Claire Cross, the author of The Last Highlander, Once Upon a Kiss, The Moonstone, and Third Time Lucky, makes her home in Toronto, Canada, with her husband, far too many books, and a variety of undisciplined houseplants. She is an avid needleworker and often sorts out plot tangles while knitting intarsia sweaters. Claire travels as much as possible, rides her bicycles everywhere, and cooks with enthusiasm—as long as someone else washes the dishes. Claire also writes bestselling medieval romances under the name Claire Delacroix.