The Carpe Diem Café series of contemporary romances and romantic comedies by Deborah Cooke continues with Just Like Starting Over

The Darkfire Chronicles Special Editions

2026 Kiss of Twilight Kickstarter campaign

I’m setting up a new campaign at Kickstarter for the special editions of Kiss of Twilight. It will launch in 2026 once the book is written and done. You will also be able to order the matching special edition of Kiss of Enchantment through this campaign.

Follow the 2026 campaign here to be notified at launch.

These new covers were designed by Aaricia at Malice & Mayhem Designs. The hardcovers have dust jackets with silver foil and UV spot varnish, as well as case laminates with silver foil. They have printed edges, too.

mock up of Kiss of Enchantment hardcover special edition
mock up of Kiss of Twilight hardcover special edition

Each book has an illustration of the couple by Jaka Prawira on the endpapers.

illustration by Jaka Prawira on the endpapers of the special hc edition of Kiss of Enchantment
illustration by Jaka Prawira on the endpapers of the special hc edition of Kiss of Twilight

The trade paperback edition has a cover like the dust jacket of the hardcover, and the illustration by Jaka is duplex printed on the inside of the cover.

Both the trade paperback and the hardcover have dedication pages. The hardcover editions will be signed by me. The trade paperback editions will be drop-shipped, and I’ll mail a signed bookplate to each backer.

The books also have newly designed custom interiors. These are the same for both the hardcover and trade paperback editions.

new custom interiors for the special editions of Kiss of Enchantment and Kiss of Twilight

These are the chapter headers.

In addition to the special editions, there will be other goodies, like art and colouring pages by Kit Fox, stickers and more.

Here’s a video showing the proof copies of Kiss of Enchantment.

Follow the 2026 campaign here to be notified when it launches.

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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