The Countess is Free!

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

Today, through September 18, my medieval romance The Countess is free at all portals! The Countess is book 4 of the Bride Quest series, but the Bride Quest is actually two linked trilogies: you should read each trilogy in order, but you can start with book 1 or book 4.

The Countess, #4 of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Driven from her late husband’s estate, Countess Eglantine de Crevy fled to wildest Scotland to claim a castle, only to find a ruin—and a clan chieftain standing guard. Kinbeath was hers, she declared, vowing to rebuild the manor and launch a bride quest so her daughters could marry for love. But Duncan MacLaren had devised a bride quest of his own, swearing to win the land—and the fiery countess—in a war of sweet seduction…

Eglantine declared she would never be captured by this barbarian. Yet Duncan awakened passions she had never known before. She promised to fight him with every weapon at her command even as he vowed to woo her for a year and a day—and make her his pagan bride.

Each thought Kinbeath the prize the most desired, a prize to be won at any price. Until passion turned to love, and the chieftain found himself fighting for the heart and hand of the woman he was born to possess.

“Master storyteller Claire Delacroix has done it again with this marvelous medieval romance. The setting is realistic, and her beautifully written prose is sexy, funny, charming and totally satisfying. The Countess is a keeper!”
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A #1 Kindle Bestseller

The Countess, book four of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, is free for a limited time

“Another gem from this talented author!”
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If The Countess isn’t free at your portal of choice in your geo, you can download a free copy from BookFunnel right here.

“Claire Delacroix’s charming and sexy historical romance novels are among my favorites!”
Lynne Remick, Romance Through the Ages

“Once again, Claire Delacroix has written a story to hook its readers in the prologue and not let them go until the last page has been turned! Excellent reading!”
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An Update on the Reading Guide

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

There’s a small complication with this year’s guide.

Previously, Amazon has pushed out the new edition to customers who have downloaded previous editions of the guide, which updates the version for those customers. This year, they declined to do so. This might be because more people have highlighted parts of the guide – pushing out a new edition removes all highlighting and notes for customers.

If you have the blue and pink 2020 edition, you won’t get an automatic update at Amazon and you won’t be able to download the 2022 edition since Amazon will say you already have it. So, I’m unpublishing the book at Amazon and publishing the pink one as a new book. That will change the Amazon link as the guide will have a new ASIN. Stay tuned for an update!

You can download the Reading Guide free at:

reading guide for Deborah Cooke and Claire Dealcroix books, 2020 edition — 2020

The Reading Guide is Updated!

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

Each year, I update my free reading guide and the latest edition is available now. I missed this job last year, so this year’s update is a big one. Next, I have to update the downloadable book list.

Since 2016, I’ve been publishing a reader guide as a free download. This little volume is thick with links. There are links to product pages as well as links to other content on my site that you might have missed—an out-take scene, family trees to download, audio samples, and swag. There are also suggestions for reading order, beyond the series order.

I change the colour each year so you know which version you have. The latest edition is pink.

Use the BookFunnel link if the guide isn’t free at Amazon in your territory.

You can download the Reading Guide free at:

The Ballad of Rosamunde in German

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

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:

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

The Brides of North Barrows

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

This bundle of Regency romance novellas is available today!

The Brides of North Barrows including all four Regency romance novellas by Claire Delacroix

The Brides of North Barrows includes all four Regency romance novellas in the Brides of North Barrows series by Claire Delacroix. In this series, two orphaned sisters are inspired to make love matches and dream of future happiness.

In Something Wicked This Way Comes, Sophia is disguised as the governess of Daphne and Eurydice when she meets Lucien again, the man who broke her heart, and he sees through her charade. She dreams of a second chance at love, but Lucien has made a deal with a demon to see her avenged and the demon will collect his due on All Hallow’s Eve—can they join forces to break the curse and win a future together?

In A Duke by Any Other Name, Daphne is on the way to Christmas wedding and dreams of her own nuptials. When she encounters a foppish duke, she’s determined to make the most of a rare opportunity. But there’s much more to Alexander than meets the eye, and Daphne is the one to pierce his disguise. Will the beguiling maiden jeopardize his mission for the crown, or will they corner the jewel thief together?

In A Baron for All Seasons, Anthea accepts her brother Alexander’s invitation to leave Scotland for London to organize his wedding to Daphne. She hasn’t visited town since she was accused of theft, but discovers that Rupert, her brother’s friend, has been working valiantly to clear her name. They join forces to locate the last missing gem, and their love blossoms. Anthea would wed Rupert for love, but he has no inheritance and won’t ask her to live with less—will these two star-crossed lovers find a way to be together?

The Brides of North Barrows Boxed Set including all four Regency romance novellas by Claire Delacroix

In A Most Inconvenient Earl, Eurydice is convinced that a practical match will suit her best. She resolves to wed a wealthy rogue and let him do as he will in town while she writes in his country house. Alexander’s friend Sebastian is the ideal choice, so she proposes to him. Sebastian is astonished and intrigued by this unconventional offer and accepts out of curiosity. The couple elope and flee to London, finding adventure, romance and love along the way. But can a smitten Sebastian convince Eurydice to make their marriage of convenience into a real one?

The Brides of North Barrows includes four Regency romance novellas, brimming with disguises and mistaken identities, hidden heirs, second chances and a marriage of convenience that becomes so much more. Join Daphne and Eurydice for romance, intrigue and love forevermore!

Available today!

This bundle is also available in a trade paperback edition.