Bayou Blood Brothers (Harlequin Intrigue, No. 606)(3 stories) (Tyler, Nick, Jules) [Paperback]

Rebecca York (Author), Metsy Hingle (Author), Jo Ann Vest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2001

Through the sultry heat and Spanish moss of the Louisiana bayou, three teens witnessed a friend's murder. Bringing the killer to justice, they became blood brothers. From boys to men, nothing could break that bond...except a killer's revenge. Bayou Blood Brothers: Their secrets are darker...their passions run deeper.

Tyler: the street-kid-turned-fed. On his last case for the Bureau, Tyler hadn't counted on being sold out -- nor on taking the beautiful Gabby Lanier, his dead friend's sister, as his hostage.

Nick: the privileged one. It was hard enough returning to the bayou for the wedding of Nick's only love, Caroline Donovan. Even worse to find himself falsely accused of murdering the groom.

Jules: the bayou bad boy. He tried to bury the past -- but passion for his first lover, the wealthy Adrienne Breaux, wouldn't die. Nor would the man who vowed sweet revenge on him and his friends....

Harlequin Intrigue #606, March, 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373226063
• ISBN-13: 978-0373226061
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,290,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"[Rebecca York's] books. . . deliver what they promise: excitement, mystery, romance. . ."
- Michael Dirda, Washington Post

An award-winning, best-selling novelist, Ruth Glick is the author of over 100 books. Writing as Rebecca York, she has authored or co-authored over 50 romantic suspense novels. The first of her Berkley Sensation paranormal romantic suspense novels, KILLING MOON, was published in June 2003; EDGE OF THE MOON followed in August 2003 and WITCHING MOON in October 2003. KILLING MOON and EDGE OF THE MOON were launch books for the Berkley Sensation imprint.

She writes the popular 43 Light Street series for Harlequin Intrigue. Over 30 Light Street Intrigues have been published. NOWHERE MAN was called "one of the most heart-wrenching, moving works of romantic suspense in several years," by reviewer Harriet Klausner.

Ruth's many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and Series Romantic Mystery. NOWHERE MAN was the Romantic Times Best Intrigue of 1998, and the book has been selected as one of their Reviewers' "all-time favorite 400 romances." In addition, she received the 1998 Affaire de Coeur's Critics Choice Award for Best Contemporary Novel, also for NOWHERE MAN. Ruth's book, KILLING MOON won the 2003 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for best Paranormal. AMANDA'S CHILD won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for Long Contemporary and was nominated for Best Intrigue of 2000 by Romantic Times. "Tyler" in BAYOU BLOOD BROTHERS won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for best Novella. In 2007 THE SECRET NIGHT received the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for best Harlequin Intrigue. Ruth's cookbook, 100% PLEASURE, was picked by USA Today as one of the 12 best cookbooks of 1994; her FABULOUS LO-CARB CUISINE was a finalist for the MidAtlantic Publishers Association's Excellence in Independent Publishing Award.

Several of Ruth's Moon books (WITCHING MOON, SHADOW OF THE MOON, and NEW MOON) have been on the USA Today best-seller list.

Ruth and her husband travel frequently to research settings for novels and taste new dishes for cookbooks. Her many unique experiences are apt to end up in her books--like the time she encountered a coral snake in the Guatemalan jungle or took a flight in a hot air balloon.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bayou Blood Brothers, March 16, 2001

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Penny Griffin ([e-mail]) (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bayou Blood Brothers (Harlequin Intrigue, No. 606)(3 stories) (Tyler, Nick, Jules) (Paperback)

Three authors deliver three very good connected stories in "Bayou Blood Brothers," the tales of three childhood friends threatened by someone from their past. Readers looking for steamy suspense will find it here, though some may wish the authors had written a trilogy of three separate books so they could have had more of these stories.

Rebecca York begins the set with "Tyler." An undercover federal agent is surprised when his latest case brings him into the life of the sister of his boyhood friend. Tyler feels he let her brother down. When killers chase them into the bayou, can he do right by her? York doesn't have much room to tell her story, since she has to provide the prologue that sets up the trilogy and the events that lead into the next two tales. Eighty pages isn't much to tell a whole story. As a result, there isn't much to "Tyler," a straightforward couple-on-the-run tale with few surprises but good suspense and a high level of sensuality. There aren't many twists and some may have trouble believing these two could fall in love in such a short period of time. Good atmosphere and page-turning suspense do compensate. Fans of constant action and steamy love scenes will find them here. Four Stars.

Surprisingly, the best story in the set doesn't come from an Intrigue author but from Metsy Hingle. In "Nick," a man returns to his hometown for his brother's wedding to the only woman he's ever loved. When his brother is murdered, Nick becomes the prime suspect. Can he find the truth and reclaim the only woman for him? Hingle's story is the best because she manages to combine all the elements of a full-length Intrigue into her eighty pages. Both characters have interesting and involved histories that make them seem more three-dimensional. Hingle keeps her characters in constant danger, but she also spaces her story over several days. It is fast-paced but doesn't feel rushed. This is the only story where I really felt like the characters had a chance to talk about their relationship. By the end I was convinced they would last as a couple. A good mystery, dangerous situations and enjoyable antagonists make this a joy to read. It's not easy to pull off in eighty pages (some writers can't do it in 250). Hingle does it with ease. Five stars.

Joanna Wayne finishes the set with "Jules." A murder brings Jules close to the truth of the man out to get him and his friends. It also reunites him with his first love. Can Jules protect her when her involvement with him puts her in danger? Wayne's story is a solid follow-up to the second one. It has some good character development and twists along the way. The climax is somewhat weak. The dangerous situation the characters find themselves in is so contrived I couldn't understand how this could be happening to intelligent people. Wayne does offer some chilling scenes and confrontations with a truly evil villain to keep readers turning the pages and the romance is solid. Four Stars.

The Louisiana bayou country is a setting that has mostly been forgotten in Intrigues (out of the last 100 Intrigues, only one full novel and one novella were set in Louisiana, both in New Orleans). It's a shame these stories couldn't have been offered as three separate books to allow readers to spend more time in this setting and the authors more time to build their stories. The idea was strong enough to support a trilogy. For what it is though, readers looking for fast reads will enjoy "Bayou Blood Brothers," so much they'll probably wish there was more of it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars From Back Cover, August 25, 2005

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E. K. Poire (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bayou Blood Brothers (Harlequin Intrigue, No. 606)(3 stories) (Tyler, Nick, Jules) (Paperback)

Through the sultry heat and Spanish moss of the Louisiana bayou, three teens witnessed a friend's murder. Bringing the killer to justice, they become blood brothers. From boys to men, nothing could break that bond... except a killer's revenge.

Bayou Blood Brothers - Their secrets are darker.. their passions run deeper.

TYLER by Rebecca York: the street-kid-turned fed. On his last case for the Bureau, Tyler hadn't counted on being sold out - nor on taking the beautiful Gabby Lanier, his dead friend's sister, as his hostage.

NICK by Metsy Hingle: the privileged one. It wa hard enough returning to the bayou for the wedding of Nick's only love, Caroline Donovan. Even worse to find himself falsely accused of murdering the groom.

JULES by Joanna Wayne: the bayou bad boy. He tried to bury the past - but passion for his first lover, the wealthy Adrienne Breaux, wouldn't die. Nor would the man who vowed sweet revenge on him and his friends...

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "TYLER" IS BEST NOVELLA, October 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Bayou Blood Brothers (Harlequin Intrigue, No. 606)(3 stories) (Tyler, Nick, Jules) (Paperback)

"TYLER" in BAYOU BLOOD BROTHERS was just selected as the
winner of the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for Novellas by the
New Jersey Romance Writers.