Author: Deborah Cooke

  • September & Scottish-set Romances

    September always makes me think of Scotland, possibly because my husband and I were married in September and had our honeymoon in Scotland. The first books in a couple of my linked series are available at discounted prices this month, in celebration of romance and Scotland! The Countess is the first book in my Scottish…

  • Foreign Rights and Detective Work

    Yesterday, I told you about the various covers for my contemporary romance, Double Trouble. In that post, there’s an aside about foreign rights and foreign editions, which got me to thinking about just how weird that particular facet of publishing can be. When an author writes a book, he or she inherently owns all rights…

  • Covers for Double Trouble

    Once upon a time, I wrote a contemporary romance, in first person, about a woman who had tons of attitude and a lot of secrets. She also had a twin sister, and when her sister left her husband and kids, the heroine of my story found herself stepping into the void her sister left. She…

  • September Reader Contest

    It’s time for another reader contest! The prize for September is a signed trade paperback copy of The Beauty, a medieval romance that was my first New York Times’ bestseller. This is the second book in the Bride Quest II trilogy. All you have to do to have a chance to win is comment on…

  • September Reviewer Contest

    Here we go again – another month means another reviewer contest here on the blog. There are two monthly contests here on the blog. This is the contest for people who post online reviews of my books. The idea is that if you read one of my books and like it, then post a review…