Lizzy Guidry is having the worst day of her life, thanks to newspaperman Martin Taylor, whose editorial has raised the ire of Lizzy's boss, the mayor of Santa Helena, California. Martin is on the verge of losing his newspaper, which is why he's buying yet another lottery ticket the night he runs into Lizzy. Still fuming, Lizzy beats him to it, nabbing the last ticket before the machines close. Topping off Martin's worst day, Lizzy's ticket wins. Only she doesn't know it.

As Martin attempts to romance his way to five million dollars, will he lose his heart in the process? Will they both realize that love, more than money, is the ticket to paradise?

BOOK DETAILS
• Contemporary romance
• Book One of Cherie's The Cajun Embassy series
• A full-length novel of approximately 90,000 words
• R-rated content: Steamy love scenes!

• Bonus — Gumbo and jambalaya recipes included

The Cajun Embassy series follows three Columbia journalism coeds homesick for Louisiana who find comfort at school in a bowl of Cajun gumbo. Each book — Ticket to Paradise, Damn Yankees and Gone Pecan — follow these dedicated friends as they make their way into the world. Because love — and a good gumbo — cures everything.

Books by Cherie Claire:

The Cajun Embassy

Ticket to Paradise

Damn Yankees

Gone Pecan

Carnival Confessions: A Mardi Gras Novella

The Cajuns historical saga

Emilie

Rose

Gabrielle

Delphine

A Cajun Dream

The Letter (novella)

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 (novella)

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