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Daphne Clair

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gender

female

website

http://www.daphneclair.com/

genre

Romance

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This author also writes under the name Laurey Bright.

Daphne decided to be a writer when she was eight years old and won her first literary prize for a school essay.
Since then she has won other literary prizes both in her native New Zealand and other countries. These include the prestigious Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award, with Dying Light, a story about Alzheimer's Disease, which was filmed by Robyn Murphy Productions and shown at film festivals in several countries. (Starring Sara McLeod, Sam's wife in Lord of the Rings). There is a page about the film here.

Her first short story was published when she was sixteen and she's been writing and publishing ever since. Nowadays she earns her living from writing, something her well-meaning t...more This author also writes under the name Laurey Bright.

Daphne decided to be a writer when she was eight years old and won her first literary prize for a school essay.
Since then she has won other literary prizes both in her native New Zealand and other countries. These include the prestigious Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award, with Dying Light, a story about Alzheimer's Disease, which was filmed by Robyn Murphy Productions and shown at film festivals in several countries. (Starring Sara McLeod, Sam's wife in Lord of the Rings). There is a page about the film here.

Her first short story was published when she was sixteen and she's been writing and publishing ever since. Nowadays she earns her living from writing, something her well-meaning teachers and guidance counsellors warned her she would never achieve in New Zealand.

Her short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and a collection of them was presented in Crossing the Bar, published by David Ling, where they garnered wide praise.

As well as short stories, Daphne has written poetry, articles and many novels. She is best known for her close to 70 contemporary romantic novels written as Daphne Clair and Laurey Bright, with millions of readers worldwide, but has also written regency romances and a fat historical novel that was well-reviewed in her native New Zealand.

She lives and works in the "winterless north" of New Zealand with her Netherlands-born husband, where they run a retreat for working writers; and with Robyn Donald, Daphne conducts romance writing workshops for aspiring writers.

A bit of a workaholic, Daphne periodically lifts her head from the word processor and remembers there is something out there called The World. At these times she likes to have a barbecue with friends or find a nice lonely beach and walk on it with her husband.

Sometimes she even takes a plane and sees a bit more of The World on the way to a writers' conference. Or travels within New Zealand and occasionally further afield to teach other people about writing.

She loves reading, swimming in summer, sitting by a roaring fire with a good book in winter, and the internet, because it keeps her in touch with other writers and readers all around the globe. Oh--and her five kids. (Are you out there, kids? Uh--you left home? When was that?)

Actually, she has the nicest, most talented family in the world, who have been totally supportive of her writing and are almost as proud of her as she is of them. (less)

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Books by Daphne Clair

Average rating: 3.24 · 464 ratings · 57 reviews · 59 distinct works

	The Riccioni's Pregnancy 2.71 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Loving Trap (Harlequin Presents, #506) 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1982	My rating:
	Gadis Bunga Matahari 2.28 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Infamous Bargain (Harlequin Presents, #1730) 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Grounds for Marriage (Harlequin Presents, #1866) 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dark Rememberance (Harlequin Presents, #458) 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Timber Baron's Virgin Bride (Harlequin Presents Extra, #47) 2.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Taken by the Pirate Tycoon. Daphne Clair 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Take Hold of Tomorrow (Harlequin Presents, #711) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1984	My rating:
	His Trophy Mistress 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“On romance books: We might assume then that men, major consumers of thrillers, westerns, and detective fiction, enjoy being beaten up, tortured, shot, stabbed dragged by galloping horses, and thrown out of moving vehicles.”
― Daphne Clair

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