Harlequin Espana

I don’t know whether an author ever becomes used to seeing her books translated into other languages, but for me, it’s still a huge thrill. These two are the latest.

Out now in Spain is Un Futuro Brilliante, a translation of The Single Dad’s Patchwork Family.

And in Germany, it’s Klopf Nicht So Laut, Mein Herz, which is a translation of Best Friend…Future Wife.

There were two contests in my latest newsletter and I’m pleased to announce that the winners are:

Jackie (USA) who wins a signed copy of The Single Dad’s Patchwork Family. Your prize is on its way, Jackie.

and

Christy who wins a signed copy of Best Friend…Future Wife.

Christy, if you’re reading this, your mailbox is full so my email bounced back. I need your postal address to send out your prize.

Thanks to everyone who entered the contests. If you’d like to subscribe to my newsletter, just send me an email at claire@clairebaxter.com. There will be another contest in the next issue.

Claire

I’ve just heard that my hero, Chase Mattner, is one of the Top 10 Boys of Summer over on eHarlequin.  Considering how many ‘boys’ there are to choose from, I think he’s done very well.

Today I received the exciting news that BEST FRIEND…FUTURE WIFE, my July 07 release from Harlequin Romance, is a finalist in the Traditional category of the Booksellers Best Award. All judges are booksellers or librarians.

Awards will be presented in San Francisco during the Romance Writer’s of America Conference, and I’ll be at the ceremony. I’m looking forward to it. 

Finalists:

Traditional

The Italian’s Wife By Sunset -Lucy Gordon

Hired By The Cowboy - Donna Alward

His Christmas Angel - Michelle Douglas

Millionaire To The Rescue - Ally Blake

Best Friend…Future Wife - Claire Baxter

Congratulations and good luck to my fellow finalists! I’ve read and enjoyed all of those books. 

Claire

There’s a Mothers Day sale over at eHarlequin. If you buy three books from their special selection of books about mothers, you get free shipping! That’s nice. And The Single Dad’s Patchwork Family is one the books on offer.

Here’s the link:

www.eharlequin.com : Happy Mothers Day

Today I’m featured in the Spotlight in Six segment of the Harlequin Romance Authors Blog. If you have a minute to spare, why not pop over there and have a look? You could win a free book.

http://harlequinromanceauthors.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you there!

Claire

Hello! This blog has taken the place of my website’s News page. I still have work to do on this page to make the place feel like home, but for now here’s my first news item:

 I was thrilled this morning to find this lovely review at Cataromance:

A rich and powerful story of two people grasping a chance at happiness with each other after so many years of loneliness.

Chase Mattner is a single father raising his daughter in a tranquil environment, where life is simple and uncomplicated. He never expects to meet a woman who makes him question whether he’s lonely until he unexpectedly meets Regan, a mother of two young sons trying to run her family business. Both of them aren’t looking for distractions in their life but it seems that fate isn’t listening because now they must decide whether taking a chance on love is worth all the hassle. Or is this second chance just too much of a gamble?

The Single Dad’s Patchwork Family by Claire Baxter is a rich and powerful story of two people grasping a chance at happiness with each other after so many years of loneliness. I fell in love with all of the characters in this book because of their deep honest emotions. Regan, for her courage and tenacity to hold herself together in a crisis, even if it felt that she was sacrificing happiness for the good of her children. And Chase, because he realized that closing himself off from people wasn’t helping him or his daughter. This whole book captivated me from start to finish, the story was prolific with descriptive scenery, so much so that I could almost imagine myself being there with them. Kudos to Ms. Baxter for penning yet another fantastic romantic story where the characters seem like family and the readers’ imagination takes flight into fantasy.

Written by Sheryl - 4.5 Stars

www.cataromance.com