The Carpe Diem Café series of contemporary romances and romantic comedies by Deborah Cooke

New & Next


Just for Tonight, book three of the Carpe Diem Café series of contemporary romances by Deborah Cooke, alternate cover

Coming Soon!

Next up in my contemporary romance series The Carpe Diem Café is Just for Tonight, a fling-to-forever romance. The one thing Jake and Mackenzie share is a conviction that they have no time for love or romance – but one night just isn’t going to be enough…

Jake and Mackenzie’s story is coming soon!


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Book two in my contemporary romance series The Carpe Diem Café is Just Like Starting Over, a second chance romance with a secret baby.

Dive into Mike and Sylvia’s story today!

Just Like Starting Over, book two of the Carpe Diem Café series of contemporary romances by Deborah Cooke


Just One Snowbound Night, book one of the Flatiron Five Tattoo series of contemporary romances by Deborah Cooke, is a 99cent read.

Just One Snowbound Night, book one of Flatiron Five Tattoo, is on sale this month for just 99 cents!


Pages & Pleasures Book Event April 2026

Pages & Pleasures will be celebrating its second year April 18, 2026 at Bingeman’s Conference Center in Kitchener, Ontario. There will be more events than the booksigning, so check out their webpage for details.



Romance Junkies review for Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke

Kiss of Fury, book two of the Dragonfire Novels, is on sale for just 99cents for the month of February.


2026 Kiss of Twilight Kickstarter campaign

There will still be a Kickstarter campaign later this year for the special editions of Kiss of Twilight, book two of the Darkfire Chronicles series of dragon shifter romances. Read more about Kiss of Twilight here.

Follow the Kiss of Twilight campaign here to be notified at launch.



Just One Fake Date, book one of the Flatiron Five Fitness series of contemporary romances by Deborah Cooke, is FREE

Just One Fake Date, book one of the Flatiron Five Fitness series of contemporary romances, is a free read. The series is complete at ten stories – dive in for free, then binge the whole series!



new edtions of The Dragonfire Novels coming in 2026

I had planned to run a Kickstarter campaign for the new special editions of The Dragonfire Novels in February, but the books are taking longer to get ready for printing. With twelve books, all in hardcover with dust jackets and in trade paperback, there’s a lot to design. I’m thinking this one will run in May or June.

Follow the Dragonfire campaign here to be notified at launch.



Kiss of Fire, book one of the Dragonfire Novels series of paranormal romances by Deborah Cooke, is a free series starter


Hazel & Honeysuckle Press

My new store, Hazel & Honeysuckle Press, is moving to a different platform this month. The url will stay the same once I transfer it, but the links for my books will change. Look for the logo in purple for the new links.

Visit Hazel & Honeysuckle Press.



Sign up for Heroes & Happy Endings, my monthly newsletter for my contemporary romances, and get a free digital bundle!

This bundle is exclusive to subscribers and includes three romances: Just One Fake Date, Just One Snowbound Night and Double Trouble.

Sign up and get your copy today!

Heroes & Happy Endings boxed set for newsletter subscribers

Dragons First, a digital bundle of three paranormal romance series starters by Deborah Cooke

Sign up for Dragons & Angels, my monthly newsletter for my paranormal romances, and get a free digital bundle!

Dragons First includes three series starters (Kiss of Fire, Wyvern’s Mate, Dragon’s Kiss) and two bonus reads (Nero’s Dream and Maeve’s Book of Beasts.)

Sign up and get your copy today!


Substack

I’ve started to post a monthly update on both Substack, including what’s in the works that month for both of my author brands. There’s also a bit more of a peek behind the scenes in these posts. On Substack, I do a monthly post about Kickstarter and special editions.

While both portals allow for paid content, my feeds are currently free. If a single monthly update sounds good to you, you can follow me on Substack right here.


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Visit My Other Websites

The Dragon & the Damsel, book three of the Blood Brothers series of medieval romances by Claire Delacroix
Claire Delacroix Historical Romances
Cupcake Hats knit by Deborah Cooke
Alive & Knitting: My Crafty Blog

About Me
USA Today bestselling author Deborah Cooke, who also writes as Claire Delacroix

I’m Deborah and I love writing romance novels that blend emotion, humor, and happily-every-after. I’ve been publishing my stories since 1992 and have written as Claire Delacroix (historical and fantasy romance), Claire Cross (time travel romance and romantic comedy) and myself (paranormal romance and contemporary romance). My goal is to keep you turning the pages, no matter which sub-genre you prefer.

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