Follow Your Heart: A Novel (Catalina Cove Book 4)

"Imagine a budding romance happening in a small town on the Bayou close to the City of New Orleans, where the people are friendly, the food is amazing, and the town is known for its blueberries and you have book 4 of the Cataline Cove series, Follow Your Heart.Mama Laverne is at again with her match making subversions and this time her attention is on her great granddaughter Victoria Madaris. Now Victoria is quite content with her life. She is a successful television journalist on a popular news station, she is enjoying the cottage she rented that resides on an apple orchard, and she has made friends with many of the residence in Catalina Cove. But she knows Mama Laverne is persistent and has a 100% success ratio in matching the members of their family with their soulmate. Victoria fully trusts Mama Laverne’s selection of a mate for her. The catch is Mama Laverne doesn’t tell Victoria who the man is, she must wait for the man to approach her. So, when she happens to bump into long-time family friend Tanner Jamison in New Orleans, she assumes this is the man Mama Laverne must have chosen for her. When Tanner asks her out on a date, she knows for sure he us the man. Or is he?Victoria meets Roman Malone Jr., who is an up-and-coming politician and just elected Senator for the state of Texas. They meet at the news station where she works, and he is there for an interview. Roman looked familiar, then she remembered that he is the Godson to her uncle and introduces herself. The attraction is instant between the two though both try to hide it.Roman is not looking for love just some time away from all the press, stress and work in D.C. After the interview, he is headed to Catalina Cove, the perfect place to get away and relax. But when he finds out that Victoria lives there, it’s the icing on the cake for him and he hopes to run into her again. Of course, they run into each other in Catalina Cove and the romance is on!I could not put this book down! I was drawn into Victoria & Roman’s love story I sighed during the romantic moments, was caught up with the twist & turns, enjoyed the steamy love scenes, and there is even another love story that readers will adore.As all her fans know, Brenda Jackson is an amazing writer and this time she lures you into the world of Cataline Cove where the cast of characters feel like family and the place feels like home.

Exceptionally written. I love the characters in the book. A real page turner. Mrs Jackson really out did herself this time.

This was a good read! For those of us who are older and have been married for a while (Golden Girls/Years) this added some spice to my morning time in bed...!

Once again Mama Felicia Laverne has out smarter her great brands and their friends. She got two for the price of a blueberry muffin.

Brenda Jackson returns to Catalina Cove for another heartwarming story of love and happily ever after...times two!I have thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series and each new addition has me eager for a return visit to this idyllic little town on the Louisiana coast. If this was a real town I'd be booking a flight, packing my bags, and making plans to meet up with all my favorite Catalina Cove characters. Oh, and also making reservations for breakfast, lunch, and dinner because fresh seafood (yum), baked delights from the apple orchard (double yum), and fresh blueberry muffins at the Witherspoon Café? Yes, please!I'm partial to the friends-to-lovers trope, especially when the author takes her time with the couple and that's exactly what Jackson does with Roman and Victoria. I enjoyed their conversations, the subtle flirting, the time they took to discover common interests. By the time they explored the flames of their desire for one another they had built a solid foundation of mutual friendship, trust, and respect to support the love that was beginning to flourish and would, hopefully, see them through looming obstacles. Because, oh yes, there are obstacles.The secondary romance in this book is also enjoyable though that couple has a very different dynamic from Roman and Victoria. The threads among the four characters intertwine enough to add complexity and tension to the story without creating an abundance of angst and the second HEA is a nice bonus. Plus, the twist at the end related to the secondary couple was a fun surprise I did not see coming.Even though Follow Your Heart is the fourth book in the Catalina Cove series, it stands very well on its own. Readers new to the series can jump into Roman and Victoria's story without missing a beat. This book also has a tie-in to Jackson's popular Madaris series. Fans of that series will no doubt enjoy revisiting a few of those characters as well.4.5 Stars

Follow your heart is a fantastic book to read. Like all of Ms. Jackson books I've read to date, it's a book that's hard to put down. Thank you Ms. Jackson. I can always count on your books to relax me after a long day at work.

Jackson did a great job with two concurrent major storylines. It kept things dynamic and interesting. I loved the linked but distinct nature of the two emerging romances.

This story was a beautiful story of love and togetherness. Mama Felicia Laverne Madaris struck again and made two home runs! Victoria’s and Roman’s story is beautiful and full of love even if that love began with doubts in the end love prevailed.Victoria’s and Roman’s story as well as Tanner’s and Lyric’s story was about love - true love that endures the test of time. Mrs Jackson has done it again! “Follow Your Heart” not only was about love but it reminded us of family and friendship. It updated us on the Madaris’ family and friends as well as the Catalina Cove’s friends from previous books.Loved the story and can’t wait to read to find out what Mama Laverne and Mrs Jackson has next on the agenda for us!

I enjoy all her books

The Catalina Cove series is awesome!!