About Deborah Cooke

I write romance novels, including medieval romances as Claire Delacroix, and contemporary and paranormal romances as Deborah Cooke. I also am an avid knitter and sewist.

The Last Highlander is 99¢

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Deborah Cooke

For the month of September, The Last Highlander, a standalone time travel romance, is discounted to just 99 pennies.

The Last Highlander, a Scottish time travel romance by Claire Delacroix, is on sale for just 99cents for a limited time

The Last Highlander, a time travel romance by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross, 2022 edition

Scotland, 1314—After the Scots reclaim Edinburgh Castle, Alasdair MacAuley only wants to celebrate. But the revels are interrupted by an old crone who claims the castle’s true owner is the legendary witch Morgaine le Fee. Dared by his fellow warriors to go meet the witch, Alasdair heads down a flight of stairs—and tumbles right into another century…

Scotland, 1998—American Morgan Lafayette is in Scotland to enjoy the history, not to ogle men in kilts. So when she stumbles upon a brawny man in a kilt, she is less than enthralled. She is certain he’s drunk for he claims Morgan is a powerful sorceress who has brought him to her magical kingdom! Despite her reluctance, she is intensely drawn to this handsome Highlander and the mystery surrounding him, a mystery that has the power to alter history—and her heart—forever…

“Long after the last word, you will bask in the afterglow of this fascinating story.”
—Rendezvous

Finalist
Colorado Romance Writers’ Award of Excellence for Best Paranormal, Fantasy or Time Travel Romance

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“The Last Highlander is a tremendous time travel tale that stars two wondrous lead protagonists. The brisk story line will grab onto readers from page one and not let go until the story is complete.”
—Affaire de Coeur

99cent Anthology Event

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Deborah Cooke

Romance Book Blast 99cent August 2026 event

Today is a big multi-author 99cent book bundle sale at Romance Book Lovers. All of the discounted books in this promotion include multiple stories – there are over 250 bundles included and they’re all 99cents for one day only.

You’ll find the Brides of North Barrows series bundle among the sale titles.

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An Update on Audiobooks

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Deborah Cooke

I’ve unpublished the A.I.-narrated Bride Quest audiobooks, so they’re not available any longer. They were created at Amazon last year with their narration tool and were exclusive to Amazon/Audible.

I’m not a huge audiobook fan myself, but I didn’t love the result of the A.I. narration – it’s more of a mechanical text-to-speech than a performance. Also, with the AMZ tool, there was no ability to edit the pronunciation. The result also had to be exclusive to AMZ and Audible – in contrast, the tool at GooglePlay lets you edit the text to improve the pronunciation, and you can download the result to publish it elsewhere. It turns out that you didn’t love the A.I. narration either. These audiobooks aren’t selling, so I’ve unpublished them.

Maybe one day I’ll find a way to have the Bride Quest series recorded as human-narrated audiobooks. For the moment, it’s available in ebook, trade paperback and hardcover.

The Ravensmuir books are available in human-narrated audiobooks, as are the first two books in the Champions of St. Euphemia series. You can see all of my available audiobooks right here.

Stuff Your Kindle One-Day Event

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Deborah Cooke

Today’s the day for the Stuff Your Kindle event!

You’ll find The Beauty Bride among the historical romance listings, along with more than 1200 other books. Some will be free for more than one day.

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The Beauty Bride, #1 of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

More cherished than gold are the Jewels of Kinfairlie, and only the worthiest may fight for their love…The Laird of Kinfairlie has unmarried sisters, each a gem in her own right. And he has no choice but to see them all wed in haste.

Lady Madeline’s heart is not for sale…especially not to a notorious outlaw like Rhys FitzHenry. Yet Madeline’s hand has been sold, to none other than this battle-weary warrior with a price on his head. A more dutiful maiden might cede to the Laird’s command and meekly accept her fate, but Madeline has never been obedient. She decides to run away, though she never dreams that Rhys will pursue her.

She does not expect this taciturn man to woo her with fanciful stories, much less that each of his enthralling tales will reveal a scar upon his shielded soul. She never imagines that a man like Rhys could imperil her own heart while revealing so little of his own feelings. When Rhys’ past threatens his future, Madeline takes a leap of faith. She dares to believe him innocent—and risks her own life to pursue a passion more priceless than the rarest gem.

Nominee – 2005 Quill Award
Publishers’ Weekly

A #1 Kindle Bestseller

A lyrical medieval-era romance!
Publishers Weekly

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Claire Delacroix is always a winner for me with her tales of chivalry, passion and lush romance—I simply love her books. I found this one to be a great read, and recommend it highly to anyone liking a rousing, medieval-period romance. Five angels!
Fallen Angel Reviews

Reading Guide Updated for 2026

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Deborah Cooke

Since 2016, I’ve been publishing a reader guide as a free download. This little volume is thick with links. There are links to product pages as well as links to other content on my site that you might have missed—an out-take scene, family trees to download, audio samples, and swag. There are also suggestions for reading order, beyond the series order.

I change the cover each year when it’s updated so you know which version you have. The newest one for 2026 is purple, as at left.

Retailers all have different procedures for making updated content available to customers. At KOBO, GooglePlay and Apple, the updates are pushed out automatically. At Nook, I understand you need to archive the book, wait a couple of days, then download it again. Amazon never seems to push out updates when I need them to.

As a result, this year’s guide is a new product at Amazon. You’ll have to download it again, even if you had it before. If it isn’t free at Amazon in your geo, you can get the Amazon version in my online store. You’ll have the guide with Amazon book links.

I have changed my distribution to Apple, so the book will be a new product there, but the one in the store won’t have Apple book links. The links will point to my website instead. If you would like a version with Apple book links, it’s available free in my online store.

Of course, the generic version, with book links to my websites, is also available in my online store.

Apple version of the guide in my online store.

Generic version of the guide in my online store.