Sultry PI suspense, dangerous secrets, and smoldering sparks
Embrace the heat, mystery, and charm of New Orleans in this thrilling and humorous romantic suspense series. When PI Gideon Baker stakes out Savoie Salvage for a missing husband, he finds a dead yard owner and a daughter—Jessica—pulled into peril instead. Heat, gunfire, and buried family secrets collide in sultry Louisiana as Gideon and Jessica race to unmask a killer before the junkyard claims another life.
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Beaucoup Fracas: Rust, Revenge, and Romance in the Big Uneasy
When private investigator Gideon Baker heads to Savoie Salvage to find a missing husband, he expects dust, hot coffee, and a few dead ends. What he doesn’t expect is a corpse in the yard, a daughter entangled in danger, and a trail that leads through family secrets, bullets, and the sultry heat of Louisiana.
Jessica Savoie would rather forget the scrapyard and the father who left her with its ghosts. But the dead man in the yard and the maze of vintage cars pull her back into a world she tried to leave. Teaming up with Gideon, she navigates betrayals, gunshots, and sparks hotter than a bayou summer. As bodies stack up and loyalties shift, the two must untangle a deadly mystery before the next life is taken.
Brimming with suspense, sizzling romance, and New Orleans grit, Beaucoup Fracas delivers high-stakes thrills and laugh-out-loud Cajun chaos. Fans of Southern mysteries and romantic suspense will find themselves racing through the pages as secrets rust—and love might just spark a comeback.
Pauline Baird Jones writes with a keen eye for atmosphere and a wicked sense of humor. The Big Uneasy series blends cozy charm with hard-edged suspense, showcasing Pauline’s love for New Orleans, colorful characters, and twisty plots. She lives where the coffee is strong and the bayou stories are stronger.