For the month of May, Unicorn Bride, book one of the Unicorn series of medieval romances, is discounted to 99 pennies.
For generations, legend had stalked the battlements of the fortress Montsalvat. And now Alienor de Perpignan found herself promised in marriage to the man at the heart of the oft-whispered tales: Dagobert, Count de Pereille. A near-mythic being rumored to be a beast by day – and more than a man by night.
That Alienor was his true-destined bride, Dagobert de Pereille had no doubt. Indeed, with her exotic beauty and blade-bright spirit, she could be none other. But could he who bore the mark – and the curse – of ancient kings ever trust her enough to open his heart?
Another delicious Delacroix delight!
—Affaire de Coeur
Finalist Best Foreign Historical Romance Affaire de Coeur
Today’s the day for the Romance Book Blast, a multi-author promotion featuring lots of free reads. This is a great chance to find a new author or a new series to love.
There are over 1000 authors participating this time, so you should find lots of new reads. You’ll find Double Trouble on the first page for Steamy Contemporary Romance and The Wolf & the Witch in Historical Romance.
The next medieval romance in my Rogues & Angels series is now available today! One Knight’s Bride is Amaury’s marriage of convenience, which proves to be a lot more passionate than this knight expects. The story is available in both ebook and trade paperback.
Amaury de Montvieux returns home from crusade expecting change – but not that his legacy has been claimed by a neighbor, or that his sole hope of regaining his inheritance is to marry the conqueror’s daughter. The maiden is known to be both plain and a shrew, but Amaury does not care: he must hold Montvieux, regardless of the price. He’s never believed that love should stand in the way of matters of importance. Marriage it will be.
Isabella de Marnis is not one to spurn fortune’s favor. She secretly admired the handsome knight Amaury, son and heir of her father’s enemy, long before he rode to crusade. She’s thrilled that he will be her husband and would give him anything – but when Isabella soon realizes that Amaury’s heart belongs to Montvieux alone, fears she is no more than a useful pawn.
No sooner are their vows exchanged than Isabella’s older brother dies in a mysterious accident. When her father is murdered, Isabella fears that those from Montvieux have taken their revenge. Captive in her ancestral home, she never expects Amaury to storm the gates to come to her aid, much less to suggest they join forces to unveil the villain. In every way, Amaury proves himself the valiant warrior of Isabella’s dreams. Her own heart is lost – but when she ensures that his legacy is regained, will Amaury cast her aside forever?
The Champions of St. Euphemia have been available in Portuguese editions for several years now. The rights to those translations have started to revert to me, and I’ll be republishing them in new editions. They’ll look the same, but I suspect the series metadata will be better. They’ll also be available in KOBO Plus, and I’ll be able to control the prices with more accuracy.
Another change is that I’ll be listing my translations for sale in my online store, starting with these two books. Only the ones I publish directly will be there, but there will end up being quite a number of titles available in translation at Hazel & Honeysuckle Press.
The first book in the Portuguese series, Saga Campeões de Santa Eufêmia, is A Noiva do Templário (The Crusader’s Bride) and it’s available in its new editions now.
A Noiva do Templário
Gaston lutava por dever e honra — até que Ysmaine o tentou a lutar por seu amor…
Quando, sem aviso, o templário Gaston herda a propriedade de sua família, ele sabe que precisa de uma esposa e herdeiro. Um casamento de conveniência com uma viúva que precisa de ajuda é uma solução prática, e os recém-casados deixam Jerusalém, encarregados de entregar um pacote para os Templários. Longe da vida que conhece há anos, Gaston logo percebe que pouco acontece como planejado, em especial sua misteriosa esposa, cuja presença desperta um fogo inesperado…
Duas vezes viúva, Ysmaine duvidava que algum dia voltaria a se casar, muito menos um casamento de mérito, até que ela se encante com o rude cavaleiro que pretende defendê-la. Ysmaine se casa de novo, não apenas por sua própria escolha, mas com um guerreiro cuja honra ela admira. Ela está determinada a mostrar a Gaston que o casamento tem mais a oferecer a ambos do que um herdeiro, mas primeiro ela deve ganhar a confiança do homem cauteloso com quem casou-se em um impulso…
Nenhum dos dois percebe que o que fora confiado a Gaston é um tesouro dos Templários , muito menos que alguém de seu pequeno grupo pretende reivindicá-lo a qualquer custo. Na companhia de estranhos repletos de segredos, será que Gaston ousará confiar em sua nova esposa? Ysmaine pode convencer Gaston a confidenciar o que sabe? Conseguirão resolver o enigma juntos, antes que o plano do vilão se concretize e tudo esteja perdido?
One Knight’s Bride, book four of my Rogues & Angels series of medieval romances is finished and publishing this month! Amaury and Isabella’s marriage of convenience is full of action, adventure and suspense, and I’m excited to send their story out into the world.
The pre-order links are populating at the portals for April 20 publication. If you pre-ordered the book for the previously-scheduled publication date, your pre-order will be fulfilled at all portals except Amazon. There’s a new product number and link at Amazon.
You can also buy the book in my online store, as well, and get the ebook early – those orders will deliver on April 7.
I’ll share links for the trade paperback once they’re live. It was wonderful to return to the Middle Ages again, and I’m looking forward to writing the next story in this series. That will be Thierry Douglas’ book. 🙂
Amaury de Montvieux returns home from crusade expecting change – but not that his legacy has been claimed by a neighbor, or that his sole hope of regaining his inheritance is to marry the conqueror’s daughter. The maiden is known to be both plain and a shrew, but Amaury does not care: he must hold Montvieux, regardless of the price. He’s never believed that love should stand in the way of matters of importance. Marriage it will be.
Isabella de Marnis is not one to spurn fortune’s favor. She secretly admired the handsome knight Amaury, son and heir of her father’s enemy, long before he rode to crusade. She’s thrilled that he will be her husband and would give him anything – but when Isabella soon realizes that Amaury’s heart belongs to Montvieux alone, fears she is no more than a useful pawn.
No sooner are their vows exchanged than Isabella’s older brother dies in a mysterious accident. When her father is murdered, Isabella fears that those from Montvieux have taken their revenge. Captive in her ancestral home, she never expects Amaury to storm the gates to come to her aid, much less to suggest they join forces to unveil the villain. In every way, Amaury proves himself the valiant warrior of Isabella’s dreams. Her own heart is lost – but when she ensures that his legacy is regained, will Amaury cast her aside forever?
Claire Delacroix 