Here’s another reader/author event to add to your calendar. I’ll be attending Ignited by Books Author Event in September 2025.
September 13, 2025
Ignited by Books (that’s a Facebook link)
Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport and Conference Centre
Pre-order page (still in progress)
more details to come…
I’ll be attending several author/reader events next year. First up will be Romancing the Falls in May. Tickets are available now.
I’ll put up a book pre-order page in the new year. 🙂
May 30 – 31, 2025
Romancing the Falls
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave,
Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6W7, Canada
Buy tickets now at the RTF website.
The Scoundrel, book two of my Rogues of Ravensmuir series of medieval romances, is now available in an Italian edition!
Caro lettore,
sono consapevole di aver agito in modo sfrontato, sfacciato e imperdonabile…e ammetto di non poter incolpare altri che me stessa. Sapevo con che tipo d’uomo avevo a che fare, sapevo che Gawain Lemmergeier era una canaglia e un malfattore. Eppure, quando ho tramato per sedurlo e reclamare ciò che era mio di diritto, non avrei mai immaginato che avrei ceduto al fascino di questo spericolato mascalzone dai capelli dorati.
Sia chiaro, ho recuperato ciò per cui sono venuta, ovvero la sacra reliquia rubata a mio padre in grado di ristabilire le sorti del mio maniero, e mi sarei anche accontentata di tornare a casa con la mia ricompensa. Ma, ahimè, ho lasciato che il desiderio prendesse il controllo delle mie azioni. Perchè sì…mentre cercavo il mio tesoro, ho osato indurre in tentazione Gawain, gli ho permesso di battermi, di stregarmi e persino di portarmi a letto.
Lady Evangeline di Inverfyre
“Affascinante e avvincente!”
ThebestReviews.com
Esmeralda and the duke’s story is coming next May, and the pre-order links are up now!
The romance between the Duke of Haynesdale and Esmeralda Ballantyne was planned to be a sub-plot that carried through the entire series. By book four (The Hellion’s Heart) it became clear to me that these two needed their own book and I planned for this release. Some of the scenes in this book appear in earlier books in the series. They may be shorter or told from another point-of-view. This book includes more scenes and more detail about these two. It will be published as book six in the series so that there are no spoilers in the other books of the series—The Duke’s Desire will fill in all the gaps.
Esmeralda Ballantyne is the most successful courtesan in London, a woman envied by many and a mystery to all. When her past threatens the future of her younger sister, she finds an unexpected champion in the Duke of Haynesdale, a gentleman driven by his honor to intervene on her behalf, despite his disapproval of her trade. Does she dare to trust her newfound protector with her truth, or is the duke—like so many men of her acquaintance—interested in only one kind of compensation from her? As much as she refuses to surrender to any man, Esmeralda fears her impulse will lead her astray…will the price of capitulation be her fiercely defended independence or her heart?
Damien deVries, the Duke of Haynesdale, abandoned his rakehell ways when his father bought his commission, and the injury he sustained is a permanent reminder of his wasteful youth. The youngest of three sons, he never expected to inherit the duchy, and finds himself discontent, burdened by responsibilities and—according to his mother—past due to wed and provide an heir. The difficulty is that the only woman of interest is the forbidden beauty, Miss Ballantyne. There could not be a less inappropriate choice for his duchess, but no other woman tempts him to abandon convention and return to his wicked ways again.
Drawn together by an irresistible desire, duke and courtesan agree to a short affair. But their need for each other proves so insatiable that it cannot be denied. Does Damien dare to surrender his heart to a woman like Esmeralda? Can Esmeralda trust any man fully and give Damien his deepest desire? There is one last secret she holds that will either draw them together or drive them apart forever—when she finally shares it, can they put the betrayals of the past behind and forge a future on their own terms?
Coming in May 2025
Pre-order available at some portals:
I’ve spent much of this year creating an online store with Shopify called Deborah Cooke’s Books, but this month, I’m shutting it down.
I had an online store years ago with Selz and found that readers preferred to buy ebooks at their portal of choice. Print books didn’t sell that well because of the high cost of postage from Canada. I had thought that things might have changed in the intervening years, but not so much. Not enough to keep mucking with the store. As with my previous store, the developers roll out new features and themes and updates all the time, and maintaining the store has been more time-consuming than I’d like.
I’m trying to clear my desk so I spend less time on admin and have more time to write.
So, the store is going away this month.
You will still be able to buy ebooks directly from me, using buy links here on the website. These will be PayPal buy links, and once you pay, you’ll get an email from BookFunnel to download your book. I have to rebuild these, so will start with the digital boxed sets.
Print books will be available directly from me at in-person events and booksignings. You’ll find a schedule of those on the Booksignings page on my Deborah Cooke website. There will be a pre-order form 60 days before each event, so you can be sure to get whatever books you want.
Also, the exclusive editions created at Kickstarter will be available in future Kickstarter campaigns for that subgenre. You can follow me at Kickstarter here to see what’s in the works.
You can also, of course, send me an email anytime you’d like to buy a signed book. We’ll work out the postage, I’ll send you a Paypal invoice, and your books will be sent on their merry way to you.
Claire Delacroix 