TOUGHER THAN THE DEVIL BY A DAMN SIGHT His mother was a remnant of the Southern Creole Quadroon in the French Quarter. His father was heir to the Avondaire fortunes in northern Idaho. Can Randulet Thibodeaux split his time and loyalties between the sultry, strumming South, and the pious, pristine north? He discovers that he has been born under the same mysterious prophecy that richly blessed the lives of previous Avondaire generations, but he’s as improper in one place as the other. He was born in brackish water for a purpose! Balancing the peculiarities of the past, and the experiences he's gaining for the future, Randulet Thibodeaux makes peace with the fact he was never meant to be proper.
“Well, here goes everything, Randulet. If I faint, kindly kick me beneath a bench and pretend you don’t know where I went.” These are a retired Nun's last words as she heads for the alter to get married. June Marie's book is filled with little jewels like this that make reading every page a joyous adventure. I can't wait until the third book in the series comes out and will probably read this one again while I wait.