This is the Dassas Cormier Mystery Series, set in southwest Louisiana in the 1920s. The stories are told in first person by the charming and often amusing Dassas.

BAYOU RHAPSODY is the second novel in the Hearts of Marshall's Bayou romance series, set in southwest Louisiana in 1920. Mae Stickler, the wild woman of the marsh and a true suffragette, returns home for a quick visit and meets Daniel Griffin, the new Methodist minister. The attraction she feels for Daniel threatens her plans to leave, but her reputation could threaten his career if she doesn't. When a hurricane hits Marshall's Bayou, the town is thrown into turmoil, as are Mae and Daniel when they give into their desires.

This book is both touching and spicy--lots of fun to read.