About the Book
Book: Blue Jean Bayou
Author: Janis Jakes
Genre: Contemporary Inspirational Romance
Release Date: June 12, 2026
After Jenna’s father dies, she travels to his cabin in the Texas Piney Woods to oversee the remodeling and ready the property for sale. She’s surprised when the contractor is a childhood crush – now a handsome man with a heart of gold.
Their friendship reignites, bringing the possibility of more…but at a price. Jenna, a business owner, loves the bustling streets of Manhattan. Creed, a military veteran with a hero’s past, finds refuge in small-town living.
When Jenna learns her father led a secret life, her world turns upside down, and she suspects Creed knows more than he’s telling.
As the truth about her father emerges, Jenna faces the secrets hidden in her own heart and must choose: a life of high heels and high rises or a meandering bayou with the man she now loves.
Excerpt from the Book
This Creed Johnson didn’t look like the nine-year-old Creed Johnson she’d promised to marry two decades ago. Nothing like this tall, handsome cowboy with the deep voice, muscled chest, and masculine presence.
“You look the same,” he said with an admiring twinkle in his eye.
Laughter slipped from her lips as one hand rose to sit on her hip with a bit of playful sass. “So…I still look eight years old?”
He was quick to catch up. “Not even close. But your hair was the giveaway. Once a ginger, always a ginger.”
“Not necessarily. When’s the last time you were in a hair salon?”
“Never. I’m more of a barber shop type.”
She crossed her arms. “After all these years, you never left Shelton’s Cove?”
“I left plenty of times.” He shrugged. “But I kept coming back until one day I finally decided to stay.”
“Kind of like my dad.”
“Exactly like your dad.”
Her dad. The man who talked in five-word sentences. The man who knew as much about braiding a little girl’s hair as repairing a broken lawn mower. And, the man who’d set the bar so high, no man on earth could come close.
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About the Author
Janis Jakes is an author of multiple contemporary and historical inspirational romances with an emphasis on courageous men, strong women, Texas sunsets, and happily ever after.