New Bride Quest Hard Cover Editions Today!

The new mass market and hard cover editions of my Bride Quest books commemorating the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Princess are available today!

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.

New Bride Quest Mass Market Editions Today!

The new mass market and hard cover editions of my Bride Quest books commemorating the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Princess are available today!

Here are the links for the mass market paperbacks. 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

Coming Soon – The Stolen Bride

Next up on my release schedule is The Stolen Bride, Evangeline and Ramsay’s story and book #3 of the Brides of Inverfyre. This one has been pushed back a number of times but I’m working on it now. I plan to publish in January, but when I created the new pre-order at Amazon this week, I set it for February publication. This is because AMZ allows me to move publication dates up but not back. So, I’ll see where we’re at on January 1 with the plan of moving the AMZ date into January (because the book is done). If not and I’m way behind, then the other portals will let me move the date into February.

So, here’s the cover and the copy, with the shiny new AMZ link. This book will also be available in trade paperback and – as usual – the GooglePlay link will populate on the on-sale date.

The Stolen Bride, book three of the Brides of Inverfyre series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

She will be no man’s prize….

Evangeline Armstrong is resolved to evade the strategic marriage arranged for her by her father, the Hawk of Inverfyre. She feigns compliance, intending to flee to the king’s court for protection once her party is away from Inverfyre. Instead, she is seized by Ramsay MacLaren, an outlaw and her father’s sworn enemy, and compelled to wed him.

Ramsay MacLaren owes a debt to the eldest daughter of the Hawk of Inverfyre, one he will never forget‚ just as he cannot forget the beguiling beauty who helped him escape her father’s dungeon. He has learned that no other woman can satisfy him, though he knows the Hawk would never allow their match. When Ramsay witnesses Evangeline’s departure with only a small party, he sees his chance and claims her for his own.

In morning’s light, Evangeline fears that Ramsay’s sweet words were solely to earn her capitulation—and support his claim to Inverfyre. All the same, she cannot regret the marvel of his touch. Does she dare to trust the warrior whose kiss ignites her very soul? For his part, Ramsay finds himself captivate by the woman he has taken to wife—even at the expense of his own plan for vengeance. Can he truly destroy all of import to her to avenge the past? When Ramsay is challenged by Evangeline’s wealthy betrothed, how can he choose between his vow to his family and the lady who holds his heart in thrall?

Evangeline and Ramsay’s story is coming January 15, 2024.

Pre-order available at some portals:

The Beauty Bride is Free!

The Beauty Bride, book one of my Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval Scottish romances, is a free read through the end of December. If you haven’t come to Ravensmuir yet, here’s a gret chance to do so!

The Beauty Bride, #1 of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix

More cherished than gold are the Jewels of Kinfairlie, and only the worthiest may fight for their love…The Laird of Kinfairlie has unmarried sisters, each a gem in her own right. And he has no choice but to see them all wed in haste.

Lady Madeline’s heart is not for sale…especially not to a notorious outlaw like Rhys FitzHenry. Yet Madeline’s hand has been sold, to none other than this battle-weary warrior with a price on his head. A more dutiful maiden might cede to the Laird’s command and meekly accept her fate, but Madeline has never been obedient. She decides to run away, though she never dreams that Rhys will pursue her.

She does not expect this taciturn man to woo her with fanciful stories, much less that each of his enthralling tales will reveal a scar upon his shielded soul. She never imagines that a man like Rhys could imperil her own heart while revealing so little of his own feelings. When Rhys’ past threatens his future, Madeline takes a leap of faith. She dares to believe him innocent—and risks her own life to pursue a passion more priceless than the rarest gem.


Nominee – 2005 Quill Award
Publishers’ Weekly

A #1 Kindle Bestseller


A lyrical medieval-era romance!

Publishers Weekly

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Claire Delacroix is always a winner for me with her tales of chivalry, passion and lush romance—I simply love her books. I found this one to be a great read, and recommend it highly to anyone liking a rousing, medieval-period romance. Five angels!

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Knights & Rogues Book Club – Today!

Knights & Rogues Book Club by Claire Delacroix available at Ream

My Knights & Rogues Book Club launches today at Ream.

Each month, subscribers will have access to four stories (mostly full-length books) as we work through my various series. This tier is like a lending library or a streaming service – subscribers have access to the content for 30 days. It’s incredible I have enough completed books to fill an entire year but there you go. LOTS of books to read!

I’m looking forward to the community forum discussions on my books and will be popping in there each week. This is still evolving but maybe we’ll make a regular Q&A or a scheduled time for me to be there. One fun thing about Ream is that it supports features like reader polls, so we can figure out what’s most appealing to everyone. I’ll also be able to share additional resources for each series, like Pinterest links, blog posts about research, character lists or family trees, so that we can immerse ourselves in that world for the month or so.

Here’s the planned schedule of books for the first year:

November 2023 – The Bride Quest (The Princess, The Damsel, The Heiress and The Countess.)

December 2023 – The Bride Quest continued (The Beauty, The Temptress and Easter at Airdfinnan and Christmas at Tullymullagh).

January 2024 – The Rogues of Ravensmuir (The Rogue, The Scoundrel and The Warrior) and the beginning of The Jewels of Kinfairlie (The Beauty Bride).

February 2024 – More Jewels of Kinfairlie (The Rose Red Bride, The Snow White Bride and The Ballad of Rosamunde) and the beginning of The True Love Brides (The Renegade’s Heart).

March 2024 – More of The True Love Brides (The Highlander’s Curse, The Frost Maiden’s Kiss and The Warrior’s Prize) and the beginning of The Brides of Inverfyre (The Mercenary’s Bride).

April 2024 – More of The Brides of Inverfyre (The Runaway Bride and The Stolen Bride) plus Unicorn Bride and Pearl Beyond Price.

May 2024 – The Champions of St. Euphemia (The Crusader’s Bride, The Crusader’s Heart, The Crusader’s Kiss, and The Crusader’s Vow.)

June 2024 – The finale of The Champions of St. Euphemia (The Crusader’s Handfast) and Rogues & Angels (One Knight Enchanted, One Knight’s Return and One Knight’s Desire).

July 2024 – Blood Brothers (The Wolf & the Witch, The Hunter & the Heiress, The Dragon & the Damsel, and The Scot & the Sorceress).

August 2024 – the time travels (The Last Highlander, The Moonstone, Once Upon a Kiss and Love Potion #9).

September 2024 – The Brides of North Barrows (Something Wicked This Way Comes, A Duke by Any Other Name, A Baron for All Seasons and A Most Inconvenient Earl).

October 2024 – The Ladies’ Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction (The Christmas Conquest, The Masquerade of the Marchioness, The Widow’s Wager and The Hellion’s Heart).

It’s possible that there will be changes as we go – will there be a fourth Rogues & Angels book by June? – so be prepared for some tweaks. Either way, you’ll read a lot of medieval romance!

The book club costs $5 US per month.

Sign up for the Knights & Rogues Book Club on my Claire Delacroix Ream page here.