The Italian ediitons of both The Ballad of Rosamunde and The Renegade’s Heart have reverted to me and been republished in new editions.
Intrappolata nel Regno delle Fate, Rosamunde può essere liberata solo dal vero amore…ma l’uomo che lei amava è morto. Padraig vorrebbe che la loro amicizia si trasformasse in qualcosa di più…riuscirà a conquistare il cuore di Rosamunde per sempre?
Lei è disposta a correre qualsiasi rischio pur di salvare l’anima di Murdoch.
Liberato dalla prigionia delle Fate, Murdoch Seton non vuole altro che dimenticare gli anni che ha perduto. Per questo, intraprende una missione per recuperare il tesoro rubato alla sua famiglia…senza tuttavia fare i conti con una strana fanciulla, l’unica che può aiutarlo a scoprire il mistero del furto e a redimere se stesso.
Isabella si indigna davanti al rinnegato che sta occupando il mastio del fratello, soprattutto quando si tratta di un cavaliere troppo bello per il suo bene…e per il proprio.
Ma è sufficiente un unico incontro, per convincerla che la causa che lo ha portato lì è giusta e per spingerla a rivelargli il nome del ladro, senza minimamente immaginare che il bacio che si sono scambiato ha scatenato una vera e propria battaglia nell’anima di Murdoch.
Quando le Fate tornano a reclamare Murdoch per sempre, Isabella cerca di aiutare il cavaliere che le ha rubato il cuore.
Ma lui le permetterà di correre un tale rischio? Oppure si sacrificherà per salvarla?
I’ve been thinking about creating pretty new hardcover editions of my Regency romance series, The Ladies’ Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction. The plan is that this campaign will run next spring, and that book seven in the series, The Daughter’s Disguise, will be available first to backers of the campaign. There will also be additional rewards for backers that are exclusive to the campaign, and the books won’t be available at retailers.
I’ve put up a landing page at Kickstarter, so you can follow the campaign now to be notified at launch. That’s the best way to make sure you don’t miss out on any early bird specials!
I’ve added something new to the Kickstarter campaign for the new special editions of The Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances, coming in July.
I’ve told you about the special editions and the additional rewards for backers. The plan is for the books to be drop-shipped to backers to save one round of postage charges, and for me to mail signed bookplates separately. This weekend, though, I was thinking about those backers who would like actual signed books.
I’m adding a tier to the campaign with all five hardcovers signed. This means they’ll ship to backers from Canada, which might mean a tariff charge if you’re in the US. It should be fine for everyone else. I’ve made the set of vellum inserts part of this tier, since they’re difficult to mail alone – it’s much easier to tuck them into the books for shipping, which ensures they arrive in good condition.
To sweeten this tier with its extra shipping cost, I’m adding a beaded bookmark (made by me. I ordered the charms this weekend.) and a fabric book cover, sewn by me, to protect whichever of the books you’re reading. I’ll show you both of those once the materials arrive and I’ve made my first ones.
That will be my most expensive tier, and instead of having an early bird special, this tier will be limited in quantity. Once they’re gone, they’ll be gone.
I’ll be adding about a box, too, with one signed hardcover (your choice of the series, but it will default to The Crusader’s Bride) and the print swag from the campaign, as well as more goodies. I’ll work out the details of that by the time the campaign launches.
We need to take care of the people who like signed books!
I’ll also add a local pick-up option for signed books. You’ll be able to pick them up at the Ignited by Books Author Event in September, to save on shipping.
This week, we’re going to talk about the new special editions of The Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances, coming to Kickstarter in July. I’ve wanted to give this series a special print treatment for a while, and now’s the time. 🙂
The new editions will be available in hard cover, trade paperback and ebook. The ebooks don’t have all of the features of the print editions but I’ll pack in as many as possible. (Page backgrounds, for example, aren’t supported in ebooks.)
Let’s take a closer look at the new editions today, and what makes them special.
First off, the books have new covers, designed by Dar Albert. Here’s a digital mock-up of the new hard cover edition of The Crusader’s Bride.
The hardcovers have one image (with type) on the dust jacket and a different image (without type) on the case laminate.
I wanted the case laminate to look like an old book. Each one has a gem on the spine, too.
The trade paperbacks have the same exterior cover with the type. They also have a duplexed cover, which means it’s printed on the inside, as well. These trade paperbacks have the illustrations from the current editions – the images of the couples – on the inside of the cover.
Those illustrations are also included as full page images in the special edition ebooks.
The interior has been updated in the print editions, with beautiful backgrounds and chapter headers, again from Dar. Here’s the double-page spread header background for the special editions of The Crusader’s Bride:
The other books each have their own background, featuring swords and flowers.
All of the books use this sword background on individual pages, like the date pages.
These are digital mock-ups. I’ll take a video of the sample book when it arrives, so you can see exactly what it will look like. 🙂
I’ve also commissioned a map for the series, which will be a double-page spread in the print books. It will also be included in the ebooks. The map is being designed this month by Sarah Waites of The Illustrated Page. She draws the most amazing maps – you can take a peek at some of her completed projects on her website right here. There will be real locations on it as well as the fictional ones named in the stories. I’ll show you the map when it’s done. I’m prettty excited about this, as I love maps and Sarah makes brilliant ones.
The hardcovers and trade paperbacks will be printed and drop-shipped directly to backers, which saves a round of postage (and postage from Canada at that) which would be an added cost if I signed each book. Instead, I’ll mail signed bookplates separately to backers.
Each book has a dedication page in the front, and the bookplate has been designed to match. The bookplates will be full-colour vinyl stickers. Here’s the one for The Crusader’s Bride, along with the dedication page.
Isn’t that pretty? Each book has its own dedication page and a bookplate that coordinates with the new cover.
Tomorrow, we’ll talk about the other rewards offered through the campaign.
I’ve added a new bookmark for my time travel and magical romances for backers of my Kickstarter campaign!
On the front of the bookmark, the stars and my name will be in silver foil. On the reverse side, the titles of the four books, the stars and the type below the books will be in foil.
Backers of the trade paperback copy of Love Potion #9 will get a bookmark mailed to them along with their signed bookplate. Backers of tiers including all four trade paperbacks will get two bookmarks along with their signed bookplates.
This current Kickstarter campaign features the new edition of Love Potion #9, and you can also order the new ebook or trade paperback of Once Upon a Kiss, The Moonstone and The Last Highlander. The new editions are available for pre-order at retailers for October delivery, but backers of the campaign will get their copies early.
In addition, each book ordered through the campaign has a coordinating tip sheet, which will be added to the front of the book, and a bookplate – the books will ship directly from the printer, and I’ll sign and mail the bookplates separately.
Here’s a digital mock-up of the tipsheet and bookplate for Love Potion #9:
You can only get this addition through the Kickstarter campaign.
There are other rewards exclusive to the campaign, like a limited number of vellum inserts featuring the original cover art for Love Potion #9 by Judy York.
This tier sold out quickly, so I’ve added five more rewards with the vellum insert. This insert will only be available at Kickstarter.
There’s also a downloadable tarot deck to print and color, available to all backers.
Here’s the tarot deck I created from the PDF file:
You can see that I also created a box for the cards, which you can print and assemble.
Youc an also order the Kickstarter editions from previous campaigns in the Add-ons for this campaign, including the Dragonfire Novels omnibus editions, the Blood Brothers special editions and the Bride Quest special editions..
Claire Delacroix 