New Portuguese Editions

The Portuguese ediitons of all four books in the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval Scottish romances have reverted to me and been republished in new editions.

The Beauty Bride in Portuguese (A Mais Bela das Noivas) is a free series starter in some territories at some portals.

The Beauty Bride, book one of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, Portuguese edition

As Joias de Kinfairlie são mais apreciadas do que ouro, e apenas os mais dignos podem disputar seu amor… O laird de Kinfairlie tem irmãs solteiras, cada uma delas uma joia por mérito próprio. E ele não tem escolha a não ser tratar de casá-las urgentemente.

O coração de lady Madeline não está à venda… muito menos para um notório proscrito como Rhys FitzHenry. No entanto, a mão de Madeline foi vendida a ninguém menos que este guerreiro cansado de lutar e com um preço por sua cabeça. Uma donzela mais obediente poderia ceder às determinações do laird e aceitar passivamente o seu destino, mas Madeline nunca foi obediente. Ela decide fugir, embora não lhe passe pela cabeça que Rhys a perseguirá.

Ela não espera que esse homem taciturno a corteje com histórias fascinantes, muito menos que cada um de seus cativantes contos revele uma cicatriz em sua alma impenetrável. Ela nunca imaginaria que um homem como Rhys pudesse colocar em perigo o seu próprio coração, mesmo revelando tão pouco sobre seus sentimentos. Quando o passado de Rhys ameaça o futuro dele, Madeline lhe dá um voto de confiança. Ela ousa acreditar que ele é inocente — e arrisca a própria vida para ir ao encalço de uma paixão mais inestimável do que a joia mais rara.


“Um lirico romance da era medieval!”

Publishers Weekly

The Rose Red Bride, book two of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, Portuguese edition

Mais desejadas do que ouro são as Joias de Kinfairlie, e apenas os mais dignos podem lutar por seu amor… O laird de Kinfairlie tem irmãs solteiras, cada uma delas é uma joia por conta própria. E ele não tem escolha a não ser vê-las todos casadas, e logo.

Como uma heroína em uma antiga lenda, Vivienne esperou por seu amante predestinado no quarto mais alto da torre de Kinfairlie. Na escuridão, ele chegou e se aproximou dela, envolto por capuz e manto para que ela não visse seu rosto. Ele a amou com doçura e entrega… e Vivienne sabia que havia encontrado seu destino.

Mas na luz da manhã, seu sonho é destruído. Erik Sinclair de Blackleith não é um herói romântico, mas um guerreiro deserdado, que organizou seu sequestro para recuperar o próprio legado. Indignada com a insistência de Erik de que precisa dela apenas para gerar um filho, mas envolvida pela paixão que ele desperta, Vivienne percebe que há mais valor em seu taciturno esposo do que ele admitiria. Erik está cético quanto à crescente fé que ela deposita em sua honra e no seu desejo de reconquistar o direito de primogenitura roubado…

Mal ele suspeita que sua rara joia de noiva pretende também capturar seu coração, que se encontra protegido por uma fortaleza intransponível.


“Uma linda história, comovente e profundamente emocionante. Nota máxima!” — The Romance Studio


Uma Noiva Branca Como a Neve is the Portuguese edition of The Snow White Bride, book three of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

O lorde of Kinfairlie ajudou suas irmãs, cada uma delas uma joia por si só, a encontrar maridos. Agora, o próprio lorde procura se casar e deposita suas esperanças em uma Noiva Branca Como a Neve.

Lady Eleanor sabe que não deve sonhar com romance e amor. Casada duas vezes para garantir as alianças do pai, ela aprendeu que é desejável apenas por sua fortuna. Quando as irmãs do lorde of Kinfairlie pedem que ela se case com o irmão, Alexander, Eleanor concorda, esperando apenas se salvar do perigo.

Mas Alexander não é como nenhum homem que ela conheceu antes, um homem mais interessado em cortejar seu sorriso do que sua obediência, um homem que valoriza seus conselhos tanto quanto sua recém-despertada paixão… e um homem que não sabe que Eleanor é a chave para uma fortuna que poderá garantir o futuro de tudo o que lhe é mais caro.

Porém, inimigos implacáveis ​​não vão parar por nada para garantir a captura de Eleanor. Ela ousará confiar em seu marido antes que seja tarde demais para ela, para Alexander e para Kinfairlie?


“Delacroix apresenta um final fantastico para uma série extremamente cativante.”

Booklist

The Ballad of Rosamunde, book four of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix. Portuguese edition

Presa no reino das fadas, Rosamunde só pode ser libertada pelo amor verdadeiro — mas o homem que ela amava está morto. Padraig deseja ser mais do que um amigo… poderá ele conquistar o coração dela para sempre?

A Bit About Translations

As you probably know, a number of my books are available in translated editions. Some of these translations were done through a website called Babelcube, which has a five-year license on the translation. Although it’s hard for me to believe the time has passed so quickly, they are starting to reach the end of their contract term. That means the translations are reverting to me – much the way the rights to an English book revert after some period of time – and that I’m republishing them in new editions.

This gives me more control over the books and their metadata – like series information – and also more control over pricing. At Babelcube, for example, I can only set the price in USD, then it’s converted for other territories. This means that the prices aren’t pretty. A book priced at 99cents USD might be 1.09 in euros, and since the primary market for these translations is outside the US, that’s not ideal. It’s also not possible to make a book free through Babelcube, which makes it harder to promote the books. First-in-series-free is a really good promotional technique.

Die schon Braut, The Beauty Bride book one of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix in its German edition

As these books come back to me and are republished, I’ll be offering some free series starters. For example, The Jewels of Kinfairlie series is available in German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Right now, the German edition of The Beauty Bride is a free read. That book came back to me in the fall and now I publish the entire series myself. (Click through on the cover for more details on the book and links to the retail portals.)

As of January 1, I’ve made the Spanish edition of the Beauty Bride free at the portals. I’ve asked Amazon to match the free price and will let you know when they do.

I’ve republished the Italian editions of both The Rose Red Bride and The Snow Write Bride, but won’t have the rest of the series back until the spring. Then I’ll make The Beauty Bride in Italian a free read, too.

I’ve also republished The Beauty Bride in Portuguese recently. The rest of the series in Portuguese will come back to me later this year, and I’ll republish them, then make The Beauty Bride in Portuguese a free read.

One thing that seems to be happening at AMZ, which is new, is that the new edition isn’t linking with the older edition, which means the reviews are being lost. If you reviewed any of these books, it would be lovely if you could post your review again on the new edition. 🙂

2024 in Review

It’s time to have a look at the year that’s finishing up, then peek into the one that’s about to start.

new editions of the Blood Brothers series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, in hard cover and trade paperback, launched at Kickstarter

In 2024, I created new print editions of my Blood Brothers series of medieval romances, in both trade paperback and hard cover, with new illustrations of the couples. I launched those editions with a Kickstarter campaign.

I published three new books this year:

The Stolen Bride, book three of the Brides of Inverfyre series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix
The Hellion’s Heart, book four of The Ladies’ Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction series of Regency romances by Claire Delacroix
The Bluestocking's Bargain, book five in The Ladies' Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction Regency romance series by Claire Delacroix

First, I (finally) wrote and published The Stolen Bride, Evangeline and Duncan’s story and book #3 of the Brides of Inverfyre series. That wrapped up my To Write list for Ravensmuir, Inverfyre and Kinfairlie. Will there be more stories set in that world? Probably, but I wanted to get to a good resting point and we’re there now.

I also wrote and published the next two stories in my Regency romance series, The Ladies’ Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction. Both The Hellion’s Heart and The Bluestocking’s Bargain are now available in ebook and print.

I published some translations this year, too.

A Aposta da Viúva is the Portuguese edition of The Widow's Wager, book three of the Regency romance series The Ladies' Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction by Claire Delacroix
O Coração de uma Diabrete is the Portuguese edition of The Hellion's Heart, a Regency romance by Claire Delacroix

The Widow’s Wager and The Hellion’s Heart are now available in Portuguese.

La canaglia is the Italian translation of The Rogue, book one of the Rogues of Ravensmuir series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix
Ladro di cuore is the Italian edition of The Scoundrel, book two of the Rogues of Ravensmuir series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix
Il cacciatore e l’ereditiera is the Italian edition of The Hunter & the Heiress, book two of the Blood Brothers series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix
Al mio unico desiderio is the Italian edition of The Stolen Bride, book 3 of the Brides of Inverfyre series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix
Un cuore dall' inferno is the Italian edition of The Hellion's Heart, a Regency romance by Claire Delacroix

The Rogue, The Scoundrel, The Hunter & the Heiress, The Stolen Bride and The Hellion’s Heart are available in Italian. I’ve just received the Italian translation for The Dragon & the Damsel and have that to format and publish, too.

The Wolf & the Witch Spanish edition
El corazón del granuja is the Spanish edition of The Hellion's Heart, a Regency romance by Claire Delacroix

The Wolf & the Witch and The Hellion’s Heart are both available in Spanish.

Die schon Braut, The Beauty Bride book one of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix in its German edition
La leggenda della Rosa Rosso, The Rose Red Bride, book two of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval Scottish romances by Claire Delacroix in Italian
The Beauty Bride, book one of the Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, Portuguese edition

I’ve also had the rights to some translations revert to me, so have been making them available in new editions. The Beauty Bride in German was one of those books, and it’s now a free series starter at the portals. The Rose Red Bride in Italian is now available in my edition, as is The Beauty Bride in Portuguese. There are a lot more of these reversions coming in 2025 – once I have all four titles in the Jewels of Kinfairlie series available in any language, I’ll make The Beauty Bride a free read in that language.

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

I have a Kickstarter campaign planned for January to launch the new editions of my time travel romances. The featured title in the campaign is Love Potion #9, but all four of those books (originally published under the pseudonym Claire Cross) will be available in special paperback editions in that campaign.

Love Potion #9, a time travel romance by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross, new cover
Once Upon a Kiss, a time travel romance by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross, new cover
The Last Highlander, a time travel romance by Claire Delacroix writing as Claire Cross, 2022 edition

The new versions with these covers will be available from retailers in October. You can get your copy signed at Kickstarter, as well as early, with some fun swag. Follow the campaign here to be notified at launch.

The Duke's Desire, book six in The Ladies' Essential Guide to the Art of Seduction Regency romance series by Claire Delacroix

I also have a Kickstarter campaign in preview for hardcover editions of The Champions of St. Euphemia, which I hope to launch later in 2025. You can follow the campaign here to be notified at launch.

And now, let’s talk about new stories. First up in 2025 will be The Duke’s Desire, the sixth book in my Regency romance series. The pre-order is up at the portals now.

I’m so looking forward to 2025!

The Wolf & the Witch in Spanish

The Wolf & the Witch, book one of my Blood Brothers series of medieval romances, is now available in a Spanish edition!

The Wolf & the Witch Spanish edition

Privado de su legítima herencia, Maximilian de Vries traza un plan para vengarse de su padre y asegurar su propio futuro. Se alía con sus dos hermanastros, invade la histórica y misteriosa Kilderrick y se apodera del torreón que antaño le fue prometido. Una mujer, bruja según los rumores, es la única lo suficientemente audaz como para enfrentarse a él, pero Maximilian sabe cómo resolverlo: la convertirá en su esposa, con o sin su permiso, y sellará su reivindicación.

Sin embargo, a este poderoso guerrero todavía le queda enfrentarse a la inteligencia de Alys Armstrong, una doncella con sed de venganza y una furia que podría superar a la de él. Alys no tiene la intención de capitular ante el orgulloso y poderoso rebelde que le arrebató todo (por más seductoras que resulten ser sus caricias). Además, ella no comparte la obligación que tiene él de pelear de manera justa.

Enemigos acérrimos desde el primer momento, el matrimonio de Maximilian y Alys es una guerra de voluntades. Cuando se encienda la chispa de la pasión, ¿serán capaces de resistirse a la tentación? Y cuando el mismísimo Kilderrick corra peligro, ¿unirán fuerzas para salvar los terrenos que ambos aprecian… y el inesperado amor que valoran por encima de todo lo demás?

New Books

Last week, I received print copies of my new translations. These are all trade paperbacks with matte covers. Have a look!

The Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, Spanish trade paperback editions

Here are the first three books in my Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances in Spanish. Book four comes out in April and book five in May.

Claire Delacroix medieval romances in German

And here are the first two books in my Jewels of Kinfairlie series of medieval romances in German, and the first book in the Champions of St. Euphemia series, also in German. The Jewels of Kinfairlie series will be completed in early 2022 in German, while the German editions of the Champions of St. Euphemia will be published at roughly six month intervals until the series is done. The next book, Des Kreuzfahrers Herz, will be published in the fall.