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    Carnival Confessions: A Mardi Gras Novella
    Carnival Confessions: A Mardi Gras Novella
    Carnival Confessions: A Mardi Gras Novella
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    Carnival Confessions: A Mardi Gras Novella

    By Cherie Claire

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    Deep secrets emerge behind Carnival masks!

     

    Attorney Cameron Reed is not too pleased to be paired off in a court case with Stephanie Bertrand, a New Orleans socialite whose privileged background is vastly different from Cameron's bayou upbringing. But when Cameron overhears Stephanie's boyfriend asking another woman out, he feels it his duty to tell her of her financé's betrayal.

     

    Wearing a mask and sneaking into a Mardi Gras ball, Cameron plans to inform Stephanie of her boyfriend's tryst but never gets a chance. Instead, a tipsy Stephanie delivers a confession. Not only is she not dating the man in question, but she is also secretly enamored with Cameron. And because she assumes Cameron does not return the feelings, Stephanie plans to take a job in an Atlanta law firm.

     

    Like the wild Mardi Gras festivities, Cameron's world turns upside down at the news. But how can he make amends to the woman he nicknamed "Deb" for debutante, and convince her to remain in New Orleans — and hopefully in his arms.

     

    BOOK DETAILS 
    • Contemporary romance
    • Set in New Orleans during Carnival

    • A novella of approximately 7,500 words 
    • PG-rated content: No steamy love scenes! 

     

    Other books by Cherie Claire:

    The Viola Valentine Mystery Series

    A Ghost of a Chance

    Ghost Town

    Trace of a Ghost

    Ghost Trippin'

    Give Up The Ghost

    The Ghost is Clear

    Ghost Fever

     

    The Cajun Embassy

    Ticket to Paradise

    Damn Yankees

    Gone Pecan

     

    The Cajun Series

    Emilie

    Rose

    Gabrielle

    Delphine

    A Cajun Dream

    The Letter

     

    Non-fiction titles by Cheré Coen:

    Magic's in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets with Jude Bradley

    Exploring Cajun Country: A Tour of Historic Acadiana

    Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana

    Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHappy Gris Gris Publishing
    Release dateDec 9, 2016
    ISBN9781540182913
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      Carnival Confessions - Cherie Claire

      Carnival Confessions

      Chapter One

      Cameron scanned the floor of the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, a sea of black and white elegance in stark contrast to the colorful bawdiness of the Carnival crowds outside. Even in his rented evening attire of white tie and tails, Cameron felt completely out of his element, more like an orchestra conductor than a bayou boy attending his first traditional Carnival ball.

      The formal event was the last thing Cameron wanted to do on Mardi Gras, when the city was exploding with parades, parties and concerts. His tastes ran more toward Geno Delafose playing hot zydeco at the House of Blues. If he hadn’t overheard Steve Whitfield making a pass at the junior lawyer at his firm, he’d be downing a beer with his buddies in the French Quarter now. But he had heard the jerk. He couldn’t back out.

      Your invitation, sir? the man at the door asked.

      Cameron offered his most charming smile. Left it in my other suit. Surely, you can let a krewe member in without a ticket.

      The man cringed. It’s not a ticket, he said as if the word was vulgar. We only send out personal invitations.

      Whatever, Cameron answered. If you’d just let me speak to Stephanie Bertrand, we could clear this up.

      The man ignored Cameron, accepting the invitation of the couple to his right. No invitation, no admittance, he said without looking back.

      Fine. Cameron headed for the parking lot. He’d ditch the coat and tie in his car and head over to Decatur Street. He could taste the beer now, feel the exciting hum, like a beating heart, of the zydeco dance crowd.

      But as he reached the door handle leading outside, the words Whitfield had uttered came back to haunt him. He had to tell Stephanie. He had to warn her somehow that the man she was going to marry was a first class jerk and womanizer.

      Cameron leaned his head back and sighed. Why he cared so much for the spoiled debutante was beyond him. He never would have come near Stephanie had they not been thrown together on a law case. She was the daughter of the law firm’s owner. Raised in money. Educated in the finest schools. Guaranteed a position at the city’s finest law firm. About

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