Bayou Stories

the originals - season one ⚜️ When Caelia finds her best friend in the city of New Orleans after Hayley had been held captive by a coven of desperate witches, she is shocked to learn what trouble alcohol and bad life decisions had gotten them into. Now, she must figure out how to keep Hayley out of harm's way - and not die trying. Vampires, voodoo, werewolves and on top of that the notorious Klaus Mikaelson - what could possibly go wrong? ⚜ "How are you dealing with this so far?" "I may consider becoming an alcoholic."

"They call me the wild rose, but my name was Elisa Day. Why they call me it I do not know. For my name was Elisa Day" Beauty does not last forever. It fades and wrinkles like the wild, red roses that grow down by the river. He could not bear to watch her beautiful face the same fate as the rose he held in his hand.

Fun. That's all Maria wanted, needed, in her freshman year of college, nothing harmful. But, when an exclusive clique dares her to break into the Wintermill Plantation, things go a little off course. The owner of the old plantation, Amias, finds her. And he doesn't plan on letting her go anytime soon. --------- "This is some pretty serious The Princess and The Frog shit, Amias." He looks to me quizzically. "Your fascination with that movie is getting out of hand." Excuse me? Out of hand? If you are tre king through the bayou with a human-alligator-repellent, there is no such thing as out of hand. --------- I look at my wrist, where his gaze lies unwavering. There lie not only the bruises from both his and Isaac's manhandling, but also a faint black mark. Probably from the fall in here. Before I can question the man, he walks off. And now I'm freaking stuck in the cellars. Great. Freaking fabulous.... At least there's wine. --------- Will update... after I get my confidence up writing some other books. Working out the kinks and planning ahead, just want to make sure this one is good enough for all y'all amazing peeps.

Master Sergeant Grant Baker has lived a blessed life. He has his dream job, married his high school sweetheart and has three smart, healthy, though sometimes sassy children. However dangerous, his role as Team Chief with Alpha Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion has always left him feeling as if he is making a difference in the world along with his brother Marines. Then the unthinkable happened on the anniversary of his nation's independence in a foreign land and everything changed. Little more than a year after the injuries and loss he suffered that day, and just when he was given a sliver of hope for the future from his lifelong best friends, he meets Marcel Durand. Supposedly a Fish and Wildlife Service Officer but actually a former French Legionnaire and formidable operator in his own right, Durand is searching for a long fabled treasure hidden somewhere along the Mississippi River by the long dead river pirates of the early 19th century. Eventually there is only one thing separating Durand from what he believes is his rightful inheritance, and his name is Grant Baker. Follow Grant's journey through despair and depression as he regains the vision of the warrior he once was, his endeavor to enact vengeance upon those who caused the loss that so destroyed him all while overcoming both the internal obstacles of his own making and the external that Durand and his followers present along the way.

*This is a Short Story* A young boy grows up in the marsh of Becker, Mississippi with his grandmother. He never remembers his parents, but he uses the descriptions provided by his grandma to conjure these images of who they used to be. As he follows a butterfly into the marsh, he discovers something he never thought he'd see.

James is a young black musician playing jazz in New Orleans during the prohibition years. After an unfortunate encounter with the Ku Klux Klan, he will have to give up his lazy city life and find refuge in the bayou.

Yasmin Lysana Brown is the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown (No she isnt really their child) She comes from a long line of Louisiana conjure women. I was bored and wanted to write this. Plus im a huge fan of Whitney Houston! #RIPMsHouston!

A recent unsolved murder shakes the small town of L'endroit caché and reminds a former sheriff of the blood on his hands...

Sassy's name may have changed to Lady Mina Sobek, but she is still determined to rescue her mother from the Gaunt Man's menagerie of horrors. Thrown into ever-deepening social waters, she must wade through the intrigues between the other shapeshifting clans in Lusian City. Her family, the gators, have other plans which will haul them from the bayou backwaters and into the light. Seeing Jack of Hilltop tugs at the few dreams she wove for herself and Mina must choose to confess her love or let him go, both options may get him killed. Joss, the charismatic Lord of the Ophidian clan, offers guidance, magical knowledge, and other secrets he keeps for himself. He might be a better match, but it's up to Lady Mina to discover if he is a better man. Freeing her mother hinges on the elusive Lady Melusine, the only person who understands the Menageries and the identity of The Gaunt Man. The high-society debutant has no interest in putting her own skin on the line unless Lady Mina talks fast enough.

Down in Louisiana, stories are told from generation to generation. From grandparent to grandchild. The story you're about to read, well, it's your choice if you choose to believe it or not. When you dance with the devil, There's a price to pay; He gave it all for his lovers way.

Allie was forced to move all the way from Chicago to Louisiana, leaving behind everything Allie had ever known. Miserable, Allie hadn't really tried to befriend any of the southerners until one day Annabelle Dixon was kind enough to invite her over for a sleepover. Alone in an old house, Allie and Annabelle face the untold horrors of the bayou together.

a wolf located deep in the heart in the bayous of new orleans.

Tessa has roamed the Louisiana bayou for the past one hundred years mourning the lost of her lover. Just as she prepares to end her own suffering and immortality, fate intervenes.

Following her grandmother's death, Tess goes back to her childhood home to sort out her grandmother's affairs. Inside she finds secrets about her family and begins to question: Even if she left the swamp, did she ever truly leave?

3 mysterious men arrive with their terminally ill father to small yet bustling town of Ashen Bayou,Louisiana named after it's founder Claude Van Ashen. Strange occurrences begin to plague their town. leaving young & curious Delia Boleyn to uncover the secrets behind the men. Meanwhile she finds herself possibly falling in love with the eldest son..

When you're just a girl who has only lived in Columbus, Ohio, decides to take on the bayou's LSU tigers. You're also the girl that falls for a Louisiana boy, who happens to play football, Ja'Marr Chase