Christmas Romances

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Deborah Cooke

In the mood for a Christmas romance? Here are some of my books that take place at Christmas.

A Duke by Any Other Name is a Regency romance featuring a duke in disguise and a perceptive maiden, both attending a Christmas wedding. Alexander intends to identify and capture a spy but is enticed by Daphne—will she help him to succeed or undermine his plan? (I think of this as my Scarlet Pimpernel story.)

The Snow White Bride is a medieval Scottish romance featuring a marriage of convenience between a lady on the run and the Laird of Kinfairlie, who thinks he has no time to wed. Christmas at Kinfairlie means mummers and celebration—the healing of old wounds and a love unexpected. I love this story so much.

The Mercenary’s Bride is a medieval Scottish novella, in which Quentin returns to Inverfyre bent on revenge—but finds a second chance at love instead. There’s nothing I love more than a wounded hero who finds true love and a happy ending.

A Most Inconvenient Earl is a Christmas Regency romance novella, which you can read in the Twelve Lords of Christmas right now, along with eleven other holiday romances. Sebastian gets more than expected when Eurydice proposes to him—when he accepts, their adventure begins. This is another story of love unexpected, and I love their banter.

The Rogue was my first visit to Ravensmuir. Merlyn and Ysabella have a second chance at love, but not before someone threatens Merlyn’s life and Ysabella has to surrender her (many) secrets. This one has some suspense elements and a bit of Gothic tone, but Merlyn remains one of my favorite heroes.

Check out these Christmas romances and find a new holiday read today!

The Highlander’s Curse in Spanish

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Deborah Cooke

Annelise and Garrett’s story is now available in a Spanish edition!

Él estaba marginado y solo, hasta que ella le dio la bienvenida en su corazón…

Privado de su herencia y agobiado por el legado de su sangre Hada, Garrett MacLachlan cree que está condenado a ser un paria para siempre, hasta que conoce a Annelise de Kinfairlie, una gentil doncella con el poder de convertir su maldición en un regalo. ¿Garrett podrá reclamar su legado robado con Annelise a su lado? Si Annelise desafía a su familia a perseguir el amor verdadero, ¿será eso suficiente para curar a Garrett? E incluso si triunfan sobre enemigos mortales, ¿exigirán las Hadas un precio que ninguno de ellos pudiera pagar?

Esta es una traducción al español neutral de América Latina.

La maldición del Highlander está también disponible en inglés como audiolibro.

The Wolf & the Witch into Kindle Unlimited

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Deborah Cooke

The Wolf & the Witch was enrolled in Kindle Unlimited this morning through February. If you’re a KU subscriber, you can read Maximilian and Alys’ story free!

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?

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”.

The Wolf & the Witch is exclusive to Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited through February 2022.

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Blood Brothers Heading for KU

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Deborah Cooke

This fall, I enrolled most of my historical romances in Kindle Unlimited, since Amazon is the portal where I sell the most historical romance. The exceptions were the Brides of North Barrows series—some of those stories are in anthologies that are available at all portals, so they’re ineligible for Kindle Unlimited and Blood Brothers. The Wolf & the Witch is available at all portals and so is the pre-order for The Hunter & the Heiress. Having the other books in KU working out fairly well and it sure is a lot less work to manage.

I had a hard look at Blood Brothers this past weekend, and it is amazing how heavily skewed the numbers are toward Amazon. I’ve started to take The Wolf & the Witch down from wide publication, with the goal of enrolling it in Kindle Unlimited by the middle of November. It’s come down first from the aggregators and KOBO, since those distribution chains take the longest to change.

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

The Hunter & the Heiress is available for pre-order at some portals and of course, I want to honor the pre-orders that exist. I’ll try a strategy popular with historical romance authors with this book—the book will be published at those portals so the pre-orders can be fulfilled. It will available in wide distribution for a week before being moved into Kindle Unlimited and made exclusive to Amazon. This works well for other authors and may prove to be the path going forward.

The Regencies sell much better than the medievals at other portals, so I’m thinking about starting another Regency series that will be widely available.

The Renegade’s Heart in Spanish

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Deborah Cooke

The Renegade’s Heart is available today in Spanish, in both ebook and print!

The Renegade's Heart, book one of the True Love Brides series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix, Spanish edition

Ella arriesgaría todo para salvar el alma de él…

Liberado del cautiverio de las Hadas, Murdoch Seton no quiere nada más que olvidar sus años perdidos. Emprender una búsqueda para recuperar el tesoro robado de su familia parece la solución perfecta, pero Murdoch no cuenta con una doncella curiosa que tiene tanto el secreto del robo como su única salvasión.

Isabella está indignada al encontrar la fortaleza de su hermano asediada por un caballero renegado, especialmente uno que es demasiado apuesto para su propio bien o el de ella. Después de un solo encuentro, ella se convence de que la causa de él es justa y decide descubrir al verdadero ladrón, sin imaginar nunca que el único beso que habían compartido había lanzado una batalla por el alma de Murdoch.

Mientras las traicioneras Hadas se mueven para reclamar a Murdoch para siempre, Isabella busca curar al caballero que le ha robado el corazón. Pero, ¿permitirá Murdoch que ella se arriesgue y se ponga en peligro? ¿O él se sacrificará para asegurar el futuro de Isabella?

Esta es una traducción al español neutral de América Latina.

El corazón del renegado está también disponible en inglés como audiolibro.

Compre El corazón del renegado en ebook.