A confessed romantic dreamer, bestselling author Claire Delacroix always wove stories in her mind. Since Claire's first medieval romance - THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE - was published in 1993, she has won numerous awards and accolades. THE BEAUTY, part of her successful "Bride Quest" series, was her first book to land on the New York Times' Extended List of Bestselling Books. Claire has well over two million books in print, which include historical romances as well as contemporary and paranormal romances published under the name Claire Cross.

Claire is an avid knitter and traveller (even though she can't knit on airplanes anymore) and lives in Canada with her husband.