He’s determined to win her back by any means necessary.
Bayou Dreaming, an all-new charming contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is available now!
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blakeโs heartfelt contemporary romance set in Louisiana’s Butterfly Bayou
Roxanne King left the big city looking for a simpler life, but after years of proving herself on a SWAT team in New York City, being deputy in a sleepy Louisiana parish is something of an adjustment. She’s settling in, but she knows she made some mistakes in the beginning–Zep Guidry being the worst of them. Zep drifts through life on his looks and Cajun charm. Roxie learned the hard way he’s not for her.
Zep is a man who knows what he wants, and what he wants is Roxie. He’s just not sure how to get her. They spent one hot night together a year before and now all the lovely deputy seems interested in doing to him is arresting him. He’s not used to a woman he can’t charm, but Roxie seems immune. He’s determined to win her back by any means necessary. Including becoming the kind of man she desires.
And when Roxie’s past comes calling, it might be the opportunity Zep needs to show Roxie that the town bad boy might just be the man of her dreams.
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Excerpt
The door opened and Lila walked in. โIโve got good news and bad news. You do have a concussion, but itโs minor and my brother says the rest of your brain looks great. So youโll be fine, but I either need to send you to the hospital for observation for the day or someone needs to stay with you.โ
โIโll be fine.โ She wasnโt about to go to the hospital. No way. โJust give me some instructions and Iโll be out of your hair.โ
โNo, you wonโt. Youโll be completely in my hair because, like I said, I need to know someone is watching you for the next twelve hours,โ Lila explained. โI can do that by driving you an hour and a half to the hospital, checking you in, and then having someone pick you up late in the evening. Or you can have a friend stay with you today. I would tell you to hang out here at the clinic, but weโre closed this morning. Iโm going to Noelleโs science fair. If we can ever trick another NP to come down here, well, weโll still be closed sometimes.โ
It was weird since hospitals didnโt close in New York, but this clinic was the nearest thing they had to a hospital in Papillon. Lila would definitely insist on driving her since she wasnโt even letting her lie on the couch by herself. There was no way Lila would let her get behind the wheel.
โI swear Iโll be cool,โ she promised. โIโll sign one of those forms and everything will be okay. I donโt mind signing it.โ
โYou want to sign an AMA?โ Lilaโs eyes had widened slightly but not in a surprised way. Nope. Roxie knew that look. It was the โdumbass said whatโ look.
โYouโre not leaving against medical advice,โ Armie declared with a frown.
She didnโt have anyone to call. She quickly went through the short list of people she knew well enough to ask for a favor. She pretty much only knew the guys she worked with. She worked and then went home. She got the occasional beer, and sometimes she hung out with Lila. That was the sum of who she might be able to ask.
Major was working. He would have been called in to take over the rest of her shift and his own. Armie would be at his daughterโs school event. Vince would be working with Major, and the fourth deputy, Chris, had recently hired on and was moving today.
The door opened and Zep walked in, Daisy on a leash, though she obviously wasnโt trained. She squirmed and strained against the leash the minute she got in the room.
โSorry, I wanted to make sure you were all right before I head into Houma,โ he said. โAlso wanted to give you the chance to say good-bye to Daisy.โ
If she didnโt find someone to โwatchโ over her, Armie would likely do it himself. Or they would have to spend their whole day driving back and forth to the hospital. He would miss his daughterโs science fair, and it wasnโt some elementary event where they showed off homemade volcanoes. Noelle was in her senior year of high school and competing for scholarships.
Also, she might save the puppy from having to go to some horrible shelter.
She looked at Zep. She knew what she was about to say was a mistake, but she didnโt see that she had any other choice. She was desperate. โI need someone to make sure I can wake up every couple of hours.โ
Zep stopped and looked around as though trying to make sure she was talking to him. โYou want me to call my sister or something?โ
His sister and her husband, Harrison Jefferys, owned a B and B, the nicest one in town. That could be the solution. She could check in for the day and sleep on the couch in the great room. Sheโd heard their family dog was almost like a nanny to their little boy. Maybe he could be a nurse, too. โDoes she have any rooms open?โ
Armie huffed and Lila started shaking her head as though they both knew she planned to ask a dog to help her out before sheโd ask the human male in the room.
Zep nodded as though that was what heโd expected. โSorry. I was talking to Sera and Harry last night and theyโre completely booked. Theyโve got a big family coming down for the week. From somewhere back East.โ
Then she didnโt have a choice. She closed her eyes and wished the ground would swallow her up. It would be easier than doing what she had to do now. She sighed and opened her eyes because the ground was still firm beneath her. โWould you do it?โ
The slowest, sexiest smile crossed his face. โI can definitely wake you up, darlinโ. Though Iโm more used to putting pretty ladies to sleep. Wait. That came out wrong. Never mind. I can do it.โ
She already regretted the choice.
About Lexi Blake
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasnโt until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.
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