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.

My Quarterly Book Box at Ream

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

Bride Quest HC Book Club by Claire Delacroix available at Ream

Today, my Bride Quest book box is available for order at Ream.

Each quarter or so, I’ll offer a book box via Ream. This first one includes signed 25th anniversary commemorative hardcover editions of all six Bride Quest books. You can sign up for this tier – actually, there are two options, one with just the hard covers and one with the hard covers and the ebooks – from now through November 24. You’ll be billed three times, once each month for the price on the tier. (Once in November, once in December and once in January.) The books will ship in the new year, likely in February. It’s like an installment plan for the special editions, plus you’ll get your books signed and with goodies. These bundles won’t have as many goodies as the Kickstarter editions, just FYI, but it’s a second chance to get the signed editions.

How does Ream work? From the subscriber side, you have to create an account, then you have the option of setting your notifications and preferences. When you subscribe to a tier, you’ll be billed immediately for the first month. That day will become your billing date, and you’ll be billed every month on that date for that subscription, unless you choose to cancel it. Ream takes care of all sales taxes (which I love) so it’s possible that there will be sales tax on your subscriptions on top of the tier price. The prices are set in USD.

Sign up for the Bride Quest book box on my Claire Delacroix Ream page.

Knights & Rogues Book Club – Today!

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

Knights & Rogues Book Club by Claire Delacroix available at Ream

My Knights & Rogues Book Club launches today at Ream.

Each month, subscribers will have access to four stories (mostly full-length books) as we work through my various series. This tier is like a lending library or a streaming service – subscribers have access to the content for 30 days. It’s incredible I have enough completed books to fill an entire year but there you go. LOTS of books to read!

I’m looking forward to the community forum discussions on my books and will be popping in there each week. This is still evolving but maybe we’ll make a regular Q&A or a scheduled time for me to be there. One fun thing about Ream is that it supports features like reader polls, so we can figure out what’s most appealing to everyone. I’ll also be able to share additional resources for each series, like Pinterest links, blog posts about research, character lists or family trees, so that we can immerse ourselves in that world for the month or so.

Here’s the planned schedule of books for the first year:

November 2023 – The Bride Quest (The Princess, The Damsel, The Heiress and The Countess.)

December 2023 – The Bride Quest continued (The Beauty, The Temptress and Easter at Airdfinnan and Christmas at Tullymullagh).

January 2024 – The Rogues of Ravensmuir (The Rogue, The Scoundrel and The Warrior) and the beginning of The Jewels of Kinfairlie (The Beauty Bride).

February 2024 – More Jewels of Kinfairlie (The Rose Red Bride, The Snow White Bride and The Ballad of Rosamunde) and the beginning of The True Love Brides (The Renegade’s Heart).

March 2024 – More of The True Love Brides (The Highlander’s Curse, The Frost Maiden’s Kiss and The Warrior’s Prize) and the beginning of The Brides of Inverfyre (The Mercenary’s Bride).

April 2024 – More of The Brides of Inverfyre (The Runaway Bride and The Stolen Bride) plus Unicorn Bride and Pearl Beyond Price.

May 2024 – The Champions of St. Euphemia (The Crusader’s Bride, The Crusader’s Heart, The Crusader’s Kiss, and The Crusader’s Vow.)

June 2024 – The finale of The Champions of St. Euphemia (The Crusader’s Handfast) and Rogues & Angels (One Knight Enchanted, One Knight’s Return and One Knight’s Desire).

July 2024 – Blood Brothers (The Wolf & the Witch, The Hunter & the Heiress, The Dragon & the Damsel, and The Scot & the Sorceress).

August 2024 – the time travels (The Last Highlander, The Moonstone, Once Upon a Kiss and Love Potion #9).

September 2024 – The Brides of North Barrows (Something Wicked This Way Comes, A Duke by Any Other Name, A Baron for All Seasons and A Most Inconvenient Earl).

October 2024 – The Ladies’ Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction (The Christmas Conquest, The Masquerade of the Marchioness, The Widow’s Wager and The Hellion’s Heart).

It’s possible that there will be changes as we go – will there be a fourth Rogues & Angels book by June? – so be prepared for some tweaks. Either way, you’ll read a lot of medieval romance!

The book club costs $5 US per month.

Sign up for the Knights & Rogues Book Club on my Claire Delacroix Ream page here.

New Blood Brothers HardCover Editions

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

My next Kickstarter campaign will feature new hardcover editions of the four Blood Brothers medieval Scottish romances. The current hardcover editions are large print. These will be regular print. The campaign will launch on February 13 and run through the 24th.

These special hardcover editions will have new covers. The new dust jackets are done, and today’s post is to show them off. Here they are!

The Wolf & the Witch, book one of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, special hardcover edition

The Hunter & the Heiress, book two of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, special hardcover edition

The Dragon & the Damsel, book three of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, special hardcover edition

The Scot & the Sorceress, book four of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, special hardcover edition

Aren’t they pretty? I think they’ll look gorgeous with a matte finish.

Next up, the couples for the case laminates. I’ll show you those images when they’re done.

There will be postcards of the new images, bookmarks, coloring pages, stickers and a MAP, as well as a Blood Brothers world guide in ebook, all available in this upcoming Kickstarter campaign.

The preview page is live at Kickstarter now, and you can follow it to be notified when the campaign launches.

Follow the Blood Brothers campaign.

Blood Brothers medieval romances new hardcovers coming to Kickstarter in February 2024

This Year’s Holiday Anthology!

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

Ten Lords for the Holidays, a Regency Christmas romance anthology featuring stories by Jennifer Ashley and Claire Delacroix

Ten Lords for the Holidays is this year’s Regency Christmas anthology and it’s available now!

Escape into ten tempting stories of the holiday season! Roguish lords and lovely ladies find their happily-ever-afters amidst the warmth and glitter of a historical Christmas. Whether you prefer a dashing spy, a haughty prince, or a scoundrel who is more than he seems, the lord you’re looking for is just a page turn away…

A FIRST FOOTER FOR LADY JANE (*mild)
Jennifer Ashley
When Grandfather MacDonald predicts Lady Jane will marry this year’s First-Footer–the first guest into the house on Hogmanay—she dismisses the notion. Her childhood sweetheart is fighting on the Peninsula, and she can’t imagine marrying anyone but the staid Major Barnett. But when the clock strikes midnight, and Hogmanay begins, a knock at the front door changes Jane’s life forever.

LORD LOCRYN AND THE PIXIE’S KISS (*mild)
Deb Marlowe
When is a kiss actually a curse? When an irate Pixie forbids you to kiss the wrong girl — ever.

A DUKE BY ANY OTHER NAME (***hot)
Claire Delacroix
The Duke of Inverfyre disguises himself as a vain fop in order to catch a notorious jewel thief, which proves most inconvenient when he meets a lovely maiden who might steal his heart under other circumstance. But Daphne Goodenham is not deterred by his outrageous clothing and foppish manner. Is she a fortune hunter indifferent to appearances, a perceptive lady who sees his hidden truth, or an ally of the villain? At the very least, she is a perilous and untimely distraction…

A COUNTERFEIT CHRISTMAS SUMMONS (*mild)
Ava Stone
Lady Emma Whitton has decided its time to take her future in her own hands. She has been in love with Viscount Heathfield since she was in leading strings. Unfortunately, it’s been almost that long since she’s laid eyes on her brother’s old friend and vice versa. Tired of waiting for him to remember her, Emma pens a holiday invitation (in her brother’s hand) to Heathfield and waits as patiently as she is able for her one true love to arrive…

LADY HOLLY’S JOLLY CHRISTMAS (**medium)
Nadine Millard
Lady Holly has no interest in the Christmas season, and hasn’t since the tragic death of her mother. The widowed Earl of Stockton has as much reason to despise the season as Holly does. But fate and the arrival of a mysterious old lady have plans for these two. Will Lord Stockton learn to open his heart? And will Lady Holly finally have a jolly Christmas?

CHRISTMAS KISSES (*mild)
Nicole Zoltack
Lady Anna has her sights on a scoundrel of a duke. Her mother insists on Anna befriending a marquess’s son, a man Anna finds far too rude. Is either gentleman the right one for Anna?

THE DUKE WAGER (***hot)
Eve Pendle
Her family’s Christmas eve bankruptcy means aspiring doctor Miss Tamara Patterson must save them with a marriage to a wealthy man. Any man except her longtime nemesis, The Duke of Newton. Until he offers her a wager she can’t refuse…

A PRINCE FOR YULETIDE (*mild)
Anthea Lawson
Miss Eliana Banning attends the Midwinter Masque. There, she meets a gentleman in wolf’s clothing who might prove to be her heart’s desire…or her worst enemy.

RESCUED BY A CHRISTMAS KISS (**medium)
Larissa Lyons
Seeking shelter from danger during an ice storm, an unemployed companion barges in on an unsuspecting widower. Thanks to his mischievous, superior cat, love blooms during the topsy-turvied days before Christmas.

MAKING MERRY (*mild)
Erica Ridley
Holiday romance blossoms in Christmas, England, between theatre director Miss Estelle Blaire and Marlowe Castle solicitor Mr. Aaron Thompson… discover the 12 Dukes of Christmas series with this prequel novella!

Scoop up the other two collections, Twelve Lords for Christmas and Twelve Lords for Yuletide for more heartwarming tales of the holidays!

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The Masquerade of the Marchioness Available in Portuguese

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

My Regency romance, The Masquerade of the Marchioness, book two of The Ladies’ Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction, is now available in a Portuguese edition!

A Farsa da Marquesa is the Portuguese edition of The Masquerade of the Marchioness, a Regency romance by Claire Delacroix

Ela não é a mulher com quem ele se casou…

Philomena Wright, Marquesa de Arlingview, é universalmente admirada por seu intelecto, bom senso e esforços de caridade em favor das viúvas e dos órfãos. Uma mulher com todas as vantagens, também guarda um segredo que a enche de culpa: na verdade, ela é a irmã gêmea de Philomena, Penelope. Temendo acabar solteirona, ela comparece a um baile de máscaras na esperança de encontrar um pretendente, antes de admitir a verdade a todos, apenas para encontrar um cavalheiro que a afeta como nenhum outro…

Garrett Wright sente falta do propósito, e do perigo, de seu trabalho como espião durante a guerra. Ele percebe estar entediado com o disfarce de libertino imprudente. Quando concorda em ajudar a desvendar um ladrão de joias infernizando a sociedade londrina, ele é seduzido por uma beldade que desperta um sonho, e se vê determinado a desvendar a verdade, custe o que custar.

Quando ele encontra joias roubadas com a dama, Garrett teme que ela guarde um segredo mais perigoso do que a própria identidade. Forçado a escolher entre a honra e um amor inesperado, como ele cumprirá seu dever e garantirá um futuro feliz com a mulher que conquistou seu coração para sempre?