About the Author...
photo credit: Michelle Rowan
Claire Delacroix is a pseudonym that has been used by Deborah Cooke since 1992, primarily for her historical romances. Deborah has an honours degree in history, with a focus on medieval studies. She is an avid reader of medieval vernacular literature, fairy tales and fantasy novels, and has written over forty romance novels and novellas. She has also been published under the name Claire Cross. (You can find her complete list of published books at the Book List.)
Deborah makes her home in Canada with her husband. When she isn't writing, she can be found knitting, sewing or hunting for vintage patterns.
In October and November 2009, Deborah was the writer in residence for the Toronto Public Library, the first time that the library has hosted a residency focussed on the romance genre. The blog that Deborah created for the residency can be found HERE.
Deborah posts a monthly update to her listserve for fans, which is Chestwick at Yahoo Groups. You must have a Yahoo account to subscribe.
Deborah posts regularly to her blog, Alive & Knitting - you can contact her by posting a comment to the blog.
Visit Deborah's Facebook Fan Page HERE.
You can also email Deborah directly at
chestwick AT sympatico DOT ca
Be sure to exchange the caps for the appropriate symbol and remove the word spaces.
Deborah Cooke is represented by
Dominick Abel
Dominick Abel Literary Agency
146 W. 82nd. St. 1A
New York, NY 10024.
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