In 2023, I celebrated 25 years since the launch of the Bride Quest with new commemorative print editions featuring a new illustration for each book. The new hard cover editions have the illustration on the case laminate, and the new mass market paperbacks use the illustration on the cover.

Watch my video of these new editions right here.

There were also two new Bride Quest stories added at that time: Christmas at Tullymullagh is a short story featuring the Bride Quest I characters, while Easter at Airdfinnan is a novella set six years after the end of The Temptress.

Both of these stories are available in digital editions. Christmas at Tullymullagh is included in the new print editions of The Heiress, while Easter at Airdfinnan is included in the new print editions of The Temptress.

Let’s look at the books.

The Princess

Here’s the new cover illustration of Luc and Brianna for The Princess:

Here are all four editions of The Princess: from left, the ebook, the 25th anniversary commemorative mass market edition with new cover art, the current trade paperback edition, and the 25th anniversary commemorative hard cover edition at right.

All four editions of The Princess, book one of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroic

The new hardcover editions have a dust jacket similar to the current trade paperback – but with the new seal for the anniversary editions. But instead of a plain case, these books are case-laminated, which means there will be an illustration on the actual book cover. The idea is to evoke those stepback covers we knew and loved. You get BOTH covers with the hardcover.

Here’s a photograph of the actual book. In this picture, I’ve removed the front of the dust jacket and you can see the case laminate. The illustration continues around the back without type – there’s just the bar code on the back.

The Princess, book one of The Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix, 25th anniversary commemorative hard cover edition

The commemorative print editions include a new letter from me and the hardcover editions include the Bride Quest family trees. They’d be too small to read in the mass market edition, but you can download them free right here and print them out.

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The Damsel

Here’s the new illustration of Burke and Alys.

This illustration appears on the case laminate of the new hardcover edition as well as on the new mass market paperback.

Here are all four current editions of The Damsel – the ebook, the new mass market paperback, the trade paperback and the new hard cover (shown here with its dust jacket):

all editions of The Damsel, book two of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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The Heiress

Here’s the new illustration of Rowan and Bronwyn:

This illustration appears on the case laminate of the new hardcover, which also includes the new bonus story, Christmas at Tullymullagh.

New hard cover edition of The Heiress book three of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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The new illustration is also on the cover of the new mass market paperback of The Heiress, which also includes the new story, Christmas at Tullymullagh.

Here are all four of the current editions of The Heiress: the ebook on the left, the new mass market paperback, the trade paperback, and the new hardcover, shown here with its dust jacket:

all editions of The Heiress, book three of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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The Countess

Here’s the new illustration of Duncan and Eglantine:

This illustration appears on the case laminate of the new hardcover:

New hard cover edition of The Countess, book four of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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The new illustration is also on the cover of the new mass market paperback of The Countess.

Here are all four of the current editions of The Countess: the ebook on the left, the new mass market paperback, the trade paperback, and the new hardcover, shown here with its dust jacket:

current editions of The Countess, book four of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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The Beauty

Here’s the new illustration of Angus and Jacqueline:

This illustration appears on the case laminate of the new hardcover.

new hard cover edition of The Beauty, book five of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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The new illustration is also on the cover of the new mass market paperback of The Beauty.

Here are all four of the current editions of The Beauty: the ebook on the left, the new mass market paperback, the trade paperback, and the new hardcover, shown here with its dust jacket:

current editions of The Beauty, book five of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

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The Temptress

Here’s the new illustration of Bayard and Esmeraude:

This illustration appears on the case laminate of the new hardcover, which also includes the new bonus story, Easter at Airdfinnan.

new hard cover edition for The Temptress, book six of the Bride Quest series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix

Buy the new hard cover edition of The Temptress:

The new illustration is also on the cover of the new mass market paperback of The Temptress, which also includes the new story, Easter at Airdfinnan.

Here are all four of the current editions of The Temptress: the ebook on the left, the new mass market paperback, the trade paperback, and the new hardcover, shown here with its dust jacket: