Spooktacular: Deborah Cooke Wants to be a Princess in Drag(on)!

October 31, 2007

pink_princess.jpgFor 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.

golddragon.jpgWho 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. So, since I want a dragon of my own, a princess I'll have to be.

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.)

kiss-of-fire-cover.jpgMaybe 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. 

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 '08 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 Princessweeny-pumkin_duck.jpg

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38 Responses to “Spooktacular: Deborah Cooke Wants to be a Princess in Drag(on)!”

  1. Laura J on October 31st, 2007 12:06 pm

    Hi Deborah!

    These sound sooooo good! I look forward to reading them.

    Laura

  2. Leslee on October 31st, 2007 12:20 pm

    Oooooo, this series sounds like chocolate, yummy!!!! Love dragons! Can't wait to read it.

  3. Mollie on October 31st, 2007 12:30 pm

    Sounds good! Looking forward to checking them out!

  4. sharmi on October 31st, 2007 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...

  5. Little Lamb Lost on October 31st, 2007 12:41 pm

    Just peeked at your site and your dragon shifter sounds yummy.

  6. kris on October 31st, 2007 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.

  7. Amy S. on October 31st, 2007 12:53 pm

    Kiss of Fire sounds great!

  8. Meljean on October 31st, 2007 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.

  9. Carol W. on October 31st, 2007 1:15 pm

    This sounds so exciting. I can not wait to get it and read it.

  10. Deirdre T on October 31st, 2007 1:18 pm

    I always wanted a Dragon as a friend, not sure if I wanted one as a lover...

  11. Sybil on October 31st, 2007 1:27 pm

    I think that is one of the BEST COVERS evah. And I am not a cover ho like some...

  12. Stacia Helpman on October 31st, 2007 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.

  13. Kerry on October 31st, 2007 1:47 pm

    I have to admit I always preferred the idea of being a dragon to being a princess. Love the book cover.

  14. Deborah on October 31st, 2007 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

  15. Pam P on October 31st, 2007 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.

  16. Carol G on October 31st, 2007 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!

  17. cathy M on October 31st, 2007 3:11 pm

    Great excerpt on her website, too. Love paranormals, and the dragon warrior storyline definitely has me interested in reading more.

  18. Darla on October 31st, 2007 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!

  19. Christine on October 31st, 2007 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?

  20. Holly on October 31st, 2007 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. :P

  21. Christine on October 31st, 2007 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! :D

    *looks up* uh oh. Another Christine.... :o !

  22. Wendy on October 31st, 2007 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! :D

  23. becky on October 31st, 2007 7:39 pm

    sexy drgons are always a plus in my book!

  24. Kim on October 31st, 2007 7:49 pm

    Yowwwwwzzzzzer!! I'll take him and an ARC for when he's sleeping!!! ;-)

  25. Nathalie on October 31st, 2007 7:54 pm

    That cover is great... and the winner is a lucky person!

  26. Lily on October 31st, 2007 7:56 pm

    It is great that authors are so versatile... I know you also write historicals :) which I love!!

  27. Jane A. on October 31st, 2007 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!

  28. Gwen on October 31st, 2007 8:57 pm

    Hello. My name is Gwen and I'm a cover ho.

    ((hello gwen))

    I admit to being in love lust 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 resist looking drooling.

    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::

  29. Stacy S on October 31st, 2007 9:19 pm

    I've never read a dragon story before. But it does sound good.

  30. Abbey on October 31st, 2007 9:43 pm

    Love the cover!

  31. loonigrrl on October 31st, 2007 10:24 pm

    Dragons?!! Yay! I heart dragons! I'll keep my fingers crossed for winning this ARC :)

  32. Danny on November 1st, 2007 3:31 am

    I absolutely love dragons. Can't wait to read the story

  33. Melissa K. on November 1st, 2007 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.

  34. jacqui on November 1st, 2007 9:43 am

    Can't wait to read it!

  35. Nicole on November 1st, 2007 9:51 am

    Oh I love that cover!

  36. Cherie J on November 1st, 2007 3:39 pm

    I love dragon stories! That cover is so awesome. Can't wait to read it!

  37. Sybil on November 3rd, 2007 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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