Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • What I Miss About Traditional Publishing

    Although I am now an indie author, I was traditionally published—i.e. published by big publishing houses based in New York City—for twenty years. It was almost exactly the twentieth anniversary of my first sale when I stepped away from traditional publishing. I sold my first book to a publisher in April 1992, and declined the…

  • Shiny New Books

    I received some more books from LightningSource today, and am very happy with the results. We compared the POD print editions of The True Love Brides books from Createspace and LightningSource a while back, right here. Now, I’ve received copies of the last three Dragonfire books: They’re hard to photograph because the covers are glossy…

  • FIVE STAR Review for SWB in Audio

    Woo HOO! There’s a new review for The Snow White Bride in audio at Books, Chocolate and Lip Gloss, and it’s fabulous. Here’s a snippet: “The Snow White Bride is an engaging, heart gripping, and memorable novel about love, romance, trust, and sacrifice.  The writing is outstanding, the dialogue witty and clever, and the characters…

  • Double Trouble Ranking High

    Here’s a nice surprise from this morning. (I saved it for a few hours, so Gaston and Ysmaine could have their moment in the sun!) Double Trouble is sticking in the rankings at Amazon, even after being free for more than a week: This is a surprise of the very best kind. Usually the spike-and-drop…

  • The Crusader’s Bride

    Today’s the day! Do you have your copy of Gaston and Ysmaine’s book yet?Gaston battled for duty and honor—until his new wife tempted him to fight for her love. When the Templar knight Gaston learns that he has inherited his father’s estate in France, he accepts one last quest for the order and agrees to…