CLAIRE DELACROIX
Bestselling author Claire Delacroix sold her first romance, a medieval called THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE, in 1992. Since then, she has published more than forty-five romance novels and numerous novellas. She has also written under the names Claire Cross and Deborah Cooke. THE BEAUTY, part of her successful Bride Quest series, was her first book to land on the New York Times List of Bestselling Books.
RENEGADE'S HEART
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| RENEGADE'S HEART
ISBN: 9781927477007
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Released from the captivity
of the Fae, Murdoch Seton wants nothing more than to forget his lost years.
Undertaking a quest to recover treasure stolen from his family seems the perfect
solution - but Murdoch is not counting upon a curious maiden who holds both the
secret to the theft and his sole redemption.
Isabella is outraged to find
her brother’s keep besieged by a renegade knight - especially one who is too
handsome for his own good or hers. After a single encounter, she becomes
convinced that his cause is just and decides to unveil the true thief, never
imagining that their single shared kiss has launched a battle for Murdoch’s
very soul.
Learn more, read an excerpt and buy a copy here:
http://www.delacroix.net/trhX.html
GET TO KNOW CLAIRE DELACROIX
MAUREEN: Where do you most like to
read and how often?
CLAIRE: I like to read in bed.
Sometimes I only last five minutes; other times I’ll be reading all night.
MAUREEN:What’s your favorite kind of
story to get lost in?
MAUREEN: Do you believe in ghosts?
CLAIRE: Of course. I live with two.
MAUREEN:What’s next for you as an
author?
CLAIRE: Well, it’s been busy for all
of my names lately and I think that’s going to continue. As Claire Delacroix,
I’ve started this medieval Scottish series, The True Love Brides, to tell the
stories of the other siblings at Kinfairlie. THE RENEGADE’S HEART is available
now, and my plan is to publish the next three books in the series at six-month
intervals. So, I need to write THE HIGHLANDER’S CURSE and publish it in
December, then the next two books next year. I also have a novella coming out
this fall “No Halo Required”, which is linked to my Prometheus Project trilogy
and tells Tupperman’s story. (You can see the cover, right here: http://www.delacroix.net/nohaloX.html)
Also, in the past year, I’ve republished a lot of Delacroix titles that were
out of print, and republished four of my Claire Cross time travels as Delacroix
books. (http://www.delacroix.net/ttravels.html) It’s been a fascinating and
exciting process.
For Deborah Cooke, my
paranormal YA trilogy The Dragon Diaries is now all available - book #3,
BLAZING THE TRAIL, came out in June. So, those of you who don’t like to wait to
read the next installment can just dive in and read it all now! (http://www.deborahcooke.com/dragondiaries.html).
The next Dragonfire paranormal romance will be published in October. It’s
called EMBER’S KISS and is #8 in the series. (http://www.deborahcooke.com/emberX.html)
The hero is a dragon-shifter (of course) but he doesn’t want to be one. He’s
also a surfer trying to go pro. What’s interesting about this one is that it’s
the first heroine in the Dragonfire series with paranormal powers of her own. I
had a lot of fun with that, and the possibilities it created for future books.
I’ll have an announcement about what comes next for Dragonfire on my blog on
November 1.
I also republished my
Coxwell series of contemporary romances this month. They were originally
published under the pseudonym Claire Cross but now they’re Deborah Cooke books.
I really enjoyed revisiting these books and am thinking about what comes next
for me in contemporary romance. You can read about them right here: http://www.deborahcooke.com/coxwells.html
MAUREEN: What’s your favorite hobby?
CLAIRE: I knit a frightening amount.
MAUREEN: What’s your favorite fairy
tale?
CLAIRE: Beauty and the Beast. I love
proactive heroines!
MAUREEN: What’s the best vacation
you’ve ever been on?
CLAIRE: We went to Paris, France for
a week and a half one February, and just explored. We walked all over the city,
visited street markets, ate and drank and shopped and went to museums. The only
thing that wasn’t perfect about that vacation was not having a kitchen. I keep
saying that we’ll go back but for at least a month and rent a small apartment
with a kitchen.
MAUREEN: Cats or dogs?
CLAIRE: Only standard poodles need
apply.
MAUREEN: Hiking boots or high heels?
CLAIRE: Do I have to choose?
MAUREEN: Do you write while listening
to music? If so what kind?
CLAIRE: Yes. It’s a family joke that
I listen to Queen when I’m writing - very loud. It’s me and Fred, all the way
to the end, every time.
MAUREEN:If you couldn’t be a writer
anymore, what profession would you take up?
CLAIRE: I’ve always said a
sculptress or a pastry chef - which are kind of the same thing, although one is
with food - so I’m finally thinking of taking some cooking classes.
MAUREEN: What’s the first thing you
do when you finish writing a book?
CLAIRE: Back up everything on my
hard drive.
Then have a glass of wine.
MAUREEN: If you were given a chance
to travel to the past where would you go and why?
CLAIRE: Well, obviously I’d go to
the Middle Ages. Probably the 12th century would be my first choice (although
it would be a tough call), probably France.
MAUREEN: Salsa or guacamole?
CLAIRE: Salsa. But fresh, not out of
a jar. A fresh piquante is the best ever.
MAUREEN: Do you read reviews of your
books? If so, do you pay any attention to them, or let them influence your
writing?
CLAIRE: I try to not get wrapped up
in reviews. They’re important and they can be interesting, but in the end, each
review is one person’s opinion. Of course, we’re not all going to agree on
everything. So, it’s nice to read the good ones and I try to not worry about
the bad ones. There’s always a mix.
MAUREEN: What soundtrack or playlist
do you recommend for your current release?
CLAIRE: I listened to Loreena
McKennitt while writing this one. (Fred got a break.)
GOTTA ASK --
GOTTA ANSWER ☺
MAUREEN: You’ve written under three
pseudonyms. Do you have a favorite author persona? A favorite genre?
CLAIRE: (Actually there have been
more than three, but shhhhhh, let’s not talk about that.) The truth is that I
like to mix it up. I like to write in different genres and try different
things. I doubt that will change anytime soon. I was pretty excited to get back
to medieval Scotland for this book and to start this series - I’ve missed
“Claire” and all those Kinfairlie kids. It was great to dive back into that
world again - and I’ll be heading back there any moment now for THE
HIGHLANDER’S CURSE, #2 in the series and Annelise’s book.
MAUREEN: Speaking for readers: we've missed Claire, too! I'm so glad that these books are available again.
MAUREEN: Speaking for readers: we've missed Claire, too! I'm so glad that these books are available again.
CLAIRE ASKS READERS:
Do you only read in one genre
or sub-genre? Or do you like to try different things? Do you follow authors
into other sections of the bookstore or not?
**BOOK GIVEAWAY**
Claire will give away a signed trade paperback copy of THE RENEGADE'S HEART to one lucky commenter.
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