Midnight in Ruby Bayou by Elizabeth Lowell

Patriarch Davis is a drunk in trouble with the mob. The Montegeaus are an interesting family. Most of the book takes place in Savannah at a jewelry show and in the bayou at the home of the Montegeau family. Faith and Walker had been attracted to each other since they met, and the close quarters during the trip helped move their relationship along as they worked on overcoming their trust issues. The action never stops, but Walker and Faith’s relationship grows at the same speed. Lowell manages to nicely balance the romance and suspense. He blames himself for his brother’s death, and his guilt causes him to hold people at a distance for fear of letting someone down again. Walker is a southern gentleman whose charming exterior hides a man who can be dangerous when threatened. Having just escaped a bad relationship, Faith isn’t in the mood to trust men at the moment.

She’s also independent and feels a little alone since her twin sister, Honor (from Amber Beach), got married and started a family. As Kyle’s gut is often proven correct, their oldest brother, Archer (from Pearl Cove), hires former bayou rat and good friend Owen Walker to protect Faith.įaith is an amazingly talented designer. All the Donovans know is that Faith’s jewelry shop has been broken into, and her brother Kyle (from Jade Island) has a bad gut feeling about the fourteen rubies she received to make into a wedding present for her old college roommate. Unfortunately, the mafiya has been told that Faith has the big prize, a huge and perfect ruby surrounded by pearls and diamonds, called the Heart of Midnight.

Someone stole a fortune in precious rubies from the Soviet Union, and now a member of the Russian mafiya wants them back. Jewelry designer Faith Donovan needs protection. Rubies, ghosts, and a bayou – oh my! With Midnight in Ruby Bayou, Elizabeth Lowell concludes the Donovan quartet with a romantic thriller that moves from Seattle to the Low Country of Georgia.

Midnight in Ruby Bayou by Elizabeth Lowell