Bayou Babes

by Riley Blake

Known for stirring up trouble and making moonshine, Gertie and Ida Belle are anything but boring old maids. Their Southern charms and reputations have earned these icy-blue haired ladies considerable notice. After a bestselling book series rocks the entertainment world, Hollywood comes to call in search of the women who inspired such a great work of literary fiction.

Ida Belle and Gertie set out on a journey to find the traitor who is selling their stories and making a mint. Celia Arceneaux, a likely suspect, is a frontrunner but the culprit is a little closer to home. And CIA Agent-in-Hiding Fortune Redding will have no other choice but to trust Gertie and Ida Belle as they race against time to protect Fortune’s cover and keep her out of the limelight and a gunman’s sights.

Genres: Mystery

42 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 8, 2015

About the author

Published for over 20 years in a number of fiction genres, Riley Blake is one pseudonym for a multi-published bestselling author. Riley and her husband currently live in Nashville, Tennessee where they enjoy supporting the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Sounds. When Riley isn't writing, she is typically found on the farm watching over her rescue animals. She also enjoys reading thrillers and baking for her friends and family.

*Please note: In recent months, someone began publishing under the same pen name as Riley Blake. Riley only writes suspense, Christian suspense, cozy mystery, and thrillers. She has been writing under Riley Blake since the Kindle Worlds era (for over a decade). She does not have any artistic endeavors to publish children's books or picture books, now or in the future.

Reviews

[Kathryne Snodgrass · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not Sinful

You can use the same location and same names but that doesn't mean you have gotten the characteristics of the original storyline in place. Totally unsatisfactory addition to the originals.

[Jill Schenkel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring and pointless.

I really liked the original Miss Fortune books. But these supplemental short stories are not well written and not worth reading.

[Rae Hollingsworth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very disappointing. I kept looking for the fun usually had in the Miss Fortune Series, but didn't find it in this shortie. Sorry to say, it fell flat.

[Davida Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Liked the spinoff.

[Mary Lou Webb · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somewhat disappointing

I thought this would be as amusing as the other fan fictions I've read in relation to the series, but was disappointed. While the book was about the characters I've grown to love, there were inconsistencies from the original books, and the story ended abruptly with an unsatisfying conclusion. The story premise was good, but it didn't live up to its promise.

[Brenda E Stephens · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a laugh and a half with a twist thrown in.

I gave it a 5 because I love the series, never boring. There's usually an unexpected insight by the end. If you like mystery with humor added this is for you.

[Sonya Hall · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why

If you want to be a author and go off of some one story then think the Carter's and the roll the are played.