Claire's Booklist (as Claire Delacroix)
"The Beauty Bride"
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From Warner Books
January 2005
ISBN: 0-446-61441-6
Alexander has a problem. It’s not that his parents have tragically died, or that he has been made Laird of Kinfairlie years before he anticipated, or that their treasury is empty, or that he now has to take care of his seven younger siblings. It’s that he has to marry off his sister Madeline, who has refused to ever wed. Madeline’s betrothed died on the same boat as their parents and she won’t even discuss it. So Alexander is forced to take matters into his own hands by auctioning Madeline off. But he never intended Rhys Fitzhenry to take part. Rhys is a warrior who has fought the king to gain land. Clever and resourceful, he knows he needs an heir, and this auction is the perfect way to get one. After all, buying a wife is the simplest solution—love is so messy, after all. Furious that her brother would dare auction her off and desperate to ignore the passion mounting between them, Madeline flees...but Rhys won’t be cast aside so easily. Can this strong and witty warrior catch his impetuous and bold bride?
Book 1 of The Jewels of Kinfairlie series
"The Rose Red Bride"
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From Warner Books
July 2005
ISBN: 0-446-61444-2
And does our Alexander learn from his error? There would not be much of a tale to be told if he did! He vows to do better with his second sister, who similarly declines his counsel to wed. What better spouse for her than the man she called her one true love, the man who abandoned her and broke her heart years past? When that man comes to Alexander, begging his aid in winning Vivienne's hand, it seems that this match can only come aright. Sadly, it is the brother of Vivienne's lost love to whom Alexander grants his aid, a detail which does not escape the notice of his sister.
Book 2 of The Jewels of Kinfairlie series
"The Snow White Bride"
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From Warner Books
November 2005
ISBN: 0-446-61444-0
I will not spoil much by telling you that both of the above tales end merrily - nor will you be surprised to learn that such feisty sisters as Madeline and Vivienne are not so readily inclined to forgive their brother's well-intentioned blunders. With the aid of a widow who thinks never to love again, they corner Alexander into marriage himself - can the merry rake surrender his heart to one woman alone? You shall have to read the tale to learn for certain...
Book 3 of The Jewels of Kinfairlie series