Claire Markette

This collection of eleven brief, sensitively written vignettes highlight the experiences and romantic relationships which allowed the author to...

Claire Markette

Claire Markette

Claire Markette is the author of Dances With Destiny, a creative non-fiction collection of eleven personal essays. She has also written a suspense novel, Dark Orchids, under her name Zana Etter. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and son, and is active in local library writing groups. She is a member of Liberty States Fiction Writers and Women's Fiction Writers Association. In her previous life she was a medical librarian and ESL teacher. Her educational credentials include a BA degree in French and two masters degrees from Rutgers University. Claire also completed French courses at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Books

Dances With Destiny

Unforgettable Pas de Deux


This collection of eleven brief, sensitively written vignettes highlight the experiences and romantic relationships which allowed the author to gain perspective and mature. Using a ballet motif, she sketches events and memorable characters from her various pas de deux, prompting readers to ask if our actions determine our destiny, or if we all...

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Dark Orchids

Paul Brennan, a journalist working for the US State Department, is drawn into the dangerous world of South American drug smuggling when he meets the wife of a wealthy head of a drug cartel. Captivated by the seductive but tormented Gabriella, he is ordered to travel to Colombia by Mango, his State Dept. contact, who leads him into a world of...

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Conference News I will be attending the Liberty States Fiction Writers

I will be attending the Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference on April 11 in New Jersey and will meet with an editor and agent to pitch my unpublished novel Sophia’s...