MARIANNE LACROIX started writing as a child in elementary school. Her first book was a story about a Christmas underwater featuring an eel, a whale and an octopus which she read to the first grade class to a memorable round of applause. She grew up in New Jersey in a small town located between Philadelphia and Atlantic City where she received her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Glassboro State (aka Rowan University). Shortly afterward, she moved to Southwest Georgia. There she went back to school for nursing. She has worked in a hospital, a nursing home, and a local physician’s office.
When she was pregnant, Mari revisited her earlier passion for writing. Always a voracious reader, she decided to write romances she’d like to read. She has written several short stories, novellas and novels and has received numerous recognitions for her writing such as two Romantic Times BOOKclub Reviewer Choice nominees, a Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature (PEARL) Honorable Mention, and a Cupid and Psyche Award (CAPA). She is active in Romance Writers of America and is founder and President (2008-2010, 2112) of the Florida Panhandle Romance Writers (FPHRW) RWA chapter located in Tallahassee, Florida. Mari loves reading romance, surfing the web, hanging out with her family and friends, and gossiping on the phone.
FaceBook: Marianne LaCroix Fan Page
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mariannelacroix
Recent Interviews, etc.
The Bradford Bunch blog Oct. 29, 2009
RWR magazine, “Writers on Writing”, February 2010. [PDF]
Recognitions, Awards & Recommended Reads
Crossed Swords (2008)
RT Reviewer’s Choice Finalist
Descendants of Darkness Vol. 1* (2004)
(Reissued at Ellora’s Cave as Descendants of Darkness with extensive additions & revisions)
RT Reviewer’s Choice Finalist
Lord Sancho (2008)
(Reissued as The Dark Knight at Resplendence Publishing)
Fairy Dust & Magic Kisses (2007)
Eternal Embrace (2007)
Best New Author (finalist – 2003)
Descentants of Darkness Vol. 1* (Honorable Mention – 2004)
(Reissued at Ellora’s Cave as Descendants of Darkness with extensive additions & revisions)
Scorpion King (2008)
Pirate’s Mistress (2008)
Ulysses & the Lotus Eaters** (2008)
Men After Midnight (2009)
Favorite Erotic Author (finalist – 2007)
Dreams of the Oasis III – Best Erotic Anthology (winner – 2006)
Scorpion King (2007)
Descendants of Darkness Vol. 1* (2004)
(Reissued at Ellora’s Cave as Descendants of Darkness with extensive additions & revisions)
Sea Hawk’s Mistress (2007)
Beacon Award
First Coast Romance Writers Published Division
Scorpion King (Honorable Mention – 2007)
Road to Romance Recommended Read
Lady Sheba (2003)
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?* (2004)
**No longer in Print
*Included in the book, Fairy Dust & Magic Kisses
