Hello Readers,

Welcome to Shiloh Springs, Texas! Don’t you just love a small Texas town where the people are neighborly, the gossip plentiful, and the heroes are…well, heroic, not to mention easy on the eyes! I love everything about Texas, which I why I’ve made the great state my home for over thirty years. There’s no other place like it. From the delicious Tex-Mex food and downhome barbecue, the majestic scenery and friendly atmosphere, the people and places of the Lone Star state are as unique and colorful as you’ll find anywhere.

The Texas Boudreau Brotherhood series centers on a group of foster brothers, men who would have ended up in the system if not for Douglas and Patricia Boudreau. Instead of being hardened by life’s hardships and bad circumstances beyond their control, they found a family who loved and accepted them, and gave them a place to call home. Sometimes brotherhood is more than sharing the same DNA.

While there are a lot of Boudreau brothers (and we can’t forget Nica), there are also some interesting characters that have made their way into Shiloh Springs and into readers hearts, and I know you’re curious about some of them. So, I’m going to be writing stories about some of them, like Antonio’s boss with the FBI, Derrick Williamson. He’s been back and forth between Austin and Shiloh Springs enough that the locals have gotten to know him well. Now, it’s your turn to find out more about Derrick.

Derrick isn’t a Boudreau per se, but he’s been around the Boudreau family long enough that I thought he needed his own story. Derrick’s got his hands full when his ex-wife drops his 9-year-old son in his lap and leaves for parts unknown. Wanting to give his son a stable life, Derrick decides to buy a second home in Shiloh Springs. The added perk is he’ll get to see a lot more of Daisy Parker, the owner of the local diner. I hope I did Derrick, Ian, and Daisy’s story justice in the telling.

If you’ve read my other romantic suspense books (the New Orleans Connection series and Cajun Connection series), you’ll be familiar with the Boudreau name. Turns out there are a whole lot of Boudreaus out there, just itching to have their stories told. (Douglas is the brother of Gator Boudreau, patriarch of the New Orleans branch of the Boudreau family. Oh, and did I mention they have another brother – Hank “The Tank” Boudreau?)

So, sit back and relax. The pace of small-living might be less hectic than the big city, but small towns hold secrets, excitement, and heroes who ride to the rescue. And don’t you just love a Texas cowboy?

Kathy Ivan