Cherie Claire

Biography.

Cherie Claire grew up in south Louisiana, with mud between her toes and a rabid love of Mardi Gras parades. A New Orleans native, she couldn’t help but write about her unique, colorful state.

Cherie is the award-winning author of a paranormal mystery series featuring ghost sleuth Viola Valentine of New Orleans, several Cajun historical romances, and The Cajun Embassy series of contemporary romances. She’s a Holt Award finalist, a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award finalist, and received the Louisiana Press Women’s Book of the Year.