"Cajun Heat"

Gabe Broussard left Louisiana to make it big in the movie business. A hot body and extreme good looks made all his dreams come true. His enjoyment of women turned some of the dreams into a nightmare. A spurned woman has the gossips churning. Gabe returns to Louisiana and sets out to seduce the woman he left behind.

Emma Quinlan has finally managed to lose all the excess weight she carried as a child but she can't lose the curves. When she meets Gabe again, all of her insecurities surface again. Until Gabe makes it clear that she has all the attributes he could ever want.

"Love Potion #9"

Roxi Dupree moved her business from Louisian to Georgia when a hurricane wiped it all out. She makes potions and carries some other items affiliated with witchcraft. Lately, she has been dreaming of a dark stranger who makes love to her.

The last thing she expects when she agrees to meet Sloan Hawthorne, is to meet the man she's been dreaming of. Roxi doesn't want to be set up but she can't deny her friend, Emma, the request that Roxi help Sloan with the screen play for the Morgana series of graphic novels.

Sloan has directed some of the most successful movies in Hollywood but there are some issues with the screen play for his latest effort, When he starts dreaming of a witch, he asks Emma Broussard for some help. His meeting with Roxi Dupree will lead to a love that will last a lifetime.

"Dear Santa"

Holly Berry, a true crime writer is headed out to research another murder when she swerves to avoid a reindeer and crashes her car. She is rescued by Gabriel O'Halloran. Gabe has returned to Cascade County after a stretch in Iraq. His daughter needs him so he has gone from Marine to innkeeper.

Santa's Village, Washington prides itself on its Christmas spirit. The residents operate stores and businesses all based on Christmas. Five year old Emma O'Halloran has asked for a mother for Christmas. Living in Santa's Village makes her believe anything is possible.

Holly is a cynic but the friendliness and acceptance she receives has revived her creative juices and given her a feeling she has never experienced. Gabe and Holly make a great couple.

Blue Bayou is a compilation of two novellas written for the Brava line and the third is just right for the coming holiday season. My initial impression after reading this book was "HOT". Ms. Ross always writes a compelling story with wonderful love scenes but she brings the heat in the first two. Dear Santa was a satisfactory ending and a little bit of a cool down after the steamy scenes in Cajun Heat and Love Potion #9.