Bayou Holiday Books in Order

Holiday blogger Maya Torres returns to Shreveport to help her grandmother with a Cajun Christmas festival. Working beside the first love who broke her heart awakens old feelings, just as an overseas job offer makes her reconsider where she belongs.

Returning to Louisiana after his father's death, Damion Carter discovers an unknown brother living in the family home. Their father's will asks them to share Thanksgiving, forcing two resentful men from different worlds to confront buried secrets and attempt reconciliation.

Lillian Debeaux inherits a Louisiana decorating business and responsibility for a cherished Fourth of July festival. Her glamorous style clashes with widowed fire chief Reggie Taylor's attachment to tradition, but their disagreements begin to reveal an unexpected attraction.

Aponi Sneed travels to Grand Cane, Louisiana, to uncover the history of her Cherokee grandmother and the life she built there. Meeting Wohali Long, a descendant of her grandmother's closest friend, brings a new connection alongside the search for her roots.

Since her mother's death on Easter, Jenae Jonesby has focused on work while withdrawing from faith and love. Her employer Aspen Haywood returns after surviving cancer, and their opposing outlooks challenge her defenses as the holiday approaches again.

Grieving his brother, Martin Stynes finds unexpected support in Shatora Horton, a woman accustomed to helping others while guarding her own heart. During the bayou's Juneteenth festival, their growing connection asks both to consider the possibility of loving again.

Veteran Danica Stewart travels to Louisiana hoping to reconnect with a former commander she once loved, only to face his terminal illness. His encouragement and a meeting with Officer Spencer Days offer a path toward healing and a different future.

Organized construction-office worker Zee Combs has sworn off dating men in the trade. When newly licensed contractor Bo Adkins returns to Gloster and a Labor Day project brings them together, their attraction challenges her assumptions about work, trust, and love.

Two weddings bring secrets and old grievances into the Carter family’s thriving restaurant. As Dexter and Audrey prepare to marry and Damion plans a surprise ceremony, relatives must balance forgiveness, faith and competing expectations during a turbulent holiday season.