The Dragon & the Damsel Delayed 30 Days

I’ve moved the publication date for Rafael and Ceara’s book out one month, just to give a little breathing room. With my books coming out of Kindle Unlimited, there have been a lot of admin tasks to complete and I’m feeling the press of time. That extra month will ensure that I have time to make the book the best it can be.

If you’ve pre-ordered the book, you’ll likely receive a notification from your portal of choice. You don’t have to do anything. 🙂

The Dragon & the Damsel, book three of the Blood Brothers trilogy of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

A mercenary convinced that each man must see to his own survival first, Rafael has learned to savor the moment and its pleasures. He is interested solely in conquest and coin, not any promise of the future—until an alluring maiden challenges him, defying him to stake a claim. Rafael cannot resist Ceara with her flame-red hair and keen wits, but their cat-and-mouse game takes a dangerous turn when Ceara is stolen by her kin. Rafael cannot stand aside when the damsel’s survival is at risk—though if she has stolen his shielded heart, she must never know of his weakness…

Ceara fled an arranged marriage, determined to wed for love or not at all. A horsewoman and huntress herself, she has encountered no man worthy of her affection—until she matches wits with Rafael, with his flashing eyes and seductive touch. She knows the handsome warrior seeks only one prize from her, but hopes to steal his heart. When she is captured and compelled to return to her betrothed, she is thrilled that Rafael lends chase. When he claims her as his own bride, Ceara dares to hope for more than a marriage of convenience.

But Rafael appears to be interested solely in conquest and passion, and their match becomes a battle of wills. Will Ceara be cast aside when her newfound spouse is offered the prize he desires above all else? Warrior and damsel, can these two wounded souls learn to surrender the truth of their hearts—before their union is shattered forever?

Coming October 20, 2022


Pre-order available at some portals:

First Batch of Books in Wide Distribution

Here we go! My medieval romances are coming out of Kindle Unlimited and moving to wide distribution again. The first batch is live at the other portals now, and I’ve rebuilt the links here on my site.

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

The Champions of St. Euphemia

The Rogues of Ravensmuir

The Bride Quest

The Unicorn Books

Rogues & Angels

I’ve also had the Boxed Sets removed from Kindle Unlimited. They won’t be available at the other retailers until all of the individual books are wide again.

The Blood Brothers series is the only one that will remain in Kindle Unlimited.

I’ve also added a lot more buy links for print editions and have added print and audio buy links to the Books2Read pages.

For September, The Countess will be a free read. It’s starting to go free at some portals – Amazon will be the last, of course, but you can grab it now at GooglePlay, Apple or Smashwords.

The rest of my medieval romance backlist comes out of KU September 14. If you have KU reading to do, now’s the time to get to it!

Don’t Forget – The Lady in Red Promotion

Ladies in Red BookFunnel Promotion August 2022

Last chance on this promotion, which ends August 29!

Erica Ridley is coordinating a series of fun multi-author BookFunnel promotions, all featuring historical romances. This first one is a gorgeous collection of books with (yes) ladies in red on the covers.

The Lady in Red runs from August 12 to August 29. The books aren’t necessarily discounted, and some may be in Kindle Unlimited. What they have in common are beautiful red dresses! You’ll find The Christmas Conquest and The Crusader’s Vow on the landing page, as well as many other titles from your favorite authors.

Visit the landing page.

The Mercenary’s Bride in Spanish

My Scottish medieval romance and Christmas story, The Mercenary’s Bride, is now available in a Spanish edition!

The Mercenary's Bride, book one of the Brides of Inverfyre series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, Spanish edition

Con sus posesiones robadas, herido y dado por muerto, Quentin de Montgomerie lo ha perdido todo excepto su amor por Mhairi, la hija del Halcón de Inverfyre, y sabe quién es el culpable de su destino.  Él jura regresar a Inverfyre y vengarse del Halcón, pero llega para descubrir que la feroz doncella que posee su corazón se ha convertido en una belleza, y que su beso tiene el poder de darle esperanza para el futuro .  ¿Podrá Quentin demostrar su valía ante el Halcón y conquistar a Mhairi, o ella lo rechazará por ser menos de lo que alguna vez fue?


Esta es una traducción al español neutral de América Latina.


La novia del mercenario está también disponible en inglés como audiolibro.


Disponible el 23 de agosto


La novia del mercenario está ahora en KDP Select: está disponible exclusivamente en Amazon y puedes leerlo gratis con una suscripción a Kindle Unlimited.


Compre La novia del mercenario en ebook.

The Ballad of Rosamunde in German

The Ballad of Rosamunde, book four of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, German edition

The Ballad of Rosamunde, book four of my Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval Scottish romances, is now available in a German edition. This also means that the print edition of The Snow White Bride (which includes The Ballad of Rosamunde) is also now available in German.

Gefangen im Reich der Feen, kann Rosamunde nur durch wahre Liebe befreit werden – doch der Mann, den sie liebte, ist tot. Padraig sehnt sich danach, ihr mehr als nur ein Freund zu sein … Kann er ihr Herz für immer gewinnen?


Die Ballade von Rosamunde ist auch als Hörbuch in englischer Sprache erhältlich.


Die Ballade von Rosamunde, E-book:


Die Ballade von Rosamunde“ ist in der Printausgabe von „Die schneeweiße Braut“ enthalten.