New Release: Butterfly Bayou by Lexi Blake + Review!

“This charming series opener hits all the right notes.”—Publisher’s Weekly

Butterfly Bayou, an all-new passionate small-town romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, is available now!

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is back with an all-new heartwarming, small-town contemporary romance series set against the spicy southern backdrop of Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou.

Life in Dallas took a tragic turn for nurse practitioner Lila Daley. In need of a fresh start, she retreats to Papillon, Louisiana, a tiny town on the bayou. Sure she's greeted by a gator, finds herself in the middle of golf cart wars, and unwittingly adopts a scruffy dog, but Lila remains undaunted. She's focused on running the town's medical clinic, but fitting into the quirky community is harder than she imagined.

As a single dad, Sheriff Armie LaVigne embraces routine. But there is nothing routine about the town's newest resident. Lila is a gorgeous fish out of water and he’s ready to catch her. In fact, in no time at all, Armie knows Lila is the woman for him and he plans to win her heart. But when the past threatens their happiness, Armie will have to decide if he has the courage to trust Lila enough to find a true happily ever after.

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Review:

3.5 stars

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Butterfly Bayou is the first book in the new Butterfly Bayou series by Lexi Blake, a spin off series of the Masters and Mercenaries. This is Lila and Armie's book. We were introduced to the town of Papillon in a previous book. Papillon is a quirky small town in Louisiana and is home to Lisa, Lila's younger sister. Lila decides she needs to change her life after a traumatic event, so she leaves her fast paced job as a nurse practitioner in the ER. She moves to Papillon to be closer to her sister and to take over the town's family practice from it's retiring doctor. But things start off on a bad foot, when on her way into town she gets a speeding ticket from the sheriff of Papillion, hot cop Armie. Sparks fly between them, but Lila soon finds she has her work cut out for her getting the townspeople to trust her so that she can do her job and things keep getting harder as time go on when it becomes obvious someone has it out for her. Armie is interested in Lila, but he has a disabled teenage daughter and isn't sure he will ever be able to take time for himself to have a relationship. Still, the two have a chemistry that can't be denied, which leads to a complicated relationship, some heartache and finally an HEA.

This was a good story. It had a small town, quirky feel with fun characters and a little mystery. I liked Lila a lot. I kept picturing her as a Meredith Gray type doctor. Kind but no nonsense and take no bull. She was strong but she deserved someone to take care of her finally. As for Armie, I should mention that I hated the name Armie (short for Armand). It reminded me of smarmy. Anyway, I liked his character more in the beginning, but I didn't like the way he treated Lila for much of the book. He convinced her to give him a chance for a relationship, only to be the one to break up with her. Twice he jumped to conclusions, fought with her and dumped her, without trying to understand her point of view. He hurt her a lot, though she still wanted to work things out with him. They got together in the book relatively quickly, but were broken up and fighting for the last quarter of the book and only got back together at the very end. I did not trust him to not break up with her again next time they had a disagreement. It was a shame because the book was really good other than Armie's behavior, which left a bad taste in my mouth. It would have been a 4 star read for me. Still, the story was interesting and the writing good. I really liked Lila and was glad she found a place where she belonged in the charming town of Papillon.

Overall, I liked this book, even if I didn't love it. I think this is going to be a really fun series and I look forward to more from Ms. Blake in the future!

About Lexi Blake

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.

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