An illustrated introduction to Louisiana, providing information about the land and climate, natural resources, plants and animals, tourism, industry, goods and services, history, population, politics and government, cultural groups, sports, and arts and entertainment of the state.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the fifth book in the hilarious Miss Fortune series. Things are starting to look up for Fortune Redding. Even though her life was at stake, the CIA assassin had balked at taking on a new identity in Sinful, Louisiana. But instead of hating it like shed thought she would, Fortune now has friends she cares about and just finished up an incredible first date with the sexiest deputy in...

After the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman who is under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate and up against a Fae who wants her...

On the run from a loan shark, beauty salon owner Charmaine LeDeux discovers that her she's still married to her ex-husband and they inherited a rundown ranch.

Normally, Wes Grayson would be attracted to the striking woman with the camera. But this woman has clearly been stalking Amy, his adopted daughter and the center of his life. And a threat to Amy is a threat to Wes. Laney Fields has no intention of threatening anyone- Just a longing to see the child she brought into the world six years ago and then was forced to release for adoption. But when she learns that Amy's adoptive mother has died, Laney becomes...

Like his FBI-agent brother Nick, Theo Buchanan is devoted to his crime-fighting career. He is about to uncover a ring of criminals bent on preserving their secrecy at any cost. They call themselves the Sowing Club: four white-collar professiopnals whose sophisticated crimes have amassed millions of dollars in a Cayman Islands bank account.

Just as their troubled marriage is reaching the breaking point, Ted and Janet Conway receive tragic news that gives them a chance to start again. After the death of his estranged aunt, Ted inherits the Conway home in the small Louisiana town of St. Albans. With nothing to hold them in Shreveport, the Conways move with their teenage twins and eighteen-month-old daughter, to the promise of a new beginning ...

Rich with the Cajun flavors of south Louisiana, this final book in the Secrets of Roux River Bayou Series is a story of what it means to find true peace in an uncertain world. Sax Landry left home at seventeen to escape his father's abuse, leaving his mother and sister to fend for themselves. Now, twenty-eight years later, both parents are dead, and guilt compels him to find his sister and make peace. His search leads to Les Barbes, Louisiana, where...

"A bull shark in the swamp? No one in the Louisiana town of St. Roch believes it at first, but when a local boy has a face-to-face encounter with the toothy monster, every big fisherman is called out for the hunt. There's a big cash bounty on the shark. Sharp-eyed Birdie Gaux and her handsome dog Bowser can't help noticing that shark fever is causing some shady doings in town. For instance, where is Snoozy, the clerk who works at the Gaux family...

"This book uses maps, full color photographs, and easy-to-read text to introduce the state of Louisiana"--