The Wolf & the Witch on the Charts

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

The Wolf & the Witch is discounted to 99cents this week, and I had a BookBub Featured Deal yesterday to promote the sale. This book has never been discounted before and it’s a series starter. Let’s have a peek at results.

The book earned an orange #1 bestseller ribbon at Amazon, in the US store, the CA store, the UK store and the AU store which is pretty exciting. I’m not sure that’s happened for one of my books before. Here’s the US store ribbon:

The Wolf & the Witch a #1 bestseller in medieval historical romance at Amazon.com on December 28, 2022

The ranking in that store was #201 paid overall in the store, #1 in Scottish historical romance and #1 in medieval historical romance.

At the CA store, The Wolf & the Witch is #122 paid overall in the store (yay!), as well as #1 in Scottish historical romance and #2 in medieval historical romance.

The Wolf & the Witch a #1 bestseller in medieval historical romance at Amazon.ca on December 28, 2022

In the UK store, Maximilian and Alys’ book is #680 overall paid in the store, as well as #1 in medieval historical romance and #2 in Scottish historical romance.

The Wolf & the Witch a #1 bestseller in medieval historical romance at Amazon.co.uk on December 28, 2022

In the AU store, The Wolf & the Witch is #139 overall paid in the store, plus #1 in medieval historical romance, #1 in ancient world historical romance and #1 in Scottish historical romance. Yay, Australia!

The Wolf & the Witch a #1 bestseller in medieval historical romance at Amazon.acom.u on December 28, 2022

At KOBO, The Wolf & the Witch is #2 in historical romance, and #2 in romantic suspense this morning.

The Wolf & the Witch a #2 bestseller in historical romance at KOBO on December 28, 2022

At Nook, The Wolf & the Witch is #12 on the Top 100 ebook list.

The Wolf & the Witch at #12 on the top 100 ebook list at Nook on December 28, 2022

It’s also #3 on the Top Indie bestseller list at Nook:

The Wolf & the Witch at #3 on the top Indie bestseller list at Nook on December 28, 2022

And it’s #1 in both Historical Romance indie reads and Romance indie reads at Nook, too. Phew!

The Wolf & the Witch at #1 on the romance Indie bestseller list at Nook on December 28, 2022

The Wolf & the Witch at #1 on the historical romance Indie bestseller list at Nook on December 28, 2022

Finally, at Apple, The Wolf & the Witch is #75 overall paid in the store:

The Wolf & the Witch at #75 overall paid in the Apple store on December 28, 2022

And it’s #27 paid on the Romance bestseller list at Apple.

The Wolf & the Witch at #27 paid in Romance in the Apple store on December 28, 2022

That was quite a ride! Thank you to everyone who bought a copy yesterday and helped to make this possible. Alys and Maximilian’s book will be discounted until January 7, so don’t miss your chance to grab this deal!

The Wolf & the Witch, book one of the Blood Brothers trilogy of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

Denied his rightful legacy, Maximilian de Vries devised a plan to avenge himself upon his father and see his own future secured. Allied with his two half-brothers, he descends upon ancient and mysterious Kilderrick, determined to seize the keep once promised to him, regardless of the price. A woman rumored to be a witch is the sole one bold enough to defy him but Maximilian has a solution—he will take her to wife, whether she be willing or nay, and seal his claim.

But this powerful warrior has yet to match wits with Alys Armstrong, a maiden with a thirst for vengeance and a fury that might exceed his own. Alys has no intention of capitulating to the proud and powerful rogue who stole everything from her—no matter how seductive his touch might be—and she does not share his compulsion to fight fair.

Bitter enemies from the outset, Maximilian and Alys’ match is a battle of wills. When passion flares, will either of them be able to resist temptation? And when Kilderrick itself is in peril, will they join forces to save the holding they each prize—and the unexpected love they value above all else?

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The True Love Brides Bundle in Spanish – Today!

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

Today, my boxed set of the True Love Brides series is available in a Spanish edition. It’s enrolled in KDP Select, so it’s exclusive to Amazon, and you can binge the series free if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription!

The True Love Brides Boxed Set including all four medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, Spanish edition

Cuatro mágicos romances medievales ambientados en Escocia, de la “Reina del romance medieval”, en los que el amor verdadero triunfa contra las hadas inmortales.

En El corazón del renegado, Isabella es cautivada por el caballero que llega a Kinfairlie para desafiar a su hermano, sin darse cuenta de que Murdoch ha sido elegido por la reina de las hadas para ser su premio. Murdoch sabe que está condenado, así que emprende la búsqueda de vengar a su familia antes de sucumbir al encanto de las hadas, sin darse cuenta de que la intrépida Isabella tiene la llave para su liberación y su corazón atrincherado.

En la maldición del Highlander, Garrett es cautivado por la tímida Annelise, la única mujer cuyo toque alivia el tormento de su maldición lanzada por las hadas. Despertada por su beso, Annelise decide salvar al hombre que ama de los enemigos que lo quieren destruir para su propio beneficio, sin importar el precio.

En El beso de la doncella de hielo, Malcolm regresa a casa después de sus años en el extranjero, con el único deseo de reconstruir la propiedad familiar en Ravensmuir. Atormentado por sus elecciones, ve poco valor en su vida y decide cambiarla, solo para encontrarse con una sirvienta embarazada que le da un nuevo propósito a sus días y noches. ¿Podrá Catriona salvar a este guerrero herido de ser el diezmo mortal de las hadas para el infierno, o perderá al hombre que ha reclamado su corazón?

En La recompensa del guerrero, una audaz doncella desafía a un mercenario a cambiar su vida para bien, pero cuando acepta su desafío, Rafael gana su amor y se pone en grave peligro. Elizabeth teme que su valiente guerrero esté muerto y se entrega al cautiverio en el mundo de las hadas en lugar de vivir sin él. ¿Podrá Rafael salvar a su amada y sellar el portal al reino de las hadas para siempre?

Este paquete incluye los cuatro romances medievales escoceses completos, con elementos paranormales en la serie Las novias del amor verdadero. En este paquete se encuentran El corazón del renegado, La maldición del Highlander, El beso de la doncella de hielo y La recompensa del guerrero.

Esta es una traducción al español neutral de América Latina.

Las novias del amor verdadero: La serie completa está ahora en KDP Select: está disponible exclusivamente en Amazon y puedes leerlo gratis con una suscripción a Kindle Unlimited.

Compre Las novias del amor verdadero: La serie completa en ebook.

The Wolf & the Witch is 99¢ !

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

This week, The Wolf & the Witch, book one of my Blood Brothers series of medieval romances, is discounted for the first time and is just 99¢ at the major portals. Now’s the time to dive into this series if you haven’t started it already. There are three books published in the series so far. The fourth book and series finale, The Scot & the Sorceress, will be published in the spring and is available for pre-order now.

Five star review for The Wolf & the Witch, book one of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

Here’s a blog post about my inspiration for Kilderrick.

Here’s a blog post about William II de Soulis, inspiration for Robert Armstrong.

Here’s a blog post about 14th century mercenaries
– like Maximilian, Jean le Beau and Rafael.

Here’s a blog post about King Robert II of Scotland,
the reigning monarch during this series.

Here’s a blog post about “poppy powder”.

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Christmas Romances

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

This time of year, it’s always fun to indulge in Christmas romances. Here are a few suggestions of mine for your reading list! (In compiling this list, I realized that many of my holiday romances are second chances at love, too – but then second chance romances are my favorites.)

The Rogue, #1 of the Rogues of Ravensmuir series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix — **The Rogue**
Merlyn and Ysabella’s marriage gets a second chance at the Yule

The Snow White Bride, #3 of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix — **The Snow White Bride**
Eleanor finds unexpected romance when she takes refuge at Kinfairlie at Christmas

The Mercenary's Bride, #1 of the Brides of Inverfyre series of medieval Scottish romances — **The Mercenary’s Bride**
Quentin finds love and a second chance when he returns to Inverfyre

A Most Inconvenient Earl, book four of the Brides of North Barrows series of Regency romance novellas by Claire Delacroix — **A Most Inconvenient Earl**
Sebastian takes Eurydice’s dare, only to find unexpected love

The Christmas Conquest, a Regency romance novella by Claire Delacroix — **The Christmas Conquest**
When Rhys tries to convince Catherine to remain his wife, she steals his heart away

I also am participating in some holiday romance anthologies – the first three are English, then there are Spanish and German collections, too.

Rogues, Ladies & Mistletoe: A Christmas Holiday Romance collection — **Rogues, Ladies & Mistletoe**

Twelve Lords for Yuletide, a multi-author collection of Christmas Regency romances — **Twelve Lords for Yuletide**

Twelve Lords for Christmas Regency romance anthology — **Twelve Lords for Christmas**

Damas, caballeros y muérdago: Colección de romance histórico navideño — **Damas, caballeros y muérdago**

Lords, Ladys und Mistelzweige Christmas anthology — **Lords, Ladys und Mistelzweige**

The Hunter & the Heiress Audiobook at More Portals

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Deborah Cooke

The Hunter & the Heiress is available in an audiobook narrated by Tim Campbell. I moved this into wider distribution, and it turned out that the links populated at pretty much the same time as the ebook came out of KU. How perfect is that?

The Hunter & the Heiress, book two of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

Nothing could be further from Amaury de Vries’ expectations than joining his half-brother’s company of mercenaries in the wilds of Scotland. A knight and a champion at the joust, he expected to inherit a holding—until the man he has known as his father revealed a terrible truth and disavowed him. Left with nothing, Amaury rides to Kilderrick, where he loses his heart to a beautiful noblewoman in the forest. A practical man, he knows he has no right to court the lady, but when she is abducted, Amaury follows, determined to fulfill his knightly duty by aiding a damsel in distress.

Elizabeth d’Acron has been a pawn and a prize, pursued for her father’s wealthy holding, and wants only to be desired for herself. Seized again, she vows she will surrender to no man—even the handsome knight who comes to her rescue. And truly, there could be no one more vexing than this confident yet inscrutable man, so concerned with duty that he could be wrought of stone—but Elizabeth soon learns that she can trust Amaury to defend her at any cost. She does not expect the seductive fire awakened by his touch, much less his conquest of her wary heart—but has she fallen in love with a man whose affections are already claimed?

Snared between duty and passion, Amaury finds himself beguiled by the lady who challenges his every expectation, but knows he has little to offer her. But when Elizabeth is threatened by a former suitor who will not be refused, Amaury risks his all in her defense, hoping it will be enough. But can he intervene in time? And will love alone convince Elizabeth to place her hand in his for all time?

Listen to a sample of the audiobook: