Claudia Dain





Claudia Dain

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It was while writing a descriptive essay in seventh grade English (that was the assignment, to write a 'descriptive essay') that Claudia first fell in love. With descriptive essays. Boys being what they are in seventh grade, there was hardly much choice.
By her ninth grade year, Claudia was spending hours each week in her bedroom writing descriptive essays that heavily featured older boys (eleventh grade). She also practiced her kissing technique on a pole lamp next to her bed. It was less than satisfactory, but the writing was fun.

She attended the University of Southern California as an English major. She'd mastered kissing by this time and writing, strangely enough, was still fun. 'Strangely' because while it had become obvious to her th...more


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An author writes a novel, a work of fiction, a story about imaginary characters in a well-conceived world. The story is complete and logical and perfect, like a beautifully wrapped gift with a big shiny bow on top. The novel is Complete and Whole.


And then there's the Other Stuff the author writes. The dedication. The acknowledgments. The author's note explaining the research.


I hate that Other S...

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Published on November 17, 2010 23:59 • 42 views
Average rating: 3.59 · 2,005 ratings · 235 reviews · 17 distinct works
The Courtesan's Daughter (T...
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
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The Courtesan's Secret (The...
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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The Courtesan's Wager (The ...
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
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How to Dazzle a Duke (The C...
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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The Marriage Bed (The Medie...
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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Daring a Duke (The Courtesa...
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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The Holding (The Medieval K...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Tell Me Lies
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 62 ratings4 editions
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A Kiss to Die for
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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To Burn
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
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More books by Claudia Dain…
The Courtesan's Daughter The Courtesan's Secret The Courtesan's Wager How to Dazzle a Duke Daring a Duke
The Courtesan Chronicles (5 books)
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The Holding The Marriage Bed The Willing Wife The Temptation The Fall
The Medieval Knight Series (5 books)
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