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Rumble on the Bayou
by
Jana Deleon (Goodreads Author)
Deputy Dorie Berenger knew it was going to be a rough day when the alligator she found in the town drunk's swimming pool turned out to be stoned. On heroin. Now she has some big-shot city slicker from the DEA trying to take over her turf. And Agent Richard Starke is everything she'd feared-brash, demanding and way too handsome for his own good. Or hers.
The folks of Gator
...moreMass Market Paperback, 325 pages
Published
October 3rd 2006
by Leisure Books
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I started this one for my romance meeting thinking it would be a lighthearted romantic mystery similar to an Evanovich. Set in Louisiana, Dorie is an officer called in to do something about an alligator a citizen discovered lounging in her pool. Turns out the gator has a good grip on a backpack filled with drugs and money and as they remove it they also find a severed finger. Uh oh! Big time crime isn't something Dorie is used to and she's not looking forward to dealing with the big shot DEA's o...more
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This was really a fun read with a vastly entertaining cast of characters!
Dorie is a small town Deputy used to dealing with small town problems, with the occasional alligator thrown in. When she finds a bag of money and drugs in an inebriated alligator's mouth as he floats languidly in a pool, she knows it's just a matter of time before some other government agents descend upon her. She's proven right when arrogant but hunky DEA agent Richard shows up determined to take over the case without givi...more
Dorie is a small town Deputy used to dealing with small town problems, with the occasional alligator thrown in. When she finds a bag of money and drugs in an inebriated alligator's mouth as he floats languidly in a pool, she knows it's just a matter of time before some other government agents descend upon her. She's proven right when arrogant but hunky DEA agent Richard shows up determined to take over the case without givi...more
This book was ok. That's really all I can say about it.
The characters as set up were good, but at the end, they kind of devolved until they were acting out the preferred end of the author, not really what would really happen. The male lead had really no personality even though there was an attempt at it with his whole back story.
The female characeter ended up at the end waiting for the guy to come get her and putting up only a token resistance to him arranging their whole future together witho...more
The characters as set up were good, but at the end, they kind of devolved until they were acting out the preferred end of the author, not really what would really happen. The male lead had really no personality even though there was an attempt at it with his whole back story.
The female characeter ended up at the end waiting for the guy to come get her and putting up only a token resistance to him arranging their whole future together witho...more
Richard works for the DEA and has been trying for his entire career with them to locate a notorious drug dealer/murderer. This guy's name is Roland and his new whereabouts is in Gator Bait where Dorie is deputy. The beginning of the story has Dorie spouting off wisecracks especially at "Dick" and it's funny but the "funny" dies down awfully quick with tough guy Richard suddenly growing a sensitive side, completely changing his personality. Yup, a bit too hokey. The reader can smell romance comin...more
Dorie Bannester knew it was a bad day when she was called to extract an alligator from a private swimming pool. The alligator had a backpack in its mouth along with a finger. No one was missing and the alligator was unresponsive---because it was high on one of the bags of heroin it busted from the backpack. So begins Dorie's next case...finding the owner of the backpack and the owner of the finger (who was probably the owner of the backpack) if he or she were alive.
I liked the story. The beginni...more
I liked the story. The beginni...more
Jul 30, 2011
Beth Moorhead
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Back cover - "Deputy Dorie Berenger knew it was going to be a rough day when the alligator she found in the town drunk's swimming pool turned out to be stoned. On heroin. Now she has some big shot city clicker from the DEA trying to take over her turf. And Agent Richard Strake is everything she feared - brash, demanding and way too handsome fore his own good. Or hers The folks of Gator Bait, Louisiana may know everything about each other, but they sure are not going to share it with an outsider....more
Deputy Dorie Berenger is called out to a local home to deal with a gator in the woman's pool. Turns out the gater is stoned on heroine found in the backpack in the gator's mouth. And there beings this tale of small town Louisiana and its residents. The law is Dorie and her friend-like-a-brother Joe, two deputies who play dumb and act smart and who tolerate the eccentricities in this town they love.
In walks DEA agent Richard Starke on the trail of a long time criminal and killer. He stirs up a wh...more
In walks DEA agent Richard Starke on the trail of a long time criminal and killer. He stirs up a wh...more
3.5 stars
I liked this debut novel from Ms DeLeon. The heroine was kick-ass and the hero was tough but had issues too. There were a few twists that I didn't see coming but it just made the story that much more interesting. The sex, or what there was of it, was okay and not that strong. At least, not as strong as some that I've read. I loved the secondary characters and especially got a kick out of Maylene. As far as the mystery goes, I guessed several characters throughout the book, and even gues...more
I liked this debut novel from Ms DeLeon. The heroine was kick-ass and the hero was tough but had issues too. There were a few twists that I didn't see coming but it just made the story that much more interesting. The sex, or what there was of it, was okay and not that strong. At least, not as strong as some that I've read. I loved the secondary characters and especially got a kick out of Maylene. As far as the mystery goes, I guessed several characters throughout the book, and even gues...more
I enjoyed this book, really, but my interest waned abut mid-way. I think this book was struggling between being a 'Romance' and a 'Mystery.' Now this can be done and with great fervor, however, this was a first novel and it hadn't quite been accomplished. It was a book that I could predict the outcome. As far as Romance I was rooting for Dorie all the way. I liked her and her friends. As far as the Mystery...well it had been done before thus there were too many clues for me.
Why 3 stars then? Bec...more
Why 3 stars then? Bec...more
It was pretty good. I get a kick out of other reviewers saying that the book was good but they didn't appreciate/skipped the sex. C'mon, there wasn't that much in it, you skipped it? That's like "I had the cake but I took the frosting off because I didn't want to be that decadent!"
The mystery was fine, but I wasn't that connected to the townspeople that I didn't really care about the whodunnit? The author could have delved into Dorie's parentage a little bit more, and I thought it was lame when...more
The mystery was fine, but I wasn't that connected to the townspeople that I didn't really care about the whodunnit? The author could have delved into Dorie's parentage a little bit more, and I thought it was lame when...more
Funny. Read it at the beach or anyplace where no one knows you. You don't want to be caught holding this book, so let me recommend reading it on a Nook. It would be too embarrassing to tell your friends you actually read this kind of book and enjoyed it. I peel through her books quickly waiting for the Janet Evanovitch books to come out. To make amends for reading such fun stuff, I counter with a serious dose of History or Classics.
I picked this book up because the description of a gator high on heroin sounded so hilarious. It was a pretty good read, though. It gave a really fun look at small town life and the lengths people will go to protect themselves. The characters were totally over the top and fun. There were even a few interesting twists and turns along the way. A fun read.
Jana Deleon does it again. Rumble on the Bayou is mystery, romance and humor all rolled into one great story. She paints a picture of rural, small-town life in Louisiana, and makes you believe you are there. Her characters are complex and yet individual. There is no better art than to believe in the characters and their surroundings PLUS make us laugh
Great read, fast-paced and fun; with a mystery just waiting to be solved.
Great read, fast-paced and fun; with a mystery just waiting to be solved.
this book started out with dorie being called to get an alligator out of a swimming pool. This gater had a mouth full of drugs, money and a finger.
this book is full of laughs and suspense.
I would recommend this to anybody that loves a good romp with a book.
this book is full of laughs and suspense.
I would recommend this to anybody that loves a good romp with a book.
Pretty good. Picked up in mystery section and it looked like it had a sense of humor and quirky characters. Delivered on that. Didn't think it was going to have adult "romance" overtone too, which was fine but just not what I typically read. Good quick mind candy.
This is one of the best books I've read all year! It made me laugh, cry, chuckle...the characters of Gator Bait were just fantastic and so very unique, looking forward to findingmore of Jana's books --- would of rated it a 10, if the stars went that high!
This was just a fun book to read. After all, how can you go wrong when the local deputy is called out because there's a stoned alligator in a swimming pool? I couldn't stop reading it once I started. Great dialogue, wonderful characters.
Another great book by this author! Admittedly, this doesn't have the humor and the excitement of the mother in law series, but the story and the characters were all quite good.
A must read. Jana Deleon is awesome. Thanks to the free book on kindle fire. I'm hooked on her writing! Love ya Ms. Jana. Miss Helena too!
What a great book! The characters were compelling and the story keeps you moving right along. I read this one in only a few hours.
I wanted a more traditional romance HEA but there was some serious humor on the pages which made me a forever fan of Jana Deleon's work.
Great book. I am a Jana Deleon admirer despite the formula writing and the overdone love scenes.
A little too *adult* at times, but after some skipping ahead it was a fun, quick read.
Good book, but it had a couple of "racy" pages that I had to skim over.
It was ok. Kind of slow. Good read for passing the time, not one I'll read again.
This was a funny quirky book. I liked the strong female character rather than a wimpy one. It doesn't always have to be the male to step in and save the day.
This is a fun and quick read! I enjoyed it.
Got better as it went along.
Love it love it love it!
Fun chic lit.
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Jana DeLeon grew up among the bayous and small towns of southwest Louisiana. She's never actually found a dead body or seen a ghost, but she's still hoping. Jana started writing in 2001 and focuses on murderous plots set deep in the Louisiana bayous. By day, she writes very boring technical manuals for a software company in Dallas.
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