title: The Crusader's Bride: The Champions of Saint Euphemia Book 1
author:  Claire Delacroix 
description: Bestselling author Claire Delacroix published her first romance novel - a medieval romance called THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE - in 1993. Since then, she has published over forty romance novels and numerous novellas, including time travel romances, contemporary romances and paranormal romances. THE BEAUTY, part of her successful Bride Quest series, was her first book to land on the <i>New York Times</i> list of bestselling books. Claire has written under the name Claire Cross and continues to write as Deborah Cooke as well as Claire Delacroix. Claire makes her home in Canada with her family, a large undisciplined garden and a growing number of incomplete knitting projects.
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Couverture](xhtml/Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Titre](xhtml/Title.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Copyright](xhtml/Copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dedication](xhtml/Dedication.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Introduction](xhtml/Introduction.xhtml#int_01)
  
  
  * [Isabelle Claude](xhtml/Chapter01.xhtml#ch_01)
  
  
  * [Martine Chabannes](xhtml/Chapter02.xhtml#ch_02)
  
  
  * [Christelle Pernot](xhtml/Chapter03.xhtml#ch_03)
  
  
  * [Kevin Staut](xhtml/Chapter04.xhtml#ch_04)
  
  
  * [Frederic Pignon](xhtml/Chapter05.xhtml#ch_05)
  
  
  * [Martine Laffon](xhtml/Chapter06.xhtml#ch_06)
  
  
  * [Herve Baldassari](xhtml/Chapter07.xhtml#ch_07)
  
  
  * [Yves Grange](xhtml/Chapter08.xhtml#ch_08)
  
  
  * [Monique Miserez](xhtml/Chapter09.xhtml#ch_09)
  
  
  * [Éric Lancelet](xhtml/Chapter10.xhtml#ch_10)
  
  
  * [Marc-Andre Wagner](xhtml/Chapter11.xhtml#ch_11)
  
  
  * [Guillaume Antoine](xhtml/Chapter12.xhtml#ch_12)
  
  
  * [Remerciements](xhtml/Remerciements.xhtml#re_01)
  
  
  * [Bibliographie](xhtml/Bibliographie.xhtml#bib_01)
  
  
  * [Table](xhtml/Toc.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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