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Louisiana Knights #2
Galahad in Jeans
CHIVALRY LIVES IN THE SULTRY SOUTH!
It was payback, assigning Carla the job of writing the profile for her magazine's Perfect Southern Gentleman contest winner; her boss knows she thinks the Southern Gentleman is a myth. So she's supposed to do a hatchet job on this Redneck Romeo? Fine, she can handle it.
Beau would avoid the starchy lady editor and her magazine feature if he hadn't promised to cooperate; he's an ordinary guy, no matter how often the townsfolk set him up as a hero. Yet the closer he gets to Carla, the more he'd like to be the gentleman she needs....
It was payback, assigning Carla the job of writing the profile for her magazine's Perfect Southern Gentleman contest winner; her boss knows she thinks the Southern Gentleman is a myth. So she's supposed to do a hatchet job on this Redneck Romeo? Fine, she can handle it.
Beau would avoid the starchy lady editor and her magazine feature if he hadn't promised to cooperate; he's an ordinary guy, no matter how often the townsfolk set him up as a hero. Yet the closer he gets to Carla, the more he'd like to be the gentleman she needs....
283 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2016
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Jennifer Blake
171 books543 followersA pseudonym used by Patricia Maxwell.
Jennifer Blake has been called a “pioneer of the romance genre”, and an “icon of the romance industry.” A New York Times and international best selling author since 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA Hall of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita. She holds numerous other honors, including two “Maggies”, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer’s Choice Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. She has written over 60 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print worldwide.
Jennifer and her husband reside in a lakeside Caribbean-style retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain family and friends. Always a gardener, she spends much of her time encouraging her garden to bloom with her favorite daylilies and antique roses. She also enjoys walking her two dogs, Buffy and Lucky, and indulging in needlework, painting, and travel.
Jennifer Blake has been called a “pioneer of the romance genre”, and an “icon of the romance industry.” A New York Times and international best selling author since 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA Hall of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita. She holds numerous other honors, including two “Maggies”, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer’s Choice Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. She has written over 60 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print worldwide.
Jennifer and her husband reside in a lakeside Caribbean-style retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain family and friends. Always a gardener, she spends much of her time encouraging her garden to bloom with her favorite daylilies and antique roses. She also enjoys walking her two dogs, Buffy and Lucky, and indulging in needlework, painting, and travel.
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October 5, 2019
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I was really thrilled when I found this series by Jennifer Blake. I very much enjoy her contemporaries. Galahad in Jeans is the second book in her Louisiana Knights series. Enjoyed book one and really liked book two.
I love the fact that his aunt who passed away thought he is the perfect southern gentleman and sent his name into the magazine to win. It is so sweet that it's only because of her memory that he talks to Carla in the first place and lets her interview him.
I love how Beau grows flowers. It's such a sweet thing, and that it all started with his aunt is sweeter. He really is a true southern gentleman.
I felt for Carla. Here she is trying to do her job and has a jerk boss who thinks that she would love to go to bed with him and when she doesn't send her out of town for an interview that she thinks will take her a day tops and she'll spend the rest of the time on vacations.
Both Beau and Carla aren't happy with what is being asked of them but they don't have much choice. Unfortunately, Carla writes a terrible story about Beau when she misunderstands something and then regrets it after sending it to her boss does her best to really get to know Beau.
These two quickly fall in love and have to deal with Carla's jerk of a boss. Beau handles him much better than poor Carla who freaks out at her bosses treats to publish the pissed off article.
I love the ending and how these two finally talk and come together. This really is a very sweet story that I was super glad I read.
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I was really thrilled when I found this series by Jennifer Blake. I very much enjoy her contemporaries. Galahad in Jeans is the second book in her Louisiana Knights series. Enjoyed book one and really liked book two.
I love the fact that his aunt who passed away thought he is the perfect southern gentleman and sent his name into the magazine to win. It is so sweet that it's only because of her memory that he talks to Carla in the first place and lets her interview him.
I love how Beau grows flowers. It's such a sweet thing, and that it all started with his aunt is sweeter. He really is a true southern gentleman.
I felt for Carla. Here she is trying to do her job and has a jerk boss who thinks that she would love to go to bed with him and when she doesn't send her out of town for an interview that she thinks will take her a day tops and she'll spend the rest of the time on vacations.
Both Beau and Carla aren't happy with what is being asked of them but they don't have much choice. Unfortunately, Carla writes a terrible story about Beau when she misunderstands something and then regrets it after sending it to her boss does her best to really get to know Beau.
These two quickly fall in love and have to deal with Carla's jerk of a boss. Beau handles him much better than poor Carla who freaks out at her bosses treats to publish the pissed off article.
I love the ending and how these two finally talk and come together. This really is a very sweet story that I was super glad I read.
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September 15, 2022
Insta love and some other things that didn't really make sense.. although I loved the character of Beau 🥺 neither of the MCs felt fully formed.
May 22, 2018
Malgré des personnages attachants, j'ai eu un sentiment de manque. Je suis un peu déçue par l'histoire. Il ne s'y passe pas grand chose. Le premier tome était plus intéressant.
March 1, 2016
I am a fan of Jennifer Blake's Louisiana historicals and added this series to my list after reading book one. This second book didn't have the same elements of danger and suspense as the first and the storyline is more familiar and predictable. But it brings in the life of plantation owners in today's world, with the challenges of keeping the properties up, giving the storyline a fresh angle.
In this book a reporter has come to town to write a magazine article on the perfect southern gentleman. Galahad Beauregard Benedict was submitted for the honor by his elderly aunt before she passed away. Jaded by a duplicitous two timing gentleman father, Carla is sure Beau is too good to be true and is prepared to skewer him, leading her to jump to conclusions about things she sees and hears and a premature, inaccurate story submission. But mother nature and a town of Knights of Louisiana admirers will have their say. And Carla will have to make things right.
In this book a reporter has come to town to write a magazine article on the perfect southern gentleman. Galahad Beauregard Benedict was submitted for the honor by his elderly aunt before she passed away. Jaded by a duplicitous two timing gentleman father, Carla is sure Beau is too good to be true and is prepared to skewer him, leading her to jump to conclusions about things she sees and hears and a premature, inaccurate story submission. But mother nature and a town of Knights of Louisiana admirers will have their say. And Carla will have to make things right.
November 27, 2016
A wonderfully romantic story that touches the heart in southern style.
Looking for a light, yet romantic read for vacation or break? Jennifer Blake brings The Knights of Louisiana back with the southern heat (and rain) of Beauregard and Carla.
When assigned a fluff piece by her lecherous editor in chief, Carla arrives in Louisiana to prove that southern gentlemen don't exist. Being nominated and winning this prestigious honor was never Beau's idea or plan, but out of love for his Aunt Tillie, he begrudgingly goes along with the interview.
What follows is a path of discovery and romance for both Carla and Beau. Discover and enjoy their meeting and challenges of a budding romance.
Looking for a light, yet romantic read for vacation or break? Jennifer Blake brings The Knights of Louisiana back with the southern heat (and rain) of Beauregard and Carla.
When assigned a fluff piece by her lecherous editor in chief, Carla arrives in Louisiana to prove that southern gentlemen don't exist. Being nominated and winning this prestigious honor was never Beau's idea or plan, but out of love for his Aunt Tillie, he begrudgingly goes along with the interview.
What follows is a path of discovery and romance for both Carla and Beau. Discover and enjoy their meeting and challenges of a budding romance.
November 6, 2016
Carla Nicholson, reporter for 'South of Normal Magazine' is sent to Chamelot, Louisiana to do a story on Robert Galahad Beauregard Benedict as the perfect Southern gentleman in Galahad in Jeans. His late Aunt Tillie had entered him in the contest at the magazine before she died and wanted him to be part of the contest.
How can you not like a tall ex-Army Ranger with great manners, a caring for his community and the people that live in it, a hard worker with a great body too? The story mixes the history of the town, a historical pageant and a great variety of characters supporting Beau with the article being written.
How can you not like a tall ex-Army Ranger with great manners, a caring for his community and the people that live in it, a hard worker with a great body too? The story mixes the history of the town, a historical pageant and a great variety of characters supporting Beau with the article being written.
September 19, 2016
Galahad in Jeans
I enjoyed this book greatly. The characters were great and the location was spot on from a Louisiana resident. The small town described is like most of the small towns in the south. The plot was fresh one I had never read before. The writing was at a pace that kept me engaged and was unable to put it down and so lost a nights sleep. Can't wait to read the rest of the series. I have enjoyed all of Ms Blake's books and can add this one to the list of her great books.
I enjoyed this book greatly. The characters were great and the location was spot on from a Louisiana resident. The small town described is like most of the small towns in the south. The plot was fresh one I had never read before. The writing was at a pace that kept me engaged and was unable to put it down and so lost a nights sleep. Can't wait to read the rest of the series. I have enjoyed all of Ms Blake's books and can add this one to the list of her great books.
March 31, 2016
Callahan in Jeans
A delightful and romantic book. I loved it. Just the perfect amount of romance not silly or over romantic. Just the best.
A delightful and romantic book. I loved it. Just the perfect amount of romance not silly or over romantic. Just the best.
September 22, 2016
Great read with wonderful characters.
October 16, 2016
Galahad in Jeans
This is one of the best books I have read for s long time. The details of the place and time is vivid.
This is one of the best books I have read for s long time. The details of the place and time is vivid.
October 26, 2016
It is a great book to read
November 23, 2016
Very enjoyable
This book is a bit like a fairy tale and of course it has a knight and a maiden and a happy ending.
This book is a bit like a fairy tale and of course it has a knight and a maiden and a happy ending.
January 1, 2017
I am unsure which enjoyed more the supporting cast of characters or the main attraction, Beau and Carla.
September 19, 2018
I liked this one, but I think you have to be in the right mood for it. There were a few things I saw that would definitely have irritated me in a different mood.
Carla (h) was frustrating to start out with. I thought her prejudiced mindset was completely unprofessional. If you're writing an article about a Southern Gentleman contest winner for a Southern lifestyle magazine, why are you going into it planning on ripping him apart? The readers didn't vote for someone to have their dreams/impressions/ideals shredded. Seems a bad mindset for both her and the magazine. And jumping the gun for the first submission? If you plan for a week or more to follow a subject and build an article, why are you rushing ahead and writing an article based on emotional impressions after only a couple days? At least she grew, learned the stories behind her misinterpretations, tried to make things right - all that good plot-and-personal development. Yes, I did warm to her, but it took a little longer.
Beau (H) was too perfect. Yes, I'm saying that as a romance H. Some more developed flaws or a more evident sense of humor could have made him feel more real, less fairy tale (at least "real" by romance novel standards). And the author went out of her way to create hero/gentleman situations for him, which got a little repetitive.
The community of side characters never felt real, either. Didn't draw me in, I guess. Wasn't an issue during this reading, but having quirky side characters is always a plus for me, and this book didn't. One of those things that might bother me more reading in another time.
Fairly clean. Yes, there is an explicit sex scene, but only one and pretty far into the book. Not an insta-lust story. Standalone, though obviously not the first in the series.
I did like the day lilies. Personal connections/memories.
Carla (h) was frustrating to start out with. I thought her prejudiced mindset was completely unprofessional. If you're writing an article about a Southern Gentleman contest winner for a Southern lifestyle magazine, why are you going into it planning on ripping him apart? The readers didn't vote for someone to have their dreams/impressions/ideals shredded. Seems a bad mindset for both her and the magazine. And jumping the gun for the first submission? If you plan for a week or more to follow a subject and build an article, why are you rushing ahead and writing an article based on emotional impressions after only a couple days? At least she grew, learned the stories behind her misinterpretations, tried to make things right - all that good plot-and-personal development. Yes, I did warm to her, but it took a little longer.
Beau (H) was too perfect. Yes, I'm saying that as a romance H. Some more developed flaws or a more evident sense of humor could have made him feel more real, less fairy tale (at least "real" by romance novel standards). And the author went out of her way to create hero/gentleman situations for him, which got a little repetitive.
The community of side characters never felt real, either. Didn't draw me in, I guess. Wasn't an issue during this reading, but having quirky side characters is always a plus for me, and this book didn't. One of those things that might bother me more reading in another time.
Fairly clean. Yes, there is an explicit sex scene, but only one and pretty far into the book. Not an insta-lust story. Standalone, though obviously not the first in the series.
I did like the day lilies. Personal connections/memories.
December 31, 2018
Opposites attract in this sultry rom-com!
Beau fairly bristles at the thought that he's the perfect southern gentleman, but the town's matriarch doesn't give him much choice in the matter, and soon he finds himself keeping company with a nosy, big-city writer who has no idea what constitutes southern manners.
Carla is going to get her magazine article written one way or another, regardless of how much of a PITA her subject is. She's got a lot more depth of character and a stronger will to succeed than Beau gives her credit for, and she's going to need every bit of it to navigate the small town politics and social etiquette as she gathers the necessary data for her story.
This story was a lot of fun to read, with plenty of family history to fuel the small town gossip. I couldn't love this book more.
Beau fairly bristles at the thought that he's the perfect southern gentleman, but the town's matriarch doesn't give him much choice in the matter, and soon he finds himself keeping company with a nosy, big-city writer who has no idea what constitutes southern manners.
Carla is going to get her magazine article written one way or another, regardless of how much of a PITA her subject is. She's got a lot more depth of character and a stronger will to succeed than Beau gives her credit for, and she's going to need every bit of it to navigate the small town politics and social etiquette as she gathers the necessary data for her story.
This story was a lot of fun to read, with plenty of family history to fuel the small town gossip. I couldn't love this book more.
February 21, 2017
Sweet, romantic story
Our heroine has just a touch of terminal stubbornness and our hero is just a tad too perfect, but it's refreshing to read a romance with a hero who isn't a m@nwh0re and arrogant jerk. I didn't notice any egregious grammatical errors, either, so kudos for clean copy. The big romantic scene near the end was very well done, sensuous and emotional--not just a crude "insert tab A into slot B" type of description. Lovely book!
Our heroine has just a touch of terminal stubbornness and our hero is just a tad too perfect, but it's refreshing to read a romance with a hero who isn't a m@nwh0re and arrogant jerk. I didn't notice any egregious grammatical errors, either, so kudos for clean copy. The big romantic scene near the end was very well done, sensuous and emotional--not just a crude "insert tab A into slot B" type of description. Lovely book!
November 28, 2017
In view of recent revealed scandals of long covered up sexual improprieties, from multiple males, it is also refreshing to have the jerk in this story get his 'just desserts.' While this story doesn't involve men with guns it revisits characters from the first book of this series and adds a couple more important characters while giving the reader a glimpse of small town America. There are definitely gentlemen found there and in greater concentration.
February 24, 2017
Old fashioned gentleman
Author kept creating situations to "show" Beau, the hero, as a gentleman to the point of overkill. The novel became very predictable. While I didn't dislike the book, I found myself skipping pages through pageants.
Author kept creating situations to "show" Beau, the hero, as a gentleman to the point of overkill. The novel became very predictable. While I didn't dislike the book, I found myself skipping pages through pageants.
March 23, 2017
Sweet little story
A true love story that makes you want to go back in time.....or at least to the South or countryside of the States!!! Well done with the editing of the story, too. This book could have gone on forever and I would have kept on reading..... Will be looking for more of Jennifer Blake books in the future.
A true love story that makes you want to go back in time.....or at least to the South or countryside of the States!!! Well done with the editing of the story, too. This book could have gone on forever and I would have kept on reading..... Will be looking for more of Jennifer Blake books in the future.
February 24, 2017
Great story
We'll written story that portrays a true southern gentleman. The cynical reporter does not think it is true, but gradually she sees she was meant to meet this man.
We'll written story that portrays a true southern gentleman. The cynical reporter does not think it is true, but gradually she sees she was meant to meet this man.
May 4, 2017
Good
I enjoyed the characters. They were so interesting and even though it was book two it was stand alone with no cliffhanger to this couples story.
I enjoyed the characters. They were so interesting and even though it was book two it was stand alone with no cliffhanger to this couples story.
May 4, 2017
Good story but the characters read kind of cold. Could not really get involved with them.
December 12, 2017
My favorite kind of book -- he is a(n almost) perfect gentleman, and she can't help falling in love with him. Sigh.
July 11, 2017
Southern Gentleman
Wonderful read. All women need a man like this. Didn't want to put it down. Now onto book 3, can't wait.
Wonderful read. All women need a man like this. Didn't want to put it down. Now onto book 3, can't wait.
September 13, 2017
Just what I needed...a light reading romance. Very sweet story.
November 9, 2017
Nothing to see here.
Everything about this story was trite, cliche, or just plain boring. It’s not even engaging enough to be a decent beach read.
Everything about this story was trite, cliche, or just plain boring. It’s not even engaging enough to be a decent beach read.
April 16, 2018
Yes, Jennifer Blake has a way with words and gentlemen,
December 16, 2018
Nice series. I enjoy the interaction of the cousins, but my favorite character is granny. It's nice to see the guys looking out for her and deferring to her.
February 16, 2019
Great story!
July 7, 2019
It was okay, but the guy really seemed unrealistic.
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