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Sparks fly in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou when a Hollywood starlet falls for a local deputy in a small-town contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.
After leaving the military, Major Blanchard moved to Papillon, Louisiana, to be with his aging father, where he's taken a deputy position with the sheriff’s department. Now that he’s settling into life on the bayou, he’s trying out the dating scene. Every single woman in town seems to be pining after the handsome newcomer. But so far, nothing’s worked out, and he’s had some spectacularly bad dates. Major’s getting ready to give up on love when a new lady roars into town to film a movie and turns his world upside down.
Actress Brynn Pearson is trying to make a successful transition from child star to leading lady. Now that she’s landed her first lead in a major film, nothing can stop her. She's committed to focusing solely on her work, so romance is the last thing she needs—too bad she can’t get her mind off the dreamy deputy she keeps running into. He’s gorgeous, and something about him makes her feel safe. As Brynn’s feelings for Major deepen, she starts to wonder if maybe there’s more to life than her career.
When a family crisis throws Major’s life into a tailspin, he turns to Brynn for support, and hopes their budding relationship will shine brighter than Hollywood lights.

I never read a book by Lexi Blake before, but when I read the book description of ‘Bayou Sweetheart’ I got really curious about this series. So when I got the opportunity to start reading this book I got super excited and started reading as soon as I could.

In ‘Bayou Sweetheart’ we meet Major and Brynn. Major is a deputy in the small town where his father is living. Since his father is the only family Major has left, he is determined to make the best of his new life. And since he is getting older, it’s time to find a woman to spend his days with. But this is not an easy task. One morning he accidentally comes across Brynn. At first Brynn seems to be this perfect down to earth girl, but soon Major finds out she is an Actress at the start of a major breakthrough in her career.

‘Bayou Sweetheart’ was definitely an entertaining read. The two main characters Major and Brynn couldn’t be more different. Major is this ‘normal’ guy looking for someone to spend his life with and to take care of his father. And Brynn is this child star who doesn’t know anything except be an actress. Slowly on she starts to realize she might want something different, but this will disappoint a lot of people.. so she keeps going.

The romance between Major and Brynn was pretty instant, and I definitely didn’t really ‘feel’ it in the beginning. The best part to me was the fact that this book contained some very funny moments. For starters the moment where Major and Brynn meet. This made me laugh out loud.

There also was a lot of going back and forth between the two main characters and it really took me a while to enjoy this story. Luckily in the end it got better. But overall this book wasn’t really for me.

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About Lexi Blake

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.

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Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram