New Bride Quest Swag

I had some new goodies printed for the Bride Quest Kickstarter campaign and wanted to show you. Right now, they’re only available to the backers of the campaign – you can expect this in future, that advance or exclusive swag will be available at Kickstarter. I have these printed in small quantities, so there aren’t many leftovers.

First, there’s a new bookmark showing the 25th anniversary commemorative mass market editions of all six Bride Quest books. This is a really fat bookmark, almost a postcard.

BIG bookmarks for the Bride Quest 25th anniversary commemoraitve editions

I’ll order more of these in the fall and add them to the swag you can request from me, as part of the launch of the new editions in November.

Next, I did postcards of the six cover illustrations. Backers get a set of all six. The new logo is on the back of each one. When these are gone, they’re gone.

Set of six postcards with the illustrations for the Bride Quest 25th anniversary commemoraitve editions

Then I ran some stickers because they’re just so cute. These are tiny, and again, backers get a set of six, one of each cover illustration. When these are gone, they’re gone.

Set of six mini-stickers with the illustrations for the Bride Quest 25th anniversary commemoraitve editions
Six Bride Quest colouring pages

There also is a set of six colouring pages to download, print and colour. I’ll make those available for download here in November as part of the launch of the new editions.

There are a few sets of postcards and stickers left, but I haven’t decided whether to save them for my next Kickstarter campaign and sell them as add-ons or sell them in sets in November from here. If you have strong thoughts either way, please comment on the post.

Aren’t they pretty, though?

Buy Links for Christmas at Tullymullagh

Don’t miss this new story set in the world of the Bride Quest, coming in December!

Christmas at Tullymullagh is a Bride Quest story and #7 in the series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Five years after the end of The Heiress, the brothers Fitzgavin gather at Castle Tullymullagh with their wives and families to celebrate the Yule, and a gentle ghost seizes the opportunity to add to the good fortune of all.

This short story and epilogue to the Bride Quest I is available in ebook on its own, and is included in the new mass market paperback and hard cover editions of The Heiress. Although it actually occurs after events in The Countess, you don’t have to read Eglantine and Duncan’s story before this one.

This story is included in the new 25th Anniversary commemorative hard cover and mass market paperback editions of The Heiress, and will be published on its own in ebook on December 12, 2023.

Pre-order available at some portals.

The Final Kickstarter Bonus – and a Last Chance Sale

I’ve added a bonus to the Kickstarter campaign for the new editions of my Bride Quest series of medieval romances and wanted to share it with you.

It’s a fabric book cover for the hardcover editions. Here it is flat with a copy of The Princess – you can see the inside of it here.

fabric book jacket for the new hardcover edition of The Princess, a Kickstarter reward made by Deborah Cooke

There’s an elastic on the left to hold the book closed when you aren’t reading and a ribbon bookmark with a charm on the end of it.

I had the fabric printed using the design of the dust jacket without any type. Here’s the front on the left and the back on the right – you can see the charm, too.

fabric book jacket for the new hardcover edition of The Princess, a Kickstarter reward made by Deborah Cooke

And here’s the book cover at work. You can also see the cream interior stock in this picture.

fabric book jacket for the new hardcover edition of The Princess, a Kickstarter reward made by Deborah Cooke

This fabric book cover, made by me, will be included with every pledge that includes a SIGNED hardcover copy of The Princess in the Bride Quest Kickstarter campaign. You can buy just The Princess signed in hardcover, the three books in the Bride Quest I signed in hardcover or all six books, and you’ll get one of these fabric covers. Although it’s made for The Princess, it will fit The Damsel, The Countess and The Beauty, since they have spines of similar width. It might fit The Heiress and The Temptress but I don’t have copies of those two yet to be sure, and they are a bit fatter.

This is a one-time opportunity to add this exclusive swag to your collection. There won’t be any extras as I’ll be sewing them to order!

The campaign ends tonight at 8PM and there’s a Last Chance Flash Sale on the signed hardcover editions, available from 8AM Eastern to the end of the campaign. Don’t miss your chance to add this special bonus and these beautiful editions to your collection.

Visit the Kickstarter campaign for the Bride Quest 25th anniversary commemorative editions.

Easter at Airdfinnan

There’s another bonus story to catch up with the characters from the Bride Quest II.

Six years after the end of The Temptress, the family have all been invited to Airdfinnan to celebrate Easter, as well as the knighting of Jacqueline and Angus’ oldest son Fergus. There’s also a betrothal planned between their oldest daughter, Annelise, and Rowan’s son, Nicholas. An arranged marriage between the pair might make sense, but more than one person in attendance is keeping quiet about their doubts. The mysterious vine that bloomed during Bayard’s courtship of Esmeraude is growing again, though, seemingly determined to ensure that the path of true love succeeds. Will Nicholas make a love match instead of an arranged marriage?  

Easter at Airdfinnan, the epilogue to the Bride Quest II, will be available in ebook on its own, and is included in the new mass market paperback and hard cover editions of The Temptress.

This story is available as an advance ebook and add-on in the Bride Quest Kickstarter campaign, and will be published on its own in ebook on December 12, 2023.

There wll be a Last Chance flash sale for the last 12 hours of the Kickstarter campaign, starting at 8AM Eastern on the morning of Saturday June 10. The special will be available until the campaign ends at 8 PM and will feature the SIGNED hardcover editions of The Bride Quest.

Visit the Kickstarter campaign.

25th anniversary commemorative editions of The Bride Quest at Kickstarter, May 30 to June 10

Christmas at Tullymullagh

Five years after the end of The Heiress, the brothers Fitzgavin gather at Castle Tullymullagh with their wives and families to celebrate the Yule, and a gentle ghost seizes the opportunity to add to the good fortune of all.

This new epilogue to the Bride Quest I is available in ebook on its own, and is included in the new 25th anniversary mass market paperback and hard cover editions of The Heiress. Although it actually occurs after events in The Countess, you don’t have to read Eglantine and Duncan’s story before this one.

This story is available as an advance ebook to all backers in the Bride Quest Kickstarter campaign – they’ll get it in July – and will be published on its own in ebook on December 12, 2023.

Pre-order links to come.

25th anniversary commemorative editions of The Bride Quest at Kickstarter, May 30 to June 10