Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing

  • Reminder

    Just wanted to remind you all that there’s now an Out-Takes page on my Dragonfire website. The first scene to turn up there was originally in the Prologue to WINTER KISS – but it won’t appear in the final book. I like it, though, and it will tell you a bit more about Magnus. You…

  • June Update at SSR

    I’m blogging over at Shape Shifter Romance today, for my monthly update of what’s happening. Stop by and say hello!

  • Another Contest Final

    More good news today. KISS OF FIRE is a finalist in the Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy Romance category of the Orange County Book Buyers’ Best Award. Winners will be announced at the OCC RWA chapter meeting on August 9.

  • Agency

    Social historians often talk about “agency”, by which they mean the power of a certain type of person in a certain society to influence his or her circumstances. Does a peasant woman in 12th century southern France have agency? Can she get rid of an abusive husband? Can she improve her material conditions? Can she…

  • Summer Hours

    Every year, the same thing happens – summer comes. Today is Victoria Day in Canada, a statutory holiday and the unofficial beginning of summer. People open their cottages on this first long weekend, or plant their gardens, or generally celebrate the return of summer one more time. Even when it’s a bit chilly – as…