Buy Links for New Bride Quest Hard Cover Editions

The links have percolated out to the portals for the new mass market and hard cover editions of my Bride Quest books commemorating the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Princess. Here they are, all gathered in one place. The landing pages for the individual books have also been updated with the links. These books deliver November 20. Not all of the links have populated at all of the portals yet, but they will.

Because there are so many links, this post features the new hard cover editions. Yesterday’s post featured the new mass market editions.

Remember that the hardcover editions include both a dust jacket and a case laminate with the new illustration for the book. They also have the Bride Quest family trees in the back.

new hard cover edition of The Princess, book one of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

new hard cover edition of The Damsel, book two of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

New hard cover edition of The Heiress book three of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

This edition includes the new story, Christmas at Tullymullagh.


New hard cover edition of The Countess, book four of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

new hard cover edition of The Beauty, book five of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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


This edition includes the new story Easter at Airdfinnan.

Buy Links for New Bride Quest Mass Market Editions

The links have percolated out to the portals for the new mass market and hard cover editions of my Bride Quest books commemorating the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Princess. Here they are, all gathered in one place. The landing pages for the individual books have also been updated with the links. These books deliver November 20. Some of the portals don’t have the links for all the books yet, but they will.

Because there are so many links, this post features the new mass market editions. Tomorrow’s post features the new hardcover editions.

The Princess

The Princess mass market paperback

The Damsel

The Damsel mass market paperback

The Heiress

The Heiress mass market paperback

This edition includes the new story, Christmas at Tullymullagh.


The Countess

The Countess mass market paperback

The Beauty

The Beauty mass market paperback

The Temptress


This edition includes the new story Easter at Airdfinnan.

The Temptress mass market paperback

The New Bride Quest Editions

I was sewing the fabric book covers for the fulfillment of the Kickstarter campaign this past weekend, and just wanted to show off the pretties to you. This campaign was the launch the new commemorative hardcover and mass market paperback editions of The Bride Quest, which was launched twenty-five years ago. There’s a new illustration for each book, which became the image on the case laminate of the new hardcover edition of that book, as well as the image on the new mass market paperback.

Backers of the signed hardcover tiers in the Kickstarter campaign are getting a fabric book cover for The Princess along with their reward. This has the image from the dust jacket of The Princess, but no type. Here’s a picture of my copy of The Princess inside its fabric dust jacket in the middle of the picture. The printed dust jacket is off to the right. There are more completed fabric jackets to the left, then some of the printed swag from the KS campaign in between.

Fabric book covers and swag from the Bride Quest 25th anniversary commemorative editions Kickstarter campaign

Those little square stickers are so cute!

There were also digital rewards, including downloadable coloring pages and postcards. In addition, there are two new Bride Quest stories: a short story Christmas at Tullymullagh, and a novella, Easter at Airdfinnan. These stories are included in the new print editions (Christmas at Tullymullagh in The Heiress and Easter at Airdfinnan in The Temptress) and will be available in ebook in December.

Christmas at Tullymullagh is a Bride Quest story and #7 in the series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix
Easter at Airdfinnan is an epilogue to the Bride Quest II trilogy, set six years after the end of The Temptress.

The new print editions will be available at retailers in November and are up for pre-order now. I’ll share the links with you later this week.

Once I receive copies of The Temptress in the new hardcover edition, I’ll make a video showing the new editions.

Also, I’ll have a special offer soon on some hardcover copies of The Beauty. I mistakenly had some printed without the reader letter. Otherwise, each book is perfect. I’ll print the reader letter and tuck it into the book on a separate piece of paper, then bundle each book with some of the swag. You’ll be able to get this hardcover signed at a special price. Stay tuned for more details about The Beauty Boo-Boos. 🙂

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.

The Beauty 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

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 Angus and Jaqueline for The Beauty:

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

Isn’t it pretty?

Angus and Jacqueline’s story is that of an embittered knight bent on revenge and the maiden he captures – who not only isn’t the right maiden but challenges him in every way. I adore these two together and the way that Jacqueline helps Angus to regain his stolen legacy.

tropes for The Beauty, book five 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 Beauty, book five 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 of The Beauty, book five 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.

Here’s the schedule for the campaign.

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

I’ll be revealing the cover illustration for The Temptress on Wednesday.

Visit the Kickstarter campaign for the Bride Quest.