Today’s the day for the Romance Book Blast, a multi-author promotion featuring lots of free reads. This is a great chance to find a new author or a new series to love.
There are over 1000 authors participating this time, so you should find lots of new reads. You’ll find Double Trouble on the first page for Steamy Contemporary Romance and The Wolf & the Witch in Historical Romance.
The next medieval romance in my Rogues & Angels series is now available today! One Knight’s Bride is Amaury’s marriage of convenience, which proves to be a lot more passionate than this knight expects. The story is available in both ebook and trade paperback.
Amaury de Montvieux returns home from crusade expecting change – but not that his legacy has been claimed by a neighbor, or that his sole hope of regaining his inheritance is to marry the conqueror’s daughter. The maiden is known to be both plain and a shrew, but Amaury does not care: he must hold Montvieux, regardless of the price. He’s never believed that love should stand in the way of matters of importance. Marriage it will be.
Isabella de Marnis is not one to spurn fortune’s favor. She secretly admired the handsome knight Amaury, son and heir of her father’s enemy, long before he rode to crusade. She’s thrilled that he will be her husband and would give him anything – but when Isabella soon realizes that Amaury’s heart belongs to Montvieux alone, fears she is no more than a useful pawn.
No sooner are their vows exchanged than Isabella’s older brother dies in a mysterious accident. When her father is murdered, Isabella fears that those from Montvieux have taken their revenge. Captive in her ancestral home, she never expects Amaury to storm the gates to come to her aid, much less to suggest they join forces to unveil the villain. In every way, Amaury proves himself the valiant warrior of Isabella’s dreams. Her own heart is lost – but when she ensures that his legacy is regained, will Amaury cast her aside forever?
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The Champions of St. Euphemia have been available in Portuguese editions for several years now. The rights to those translations have started to revert to me, and I’ll be republishing them in new editions. They’ll look the same, but I suspect the series metadata will be better. They’ll also be available in KOBO Plus, and I’ll be able to control the prices with more accuracy.
Another change is that I’ll be listing my translations for sale in my online store, starting with these two books. Only the ones I publish directly will be there, but there will end up being quite a number of titles available in translation at Hazel & Honeysuckle Press.
The first book in the Portuguese series, Saga Campeões de Santa Eufêmia, is A Noiva do Templário (The Crusader’s Bride) and it’s available in its new editions now.
A Noiva do Templário
Gaston lutava por dever e honra — até que Ysmaine o tentou a lutar por seu amor…
Quando, sem aviso, o templário Gaston herda a propriedade de sua família, ele sabe que precisa de uma esposa e herdeiro. Um casamento de conveniência com uma viúva que precisa de ajuda é uma solução prática, e os recém-casados deixam Jerusalém, encarregados de entregar um pacote para os Templários. Longe da vida que conhece há anos, Gaston logo percebe que pouco acontece como planejado, em especial sua misteriosa esposa, cuja presença desperta um fogo inesperado…
Duas vezes viúva, Ysmaine duvidava que algum dia voltaria a se casar, muito menos um casamento de mérito, até que ela se encante com o rude cavaleiro que pretende defendê-la. Ysmaine se casa de novo, não apenas por sua própria escolha, mas com um guerreiro cuja honra ela admira. Ela está determinada a mostrar a Gaston que o casamento tem mais a oferecer a ambos do que um herdeiro, mas primeiro ela deve ganhar a confiança do homem cauteloso com quem casou-se em um impulso…
Nenhum dos dois percebe que o que fora confiado a Gaston é um tesouro dos Templários , muito menos que alguém de seu pequeno grupo pretende reivindicá-lo a qualquer custo. Na companhia de estranhos repletos de segredos, será que Gaston ousará confiar em sua nova esposa? Ysmaine pode convencer Gaston a confidenciar o que sabe? Conseguirão resolver o enigma juntos, antes que o plano do vilão se concretize e tudo esteja perdido?
One Knight’s Bride, book four of my Rogues & Angels series of medieval romances is finished and publishing this month! Amaury and Isabella’s marriage of convenience is full of action, adventure and suspense, and I’m excited to send their story out into the world.
The pre-order links are populating at the portals for April 20 publication. If you pre-ordered the book for the previously-scheduled publication date, your pre-order will be fulfilled at all portals except Amazon. There’s a new product number and link at Amazon.
You can also buy the book in my online store, as well, and get the ebook early – those orders will deliver on April 7.
I’ll share links for the trade paperback once they’re live. It was wonderful to return to the Middle Ages again, and I’m looking forward to writing the next story in this series. That will be Thierry Douglas’ book. 🙂
Amaury de Montvieux returns home from crusade expecting change – but not that his legacy has been claimed by a neighbor, or that his sole hope of regaining his inheritance is to marry the conqueror’s daughter. The maiden is known to be both plain and a shrew, but Amaury does not care: he must hold Montvieux, regardless of the price. He’s never believed that love should stand in the way of matters of importance. Marriage it will be.
Isabella de Marnis is not one to spurn fortune’s favor. She secretly admired the handsome knight Amaury, son and heir of her father’s enemy, long before he rode to crusade. She’s thrilled that he will be her husband and would give him anything – but when Isabella soon realizes that Amaury’s heart belongs to Montvieux alone, fears she is no more than a useful pawn.
No sooner are their vows exchanged than Isabella’s older brother dies in a mysterious accident. When her father is murdered, Isabella fears that those from Montvieux have taken their revenge. Captive in her ancestral home, she never expects Amaury to storm the gates to come to her aid, much less to suggest they join forces to unveil the villain. In every way, Amaury proves himself the valiant warrior of Isabella’s dreams. Her own heart is lost – but when she ensures that his legacy is regained, will Amaury cast her aside forever?
Buy the ebook:
Coming April 20 to retailers.
Available April 7 from Hazel & Honeysuckle Press:
I’m updating the covers for all of the Ravensmuir books, and am starting with the Rogues of Ravensmuir. The new editions will be available in ebook, trade paperback and jacketed hardcover from retailers in February 2027. You can order copies early from me. I was planning to launch these at Kickstarter, but will offer them through my online store instead.
Let’s have a look:
These books are really pretty! As with the new editions of Blood Brothers, the Bride Quest and the Champions of St. Euphemia, we have new illustrations of the couples for each title. The illustration is on the case laminate of the hardcover, and it’s duplexed (printed on the inside) of the cover for the trade paperback.
Here’s the illustration for The Rogue:
Each print book has a chapter background which coordinates with the cover. Here’s a screenshot of the one for The Rogue:
And here’s The Scoundrel, first the new illustration, then the chapter background.
And finally for The Warrior:
These are really pretty books! I’ve ordered samples to show you, and will make a video when they arrive.
I’ve set up pre-orders in my online store for the ebooks of the new editions, which will ship automatically on July 1. You can see them here:
For the print editions, you have two choices. You can order any of the books individually and get your copy signed. If you order a set of three hardcovers at once, the store will offer free shipping for US and CA addresses, and I’ll order them in July.
Or you can order a complete set of all three to be drop-shipped to you if you live in Canada or the US. This saves you some money as well as getting the books to you early. I’ll also send you a signed bookplate for each book and a bookmark featuring the new covers. The shipping is free for US and CA addresses. I’ll leave the pre-order open until July 1, then I’ll order the books and this bundle will vanish.
This is my fake Kickstarter. 🙂 The idea is that as more people order, I’ll be able to add more goodies. I’d like to do postcards with the new illustrations, but we’ll need 15 backers for that to happen. Fingers crossed!
Claire Delacroix 