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New Editions of my Magical Romance, Once Upon a Kiss, Today!

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The new editions of my time travel romances are available this week, in both ebook and trade paperback. These editions have the pretty new covers by Elizabeth Mackey. First up is Once Upon a Kiss.

Once Upon a Kiss, a time travel romance by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross, new cover
New 2025 Edition

For over a thousand years—so legend has it—the brambles have grown wild over the ruins of Dunhelm Castle. Many believed that the thorns were a sign that the castle was cursed, so no one dared to trespass, and the secrets that they protected and concealed have remained hidden—until now…

Armed with a pair of gardening shears, Baird Beauforte is determined to clear away the brambles that hinder the development of his resort, and he won’t let local superstition deter him. Dunhelm Castle is supposed to be the latest jewel in the Beauforte Resort chain, but the renovations can’t be finished if the workmen are frightened of a so-called curse. To dispel any lingering fears, Baird decides to vanquish the briars himself. What he never expects is to find a mysterious slumbering beauty…

Aurelia is like no one he has ever met before. Upon awakening, she demands to know his identity and why he is in her father’s castle! Bemused by he claim of being a king’s daughter, he is certain he has never met this “princess” before, although something about her rouses a haunting sense of familiarity. Soon, dreams plague this by-the-book businessman… dreams that feel more like memories. And Baird begins to wonder if he can claim his heart’s princess—now and forever—with a kiss.

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New Bookmarks for my Time Travel Romances

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I’ve added a new bookmark for my time travel and magical romances for backers of my Kickstarter campaign!

luxe bookmark available to backers of the Love Potion #9 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.

four new editions of my time travel and magical romances

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:

Tipsheet and signed bookplate for the limited edition of Love Potion #9, coming to Kickstarter in January 2025

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.

Four trade paperbacks with signed bookplates and a vellum insert

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:

Tarot de Marseilles digital reward for backers of Deborah Cooke's Kickstarter campaign

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..

Click through to see the campaign. It runs through February 7.

Kickstarter campaign for the 25th anniversary of Love Potion #9 by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross

New Video Showcasing the New Editions of My Time Travel Romances

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I’ve created a video of the new editions of my time travel and magical romances and you can watch it now.

You can order these new editions through my current Kickstarter campaign.

Click through to see the campaign. It runs through February 7.

Kickstarter campaign for the 25th anniversary of Love Potion #9 by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross

My Time Travel Romances are Available at Kickstarter!

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Woo-hoo! I launched the Kickstarter campaign for the new editions of my time travel romances yesterday and it’s vastly exceeded my expectations! We’re off to a great start, so be sure you don’t miss out.

The 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.

four new editions of my time travel and magical romances

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:

Tipsheet and signed bookplate for the limited edition of Love Potion #9, coming to Kickstarter in January 2025

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, and a downloadable tarot deck to print and color.

Here’s the tarot deck I created from the PDF file:

Tarot de Marseilles digital reward for backers of Deborah Cooke's Kickstarter campaign

You can see that I also created a box for the cards, which you can print and assemble.

There are more goodies in the works, too, including a bookmark.

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..

Click through to see the campaign. It runs through February 7.

Kickstarter campaign for the 25th anniversary of Love Potion #9 by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross

The Tarot Deck with the New Editions of my Time Travel Romances

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You know about the new covers for my time travel and magical romances, and also about my upcoming Kickstarter campaign to launch them. The books ordered through the campaign will have a special tipsheet inserted in the front and each backer will get a signed bookplate for each book to put on that page.

There’s also a digital reward of a downloadable copy of the Tarot de Marseilles deck, for backers to print and colour. This past weekend, I printed my deck from the PDF file, and thought I’d show you.

Tarot de Marseilles digital reward for backers of Deborah Cooke's Kickstarter campaign

I printed my cards on 65lb parchment stock and trimmed them up on a paper cutter. There are six cards on each 8.5 x 11″ page. There’s also a page with images for the backs of the cards.

Tarot de Marseilles digital reward for backers of Deborah Cooke's Kickstarter campaign

My inkjet printer wasn’t so very happy with the parchment paper, probably because of its weight. When I printed a test page on regular paper, it came out perfectly. The printer seemed to have some difficulty picking up the parchment, so a couple of pages printed slightly off-square. The image on the back isn’t perfectly centered on each page either, but I’m happy with it. You could probably take the PDF file to a copy shop to have it printed on heavier paper, or printed out on regular paper and copied onto heavier paper.

As you can see, there’s also a box to print, cut out and assemble. This is the final page in the PDF file, and you might want to print it on different paper stock. I used the same parchment. This one has just one tuck-flap on the front of the box lid, but I’ve added two side flaps to the lid for the final version to make it a little sturdier.

I also noticed that some of the pip cards don’t have a clear up side. Since the meaning of the cards varies – the interpretation is reversed when the card is upside down – you might want to create a convention when you colour them. I’m going to colour something red at the top of each card.

The other change is to the dates of the campaign. I was going to launch on January 28th and run through February 14, but as the campaign is part of Kickstarter’s Make-100 feature for January, it makes sense to launch sooner and take advantage of any additional visibility from that. We launch on January 15 and the campaign will run through February 7.

Click through to follow the campaign and follow it to be notified at launch.

Kickstarter campaign for the 25th anniversary of Love Potion #9 by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross