Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beauty Bride | 2005 | Claire Delacroix | Buy |
| 2 | The Rose Red Bride | 2005 | Claire Delacroix | Buy |
| 3 | The Snow White Bride | 2005 | Claire Delacroix | Buy |
| 4 | The Ballad of Rosamunde | 2010 | Claire Delacroix | Buy |
| 5 | The Jewels of Kinfairlie | 2012 | Claire Delacroix | Buy |
The Jewels of Kinfairlie is one of the more popular series in Claire Delacroix’s catalog, a Highland romance cycle built around the MacKinnon family of Kinfairlie castle. The first three books appeared simultaneously in 2005 — The Beauty Bride, The Rose Red Bride, and The Snow White Bride — establishing the family and their world before returning in 2010 and 2012 for two more entries.
The fairy-tale echoes in the early title structure (Beauty, Rose Red, Snow White) give the series a distinctive flavor within Highland romance, blending genre conventions with a softer, more folkloric register. The Kinfairlie siblings are a large, warm family, and the series benefits from the continuity that comes with following them across multiple books.
The Ballad of Rosamunde (2010) and The Jewels of Kinfairlie (2012) complete the arc. Reading in publication order gives the most complete experience of the family dynamics.