The Crusader’s Bride is FREE!

This weekend, the ebook of The Crusader’s Bride, book one of the Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances, is free at Amazon! The book and the series are also enrolled in KDP Select, which means you can read the whole series free if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription. The sale on book one is from April 27 to May 1, but the clock runs on Seattle time, so don’t wait until the last minute!


The Crusader's Bride, book one of the Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix
The Crusader’s Bride

Gaston battled for duty and honor—until Ysmaine tempted him to fight for her love…

When the Templar knight Gaston unexpectedly inherits his family estate, he knows he needs a wife and heir. A marriage of convenience to a widow in need of assistance is a practical solution and the newly-wed pair leave Jerusalem, entrusted with the delivery of a package for the Templars. Away from the life he has known for years, Gaston quickly realizes that little is following his plan—especially his mysterious wife, whose presence awakens an unexpected fire…

Twice widowed, Ysmaine doubts she will ever wed again, let alone have a marriage of merit—until she is charmed by the gruff knight intent upon defending her. Ysmaine weds again, not only by her own choice but to a warrior whose honor she admires. She is determined to show Gaston that marriage has more to offer them both than an heir, but first she must win the trust of the wary man she has impulsively wed…

Neither realize that Gaston has been entrusted with the treasure of the Templars—much less that someone in their small party is intent upon claiming the prize at any cost. In a company of strangers with secrets, can Gaston dare to trust his new bride? Can Ysmaine convince Gaston to confide what he knows? Can they solve the riddle together before the villain’s plan comes to fruition and all is lost?


The Crusader’s Bride is currently enrolled in Kindle Unlimited and available exclusively at Amazon.

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The audio edition of The Crusader’s Bride is narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds.

Buying Signed Books

I’ve added a couple of pages to the site for you to order books directly from me. You’ll receive your books signed, and I’ll tuck in some swag, too.

I had all these plans to install a store app (like Woocommerce or Shopify) here on the site and also on my Deborah Cooke website, but it was complicated. I’ve gone with the simpler solution now, and just added Paypal buttons.

There are some individual books on this page, and some series bundles on this page. You’ll find them both under the Store tab on the menu bar.

I have a lot of other books, including backlist mass market editions. If there’s something you’d like and you don’t see it in the current listings – or you’re chasing a specific edition to match the ones you have – or if you live outside the US and Canada and would like a postage price, please comment on this post or send me an email (deborah@deborahcooke.com) and we’ll figure it out. 🙂

A Duke in Spanish

A Duke by Any Other Name, book two of my Brides of North Barrows series of Regency romances, is now available in Spanish! It’s also enrolled in KDP Select, so it’s available exclusively at Amazon and you can read it free if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription.


A Duke by Any Other Name, book two of the Brides of North Barrows Regency romance novellas by Claire Delacroix, Spanish edition

Dafne Goodenham siempre ha estado decida a casarse con un duque—no solo porque ama los hermosos vestidos, sino porque quiere garantizar que ella y su hermana nunca sean destituidas otra vez. Cuando ella conoce al duque de Inverfyre, un notorio galán, ella de inmediato descubre inconsistencias intrigantes. ¿Hay más del duque de lo que se ve a simple vista? ¿Por qué escondería la verdad si fuera apuesto, joven, rico y un duque?

Alexander, el duque de Inverfyre, está decidido a capturar al notorio ladrón que hirió a su hermana, sin importar el costo, Sin embargo, enfrentado por la adorable Señorita Goodenham, el disfraz de Alexander demuestra no tener defensas contra la curiosidad de la dama—y él no puede resistirse  a su beso. ¿Frustrará Dafne, inadvertidamente, el plan de Alexander? ¿Tendrá él que sacrificar el interés de ella para vengar a su hermana? ¿O podrá Dafne asegurar el triunfo de Alexander y hacer realidad su propio deseo de Navidad?


El disfraz del duque está ahora en KDP Select: está disponible exclusivamente en Amazon y puedes leerlo gratis con una suscripción a Kindle Unlimited.


Compre El disfraz del duque en ebook.


The Highlander’s Curse in Italian

Annelise and Garret’s Scottish medieval romance, The Highlander’s Curse, is now available in Italian!


The Highlander's Curse, book three of the True Love Brides series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, Italian edition

Era solo ed emarginato—finché lei non lo accolse nel suo cuore…

Ingannato dalla sua gente e marchiato dalla sua discendenza dalle Fate, Garrett MacLachlan è convinto che il suo destino sia di restare emarginato per sempre. Finché non incontra Annelise di Kinfairlie, una fanciulla bella e gentile capace di trasformare in dono la sua maledizione.

Riuscirà Garrett a reclamare la perduta eredità con lei al suo fianco? Sarà sufficiente per Annelise sfidare la propria famiglia nel nome dell’amore vero per salvarlo? E, se anche riuscissero ad avere la meglio sui nemici mortali, saranno in grado di pagare il prezzo richiesto loro dalle Fate?

A Couple of Newsletter Changes

Knights & Rogues newsletter for Claire Delacroix's medieval romances

I’ve decided this month to switch newsletter service providers. My current service has changed a number of things, so it’s time for a move. This means a bunch of work behind the scenes for me, but for you, there are two changes.

First, the Knights & Rogues newsletter will look a bit different. This new provider gears their templates toward phones, so the newsletter will look more graphic. I kind of like that. It looks fresher.

Secondly, I’ve turned off the tour for Ravensmuir & Kinfairlie for the moment. If you sign up now, your email will go into a holding file until I rebuild the tour at the new newsletter service and launch it again (probably not before the fall). If you’re already on the tour, it will continue to be delivered to you from the old newsletter service.

One thing this new service doesn’t do is allow me to send newsletters based on time zones. I like that feature, but not enough to stay at the current provider. So, depending where you are, the newsletter might drop during the night.

Another thing this new service lets you do is choose some preferences. I’ve set that up for you to tell me where you prefer to shop. That way, when there’s a special available at just one portal, I can tell the people most interested in it. So, when you get the first newsletter from the new service on April 6, please scroll down to the footer, click on Manage Preferences and tell me where you shop.

If you haven’t subscribed to Knights & Rogues yet, you can do that right here. That’s a sign-up at the new service. 🙂