New York Times  bestselling author Lexi Blake’s heartfelt contemporary romance set in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou   Roxanne King left the big city looking for a simpler life, but after years of proving herself on a SWAT team in New York City, being deputy in a sleepy Louisiana parish is something of an adjustment. She's settling in, but she knows she made some mistakes in the beginning--Zep Guidry being the worst of them. Zep drifts through life on his looks and Cajun charm. Roxie learned the hard way he's not for her. Zep is a man who knows what he wants, and what he wants is Roxie. He's just not sure how to get her. They spent one hot night together a year before and now all the lovely deputy seems interested in doing to him is arresting him. He's not used to a woman he can't charm, but Roxie seems immune. He's determined to win her back by any means necessary. Including becoming the kind of man she desires. And when Roxie's past comes calling, it might be the opportunity Zep needs to show Roxie that the town bad boy might just be the man of her dreams. “Romance blooms between a former big-city cop and a small-town bad boy in Blake’s sweet and sexy third Butterfly Bayou romance. The vivid bayou setting is as charming as ever and the well-drawn characters will have readers hooked. This cozy romance is sure to please.” — Publishers Weekly , on  Bayou Dreaming “Blake has created a couple to root for, along with memorable supporting characters and story lines with depth. Readers will be eager to visit Papillion again.” — Library Journal , on  Butterfly Bayou "Southern delight awaits in  Bayou Baby ....This charming small-town drama is as smooth and sweet as a Louisiana drawl." — BookPage “Lila’s strength and vulnerability are balanced by Armie’s intelligence and humor, making them an easy couple to root for. Blake captures the flavor of her colorful Southern town with a vividly drawn cast…. This charming series opener hits all the right notes.” — Publishers Weekly ,   on  Butterfly Bayou  Praise for Lexi Blake "Lexi Blake is a master!" — Jennifer Probst ,  New York Times  bestselling author  "I love Lexi Blake." — Lee Child ,  New York Times  bestselling author  "Smart, savvy, clever, and always entertaining." — Steve Berry ,  New York Times  bestselling author "Lexi Blake has set up shop on the intersection of suspenseful and sexy, and I never want to leave." — Laurelin Paige ,  New York Times  bestselling author Lexi Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of over seventy titles. She lives in North Texas with her family and two of the most adorable rescue dogs ever. She's a big city girl who married a small-town boy and loves visiting his hometown. Except when the bears show up on the porch. chapter one   Papillon, Louisiana   Present day   Roxanne King stared at the man who'd called her out to his small farm at three in the morning. Archie Johnson was in his late seventies, and he didn't mind running around in the middle of the night in his underwear. The man was wearing nothing but a pair of boxer shorts and a thin white T-shirt. His hair was wild and his glasses threatened to fall off his face.   "I'm confused. Who do you think is in your barn?" She'd gotten the call as she was working the night shift. She worked days, but she took the occasional night shift when the normal guys needed time off. Usually it involved catching up on paperwork and breaking up the occasional bar brawl. It sometimes ended up being a weird therapy session with the participants of the aforementioned brawls. She'd taken more than one person in custody straight from jail to their first AA meeting.   Sometimes the person in jail was merely a dumbass who pushed her until she couldn't ignore him and she tossed him in the back of her cruiser because she couldn't let herself do what she wanted to do with him.   She was not going to think about Zep Guidry. No. She was concentrating on this very important breaking and entering call.   "It's the rougarou," Archie said, pointing toward the barn. He'd said the word like it had some magical power and he didn't want to be too loud about it.   "Rouga-what?" She didn't recognize anyone by that name, but then Cajun ways were still a mystery to her and she was several years into this job.   How the hell she'd ended up in a tiny parish in Southern Louisiana she had no idea. To say her new home was a big dose of culture shock would be underplaying the experience.   "Archie! Archie!" The diminutive Caroline Johnson made her way down the steps, a robe in her hand. Unlike her husband, Caroline was dressed from head to toe in a housedress, slippers, and robe, her hair in a silky-looking wrapper. She held the extra robe out. "You put this on."   Archie frowned his wife's way. "It's hot as stink out here, woman."   Caroline shook her head. "No. You're showing off for the ladies. You be a gentleman. You know how I feel about other women appreciating your body."   Rox