Spooktacular: Deborah Cooke Wants to be a Princess in Drag(on)!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:00
For Halloween, I want to be a…
Doesn’t everyone? Think of the perks – the pointy hat with the veil on the end (haven’t you always wanted one of those?); the floaty dresses made of satin and velvet and brocade; staff to schlep the dry cleaning. A turreted castle with every luxury at your fingertip. Legions of princes doing the Entry Interview with Dad to get to court you – as well as the occasional pauper with aspirations.
And a dragon.
Not on your list? Well, dragons were always on mine. I’ve always wanted a lean mean fighting machine of my own, a fabulous fabled beast that looked jewelled in the candlelight. Who wouldn’t want a man who could turn in on when he wanted to, one who kept a golden treasure hoard of his very own, one always ready to rip out throats in defense of his lady love.
Who had to be – if you check your fairy tales – a princess, a virgin or a damsel-in-distress. I’m not much for being in distress and we won’t even talk about the other option.
I’ve always been fascinated with dragons and now I understand why I always wanted to dress as a princess at Halloween. It was my favourite costume – my mother and I routinely argued over a princess’s needs for boots, a hat and mitts, maybe (on snowy Halloweens) a jacket under her flowing gossamer gown. I knew that such things, although warm, would trash the ethereal princess look, but never won the argument. (Being six years old bites.)
Maybe that’s why I don’t have a dragon of my own yet. They must be picky, these dangerous dudes who breathe fire and have a taste for maidens. They must be worth the trouble, despite their tempers and their inevitable damage to the upholstery. So, I’ve created a world of dragons of my very own in a new series of fantasy romances called Dragonfire.Â
They’re sexy hunks, these shape shifting dragon dudes, and I’m having a lot of fun telling their stories. You can meet Quinn, the first one of my Pyr dragon warriors, in February ’08Â in KISS OF FIRE.
Even better, add a comment here and you can win the drawing for an Advance Reading Copy of KISS OF FIRE! They look like this.
Signed,
Deborah Cooke
Fairy Princess
Laura J says:
October 31st, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Hi Deborah!
These sound sooooo good! I look forward to reading them.
Laura
Leslee says:
October 31st, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Oooooo, this series sounds like chocolate, yummy!!!! Love dragons! Can’t wait to read it.
Mollie says:
October 31st, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Sounds good! Looking forward to checking them out!
sharmi says:
October 31st, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Oh..I LOVE dragon stories!! Something about them just sucks me it too…I guess I just want to be a princess…
Little Lamb Lost says:
October 31st, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Just peeked at your site and your dragon shifter sounds yummy.
kris says:
October 31st, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Sounds great, cannot wait to read it. Your site looks great.
My girls always want to be princesses and that is fine with me. It is less dress up clothes i have to buy.
Amy S. says:
October 31st, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Kiss of Fire sounds great!
Meljean says:
October 31st, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Don’t mind me. I’m just stroking that cover again. Purty, purty stuff. And I agree, the series sounds great.
Me, I wanted to be a princess dragon superhero. Alas.
Carol W. says:
October 31st, 2007 at 1:15 pm
This sounds so exciting. I can not wait to get it and read it.
Deirdre T says:
October 31st, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I always wanted a Dragon as a friend, not sure if I wanted one as a lover…
Sybil says:
October 31st, 2007 at 1:27 pm
I think that is one of the BEST COVERS evah. And I am not a cover ho like some…
Stacia Helpman says:
October 31st, 2007 at 1:28 pm
I just love this cover for this book. It’s great. I always enjoy reading about dragons as well – especially of the sexy variety.
Kerry says:
October 31st, 2007 at 1:47 pm
I have to admit I always preferred the idea of being a dragon to being a princess. Love the book cover.
Deborah says:
October 31st, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Oh, Deirdre, they’re only dragons when they fight. Otherwise, they’re MEN — which works for me in a big way.
So, Sybil, who’s the kid? My princess dresses came out of the dressup box and were never that fab – plus I had short short hair as a kid.
Deborah, the innocent bystander on this blog
Pam P says:
October 31st, 2007 at 2:57 pm
I agree, fantastic cover. Can’t wait to read it, Deborah. I love all kinds of paranormal creatures, but especially dragons. They can be arrogant and self-centered, but just need some tender stroking to give you their undivided attention, lol.
Carol G says:
October 31st, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I much prefer the dragons of fiction (The Obsidian Trilogy, the Pern series, and several others) rather than the folklore ones–after all magical and/or thread killing dragons are much more interesting than those that just want to eat maidens!
cathy M says:
October 31st, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Great excerpt on her website, too. Love paranormals, and the dragon warrior storyline definitely has me interested in reading more.
Darla says:
October 31st, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I would soooo love to win a copy of this book! I’ve read all her older paranormals and loved them all!
Christine says:
October 31st, 2007 at 4:48 pm
This series looks fabulous but I wonder why doesn’t the princess ever get to be the dragon… why is it one or the other?
Holly says:
October 31st, 2007 at 5:49 pm
I really think the cover gods smiled down upon you. Luurve that cover.
Me? I never wanted to be a princess. All those dresses and cold jewelry? *shudder* I wanted to be She-Ra (or one of her counterparts). She got a flying horse and a sword. Yeah-baby.
Christine says:
October 31st, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Did you say dragon warrior??!!? I’ll be whatever I have to be to get the attention of a dragon warrior. Name it… and I can be it!
*looks up* uh oh. Another Christine….
!
Wendy says:
October 31st, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Hi Deborah! I want to be a princess too! and have a huge dragon! heh. That would be SO cool.
Your book sounds amazing and I would LOVE to win a copy!
becky says:
October 31st, 2007 at 7:39 pm
sexy drgons are always a plus in my book!
Kim says:
October 31st, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Yowwwwwzzzzzer!! I’ll take him and an ARC for when he’s sleeping!!!
Nathalie says:
October 31st, 2007 at 7:54 pm
That cover is great… and the winner is a lucky person!
Lily says:
October 31st, 2007 at 7:56 pm
It is great that authors are so versatile… I know you also write historicals
which I love!!
Jane A. says:
October 31st, 2007 at 8:31 pm
I’ve been so waiting for this one to come out. Love dragonlore, love fairy princesses and love the cover of this book!
Gwen says:
October 31st, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Hello. My name is Gwen and I’m a cover ho.
((hello gwen))
I admit to being in
lovelust with several cover models. Nathan Kamp chief amongst them. I was doing okay resisting the lure of buying a book simply because ol’ Kampy was on the cover. I could walk past him in a grocery store or book store and resistlookingdrooling.And then it happened. Deborah’s Kiss of Fire cover came out. All my good work until then completely wasted. I backslid until I was not at zero, but at -7. I don’t know when I’ll be able to recover my good sense. I keep hoping that one day I’d run into the cover model responsible for KOF’s cover. Hey – I can dream.
Can’t you just see that swagger in his walk? ::sigh::
Stacy S says:
October 31st, 2007 at 9:19 pm
I’ve never read a dragon story before. But it does sound good.
Abbey says:
October 31st, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Love the cover!
loonigrrl says:
October 31st, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Dragons?!! Yay! I heart dragons! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for winning this ARC
Danny says:
November 1st, 2007 at 3:31 am
I absolutely love dragons. Can’t wait to read the story
Melissa K. says:
November 1st, 2007 at 7:23 am
Hi Deborah,
I told you all the reasons why I should win the ARC on your blog. I thought they were very good reasons and I’m bummed I didn’t win. Perhaps I’ll win here. I sure hope so as I’d love to win and read KISS OF FIRE. It appeals to me greatly.
jacqui says:
November 1st, 2007 at 9:43 am
Can’t wait to read it!
Nicole says:
November 1st, 2007 at 9:51 am
Oh I love that cover!
Cherie J says:
November 1st, 2007 at 3:39 pm
I love dragon stories! That cover is so awesome. Can’t wait to read it!
Sybil says:
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:58 am
How sad is it I am sitting going Deborah? Who the hell is deborah? Jesus woman pick a name!
No idea who the kid is, as with most pic things I blame gwen. Although whoever is it I hope the picture is suppose to be on the internets. Yes I have to keep an eye on Gwen.
Since this posted what a week ago and I am just now noticing I really do a good job on that huh?
Hey I even told her yesterday she could post something about putting together the perfect cover model or was it man.
All I know is it involved actors I would assume mostly not dressed. le sigh, the things I put up for others general amusement.
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