The idea for CAJUN COWBOYS came while tracing my roots when I learned I am a Cajun. My French-Acadian ancestral grandfather, in 1765, led 240 Acadian exiles, who refused to pledge allegiance to the British crown, from Nova Scotia to Louisiana. Known as Capitaine Commandant des Acadiens, Joseph Beausoleil Broussard and six members of the party secured a deal with a cattleman, Jean-Antoine-Bernard Dautrieve, to settle land grants on upper Bayou Teche and tend his livestock for part of the profit. The Dautrieve Agreement was signed into law, and by the early 1800s, the Acadians were major cattle ranchers. Among them was my great-great grandfather, Amand Broussard, who with his brother Pierre, drove herds of 100 or more cattle from Bayou Teche to New Orleans, a 150-mile trip that required drovers to make numerous swims and fight swamps, bogs and thick woods, a tough journey that took two weeks.
CAJUN COWBOYS will feature the Broussard brothers, six rugged cowboys who descend from tough Cajun stock, who run a large cattle ranch not far from Bayou Teche where my Cajun ancestors settled. I'm picking names from my family genealogy and announcing it here so the many Broussards living in the area, some still running large cattle operations, will know these stories aren't based on them, but are pure fiction. Meanwhile, I'm researching the ins and outs of running cattle in the prairies and marshland of Southwest Louisiana. One thread running through the series will be the multi-generation feud between the British and the Acadians, something that remains an issue in the area. The video trailer at the bottom of this page introduces my feuding families who've lived on neighboring ranches for several generations. I invite you to watch the video book trailer below for TALL DARK STRANGER, the first book in the series. which is now complete and posted on Amazon, as is the second book in the series, THE FINAL TURN. Other books will be following. If you contact me I can keep you posted.
CAJUN COWBOYS will feature the Broussard brothers, six rugged cowboys who descend from tough Cajun stock, who run a large cattle ranch not far from Bayou Teche where my Cajun ancestors settled. I'm picking names from my family genealogy and announcing it here so the many Broussards living in the area, some still running large cattle operations, will know these stories aren't based on them, but are pure fiction. Meanwhile, I'm researching the ins and outs of running cattle in the prairies and marshland of Southwest Louisiana. One thread running through the series will be the multi-generation feud between the British and the Acadians, something that remains an issue in the area. The video trailer at the bottom of this page introduces my feuding families who've lived on neighboring ranches for several generations. I invite you to watch the video book trailer below for TALL DARK STRANGER, the first book in the series. which is now complete and posted on Amazon, as is the second book in the series, THE FINAL TURN. Other books will be following. If you contact me I can keep you posted.
TALL DARK STRANGER: Six months after his fiancée's declared missing and presumed drowned, Joe Broussard's stunned to find her 150 miles from home with no memory of him. Anne has no reason to believe the man claiming to be her fiancé is not telling the truth because she gave birth to a son and has no idea who the father is, which has haunted her from the moment she found herself in a homeless shelter with no memory of who she was or how she got there. But when she returns to once-familiar surroundings and fragments of memory begin to surface, unexpected passion blooms… until Anne's parents intervene with a court order to become the baby's legal guardians. Can Joe pull Anne from the grip of her rich and powerful family, or will they destroy their relationship and fuel a multi-generational feud? BUY NOW
THE FINAL TURN: When Piper Harrison offers to exercise Henri Broussards racing quarter horses for free she has one goal in mind—be the jockey to race Ragamuffin, the thoroughbred filly under his training. There's one glitch in her plan. Henri's grandson, Ace, owns of the filly, and he's against any dealings with a Harrison. Still, while a multi-generational feud between the families raises more than hackles between the pair, unwanted passions blossom, and before long Ace sees more in Piper than simply a workout rider for his grandfather's horses. In fact, she might just be the jockey to take Rags into her first stakes race, one that would pit Piper against one of her father's racehorses. BUY NOW
THE FINAL TURN: When Piper Harrison offers to exercise Henri Broussards racing quarter horses for free she has one goal in mind—be the jockey to race Ragamuffin, the thoroughbred filly under his training. There's one glitch in her plan. Henri's grandson, Ace, owns of the filly, and he's against any dealings with a Harrison. Still, while a multi-generational feud between the families raises more than hackles between the pair, unwanted passions blossom, and before long Ace sees more in Piper than simply a workout rider for his grandfather's horses. In fact, she might just be the jockey to take Rags into her first stakes race, one that would pit Piper against one of her father's racehorses. BUY NOW
FLIGHT OF FANCY: The last person Pike Broussard wants back in his life is the woman who dumped him to run off with a man who conned him out of his life savings, but Kate's in dire straits, and although he'd rather hop into a snake pit than get involved with her again, he finds himself drawn to this desperate blue-eyed beauty and her four-year-old daughter. Kate soon discovers she's not as over Pike as she thought, but whether or not either want a relationship, they've got one. The question is, will they get their second chance at love before a desperate man silences the one person who could send him to jail for a very long time? BUY NOW
THIRD TIME AROUND: Georgia's wedding day came to a screeching halt when she caught her fiancé in a clench with her maid of honor. When she's ready for a second chance at the altar, an untimely attraction to a hot Cajun cowboy with a healing touch catches her off guard. Once word's out that she's about to ditch her fiancé for one of the Cajuns next door, Georgia's father lets the man know that marrying his daughter is not an option. But telling Hank Broussard he can't do something is like waving a red flag at a bull. The only thing that crosses his mind is, "challenge accepted." The question is, will Georgia choose her father's polar opposite, or settle for ParkerBarclay III and relive the past? (Coming in early 2021)
THIRD TIME AROUND: Georgia's wedding day came to a screeching halt when she caught her fiancé in a clench with her maid of honor. When she's ready for a second chance at the altar, an untimely attraction to a hot Cajun cowboy with a healing touch catches her off guard. Once word's out that she's about to ditch her fiancé for one of the Cajuns next door, Georgia's father lets the man know that marrying his daughter is not an option. But telling Hank Broussard he can't do something is like waving a red flag at a bull. The only thing that crosses his mind is, "challenge accepted." The question is, will Georgia choose her father's polar opposite, or settle for ParkerBarclay III and relive the past? (Coming in early 2021)
