Creole Belle

Creole Belle

Author: James Lee Burke

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-08-27

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 1451648146

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Picking up where "The Glass Rainbow" ends, "Creole Belle" finds David Robicheaux recuperating in New Orleans near the site an oil well blowout on the Gulf. Robicheaux is visited by a mysterious visitor and is surprised by what's inside a floating block of ice. Available in a tall Premium Edition.


Belle Bayou

Belle Bayou

Author: Julia Weaver

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1479756636

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When Valerie agreed to donate a few weekends to help her bookseller friend sort and catalog a private library, someone from her childhood reentered her life again. A wounded but recovering soldier, formerly stationed in Iraq, had inherited the house containing the library. Valeries weekends away from her book keeping business were usually spent on archaeological digs or surveys with a local university professor and his students. The intertwining of these two groups and the sugar plantations and bayous where they all meet, cause drama, terror and a final conclusion to a mysterious disappearance.


Old Louisiana Plantation Homes and Family Trees

Old Louisiana Plantation Homes and Family Trees

Author: Herman de Bachelle Seebold

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 2005-01-31

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9781455609895

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Originally published in 1941, Old Louisiana Plantation Homes and Family Trees is the definitive guide to the important plantation homes of the Pelican State, as well as the socially and historically prominent families who lived in them. Volume I of the two-volume, boxed set describes structures in several diverse sections of the state, from traditional, Spanish-moss-hung plantations in south Louisiana to the African-inspired structures on the rounds of Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches Parish. The first volume features many rare photographs of historically significant townhomes, plantations, and outbuildings--many no longer extant--and provides detailed genealogical and anecdotal information on a genteel society and lavish lifestyle that is now only a cherished memory. Some of the great houses discussed include D'Estrehan, Tezcuco, Seven Oaks, Parlange, Asphodel, Evergreen, and Rosedown. Volume II traces the history of several important families and features numerous portraits, coats of arms, and archival photographs. It also contains a wealth of genealogical and biographical information about many of the most prominent families in Louisiana history. Some of the family names included are La Frenier, De Livaudais, Forstall, Fortier, Schmidt, S�ghers, Milliken, Parlange, De Brierre, D'Herbigny, Butler, Pipes, Ellis, Percy, Plauch�, Barrow, Bringier, Kenner, Stauffer, Knox, Semmes, Walmsley, Ranlett, Smyth, Sully, De Marigny, De La Ronde, Almonaster, De Dreux, Villere, Beauregard, Matthews, Rathbone, De Buys, Hicky, Duggan, De Macarty, vonPhul, Cade, Du Brocca, Allain, D'Estrehan des Tours, De La Barr�, Koch, Muller, Bruce, Boehm, Seebold, De Bachell�, De Vilbiss, De Beaulieu de Marconnay, Konzelman, Parker, Pitkin, Levert, Ware, Prudhomme, Wilkinson, and Stewart.


Bayou Belle

Bayou Belle

Author: George Harmon Smith

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2000-08

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 0595007562

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Book Description: The late Walt Disney once called Bayou Belle a tightly plotted novel. Come along for the thrilling adventures of Willie Potter and his friend Namie Nomie Crow, who happens to be the granddaughter of Willie’s Grandfather’s worst enemy. Willie faces various situations, such as struggling in school, witnessing the destruction that the paper mills have caused, finding love, and fighting to save what matters in his life. Author Bio: George Harmon Smith is the author of other children and Young Adult novels, such asBayou Boy and Wolf Dog. George has been a speaker at numerous schools and universities, sometimes speaking to hundreds, even thousands, of students at one time. He is a certified educational consultant, and helped write the guidelines for the revamping of the Arkansas School System. He is the husband of Willa Horne Smith. They have five children, two of whom have their father’s interest for writing.


Lethal Bayou Beauty

Lethal Bayou Beauty

Author: Jana DeLeon

Publisher: Jana DeLeon

Published: 2014-09-24

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0985003774

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon brings you the second book in the bestselling Miss Fortune series. No one in Sinful liked Pansy Arceneaux, but who hated her enough to kill her? When aspiring actress Pansy Arceneaux returns to Sinful, Louisiana to head up the beauty pageant portion of the Summer Festival, CIA assassin Fortune Redding knows she’s in for trouble. Her undercover identity as a former beauty queen make Fortune the perfect choice to chair the event with Pansy, but Pansy’s abrasive personality make it impossible to get through a single rehearsal without a fight. When Pansy turns up dead, Fortune is the prime suspect. Armed with only her wits and two conniving seniors referred to locally as The Geritol Mafia, Fortune launches an investigation to find the real killer before her cover is blown. Lethal Bayou Beauty is a humorous mystery set in the bayous of southern Louisiana. It has a cozy mystery feel and features a strong woman sleuth in a fish-out-of-water storyline. Lethal Bayou Beauty is the second book in the Miss Fortune series and appeals to readers of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. "Southern wit at its best!" - NYT Bestselling author Gemma Halliday "Sinfully funny!" - NYT Bestselling author CC Hunter/Christie Craig “DeLeon is excellent at weaving comedy, suspense and spicy romance into one compelling story.” – RT Book Reviews “I don’t know where she comes up with this funny stuff, but I can’t wait to read the next book…” – Night Owl Reviews “Jana DeLeon has a breezy style with enough of a comic touch to leave you smiling.” – The Romance Reader “Son of a gun, we’re having fun in the bayou!” – Fresh Fiction “The quirky characters keep the action moving…” – Barbara Vey, Publisher’s Weekly Blogger To learn more about Jana and her books visit her at: http://janadeleon.com http://facebook.com/janadeleonauthor @JanaDeLeon


Washington Through a Purple Veil

Washington Through a Purple Veil

Author: Lindy Boggs

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780151931064

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Lindy Boggs, wife of Congressman Hale Boggs and mother of NPR correspondent Cokie Roberts, took over when her husband disappeared in a small plane over Alaska in 1972 and served in the U.S. House from 1973 through 1990.


Dark Bayou

Dark Bayou

Author: Nancy K. Duplechain

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-12

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0557755611

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When Leigh Benoit returns home to Louisiana for the funeral of her brother and his wife, she becomes increasingly concerned about the welfare of her orphaned niece, Lyla. She is prompted by her grandmother, Clothilde, to move back to take care of her. Leigh has no desire to take on any responsibility, and being home again brings back painful memories. At the funeral, Leigh's childhood friend, Detective Lucas Castille, tells her the mysterious details of the accident that killed her brother and his wife. Lucas' young son has dreams of a Dark Man who wishes to harm Lyla. Leigh begins to have similar dreams. She struggles with her rational mind but vows to protect her niece. Soon, she finds out there is more to the story and more to her grandmother than she thought.


Body on the Bayou

Body on the Bayou

Author: Ellen Byron

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

Published: 2016-09-13

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1629537896

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Murder strikes again in small-town Louisiana in the second Cajun Country cozy mystery full of Southern charm, spicy characters, and yummy food. B&B owner and sometimes-sleuth Maggie Crozat must use her artist’s eye to spot clues and solve a local murder mystery . . . The Crozats feared that past murders at Crozat Plantation B&B might spell the death of their beloved estate, but they’ve managed to survive the scandal. Now there's a trés bigger story in Pelican, Louisiana: the upcoming nuptials between Maggie Crozat’s nemesis: Police Chief Rufus Durand, and her co-worker, Vanessa Fleer. When everyone else refuses the job of being Vanessa’s Maid of Honor, Maggie reluctantly takes up the title and finds herself tasked with a long list of duties—the most important of which is entertaining Vanessa’s cousin, Ginger Fleer-Starke. But just days before the wedding, Ginger’s lifeless body is found on the bayou and the Pelican PD, as well as the Crozats, have another murder mystery on their hands. There’s a gumbo-potful of suspects, including an ex-Marine with PTSD, an annoying local newspaper reporter, and Vanessa’s own sparkplug of a mother. But when it looks like the investigation is zeroing in on Vanessa as the prime suspect, Maggie reluctantly adds keeping the bride-to-be out of jail to her list of Maid of Honor responsibilities in Body on the Bayou—Ellen Byron’s funny and engaging follow up to her critically acclaimed novel, Plantation Shudders.