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Wolf on the Bayou
All Babet Duval wants is to escape the life fate has dealt her. When her brother wagers her in a poker game and loses, Babet decides to take the offer made by sexy Gabriel Bordelon. Spend thirty days as his companion, and he'll pay way to leave New Orleans and start over. What Babet didn't know was that Gabriel is cursed to be a werewolf and that his maker is coming to force Gabriel to join his pack or kill him if he resists. How can Gabriel protect Babet from the other werewolf and from himself? And how can Babet convince Gabriel he is the one for her no matter what he is?
148 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 26, 2011
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November 23, 2010I couldn’t resist this book after reading the blurb and I was also on a Lockwood spree as well. A woman living under the thumb of her ruthless brother sold at a poker game is a classic plotline, even the hero turning out not to be as heroic as the heroine would like to think is something I have read before. Starting the book off with brother and sister in full flow angst mode was a good way to draw me into this story.
Babet is the girl on the poker table so to speak, not happy with her current living situation but making the best of it she lives right on the bread line and takes care of the little that she has. Finding out that the brother who she has made every sacrifice for has done the unthinkable and gambled her away is just about the final straw, but a win is a win and sexy Gabriel Bordelon has won the game fair and square.
Gabriel Bordelon is from a long time gone and with a age old secret, but he is not blinded to the fact that something is not right with this pair of brother and sister and it’s in his power to help even if the method by which he goes about it is not all together kosher.
Gabriel does not expect alot for his end of the bargain but neither does he expects to be attracted to Babet nor did he expect a witch and a man out for revenge to set a series of event in motion that may just see the end of him and innocent Babet.
While COURTING SAVANNAH hits the spot as a fun read with humour all round, WOLF ON THE BAYOU is a much darker read. From the backdrop of Gabriel home on the bayou where most of the heavier scenes of this book takes place', to the night-time events that seems to get weirder night by night I was intrigued by the dark world that Lockwood build around Badet and Gabriel.
Despite the obvious a lot of things worked for me in this book, the main protags were totally opposite to each other and I liked the spat they got into at every turn, even with the predictables there were a few moments of surprise as well.
The support cast were not fun at all, quite a few were from the shallow end of the pool while a few acted tough but had hearts of gold, a good mix on the support cast I thought.
Where I had niggles was with the werewolf mystery which wasn’t developed enough for me, neither were the sub characters or the revenge plotline given enough page time to make me feel invested in those scenes.
WOLF ON THE BAYOU was such a quick read, with too much added in to really say I enjoyed it, Over all an OK read that kept true to Lockwood style, the smexy scenes were sweet and even touching in some case.
While WOLF ON THE BAYOU didn’t work as well for me as the previous book, I will certainly be reading more of this author work I like her voice...
Babet is the girl on the poker table so to speak, not happy with her current living situation but making the best of it she lives right on the bread line and takes care of the little that she has. Finding out that the brother who she has made every sacrifice for has done the unthinkable and gambled her away is just about the final straw, but a win is a win and sexy Gabriel Bordelon has won the game fair and square.
Gabriel Bordelon is from a long time gone and with a age old secret, but he is not blinded to the fact that something is not right with this pair of brother and sister and it’s in his power to help even if the method by which he goes about it is not all together kosher.
Gabriel does not expect alot for his end of the bargain but neither does he expects to be attracted to Babet nor did he expect a witch and a man out for revenge to set a series of event in motion that may just see the end of him and innocent Babet.
While COURTING SAVANNAH hits the spot as a fun read with humour all round, WOLF ON THE BAYOU is a much darker read. From the backdrop of Gabriel home on the bayou where most of the heavier scenes of this book takes place', to the night-time events that seems to get weirder night by night I was intrigued by the dark world that Lockwood build around Badet and Gabriel.
Despite the obvious a lot of things worked for me in this book, the main protags were totally opposite to each other and I liked the spat they got into at every turn, even with the predictables there were a few moments of surprise as well.
The support cast were not fun at all, quite a few were from the shallow end of the pool while a few acted tough but had hearts of gold, a good mix on the support cast I thought.
Where I had niggles was with the werewolf mystery which wasn’t developed enough for me, neither were the sub characters or the revenge plotline given enough page time to make me feel invested in those scenes.
WOLF ON THE BAYOU was such a quick read, with too much added in to really say I enjoyed it, Over all an OK read that kept true to Lockwood style, the smexy scenes were sweet and even touching in some case.
While WOLF ON THE BAYOU didn’t work as well for me as the previous book, I will certainly be reading more of this author work I like her voice...
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March 7, 2011I thought the characters were wonderful a little to short for my taste but I love the story line and I think there should be a book about the vampire,
April 25, 2013
3.5 Sorry did not enjoyed this story. It was very confusing of him not wanting to be a Lycan. Sorry.
February 15, 2012
a very dark wolf story would finish this read earlier but i was sick.
October 14, 2017
Finding Peace
Babet is trying to escape her good for nothing brother, and make a new beginning for herself. Gabriel finally meets a woman that has some moral's. Will these two people find what what their looking for? Gabriel has a deep dark secret, and he's been hunting for the we'wolf that made him what
Babet is trying to escape her good for nothing brother, and make a new beginning for herself. Gabriel finally meets a woman that has some moral's. Will these two people find what what their looking for? Gabriel has a deep dark secret, and he's been hunting for the we'wolf that made him what
April 17, 2015
4 stars. The story about Gabriel and Babet is a nice paranormal story with a non white love interest for the shape shifting wolf. Gabriel is super rich but is lonely; Babet lives in her family home with her lazy dishonest brother. Gabriel rescues Babet. convinces her to come to his remote estate on the bayou. Once there, a romance ensues and he and his vampire get the curse lifted off him and he and Babet live 'HEA". It was refreshing to read considering the majority of novelist and film makers present a paranormal and/or futuristic society void of any major minority involvement.
October 31, 2010
This book was just ok for me. I read this because I enjoyed the last one I read by her, Coyote Inn. However, this book was not as interesting. It had possibilities however, the plot and characters were not as fully developed as I would have desired. Also, the whole thing with the "maker" was somewhat anti-climatic and the book felt really rushed after that point. Can't promise to recommend this one as much as the other.
January 16, 2018
The only reason I read this book was because it took place in New Orelans, I can't resist those books. I can't say that I really liked the story, some of it was good but I was looking forward to other books while reading and that is never a good sign.
September 3, 2012
It was an interesting werewolf story.
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