The Beauty is FR33!

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Deborah Cooke

I’m closing out 2025 with a sale – The Beauty is a free read through December 29! Angus and Jacqueline’s book hasn’t been free before, so here’s your chance to grab my first NYT bestselling title at a very special price.

The Beauty, #5 of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Certain she will never wed for love, sworn to let no man possess her for her beauty alone, Jacqueline de Crevy has vowed to become a bride of God. But en route to the convent of Inveresbeinn, her party is ambushed by a knight, who snatches Jacqueline from her saddle and spirits her away with him.

He is Angus MacGillivray—not the black-hearted ravisher she fears but a valiant man of honor who has returned to Scotland seeking justice…and revenge. Angus has come home from the Crusades to find his family murdered and his birthright seized. Sworn to reclaim his rightful lands, he has kidnapped the stepdaughter of Duncan, chieftain of Clan MacQuarrie — Angus’s avowed enemy.

But his lovely captive refuses to be the chattel—or ransom—of any man…until Jacqueline senses the yearning heart beneath Angus’s embittered facade. In spite of himself, Angus has let this defiant beauty touch his very soul. And as desire flames between them, a lady fair and her battle-scarred knight will fight for a love that could banish all the sorrows of the past…

“With its well-drawn background and escalating sexual tension, The Beauty is a tale to warm a winter’s night.”
Romantic Times

New Bride Quest Audiobooks

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Deborah Cooke

Amazon introduced a new auto-narrated audiobook feature recently, and I decided to try it out for The Bride Quest series. These audiobooks are available at Amazon and Audible, on their US sites only. This is a new feature so it may perk out to other geos later.

I have mixed feelings about auto-narrated, or AI-narrated audiobooks. As much as I love hiring a human narrator to perform the audio edition of any of my books, the production costs are very high. I don’t think I’ve earned back that investment on any of my audiobooks. On the other hand, these editions are more economical to produce, though they lack the perfomance aspect offered by a human narrator. It is said that some people prefer them for that reason.

The other nice thing (for consumers) is that Amz offers the audiobooks created this way as a bundle with the ebook – it’s only $1.99 more to get the audio as well as the ebook. There are pricing restrictions, and the lowest price I can set is $3.99, which is high for the novella and short story at the end of the series.

I have used the auto-narrate option at Google for audiobooks and several of my Dragonfire Novels are available that way. Unlike the auto-narrated at Google, these ones can’t be downloaded and published elsewhere – they end up being Amz exclusives. Like the Google ones, the script for the audio is generated from the ebook – unlike the interface at Google, the text can’t be edited at Amazon. Pronunciations can be adjusted and pauses can be inserted. I really like being able to edit the text at Google, but there you go. Each portal has their rules. 🙂

If you are an audiobook fan, have a listen and let me know what you think.

The audiobook covers, in this case, are the same as the ebook covers.

The Princess, #1 of The Princess, #1 of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

An Italian Sale

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Deborah Cooke

Now that the Blood Brothers series is complete in Italian, I’ve discounted The Wolf & the Witch‘s Italian edition (Il lupo e la strega) to 99¢ US. Unfortunately, I can’t set pretty prices for all geos. 😦

The links are still populating for the Italian edition of The Scot & the Sorceress, which is called Lo scozzese e la maga. I’ll update them on the landing page as they appear, then share them in a separate post once they’re all live.

Il lupo e la strega is the Italian translation of The Wolf & the Witch, book one of the Blood Brothers series of medeival Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

Dopo che gli è stata negata la legittima eredità, Maximilian de Vries escogita un piano per vendicarsi del padre e assicurarsi un futuro. Alleatosi con i suoi due fratellastri si reca all’antica e misteriosa Kilderrick, deciso a prendersi il castello promessogli anni prima, a qualunque costo. Una donna, che si dice sia una strega, è l’unica coraggiosa abbastanza da sfidarlo, ma Maximilian ha la soluzione: sposarla, sia che lei voglia o no, e ottenere il dovuto.

Ma il baldo guerriero dovrà tenere testa ad Alys Armstrong, una ragazza con una sete di vendetta e una rabbia che potrebbero superare le sue. Alys non ha intenzione di cedere al possente e orgoglioso mascalzone che le ha rubato tutto, per quanto seducente sia il suo tocco, e non condivide la sua fissazione per i duelli ad armi pari.

Acerrimi nemici sin dall’inizio, l’unione di Maximilian e Alys è uno scontro di volontà. Quando scoppia la passione, saranno capaci di resistere alla tentazione? E quando Kilderrick sarà in pericolo, uniranno le forze per salvare il castello che vogliono tanto, e l’amore inaspettato a cui tengono più di ogni altra cosa?

A Little Break

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Deborah Cooke

If you had pre-ordered any of my books, you may have received a message from the portal that the pre-order has been cancelled. I still intend to write the books, but right now, I’m not very productive. Having the deadline of each pre-order isn’t helping, so I cancelled the pre-orders that were set up for 2026.

Thanks for your understanding!

BOGO Sale on Kinfairlie Series at Nook

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Deborah Cooke

Barnes & Noble is celebrating indie authors this holiday season with a Buy One, Get One event!

Discover bold voices, fresh worlds, and unforgettable stories crafted by indie authors who pour their hearts into every page.

Stock your shelves, find your next favorite read, or grab a gift for a fellow book lover—because indie stories shine brightest when shared.

Shop now and save before December 31st!

Kinfairlie medieval romances BOGO at Nook December 2025

You’ll find three of my medieval romance series, all linked through Kinfairlie, included in the sale, so grab this chance to fill the gaps in your collection! Included are The Jewels of Kinfairlie, The True Love Brides and The Brides of Inverfyre.

Shop the landing page here.

Claire Delacroix

Bestselling Author of Medieval Romance and Fantasy Romance

Category Archives: Medieval Romance

The Beauty is FR33!

New Bride Quest Audiobooks

An Italian Sale

A Little Break

BOGO Sale on Kinfairlie Series at Nook