Download or read book A Whisper on the Bayou written by Brandi Perry and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Whispers of the Bayou written by Mindy Starns Clark and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the popular Million Dollar Mysteries and Smart Chick Mysteries comes a new stand-alone novel full of hidden staircases, buried secrets, and the promise of hope found in knowing God. Miranda Miller wasn't looking for the news the day the letter came. But, trying to survive in troubled circumstances, she welcomes the chance to change her location for a period of time. The letter informs her that her grandparents' estate is finally about to become hers. She immediately heads down to Louisiana and the old house by the bayou. There Miranda finds secrets that lead to life-changing revelations. This suspenseful story reminiscent of old Gothic tales has a complex mystery and a vivid sense of the Deep South. It shows how God can take the darkest circumstances and use them to light a bright path leading to the future.

Download or read book Alligator Bayou written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable novel, based on a true story, about racism against Italian Americans in the South in 1899. Fourteen-year-old Calogero, his uncles, and his cousins are six Sicilians living in the small town of Tallulah, Louisiana, miles from any of their countrymen. They grow vegetables and sell them at their stand and in their grocery store. Some people welcome the immigrants; most do not. Calogero's family is caught in the middle of tensions between the black and white communities. As Calogero struggles to adapt to Tallulah, he is startled and thrilled by the danger of midnight gator hunts in the bayou and by his powerful feelings for Patricia, a sharp-witted, sweet-natured black girl. Meanwhile, every day, and every misunderstanding between the white community and the Sicilians, bring Calogero and his family closer to a terrifying, violent confrontation. In this affecting and unforgettable novel, Donna Jo Napoli's inspired research and spare, beautiful language take the classic immigrant story to new levels of emotion and searing truth. Alligator Bayou tells a story that all Americans should know.

Download or read book Ghosts Along the Bayou written by Christine Word and published by . This book was released on 1988-12-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bayou Whispers written by R. B. Wood and published by Crystal Lake Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling story of Jeannine LaRue, the sole survivor of her family after Hurricane Katrina.

Download or read book I Love You the Purplest written by Barbara M. Joosse and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.

Download or read book Carnage written by Sandra R. Neeley and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CarnageWhispers From the BayouBook 1Raised by a father who curses the day she was born, Carolena finds herself in the swamps of south Louisiana under the guise of overseeing her father's investments. In truth, she is making every attempt to avoid forced marriage to any of the men he would have her shipped off to. She's always believed that her husband would love her, would give his very life just to hold her; not be a man who would marry her to claim her father's wealth. When she arrives in the deep-south, she catches the eye of a local backwoods family of brothers. The eldest, Bobby, decides that he is deserving of a step-up in life, takes her against her will to his hovel of a home at the edge of the swamps to be shared between himself and his brothers. Carolena -- not the shrinking flower they think her to be, flees into the deepest, darkest, wildest portion of the swamps in an effort to escape the brothers and their plans for her. Death at the hands of the creatures in these wetlands is a better option, in her mind. Little does she know, she's also caught the eye of the most dangerous creature there, one of legend -- of nightmares. He's watching her every move, admiring her bravery -- and he's decided he's keeping her. Carnage is a Gargoyle. He's also volatile, dangerous, unpredictable, and lonely. One evening minding his own business at the edge of the sanctuary he calls home, he spies a female. A human female, and she's running headlong into his swamps, with no regard for her own safety. Then he sees the reason; three men, and they're hot on her trail, torches in hand, hell bent on catching her before she can get away. He watches as they get closer and closer to her, easily following her trail. Carnage makes a snap decision that changes both their lives forever; he drops out of a tree right behind her, slaps one clawed hand over her mouth to keep her from screaming, wraps her in his huge arms and goes right back to the treetops. He shelters her while the men traverse the ground below, unable to determine why her trail disappeared. Carnage admires this little female -- she was brave to run into the swamps alone. There are many creatures lying in wait for just such a meal. But she no longer has to worry about that, because now she's his. He only hopes that she doesn't fear him too much once she gets a good look at his blue-grey skin, his fangs and his horns. Because regardless of what she thinks, or the rules of his community -- he's not giving her up.

Download or read book My Bayou written by Constance Adler and published by Michigan State University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vividly described and intensely personal memoir, My Bayou charts a personal and spiritual transformation along the fabled banks of Bayou Saint John in New Orleans. When Constance Adler moves to New Orleans, she begins what becomes a lasting love affair with the city, and especially the bayou—a living entity and the beating heart of local culture. Rites of passage, celebrations, mysterious accidents, and magic all take place on its banks, leading Adler to a vibrant awareness of the power of being part of a community. That faith is tested in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and is ultimately proven right, as Bayou Saint John begins to rebuild.

Download or read book Over in the Wetlands written by Caroline Starr Rose and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publishing in time for the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, here is a beautiful read-aloud about animal families preparing for an impending storm in their bayou habitat. Journey to the Louisiana wetlands and watch as all the animals of the bayou experience one of nature’s most dramatic and awe-inspiring events: a hurricane. The animals prepare—swimming for safer seas, finding cover in dens, and nestling their young close to protect them. During the height of the storm, even the trees react, cracking and moaning in the wind. At last, the hurricane yawns and rests, and animals come out to explore their world anew.

Download or read book People of the Bayou written by Hallowell, Christopher and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1979 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blood on the Bayou written by Greg Herren and published by Down & Out Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling novelists David Morrell, Alison Gaylin and Elaine Viets headline a new anthology of 22 tales exploring the unique aura of mystery of New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country. BLOOD ON THE BAYOU is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, which is being held in New Orleans in 2016. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canopy across a wide variety of crime writers from across the country and around the world — including both veteran writers and the brightest up-and-coming talents in the field. These stories range from the light-hearted and fun to the darker side of crime, just as New Orleans and the bayou country can show both to the unsuspecting. All participants contributed their efforts to support our charity — the New Orleans Public Libraries — and by extension readers and writers everywhere. ALL PROFITS GO TO THE LIBRARY. Edited by Greg Herren with an Introduction by Heather Graham. Stories by Kaye Wilkinson Barley, Eric Beetner, G. J. Brown, Sheila Connolly, O'Neil De Noux, Barbara Ferrer, John Floyd, Alison Gaylin, Greg Herren, BV Lawson, R. T. Lawton, Deborah Lacy, Edith Maxwell, Liz Milliron, Terrie Farley Moran, David Morrell, Dino Parenti, Michael Penn, Gary Phillips, Thomas Pluck, Paula Pumphrey, and Elaine Viets.

Download or read book Bayou Baby written by Lexi Blake and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming contemporary romance set in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. Seraphina Guidry loves Butterfly Bayou. A young, single mom, she’s trying to find a place for herself in the town she cherishes, but past mistakes have made her wary. She adores her son but has sworn off men. She's dedicated herself to restoring an historic house and building her own business. A quiet life is all she wants. Harrison Jefferys never expected to find himself in small-town Louisiana, but he has a job to do and a family to reconnect with. After years in the Army, he’s happy to spend time with his Aunt Celeste and his cousins in such an idyllic spot. When he meets Seraphina, he starts to think Papillion might be a great place to call home. But a secret from Sera’s past rears its head and threatens to tear the community apart. Caught between the woman he’s coming to love and the only family he has left, Harry knows he has to follow his heart and with the help of the crazy, loving, meddling locals find a way to keep them both.

Download or read book Pierre and the Louisiana Bayou Buddies written by Amy Gates and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Pierre and the Louisiana Bayou Buddies” is a sequel to “Pierre and the Petite Guardian Gator”. Pierre a nine year old boy teams with his family and friends to help their neighbors who are in an economic crisis following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Pierre and his friends share the task of helping their community through the economic impact of the disaster by sharing their faith, time, and talents to their school and church community.standing. (Job 32:8 AMPC)

Download or read book Bayou Magic an urban fantasy adventure written by Chris Lowry and published by Grand Ozarks Media. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are secrets in the swamp And only the Coven can find them. Rumors of an ancient relic bubbled up from the backwoods and bayou. The Coven makes a plan to track it and keep it safe. Can they find it before the forces of evil claim it and turn the world into an enslaved encampment? Find out in this action packed adventure that will whet your appetite for more magical shenanigans.

Download or read book The Bayou Strangler written by Fred Rosen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of Louisiana serial killer Ronald Dominique’s ten-year murder spree, the men he slayed, and the detectives who hunted him down. In 1997, the bodies of young African American men began turning up in the cane fields of the quiet suburbs of New Orleans. The victims—many of them transient street hustlers—had been brutally raped and strangled, but police had no leads on the killer’s identity. The murders continued, leaving southeast Louisiana’s gay community rattled and authorities desperate for a break in the case. Then, Detectives Dennis Thornton and Dawn Bergeron came together as task force partners, indefatigable in their decade-long effort to track down the killer. In 2006, DNA evidence finally linked the murders to a suspect: the unassuming Ronald Joseph Dominique, who had lived under the radar for years, working as a pizza deliveryman and meter reader. But who was Ronald Dominique and what led him to commit such heinous crimes? With direct access to the investigation, Dominique’s confession, and all of the killer’s body dump sites in throughout the state, author Fred Rosen enters the warped mind of a murderer and captures a troubled, disturbing, and broken life. As with the many other serial killers he has covered, including Jeffrey Dahmer (the Milwaukee Cannibal) and Dennis Rader (the BTK Killer), Rosen provides a horrifying and fascinating account of the lengths to which a bloodthirsty monster will go to lure and brutalize his victims.

Download or read book Tales of Louisiana Life Bayou Folk A Night in Acadie written by Kate Chopin and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie are short story collections by Louisiana Creole author Kate Chopin. Many of the stories are set in Natchitoches in north-central Louisiana. The characters in stories are usually residents of Louisiana, and many are Creoles of various ethnic or racial backgrounds. _x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ Bayou Folk:_x000D_ A No-Account Creole_x000D_ In and Out of Old Natchitoches_x000D_ In Sabine_x000D_ A Very Fine Fiddle_x000D_ Beyond the Bayou_x000D_ Old Aunt Peggy_x000D_ The Return of Alcibiade_x000D_ A Rude Awakening_x000D_ The Bênitous' Slave_x000D_ Désirée's Baby_x000D_ A Turkey Hunt_x000D_ Madame Célestin's Divorce_x000D_ Love on the Bon-Dieu_x000D_ Loka_x000D_ Boulôt and Boulotte_x000D_ For Marse Chouchoute_x000D_ A Visit to Avoyelles_x000D_ A Wizard from Gettysburg_x000D_ Ma'ame Pélagie_x000D_ At the 'Cadian Ball_x000D_ La Belle Zoraïde_x000D_ A Gentleman of Bayou Têche_x000D_ A Lady of Bayou St. John_x000D_ A Night in Acadie:_x000D_ A Night in Acadie_x000D_ Athénaïse_x000D_ After the Winter_x000D_ Polydore_x000D_ Regret_x000D_ A Matter of Prejudice_x000D_ Caline_x000D_ A Dresden Lady in Dixie_x000D_ Nég Créol_x000D_ The Lilies_x000D_ Azélie_x000D_ Mamouche_x000D_ A Sentimental Soul_x000D_ Dead Men's Shoes_x000D_ At Chênière Caminada_x000D_ Odalie Misses Mass_x000D_ Cavanelle_x000D_ Tante Cat'rinette_x000D_ A Respectable Woman_x000D_ Ripe Figs_x000D_ Ozème's Holiday

Download or read book Born on the Bayou written by Blaine Lourd and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the tradition of the modern classics The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer and The Liars' Club by Mary Karr, Blaine Lourd's Born on the Bayou is a powerful gothic memoir set in the bayous and oil towns of 1970s Louisiana. Coonass: [koon-as] (noun, slang, from the French conasse), a term of endearment and an expression of cultural and ethnic pride. So echoes this all-important definition throughout this good-humored memoir of growing up in the South. A rollercoaster rags-to-riches story, Blaine Lourd's meaningful debut is both a nostalgic send-up of '60s and '70s Louisiana, and a heartfelt portrait of one family's coming of age. In honest, confessional prose, Born on the Bayou transports us to a pocket of the South where Lourd learns how to be a man from the two people he looks up to the most: his larger-than-life father, 'Puffer, ' a prominent figure in the oil business (coonass translation: awl bidness), and his successful older brother, Bryan. With an eye turned perpetually toward the gruff and distant Puffer, Lourd illustrates how those closest to us can cause the most hurt, even as we seek their approval. Whether he's learning how to skin a duck at age ten, enjoying his first beer at thirteen, or detailing the finer points of ride-on lawn mowing, Lourd gets to the heart of being a Southerner with rawness and grace. From his early childhood through his eventual pilgrimage to the West Coast, he beautifully details what it means to have tangible roots to a place so ingrained it is a part of your own being. From barreling down the low country roads in a shiny Thunderbird to chasing women and learning to be a gentleman, Born on the Bayou is one man's struggle against the forces of family love, loyalty and obligation, and the ties that keep us tethered to our roots no matter how far we run. As the saying goes, 'a coonass always goes his own way'"--