I’m participating in a multi-author BookFunnel promotion this month, featuring heartwarming historical romances. You’ll find a number of multi-author boxed sets on the landing page, like Rogues Ladies and Mistletoe, as well as my own Brides of North Barrows bundle. You can choose your sales portal for each book. This promotion continues for the month of January.
Starting this week, my audiobook bundle Kinfairlie Knights is on sale at Chirp! It’s discounted from $29.99 to $4.99US (!!!) through January 23. Now’s the perfect time to treat yourself to this bundle of three medieval romance series starters, The Rogue, The Beauty Bride and The Renegade’s Heart! The Rogue is narrated by Ashley Klanac, while The Beauty Bride and The Renegade’s Heart are both narrated by Saskia Maarleveld. I’ve included the other retailer links so you can comparison shop.
Welcome to Kinfairlie and Ravensmuir! Claire Delacroix’s fictional medieval Scottish estate of Kinfairlie and its sister holding of Ravensmuir are the location for many of her bestselling medieval romances. Included in this digital bundle are three first-in-series medieval Scottish romances: The Rogue, The Beauty Bride, and The Renegade’s Heart.
In The Rogue—book #1 of the Rogues of Ravensmuir trilogy—Ysabella’s estranged husband returns to beg for her help. Does she dare to trust Merlyn again, knowing that he stirs her passion as easily as he hides his truth?
In The Beauty Bride—book #1 of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series—Madelyn flees her arranged marriage to a notorious outlaw, only to be pursued, wooed and seduced by Rhys FitzHenry. Can she save him from the legacy of his own past?
In The Renegade’s Heart—book #1 of the True Love Brides series—Isabella is intrigued by the bold knight who makes accusations against her own brother. When she follows Murdoch to discover the truth, she finds herself enraptured by his touch and determined to defend his cause. Can her love save Murdoch from his curse and see justice served, too?
Come to Kinfairlie, for adventure and romance, passion and pageantry, and loves that will endure for all time.
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Some years fly by in a hurry and some move a little more slowly. 2022 seemed like a slow-mover to me, but maybe I was the one moving slowly. Covid really gave me a kick in January and it took me a while to get back to my regular speed. I took the month of May off, choosing to spend it in my garden and rethink my work schedule. That was great and I may make a habit of it. After that, I decided to concentrate on my historical romances for the rest of the year.
The Hunter & the Heiress was a surprise addition to the Blood Brothers series – I hadn’t originally expected Amaury to need his own book, but I was happily mistaken in that. The Dragon & the Damsel was just as much fun to write as I’d anticipated as Rafael and Ceara were a great match for each other. Both of these books were also published in large print hardcover editions, like The Wolf & the Witch, and The Hunter & the Heiress is also available in audio.
I also returned to the Regency era and that interesting courtesan Esmeralda Ballantyne. She inspired a new series called The Ladies’ Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction. I published the first two works in that series, both of which were longer than I’d originally expected. I had this notion that they would be novellas of 25K words or so. Nope. The Christmas Conquest is 40K words and The Masquerade of the Marchioness is close to 70K. I need to block out more time to write these because they are longer, but they are a lot of fun to write.
I also participated in several multi-author anthologies this year, including Twelve Lords for Yuletide and Rogues, Ladies and Mistletoe.
This year was enormously busy for translations of my historical romances. As you can see below, there were thirty-two of them altogether. While it’s fun to see my books in other languages, I’ve dialed it back twice already because the formatting and uploading is just too much work. I’d rather be writing new stories.
I did have most of my books in Kindle Unlimited for about a year, but decided this past fall that it wasn’t working out for me. They’re available at all portals again – although my Apple links have changed – and the reloading is a job I’m glad to have done. Some of my translations are still enrolled in KU and we’ll see how that goes in 2023. My newsletter moved to a new service, as well.
I have several pre-orders already listed for the year ahead. First, there will be the next book in the Regency series, The Widow’s Wager, which features the younger sister of the Duke of Haynesdale and her secret crush, her brother’s best friend. The Scot and the Sorceress will be next – that’s Murdoch and Nyssa’s story and the finale of the Blood Brothers series. After that, I’m returning to the Rogues & Angels series with One Knight’s Desire, a tale of disguise and unexpected love. It’s pretty clear what I’ll be doing for the first six months of the year!
The Wolf & the Witch is discounted to 99cents this week, and I had a BookBub Featured Deal yesterday to promote the sale. This book has never been discounted before and it’s a series starter. Let’s have a peek at results.
The book earned an orange #1 bestseller ribbon at Amazon, in the US store, the CA store, the UK store and the AU store which is pretty exciting. I’m not sure that’s happened for one of my books before. Here’s the US store ribbon:
The ranking in that store was #201 paid overall in the store, #1 in Scottish historical romance and #1 in medieval historical romance.
At the CA store, The Wolf & the Witch is #122 paid overall in the store (yay!), as well as #1 in Scottish historical romance and #2 in medieval historical romance.
In the UK store, Maximilian and Alys’ book is #680 overall paid in the store, as well as #1 in medieval historical romance and #2 in Scottish historical romance.
In the AU store, The Wolf & the Witch is #139 overall paid in the store, plus #1 in medieval historical romance, #1 in ancient world historical romance and #1 in Scottish historical romance. Yay, Australia!
At KOBO, The Wolf & the Witch is #2 in historical romance, and #2 in romantic suspense this morning.
At Nook, The Wolf & the Witch is #12 on the Top 100 ebook list.
It’s also #3 on the Top Indie bestseller list at Nook:
And it’s #1 in both Historical Romance indie reads and Romance indie reads at Nook, too. Phew!
Finally, at Apple, The Wolf & the Witch is #75 overall paid in the store:
And it’s #27 paid on the Romance bestseller list at Apple.
That was quite a ride! Thank you to everyone who bought a copy yesterday and helped to make this possible. Alys and Maximilian’s book will be discounted until January 7, so don’t miss your chance to grab this deal!
Denied his rightful legacy, Maximilian de Vries devised a plan to avenge himself upon his father and see his own future secured. Allied with his two half-brothers, he descends upon ancient and mysterious Kilderrick, determined to seize the keep once promised to him, regardless of the price. A woman rumored to be a witch is the sole one bold enough to defy him but Maximilian has a solution—he will take her to wife, whether she be willing or nay, and seal his claim.
But this powerful warrior has yet to match wits with Alys Armstrong, a maiden with a thirst for vengeance and a fury that might exceed his own. Alys has no intention of capitulating to the proud and powerful rogue who stole everything from her—no matter how seductive his touch might be—and she does not share his compulsion to fight fair.
Bitter enemies from the outset, Maximilian and Alys’ match is a battle of wills. When passion flares, will either of them be able to resist temptation? And when Kilderrick itself is in peril, will they join forces to save the holding they each prize—and the unexpected love they value above all else?
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Today, my boxed set of the True Love Brides series is available in a Spanish edition. It’s enrolled in KDP Select, so it’s exclusive to Amazon, and you can binge the series free if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription!
Cuatro mágicos romances medievales ambientados en Escocia, de la “Reina del romance medieval”, en los que el amor verdadero triunfa contra las hadas inmortales.
En El corazón del renegado, Isabella es cautivada por el caballero que llega a Kinfairlie para desafiar a su hermano, sin darse cuenta de que Murdoch ha sido elegido por la reina de las hadas para ser su premio. Murdoch sabe que está condenado, así que emprende la búsqueda de vengar a su familia antes de sucumbir al encanto de las hadas, sin darse cuenta de que la intrépida Isabella tiene la llave para su liberación y su corazón atrincherado.
En la maldición del Highlander, Garrett es cautivado por la tímida Annelise, la única mujer cuyo toque alivia el tormento de su maldición lanzada por las hadas. Despertada por su beso, Annelise decide salvar al hombre que ama de los enemigos que lo quieren destruir para su propio beneficio, sin importar el precio.
En El beso de la doncella de hielo, Malcolm regresa a casa después de sus años en el extranjero, con el único deseo de reconstruir la propiedad familiar en Ravensmuir. Atormentado por sus elecciones, ve poco valor en su vida y decide cambiarla, solo para encontrarse con una sirvienta embarazada que le da un nuevo propósito a sus días y noches. ¿Podrá Catriona salvar a este guerrero herido de ser el diezmo mortal de las hadas para el infierno, o perderá al hombre que ha reclamado su corazón?
En La recompensa del guerrero, una audaz doncella desafía a un mercenario a cambiar su vida para bien, pero cuando acepta su desafío, Rafael gana su amor y se pone en grave peligro. Elizabeth teme que su valiente guerrero esté muerto y se entrega al cautiverio en el mundo de las hadas en lugar de vivir sin él. ¿Podrá Rafael salvar a su amada y sellar el portal al reino de las hadas para siempre?
Este paquete incluye los cuatro romances medievales escoceses completos, con elementos paranormales en la serie Las novias del amor verdadero. En este paquete se encuentran El corazón del renegado, La maldición del Highlander, El beso de la doncella de hielo y La recompensa del guerrero.
Esta es una traducción al español neutral de América Latina.
Las novias del amor verdadero: La serie completa está ahora en KDP Select: está disponible exclusivamente en Amazon y puedes leerlo gratis con una suscripción a Kindle Unlimited.
Compre Las novias del amor verdadero: La serie completa en ebook.
Claire Delacroix 