was running away to water. He whispered now, his words hushed “Cher, we got to work together here. Make this thing happen right. Your aunt, she'd want that.” I sighed, letting the disappointment rush out of me. For a moment, I’d thought he was going to… Freshly back to the city that no longer feels like home, Cat Lee is determined to get back on her feet, even if her heart is still torn between Boston and the bayou. But one phone call changes everything, and before she knows it, life is dragging her right back to the tiny town of Backflats in deepest Louisiana. And that means Luke Dane, the Cajun rocker who turns her inside out with a single glance, won't be too far away. And neither Cat nor Luke knows how to tamp down the overwhelming passion that flares when they're in the same room... or how to keep from fighting like hell at the same time. But fate has something in store that will keep the two of them tied together, even as Cat struggles to overcome the scars of the past and find her own happiness. She might just have a future with Luke, and in Louisiana - if she can work out just what it is she wants, and how to finally let someone past her defenses... Wild at Heart is Book Two in the four-part Four Funerals and a Wedding series by Erika Chase; it contains cliffhangers and an ongoing storyline. This series contains sexual scenes and is only appropriate for readers of 18 years and above. less