Envié

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Beau LaLonde tried to end the legacy. He pawned Miranda’s guitar, buried the truth, and warned his son that fame costs more than it gives. Rand brings the guitar home anyway. Inside the battered case, Miranda Marie LaLonde’s name waits beneath faded gold leaf. Hidden within the instrument is a Gris-Gris carrying the gift that once lifted Beau from the Louisiana bayou to stages across America. It brought him talent, recognition, and enough money to save Fò Miranda, the family home. It also demanded a price. Now the guitar will not stay silent. Music comes too easily. Doors begin to open. And the presence of a girl who died before she could become famous turns its attention to the next LaLonde. As desire becomes need, Rand must decide whether he is following his own path or completing the destiny Miranda was denied more than forty years ago. Envié is a haunting tale of inheritance, ambition, and the terrible price of becoming unforgettable. Author’s Comment Miranda Everlasting brings together three connected novellas originally published separately:Fò Miranda, Envié, and Gris-Gris. For this definitive collection, each story has been extensively rewritten, expanded, and refined while remaining true to the original. While the beloved characters, rich family history, Southern Louisiana setting, and central legends remain intact, the prose, atmosphere, continuity, and emotional depth have been significantly deepened. Together, these revised stories now form a seamless, complete generational saga of Miranda Marie LaLonde and the inheritance that refuses to die.