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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  Stray Pearls
  
    
    
  PREFACE  
    
  CHAPTER I. WHITEHALL BEFORE THE COBWEBS.  
    
  CHAPTER II. A LITTLE MUTUAL AVERSION.  
    
  CHAPTER III. CELADON AND CHLOE  
    
  CHAPTER IV. THE SALON BLEU  
    
  CHAPTER V. IN GARRISON.  
    
  CHAPTER VI. VICTORY DEARLY BOUGHT  
    
  CHAPTER VII. WIDOW AND WIFE  
    
  CHAPTER VIII. MARGUERITE TO THE RESCUE.  
    
  CHAPTER IX. THE FIREBRAND OF THE BOCAGE.  
    
  CHAPTER X. OLD THREADS TAKEN UP.  
    
  CHAPTER XI. THE TWO QUEENS.  
    
  CHAPTER XII. CAVALIERS IN EXILE.  
    
  CHAPTER XIII. MADEMOISELLE'S TOILETTE.  
    
  [CHAPTER XIV. COURT APPOINTMENT](Stray%20Pearls_split_001.html#filepos259117)  
    
  [CHAPTER XV. A STRANGER THANKSGIVING
  DAY.](Stray%20Pearls_split_001.html#filepos278256)  
    
  [CHAPTER XVI. THE BARRICADES](Stray%20Pearls_split_001.html#filepos303996)  
    
  [CHAPTER XVII. A PATIENT GRISEL](Stray%20Pearls_split_001.html#filepos327967)  
    
  [CHAPTER XVIII. TWELTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU
  WILL.](Stray%20Pearls_split_