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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.

New Stretch Goal in my Blood Brothers Kickstarter Campaign

I’m excited today because we unlocked the second stretch goal in my Kickstarter campaign. The Blood Brothers map, hand-drawn by Ellen Tribble, will be added to the new editions – the ebook special editions, as well as the new trade paperbacks and new hardcovers.

Blood Brothers map drawn by Ellen Tribble

I love maps, so I’m pretty excited about this addition to the books – it’s the first time I’ve commissioned a map for one of my series!

We have a new stretch goal now, to add NINE family trees. First, there’s the family tree of Jean le Beau and his four sons. That will go in the front of each special edition. Then there are two additional family trees for each book, one for the hero and one for the heroine.

Blood Brothers stretch goal of nine family trees

So, when we unlock this goal, the special editions of The Wolf & the Witch, for example, will have Jean le Beau’s family tree at the front, as well as Maximilian’s family tree and Alys’ family tree at the back of the book. The family trees will also be available as digital downloads for all backers. This stretch goal will unlock when the campaign reaches $2900CA in total funding.

Remember that there’s also a stretch reward that ends at midnight tonight!

Beguiled ebook stretch reward February 16 in Blood Brothers Kickstarter campaign

Every backer who has pledged $25CA or more by midnight tonight will get the ebook of Beguiled, my collection of romantasy short stories and novellas. I’ll send out the ebooks via BookFunnel tomorrow so you can start reading right away.

Come on over to Kickstarter and check out the Blood Brothers campaign! We’re making pretty books together!

New print editions of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix coming to Kickstarter in February 2024

Changes to Audiobook Distribution

This week, one of the companies I use to distribute my audiobooks changed their terms. The new terms are not attractive, nor are they negotiable. As a result, I’ve unpublished my audiobooks from that distributor.

The changes will likely take some time to percolate through the distribution channels, but you can expect my audiobooks to vanish from portals other than Audible, Apple, Amazon, GooglePlay and KOBO. The links will change for Apple and GooglePlay. You can also, of course, buy them directly from me in my online store.

Deborah Cooke's books

I’ll be removing the other buy links from my websites.

It is not unlikely that there will be another distributor pop up to fill the void, as there are many authors and audiobook producers unhappy with this change. If and when that happens and my audiobooks have wider distribution, I’ll let you know. 🙂

More Rewards at my Blood Brothers Kickstarter Campaign

The really fun thing about a Kickstarter campaign is that it’s so fluid. You can add tiers as it’s running, which I like a lot. Somehow I never manage to think of everything in advance, and when people ask questions, the proverbial lightbulb goes on.

In this campaign, I was originally thinking of the print editions, both hardcover and trade paperback. But then on Tuesday, someone asked me about the ebooks and I realized they could be special editions, too. So, there are special edition ebooks available in the campaign now, both as a reward tier and as an add-on. They’ll have all the goodies in them that we add to the new print books.

Four special edition Blood Brothers ebooks

I’ve added a reward tier for an annotated copy of The Wolf & the Witch. This will be the hardcover edition with notes written in it by hand by me. There are only three of these, so if this interests you, jump in!

Finally, I’ve also added a stretch reward for this week. Every backer who backs the campaign for $25CA or more by midnight Friday night, will get the ebook of Beguiled, my collection of six short stories and novellas. Six tales of fantasy, romance and forbidden love – your bonus for backing the campaign this week.

Stretch reward of Beguiled for backers of $25 CA or more by Friday February 16

We’re making progress on unlocking the stretch goal of the map, which will be included in those new editions.

Blood Brothers map drawn by Ellen Tribble

Remember that these new editions aren’t going to be available at retailers. You’ll be able to buy them only from me, in a Kickstarter campaign or in my online store. The goodies we add during the campaign will only be available through the Kickstarter campaign, as well.

The campaign runs through March 3.

Don’t miss out! Come on over to Kickstarter and join the fun!

New print editions of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix coming to Kickstarter in February 2024

One Day 99¢ Book Blast!

Today’s the day for another 99¢ book blast! Visit the landing page to find an assortment of historical romances discounted to just 99cents, for one day only.

99¢ Historical Romance One-Day Book Blast February 2024

You’ll find The Frost Maiden’s Kiss among the offerings, as well as many other books.

Visit the landing page!

Blood Brothers Kickstarter Campaign is Off & Running!

Wow! My Kickstarter for the new print editions of my Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances launched yesterday, funded and we reached the first stretch goal. It’s so exciting. This campaign is about new print editions of the four Blood Brothers books, each featuring a new illustration. Here are the dust jackets on the new hardcover books:

New hardcover editions of the Blood Brothers series by Claire Delacroix

The paperbacks look similar on the outside.

Then there are the new illustrations: they go on the case laminate of the hardcovers and are printed on the inside of the trade paperbacks. Here’s a mock-up of how that will look for The Dragon & the Damsel:

The Dragon & the Damsel new editions

Now that we’re funded, the stretch goals are adding new features to the books. We’ve already added a set of bookmarks:

Four Bookmarks for the Blood Brothers Kickstarter campaign

These bookmarks are big (3.5″ by 8.5″) and there are four of them in total, one featuring each new illustration. The reverse side of all four is the same, the series with the current covers. Each backer of a tier with signed print books will get a set of these bookmarks.

Our current stretch goal is the addition of THE MAP.

Blood Brothers map drawn by Ellen Tribble

The map makes me so happy! Drawn by Ellen Tribble, it will go into the new print editions when we reach the current stretch goal. It will also be available as a digital download to all backers, AND backers of signed book tiers will get one printed on parchment (it’ll be about 8″ by 9″).

These editions aren’t going to be available at retailers. You’ll be able to buy them only from me, in a Kickstarter campaign or in my online store. The goodies we add during the campaign will only be available through the Kickstarter campaign, as well.

And there’s an Early Bird bonus, a special tier with all four signed hardcover editions, each with a vellum overlay, available for 48 hours only. (You can also buy the overlays as an add-on.)

The campaign runs through March 3, a little longer than originally planned.

There are also ebook and audiobook tiers available.

Don’t miss out! Come on over to Kickstarter and join the fun!

New print editions of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix coming to Kickstarter in February 2024