BRODY TEXAS BOUDREAU BROTHERHOOD By KATHY IVAN COPYRIGHT Brody – Original Copyright © April 2020 by Kathy Ivan Cover by Elizabeth Mackay of EMGRAPHICS Release date: March 2020 Kindle Edition All Rights Reserved This book is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are fictionally used. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons living or dead is coincidental. No part of this book may be reproduced, downloaded, transmitted, decompiled, reverse engineered, stored in or introduced to any information storage and retrieval system, in any form, whether electronic or mechanical without the author’s written permission. Scanning, uploading or distribution of this book via the Internet or any other means without permission is prohibited. Please purchase only authorized electronic versions, and do not participate in, or encourage pirated electronic versions. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Description Books by Kathy Ivan Author’s Note Editorial Reviews Dedications and Acknowledgements Newsletter Sign Up Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five – Epilogue Excerpt from Ridge Newsletter Sign Up Books by Kathy Ivan About the Author BRODY – Texas Boudreau Brotherhood While local Fire Chief Brody Boudreau has his hands full with a series of suspected arsons plaguing his small town of Shiloh Springs, he finds it impossible to stop thinking about its newest resident. When Beth Stewart’s ex-husband escapes from behind bars and threatens her and her young daughter, can Brody protect the woman he’s come to love, or will he lose his chance at happiness before it even begins? BOOKS BY KATHY IVAN www.kathyivan.com/books.html TEXAS BOUDREAU BROTHERHOOD Rafe Antonio Brody NEW ORLEANS CONNECTION SERIES Desperate Choices Connor’s Gamble Relentless Pursuit Ultimate Betrayal Keeping Secrets Sex, Lies and Apple Pies Deadly Justice Wicked Obsession Hidden Agenda Spies Like Us Fatal Intentions New Orleans Connection Series Box Set: Books 1-3 New Orleans Connection Series Box Set: Books 4-7 CAJUN CONNECTION SERIES Saving Sarah Saving Savannah Saving Stephanie Guarding Gabi LOVIN’ LAS VEGAS SERIES It Happened In Vegas Crazy Vegas Love Marriage, Vegas Style A Virgin In Vegas Vegas, Baby! Yours For The Holidays Match Made In Vegas One Night In Vegas Last Chance In Vegas Lovin’ Las Vegas (box set books 1-3) OTHER BOOKS BY KATHY IVAN Second Chances (Destiny’s Desire Book #1) Losing Cassie (Destiny’s Desire Book #2) Dear Reader, 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 around 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 and 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. 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.) 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 to ride to the rescue. And who doesn’t love a Texas cowboy? Kathy Ivan EDITORIAL REVIEWS “Kathy Ivan’s books are addictive, you can’t read just one.” —Susan Stoker, NYT Bestselling Author “Kathy Ivan’s books give you everything you’re looking for and so much more.” —Geri Foster, USA Today and NYT Bestselling Author of the Falcon Securities Series “In Shiloh Springs, Kathy Ivan has crafted warm, engaging characters that will steal your heart and a mystery that will keep you reading to the very last page.” —Barb Han, USA TODAY and Publisher’s Weekly Bestselling Author “This is the first I have read from Kathy Ivan and it won’t be the last.” —Night Owl Reviews “I highly recommend Desperate Choices. Readers can’t go wrong here!” —Melissa, Joyfully Reviewed “I loved how the author wove a very intricate storyline with plenty of intriguing details that led to the final reveal…” —Night Owl Reviews Desperate Choices—Winner 2012 International Digital Award—Suspense Desperate Choices—Best of Romance 2011 –Joyfully Reviewed DEDICATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A special shout out to all the readers who keep me going. Knowing you enjoy my books and want more, I have to admit there’s no greater feeling in the world. To my sister, Mary. She is always there, helping me, encouraging me, and generally doing whatever it takes to get the writing done. Trust me, if she wasn’t there prodding me, the books might never be finished. And, as always, I dedicate every book to my mother, Betty Sullivan. She loved reading and shared that love for books with me at a young age. She instilled in me the joy of reading from an early age and a love of romance. Her belief in happily ever after keeps me writing. More about Kathy and her books can be found at WEBSITE: www.kathyivan.com Follow Kathy on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kathyivanauthor Follow Kathy on Twitter at twitter.com/@kathyivan Follow Kathy at BookBub bookbub.com/profile/kathy-ivan NEWSLETTER SIGN UP Don’t want to miss out on any new books, contests, and free stuff? Sign up to get my newsletter. I promise not to spam you, and only send out notifications/e-mails whenever there’s a new release or contest/giveaway. Click the link and join today! http://eepurl.com/baqdRX BRODY By KATHY IVAN CHAPTER ONE Watching the last smoldering board collapse onto the darkened, scorched earth, Brody Boudreau felt a growing weariness deep in his bones. This fire had burned hotter than an inferno. Hotter than a normal fire. His suspicion? It had been intentionally set. He’d wait until things cooled down enough to start a formal investigation, but his gut told him an accelerant aided in the destruction of the deserted old barn. The only bright spot in an otherwise hellish night was the building had been abandoned
