Bargain Print Books

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

Every once in a while, Amazon discounts print copies of books. I’m not sure why this happens, but it’s a great opportunity to get a print edition at a good price. Quantities are undoubtedly limited, so once the copies are gone, they’re gone. This morning, I noticed these bargains on my books in the US store – I’ve linked each title to the product page for the book at Amazon.com:

A Most Inconvenient Earl, book four of the Brides of North Barrows series of Regency romance novellas by Claire Delacroix

A Most Inconvenient Earl mass market paperback for $3.30US

Something Wicked This Way Comes mass market paperback for $4.57US

The Temptress trade paperback for $6.43 US

The Heiress trade paperback for $7.48 US

The Beauty trade paperback for $7.34 US

The Crusader's Handfast, book five of the Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

The Crusader’s Vow trade paperback for $3.71 US

The Crusader’s Heart trade paperback for $5.05 US

The Crusader’s Kiss trade paperback for $3.70 US

The Crusader’s Handfast trade paperback for $3.17 US

Discounted prices might be available in other geos – it looks as if some of them are available in CA, for example – but you’ll need to click through to see.

Edited to add – I hear that the trade paperbacks of The Rogue, The Scoundrel and One Knight Enchanted are also a good deal today. Happy shopping! 🙂

The Beauty is a Free Read!

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

The Beauty, book five of my Bride Quest series of medieval romances, is a free read at most portals – today through October 30! Fall in love with Angus and Jacqueline’s story today!

Remember that there are new print editions of this series coming in November, in both hard cover and mass market formats.

The Beauty, #5 The Princess, #1 of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Certain she will never wed for love, sworn to let no man possess her for her beauty alone, Jacqueline de Crevy has vowed to become a bride of God. But en route to the convent of Inveresbeinn, her party is ambushed by a knight, who snatches Jacqueline from her saddle and spirits her away with him.

He is Angus MacGillivray—not the black-hearted ravisher she fears but a valiant man of honor who has returned to Scotland seeking justice…and revenge. Angus has come home from the Crusades to find his family murdered and his birthright seized. Sworn to reclaim his rightful lands, he has kidnapped the stepdaughter of Duncan, chieftain of Clan MacQuarrie — Angus’s avowed enemy.

But his lovely captive refuses to be the chattel—or ransom—of any man…until Jacqueline senses the yearning heart beneath Angus’s embittered facade. In spite of himself, Angus has let this defiant beauty touch his very soul. And as desire flames between them, a lady fair and her battle-scarred knight will fight for a love that could banish all the sorrows of the past…

“With its well-drawn background and escalating sexual tension, The Beauty is a tale to warm a winter’s night.”
Romantic Times

The Beauty, book five of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix in its original mass market edition — Original mass market edition

“A lovely story!”
The Oakland Press

USA Today Bestseller

New York Times Bestseller

Winner
2001 Best Long Historical Romance
Greater Detroit RWA Booksellers’ Best Awards

A Rhapsody Book Club Selection

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

“Another fantastic medieval romance from this extremely talented author! Wow, I can’t praise this book enough. I loved these two characters so much, as well as the storyline. Containing myriad twists and turns and surprises before reaching stunning completion, you won’t want to miss reading this one!”
Old Book Barn Gazette

Buy The Beauty ebook:

“The Beauty is a heart-wrenching beauty-and-the-beast tale…a tale readers can devour. Thank goodness there are other books in the Bride Quest series—I’m hooked!”
The Romance Journal

Shifting Publication Dates

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

I moved a couple of publication dates. If you had pre-ordered either of these books, you’ll have received a notification from your portal of choice.

One Knight's Desire, book three of the Rogues & Angels series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

First of all, One Knight’s Desire will be published November 14 instead of October 24. Since there isn’t an Amazon link, I wanted a little extra time for that to populate after the final book is uploaded. Also, I really like having the print edition available on the same day as the ebook, so this short delay will ensure that’s the case for Lothair and Magdala’s story.

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

I’ve also moved the publication date for The Stolen Bride into the new year. In this case, the book will be done close to the previous publication date, but the portals are very slow at processing content between US Thanksgiving and the New Year. We’ll just avoid all possible complications and delays over the holidays by moving the publication date for Ramsay and Evangeline’s book to January 15 instead of December 26. This move means that the Amazon pre-order has been cancelled and that the book will have a different Amazon link when it’s published.

This is the last step in my transition away from asset-less pre-orders. From here on out, my books will only be available for pre-order when the book is done!

Print Editions of The Scot & the Sorceress

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

Links are live for the print editions of The Scot & the Sorceress! Murdoch and Nyssa’s story is available in both a trade paperback edition and a large print hardcover edition. Some links are still populating, but the most popular ones are live.

Remember that there will be collectors’ hard cover editions of all four Blood Brothers books, coming to Kickstarter in February 2024.

The Scot and the Sorceress, book four of the Blood Brothers trilogy by Claire Delacroix

Buy the trade paperback:

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Knights & Rogues Book Club

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Deborah Cooke

Yesterday, I told you a bit about my new Ream subscriptions. Today, I thought we’d talk a bit more about my Knights & Rogues Book Club, which will be launch at Ream beginning November 1.

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.

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Bestselling Author of Medieval Romance and Fantasy Romance

Tag Archives: Scottish Romance

Bargain Print Books

The Beauty is a Free Read!

Shifting Publication Dates

Print Editions of The Scot & the Sorceress

Knights & Rogues Book Club