Calliope’s been hurt too many times to let another man in, but Quentin Broussard’s about to turn her world upside down. Calliope Koch was her high school’s “it” girl. Her dad treated her like a princess, so she believed she was one. Fast forward fourteen years, and Calliope has lost her father to another family, and she’s been dumped more times than she can count. The only thing keeping her going is the dream of running her own clothing boutique, but now the guy who called her quirky and caused one of those breakups is threatening to take this dream away from her, too. She won't fall victim to another Broussard brother's smooth moves, no matter how hard Quentin is knocking on her door. And she’ll try to ignore the fact that he’s making her feel like the princess she once believed she was. After having been forced out of New Orleans eighteen years ago, Quentin Broussard is now free to come back and reconnect with his family. But not all of them have such open arms. He would have left already if it weren’t for Calliope, who is healing a part of him he didn’t realize was broken. He’s got to figure out how to break down her walls and make her his, because now that he has experienced a world with Calliope Koch, he refuses to go back to one without her. Bourbon Street Bachelor is book three in the Broussard Brothers series, which is set in the Big Easy and features three hot brothers and two interconnected New Orleans families with enough drama to fuel a Mardi Gras float.
Most bachelor parties are flawed in some way -- boring, predictable, uncomfortable, expensive, unstructured. The culprit: bad planning. The Playboy Guide to Bachelor Parties makes a great gift for any man, whether he's planning a traditional raunchy boozefest or a more civilized affair of steaks and scotch. Learn what usually goes wrong and why; the who, when, and where of invitations; how much the night will cost; the ins and outs of cigars, booze, and limousines; and last-minute bachelor party ideas. There are more options than you think! Activities range from the PG-rated fishing, golfing, skydiving, and whitewater rafting to the R-rated strippers and shot glasses. Do you know how to toast the groom? How to call for a stripper—and not get scammed? And what to tell your girlfriend the next day? Playboy, in its 50th year of celebrating bachelorhood, knows best. • Contains complete listings of possible party activities and prices • Includes complete city guides for hotspots like Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Tijuana • Explains brothel terms and stripper scams • Saves party planners money and hassles • Offers a mix-and-match activity chart and to-do checklist • Loaded with entertaining trivia, quotes, toasts, and classic Playboy cartoons
The setting is 1946 post World War II New Orleans. Tennessee Williams Street Car Named Desire moves up St. Charles Avenue. The Ole' Green River goes lap lap. Bunk Johnson's Dixieland Jazz band pulsates at the Famous Door on Bourbon Street. One might get a glimpse of Marie singin', struttin', and shakin' to Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate. That is all it took for Texas bred Green Wave basketballer and trumpeter to fall madly in love. Zach loved Marie, basketball, and New Orleans Jazz - a music that drifts like leaves on the surface of the mind, and then sinks deep into the soul. This love adventure is as sweet as Marie's sugar coated lips. Join Zach and Marie in the ambience of cool mist and mellow fruitfulness of a fog shrouded New Orleans night. In the distance we hear the Bourbon Street Blues.
So what does a guy do when most of his mates get married? For Roland, a 27-year-old public servant who lives with his parents, it results in a solo overseas trip that triggers a life-long obsession. Roland wanders the globe, through the continents of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. His journeys range from painstaking itinerant travel to the serendipity of spontaneous adventures and involve a plethora of unique experiences that enrich his knowledge, augment his appreciation of different cultures, impact his attitudes and uplift his spirits. However, approaching middle age, Roland feels it may be time for his travels to come to an end. Is it time to open a new chapter in his life and settle down to a comfortable existence in Australia? it is a question he wrestles with until circumstances ultimately decide his course.
B-drinking is a strategy whereby dancers, waitresses, and otherwise legally employed women illegally solicit drinks from tourists for pay. Unique to the ethnographic literature on strip clubs, Bourbon Street, B-Drinking, and the Sexual Economy of Tourism focuses on the role of alcohol sales in the sexual economy of Bourbon Street, New Orleans. Relying on historical material, Demovic reveals that the intimate encounters B-girls have provided have been a part of the tourism service economy since the beginning of the twentieth century. The evolution of “B-girldom” as an imagined identity created through changing representations of the practice over the decades have both reflected and constructed the experiences of women working in New Orleans’ nightclubs. The B-drinker is an iconic character found in fictional and nonfictional accounts of the city. B-girls inhabit an ambiguous structural position in the performance of heritage tourism in New Orleans. Participant observation and interviews reveal that by the 1990s women who worked as B-drinkers were significant stakeholders in French Quarter tourism, able to use their informal networks to seize power over working conditions in the tourism economy of Bourbon Street. Demovic focuses on how these marginalized but critical workers have responded to stigma by creating tight knit groups which continue to support one another decades after leaving their work on Bourbon Street. This book adds the New Orleans example to a broader understanding of how sex work evolves in ways that reflect regional history and culture. Widening the ethnographic lens, Demovic looks past strip tease itself and to the economic activities of such workers when they are off the stage.
He’s New Orleans’ biggest player. She just needs to control the game. When Garrett Broussard is caught dipping Savannah Sanderson on the dancefloor of the Mardi Gras ball, they’re mistaken for a romantic couple and asked to attend a formal dinner that could boost Savannah’s career. Garrett capitalizes on the opportunity, trading a date for a date—he’ll attend the formal dinner if she’ll help him get his boss off his back, who wants to set Garrett up with his daughter. It’s a weekend trip, and they’ll have to share a room to make the fake relationship seem legit. He can handle it. He’ll just sweep the little crush he’s had on her all these years under the rug and pretend she’s not hot at all walking around in his Saints T-shirt and no shorts. Savannah is at her wits’ end with Garrett Broussard. He shamelessly flirts with her but never puts his money where his mouth is. She suspects that if she took him up on his empty advances, he’d cower like a shaking Chihuahua. She has half a mind to put him to the test on this upcoming weekend trip, but she knows better than to play with fire when it comes to a Broussard brother. She just has to make it through the weekend without letting New Orleans’ biggest flirt trample her heart. French Quarter Flirt is book two in the Broussard Brothers series, which is set in the Big Easy and features three hot brothers and two interconnected New Orleans families with enough drama to fuel a Mardi Gras float.
The complete Broussard Brothers collection, including a bonus novella! Grumpy Beignet Boss: A Second Chance Steamy Romance: He’s betrayed her before, but she won’t fall into his trap again… In order to start her own healthy junk food restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Peyton Boudreaux must trudge back home to New Orleans to claim her trust fund with her tail between her legs. But before the money is hers, she’s got to complete the required hours, cleaning grease traps and mopping floors at Boudreaux’s: Home of the Chocolate Hazelnut Beignet. On top of that, she must face the CEO of the dual family business – former love of her life, Braxton Broussard, Traitor. He shot her down both romantically and professionally years ago, and now he’s the one whose butt she’s got to kiss. Tropes found in this book: Grumpy/Sunshine Boss/Employee Childhood Crush Renewed First Love Unrequited Love Opposites Attract French Quarter Flirt: A Friends to Lovers Steamy Romance He’s New Orleans’ biggest player. She just needs to control the game. When Garrett Broussard and Savannah Sanderson are mistaken for a romantic couple and asked to attend a formal dinner that could boost Savannah’s career, Garrett capitalizes on the opportunity, trading a date for a date. He’ll attend the formal dinner if she’ll help him get his boss off his back, who wants to set Garrett up with his daughter. It’s a weekend trip, and they’ll have to share a room to make the fake relationship seem legit. He’ll just sweep the little crush he’s had on her all these years under the rug and pretend she’s not hot at all walking around in his Saints T-shirt and no shorts. Tropes found in this book: Friends to Lovers Fake Relationship Opposites Attract Guy Falls First All Grown Up Sworn Off Relationships Banter Bourbon Street Bachelor: An Enemies to Lovers Steamy Romance Calliope’s been hurt too many times to let another man in, but Quentin Broussard’s about to turn her world upside down. After having been forced out of New Orleans eighteen years ago, Quentin Broussard is now free to come back and reconnect with his family. But not all of them have such open arms. He would have left already if it weren’t for Calliope, who is healing a part of him he didn’t realize was broken. She’s been hurt many times before and is guarding her heart accordingly. He’s got to figure out how to break down her walls and make her his, because now that he has experienced a world with Calliope Koch, he refuses to go back to one without her. Tropes found in this book: Enemies to Lovers Guy Falls First Ex-boyfriend’s Brother Afraid to Commit Cinnamon Roll Hero Rejected As Unworthy by Parents Sworn Off Relationships Frenchmen Street First: A First Love Steamy Romance When your first unrequited love could possibly be your last… Even though Marcelle Boudreaux is a big Hollywood producer now, standing before her high school crush, words escape her just like they did all those years ago. Patrick Lamontagne’s old high school anxiety creeps back in, but going another moment without talking to the only woman he's never forgotten isn’t an option. He will talk to her tonight, and if all goes as he’s always dreamed, he will turn his first love into his last. Tropes found in this book: Unrequited Love Return to Hometown/Reunion Romance The One That Got Away Long Distance Relationship Childhood Crush The Broussard Brothers series is set in the Big Easy and features three hot brothers and two interconnected New Orleans families with enough drama to fuel a Mardi Gras float.
When your first unrequited love could possibly be your last… When Marcelle Boudreaux walked into the bar to meet up with her friends and family on Christmas night, she never dreamed she’d be face to face with her high school crush who she hadn’t been able to shake in fifteen years. Though she’d pined for him, the first and only words he’d spoken to her had been a profession of love made out the window of a speeding car on his graduation night, leaving her in unrequited torture for years. Now, she stands face-to-face with him, ready to speak her first words ever to him. Even though she’s now a Hollywood producer who commands a major television production in her day job, she finds the only word she can utter is, “Hi.” As he’s pulled into another conversation, she realizes she might be once again letting her chance with Patrick Lamontagne slip away. Back in high school, Patrick’s anxiety had paralyzed him from talking to girls, most notably, Marcelle Boudreaux. If it was possible to love someone he saw every day but never spoke to, that was what had happened for him. Social Media tells him she lives the Hollywood life, so even though he’s now versed in asking women out, that old high school anxiety creeps back in. Going another moment without talking to the only woman he's never forgotten isn’t an option. He will talk to her tonight, and if all goes as he’s always dreamed, he will turn his first love into his last. Frenchmen Street First is a bonus novella in the Broussard Brothers world. The series is set in the Big Easy and features three hot brothers and two interconnected New Orleans families with enough drama to fuel a Mardi Gras float. While Frenchmen Street First picks up where the last novel in the series ended, it features a new couple and can be read as a standalone.
New Orleans is so much more than the Bourbon Street scenes you may have seen––it’s a 300-year-old city made up of vibrant neighborhoods, diverse populations, and traditions layered upon each other. World class food is available not only in our famous restaurants, but in corner restaurants across the city. Mardi Gras is the party we throw for ourselves, but invite the world to take part in. If partying with 1,000,000 friends is not your style, there are festivals nearly every week of the year to suit your taste and interests. Join Mark Bologna, host of the popular Beyond Bourbon Street podcats and curator of the Instagram page of the same name, as he explores the people, places, music, history and culture that make New Orleans unique.
