Bayou Beginnings: A Bayou Nouvelle Novel

Theophile Breaux plans only to see his papa get back on his feet and to help turn the old cabin beside the bayou into a proper school for the children of Latagnier before leaving for good. Little does he know that while he is bringing the old place back to life, pretty Clothilde Trahan is doing the same for his heart. When Clothilde Trahan finally secures her uncle's permission to go to New Orleans and enroll in the teacher's college, she suddenly finds a reason to stay standing in her own backyard. Beneath Theo Breaux's handsome exterior is a man bent on leaving town. Unfortunately, if he goes, he will be taking her heart. Will Clothilde follow her plans, or will she give up her dreams for love?





KATHLEEN Y'BARBO is a Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestselling author of more than one hundred books with over two million copies of her books in print in the US and abroad. A tenth-generation Texan and certified paralegal, she is a member of the Texas Bar Association Paralegal Division, Texas A&M Association of Former Students, Texas A&M Women Former Students (Aggie Women), Texas Historical Society, Novelists Inc., Sisters in Crime, and American Christian Fiction Writers. She would also be a member of the Daughters of the American Republic, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and a few other illustrious organizations if she would just remember to fill out the paperwork that Great Aunt Mary Beth has sent her more than once.



Kathleen and her hero in combat boots husband have their own surprise love story that unfolded on social media a few years back. They make their home just north of Houston, Texas and are the parents and in-laws of a blended family of Texans, Okies, and a trio of adorable Londoners.



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