This novella is book 1 in Kathy Ivan’s Texas Boudreaux Brotherhood.

This was a fairly low angst, small town, & closed door romantic suspense. I liked the burgeoning relationship between Rafe and Tessa. The Boudreaux family is huge and I love how they welcomed Tessa to the town and family.

I do think the world building, especially the introduction of so many people, overwhelmed the development of the mystery/suspense and the romance plots. Combined with repetitive writing left me wanting more substance to what should have been the main focus.

Overall a easy and quick listen. Now that (I hope) the background has been established I’m interested in continuing to see if future books offer more development.

Narration:
This was my first time listening to both Alex Knox and Tieran Wilder. They were a good fit for the characters and writing. I enjoyed both of their performances.

Narration note: There were some production issues - long breaks in the middle of paragraphs. These gaps kept making me think that the playback was stopping for no reason.