Buy Links for Easter at Airdfinnan

Don’t miss this new story set in the world of the Bride Quest, coming in December! This one was intended to be a short story, but ended up being a novella. I think you’ll enjoy Margaret and Nicholas’ second chance romance and their battle of wills!

Easter at Airdfinnan is an epilogue to the Bride Quest II trilogy, set six years after the end of The Temptress.

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?  

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

Coming December 12, 2023.

Pre-order available at some portals.

Free Book Blast Today!

romance Bookworms June 30 book blast

Today’s the day for the huge multi-author promotion at Romance BookWorms. There are over 1000 books free for download, for one day only – today! You’ll find The Crusader’s Bride among the offerings and many more books, too. 

Hurry on over to the landing page so you don’t miss out!

Start the Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix free

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 Runaway Bride in Italian

My medieval romance, The Runaway Bride, is now available in an Italian edition!

La sposa in fuga is the Italian edition of The Runaway Bride, book two of the Brides of Inverfyre series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Aoife MacNeill è una bellezza, un trofeo da conquistare. Ora che non è più un’ereditiera, vorrebbe sposarsi per amore, ma suo padre ha organizzato il suo matrimonio con Nigel Armstrong, figlio maggiore ed erede del Falco di Inverfyre. Le basta uno sguardo per capire che Nigel non conquisterà mai il suo cuore, ma suo cugino, Ross di Kinfairlie, è tutta un’altra storia.

Aoife sa che non può sfuggire al suo destino, eppure desidera ardentemente tentare la sua ultima carta: fuggire da Inverfyre e sperare che Ross venga mandato al suo inseguimento. Sarà sufficiente un bacio…

Ross di Kinfairlie è un mercenario che mette la sua spada al servizio dei signori, un cavaliere privo dei beni necessari per poter reclamare una sposa. Quando la fidanzata del cugino scappa, corre al suo inseguimento perchè sa di dovere qualcosa al Falco che lo ha addestrato. Ross sospetta che Aoife non sia consapevole dei rischi che corre e infatti l’infido clan dei MacLaren, che cerca da sempre di danneggiare Inverfyre, la fa prigioniera.

Durante il salvataggio, Ross si ritrova affascinato dalla bella e selvaggia fanciulla. Quanto sarà disposto a cedere Ross per garantire la sicurezza di Aoife?

E quanto rischierà Aoife per proteggere l’uomo che ha catturato il suo cuore?

The Temptress 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

Last cover reveal! Phew. This has been a whirlwind but a fun one.

My campaign is underway at Kickstarter to celebrate 25 years since the original launch of my Bride Quest series of medieval romances. There are new editions of the six Bride Quest books coming to retailers in November. Each book has a new cover illustration of the couple. The image is the cover of the new mass market paperback edition. It’s also the case laminate on the new hardcover edition, which has an image similar to the current trade paperback on the dust jacket. These books will be available for pre-order shortly – the new editions of The Princess is already available for pre-order and I’ve added the links to the landing page here on the site.

But you can order advance copies of the new books through this Kickstarter campaign, running through June 10. I’m also doing the cover reveals during the campaign.

Here is the new cover illustration of Bayard and Esmeraude for The Temptress:

new cover illustration for The Temptress, book six of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

We end with another lovely cover. I think it’s fun that we were able to find stock to show the relationships between the characters – Bayard, for example, is the son of Burke from The Damsel, so we used a different pose of the same model (since Bayard is said to resemble his father.) He looks like more trouble, though, in this image, which is perfectly in character. And that little smile of Esmeraude’s is exactly perfect.

Bayard and Esmeraude’s story is a second Bride Quest, evocative of the challenge launched in The Princess. (So, it’s also great to have a similar palette for their illustration.) Bayard is accustomed to success in all endeavors, but Esmeraude wants to wed for love – he’ll have to lose his heart to win her hand, which isn’t part of his plan. These two lead each other on a merry chase, and it’s one that challenges both their expectations.

Tropes for The Temptress, book six of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Here are the current editions of the book, including the ebook at left, the new mass market edition, the current trade paperback edition and the new hard cover.

current editions of The Temptress, book six of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Here’s the new hard cover with both dust jacket and case laminate.

new hard cover edition for The Temptress, book six of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

You can order copies of these new editions through Kickstarter until June 10, and receive your copies early, signed or personalized, and get some swag. Every backer at Kickstarter, for example, gets the ebook of the new bonus epilogue to the Bride Quest I, Christmas at Tullymullagh.

We’re getting down to the end of the campaign. Don’t miss your chance to order these new editions early and signed or personalized. The campaign ends Saturday!

Visit the Kickstarter campaign for the Bride Quest.