Alive & Knitting

I write romantic fiction, because I’m interested in relationships and how people work out the issues between them. I also like happy endings!

I have written under three different names, which keeps things interesting.

• I write contemporary paranormal romance as Deborah Cooke. My Dragonfire paranormal romance features dragon shape shifter heroes. FLASHFIRE, #7 in the series, was released in January 2012 and #8, EMBER’S KISS, is scheduled for publication in October 2012. There is also a spin-off paranormal YA series called The Dragon Diaries – that series has its own website, right HERE. Books #1 and #2 in that series are currently available, while #3 in the trilogy – BLAZING THE TRAIL – will be published in June 2012.

• I write medieval romance and fantasy romance set in other times and places as Claire Delacroix. My most recent series – FALLEN, GUARDIAN and REBEL – features fallen angel heroes in a future-set dystopian society (post-nuclear but pre-Apocalyptic). I have also written time travel romance and mainstream with romantic elements as Claire Cross. The time travels have been republished HERE.

• My monthly newsletter/listserve is Chestwick, on YahooGroups.

• I was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library in October and November 2009, the first time that TPL has offered a residency focused on the romance genre. The blog associated with the residency, which I created as a resource for aspiring romance writers, remains live HERE.

• My Facebook pages are AuthorDeborahCookeFanPage and Author Claire Delacroix.

• My Amazon Author Pages are Deborah Cooke and Claire Delacroix. My Smashwords Author Pages are Deborah Cooke and Claire Delacroix. Other buy links are my websites, listed with each book.

You can send me an email at
chestwick AT sympatico DOT ca
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updated January 28, 2012