What if you wrote the best book you could possibly write and no one bought it? What would you do?
By no means am I saying that Bound In Evil is the best book on the market right now. I have many, many friends who have great books out there that are not selling. All I'm saying is that Bound is probably the BEST book I could have written. The sad thing about it is, it's not selling right now. I have not sold one book on Barnes and Noble. Never have my books sold big on their site but not one? Amazon, only a handful of books have been sold. I still sell quite a few Fated Mates there, so what's the deal?
I have one ray of hope. Secret Cravings Publishing is hiring publicists to work with their authors. I'm going to be in the Northeast test group. The more money I make, the more money this person will make. So I'm hoping starting February 1, there is going to be someone out there focused on selling my book and leave me to the writing of them. Not with flat sales is there any ambition to continue writing the second or third book in the Bound series.
I'm not alone. I know a lot of people are just as frustrated as I am. Let's hope starting February 1st, things turn around.
MRD
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Bound in Evil- excerpt
Excerpt
Meg held her breath as he took her hand and led her on to the dance floor, pulling her against his body, and started swaying to the music. As she stood there swaying with him, she felt the hard erection in his pants brushing against her stomach. She pressed her body closer enjoying how his body tensed and trembled against her. He tightened his arms around her so the heat of his body burned her through her clothes. A groan rumbled in his chest under her ear and she snuggled deeper into his tight embrace. The smell of his cologne mixed with his own unique scent filled and intoxicated her senses.
“You’re making it very hard for me to keep my intentions honorable,” he whispered huskily.
Meg leaned back bringing her lower body snugger against his and stared at him hoping the desire he ignited in her body showed in her eyes as it did his. “At least one of us is trying to remain honorable. You must be much stronger than I am because right now my body is screaming for less than honorable things to be done to it.”
She didn’t think it possible but his gaze flared hotter. The desire in his eyes caused her to gasp at the intensity. She felt her body immediately respond.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her from the dance floor. “Come with me.”
Meg stumbled along behind him as he brought her farther and farther away from the light of the square and deeper and deeper into the darkness of the hot, sultry night.
By the light of the full moon, he led her to a huge weeping willow tree silhouetted against the darkness, its beautiful branches bowing low to the ground creating a perfect natural curtain. Meg watched as he pushed the branches aside creating a doorway to an inner private sanctuary just for them.
“Do you trust me?”
Meg took a deep breath. Her whole being wanted to shout, “I trust you with my body, heart, and soul.” Even in a haze of desire, she didn’t think now was the time to confess never-ending devotion. There was something about this man that completely made her forget about her wary nature. She loved how she felt when around him and didn’t want to scare him off.
She firmly entwined her fingers with his and squeezed his hand, unsure if he could see the expression on her face in the darkness. “Yes, I trust you.”
He pulled her into the darkness and dropped the curtain of branches, blocking out all light from the moon. Meg stood there in the darkness, her breathing shallow and heard pounding in her chest. He stood close to her because she could feel the heat of his body and hear his own shallow breathing in the darkness. Since she couldn’t see, Meg closed her eyes and listened to her surrounding with all of her senses. She didn’t know if the darkness or his closeness made her senses feel sharper and clearer. Her body felt electrified.
His hand stroked down her exposed neck and arm causing her to gasp at the trail of sensations and heat his stroke left behind. Meg felt the small tendrils of her hair next to her ear sway from his breath. Her whole body tensed in anticipation of what he would do next. The whispered caress of his soft lips on the lobe of her ear caused her body to tremble.
“Tell me,” he whispered against her ear. “Watching me this afternoon, did it turn you on?”
Meg’s breasts swelled and constricted in the bodice of her dress. She nodded her head in the darkness, not trusting her own voice. His steely arm stole around her waist and roughly dragged her back against his hard body.
“The words, Meg. I need to hear the words. Were you turned on today?” The forcefulness of his words turned her on even more. She arched back and rubbed herself against the hardness nestled against her back.
“Yes,” she moaned. “It turned me on. I thought about it all day.”
His lips played with her earlobe as his hands slid up and cupped her heavy breasts. He tested their weight in his hands before pinching her painfully erect nipples through the fabric of her dress. Meg let out a small shriek as the sensations shot directly down to her pussy causing it to spasm and released a flood of desire between her legs.
The pressure on her nipples increased and a moan slipped past her lips. The darkness and the fact she couldn’t see him amplified all of the feelings within her body. She could no longer think a rational thought except how she wanted his hands on her skin, anywhere, everywhere.
Meg couldn’t control her body anymore. Like a cat, she sensuously rubbed the back of her body against his hard form. It thrilled her to hear his breath catch in his throat. It felt good to know she wasn’t the only one close to losing control.
“Do you want to know a secret?” His lips traced the line of her jaw. Meg tilted her head to give him better access.
“Yes.”
“I knew you were there watching me and it turned me on more. Did you go home and play with yourself and think about me?”
“No, I took a cold shower,” Meg moaned as his hand brushed the V between her legs through her dress and slowly started to inch the hem up her body.
From the darkness behind her, she heard him chuckle. It’s sensual nature filled with desire and dark promises. Unspoken promises which made the walls of her pussy clench in anticipation. She continued to rub against him trying to provide herself with any type of relief. All she truly accomplished was to feed the flame of their desire.
“My poor, poor, baby. Did it work?” She felt her dress being tugged up inch by tantalizing inch higher and higher.
“No, it did nothing. I think it made me want you more.”
Buy links
Secret Cravings Publishing- http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&products_id=496&zenid=338dbcfff1281ebb98e77cb25a610526
Amazon- http://www.amazon.com/Bound-in-Evil-ebook/dp/B00B117AFA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358347997&sr=8-1&keywords=bound+in+evil
Barnes and Noble- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bound-in-evil-marie-rose-dufour/1114141537?ean=2940015982503
Bookstrand- http://www.bookstrand.com/bound-in-evil
ARe- https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-boundinevil-1043019-340.html
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Finally...it has arrived
Finally, Bound in Evil has arrived on third party sites. I don't know why I was sweating this one so much. Maybe because these books take me forever to write!!!!! Maybe because I put so much work into it, I'm afraid no one is going to buy it.
So here are the links
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bound-in-evil-marie-rose-dufour/1114141537?ean=2940015982503
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Bound-in-Evil-ebook/dp/B00B117AFA/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1358241272&sr=1-5&keywords=marie+rose+dufour
Bookstrand http://www.bookstrand.com/bound-in-evil
ARe http://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.html
So here are the links
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bound-in-evil-marie-rose-dufour/1114141537?ean=2940015982503
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Bound-in-Evil-ebook/dp/B00B117AFA/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1358241272&sr=1-5&keywords=marie+rose+dufour
Bookstrand http://www.bookstrand.com/bound-in-evil
ARe http://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.html
Monday, January 14, 2013
Keep your fingers crossed
Please keep your fingers crossed that today is the day that Bound in Evil is uploaded to third party sites. I've been checking all weekend and much to my disappointment, it hasn't showed up yet. So I am holding out hope today is the day.
For those of you who just can't wait...here's the link to my publisher's website. I have sold one over there. Woo-hoo!!!
http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&products_id=496
Peace out,
MRD
http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&products_id=496
Peace out,
MRD
Friday, January 11, 2013
Winner of Bound in Evil
Congrats to Eva for winning a free copy of Bound in Evil!!!!!! I will email her to see which form of the book she'd like.
Peace out,
MRD
Peace out,
MRD
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Happy Release Day- Bound in Evil
For hundreds of years, evil is trapped beneath the ground. It never sleeps. It only waits to return.
A man turns his back against his magical family a long ago and the prophecy predicting a powerful witch with green eyes will release the imprisoned evil into the world. Nathaniel Caswell is determined to avoid the prophecy and the sexy new woman in town who could be his salvation or his downfall.
Meg Costa didn’t realize when she left her urban guidance counselor job for one on the sleepy coast of Massachusetts that she would catch the attention of the sexy green eyed sheriff and be thrown in the middle of a battle between good and evil.
Destiny throws these two together and along with the rest of the magical community, they need to figure out a way to save themselves and the world from being plunged into darkness forever.
Excerpt
Meg held her breath as he took her hand and led her on to the dance floor, pulling her against his body, and started swaying to the music. As she stood there swaying with him, she felt the hard erection in his pants brushing against her stomach. She pressed her body closer enjoying how his body tensed and trembled against her. He tightened his arms around her so the heat of his body burned her through her clothes. A groan rumbled in his chest under her ear and she snuggled deeper into his tight embrace. The smell of his cologne mixed with his own unique scent filled and intoxicated her senses.
“You’re making it very hard for me to keep my intentions honorable,” he whispered huskily.
Meg leaned back bringing her lower body snugger against his and stared at him hoping the desire he ignited in her body showed in her eyes as it did his. “At least one of us is trying to remain honorable. You must be much stronger than I am because right now my body is screaming for less than honorable things to be done to it.”
She didn’t think it possible but his gaze flared hotter. The desire in his eyes caused her to gasp at the intensity. She felt her body immediately respond.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her from the dance floor. “Come with me.”
Meg stumbled along behind him as he brought her farther and farther away from the light of the square and deeper and deeper into the darkness of the hot, sultry night.
By the light of the full moon, he led her to a huge weeping willow tree silhouetted against the darkness, its beautiful branches bowing low to the ground creating a perfect natural curtain. Meg watched as he pushed the branches aside creating a doorway to an inner private sanctuary just for them.
“Do you trust me?”
Meg took a deep breath. Her whole being wanted to shout, “I trust you with my body, heart, and soul.” Even in a haze of desire, she didn’t think now was the time to confess never-ending devotion. There was something about this man that completely made her forget about her wary nature. She loved how she felt when around him and didn’t want to scare him off.
She firmly entwined her fingers with his and squeezed his hand, unsure if he could see the expression on her face in the darkness. “Yes, I trust you.”
He pulled her into the darkness and dropped the curtain of branches, blocking out all light from the moon. Meg stood there in the darkness, her breathing shallow and heard pounding in her chest. He stood close to her because she could feel the heat of his body and hear his own shallow breathing in the darkness. Since she couldn’t see, Meg closed her eyes and listened to her surrounding with all of her senses. She didn’t know if the darkness or his closeness made her senses feel sharper and clearer. Her body felt electrified.
His hand stroked down her exposed neck and arm causing her to gasp at the trail of sensations and heat his stroke left behind. Meg felt the small tendrils of her hair next to her ear sway from his breath. Her whole body tensed in anticipation of what he would do next. The whispered caress of his soft lips on the lobe of her ear caused her body to tremble.
“Tell me,” he whispered against her ear. “Watching me this afternoon, did it turn you on?”
Meg’s breasts swelled and constricted in the bodice of her dress. She nodded her head in the darkness, not trusting her own voice. His steely arm stole around her waist and roughly dragged her back against his hard body.
“The words, Meg. I need to hear the words. Were you turned on today?” The forcefulness of his words turned her on even more. She arched back and rubbed herself against the hardness nestled against her back.
“Yes,” she moaned. “It turned me on. I thought about it all day.”
His lips played with her earlobe as his hands slid up and cupped her heavy breasts. He tested their weight in his hands before pinching her painfully erect nipples through the fabric of her dress. Meg let out a small shriek as the sensations shot directly down to her pussy causing it to spasm and released a flood of desire between her legs.
The pressure on her nipples increased and a moan slipped past her lips. The darkness and the fact she couldn’t see him amplified all of the feelings within her body. She could no longer think a rational thought except how she wanted his hands on her skin, anywhere, everywhere.
Meg couldn’t control her body anymore. Like a cat, she sensuously rubbed the back of her body against his hard form. It thrilled her to hear his breath catch in his throat. It felt good to know she wasn’t the only one close to losing control.
“Do you want to know a secret?” His lips traced the line of her jaw. Meg tilted her head to give him better access.
“Yes.”
“I knew you were there watching me and it turned me on more. Did you go home and play with yourself and think about me?”
“No, I took a cold shower,” Meg moaned as his hand brushed the V between her legs through her dress and slowly started to inch the hem up her body.
From the darkness behind her, she heard him chuckle. It’s sensual nature filled with desire and dark promises. Unspoken promises which made the walls of her pussy clench in anticipation. She continued to rub against him trying to provide herself with any type of relief. All she truly accomplished was to feed the flame of their desire.
“My poor, poor, baby. Did it work?” She felt her dress being tugged up inch by tantalizing inch higher and higher.
“No, it did nothing. I think it made me want you more.”
Buy link
http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=21&products_id=496
To celebrate the release of Bound in Evil, I'm going to give a copy of the book to a lucky commenter. There's nothing I like to do on a cold winter night than curl up with a good book. What do you like to do? Remember to leave your email address and the winner will be announce tomorrow.
Peace out,
MRD
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Guest Blogging
Hi all,
I'm guest blogging over on Booked and Loaded today. Come over and comment to win a prize and make it look like I have some friends.
http://bookedandloaded.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/authors-after-dark-spotlight-with-marie-rose-dufour-guest-post-and-giveaway/
Peace Out,
MRD
I'm guest blogging over on Booked and Loaded today. Come over and comment to win a prize and make it look like I have some friends.
http://bookedandloaded.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/authors-after-dark-spotlight-with-marie-rose-dufour-guest-post-and-giveaway/
Peace Out,
MRD
Monday, January 7, 2013
What a weekend
The SCP second annual cruise blog hop was a huge success! I had more traffic on this blog than I've ever had before. Hopefully, a few people who visited will stick around and become permanent followers.
The winner of my part of the contest is Poisoned Rose. I will contact her via email to see which book she would like to receive and which version of the story she'd like to read.
This weekend was a whirlwind of writerly activity. All within twenty-four house, I received my proof of Bound in Evil and then late last night, I received my galley. Woo hoo, we just might make the January 11th released date. I'm really excited about this book. It's the first one that will go to print. It also took me forever to finish this book. So I'm very proud of it.
We will see what the coming week will bring. It's going to be a hum-dinger at the day job, so I have to get ready!!!
Peace out,
MRD
The winner of my part of the contest is Poisoned Rose. I will contact her via email to see which book she would like to receive and which version of the story she'd like to read.
This weekend was a whirlwind of writerly activity. All within twenty-four house, I received my proof of Bound in Evil and then late last night, I received my galley. Woo hoo, we just might make the January 11th released date. I'm really excited about this book. It's the first one that will go to print. It also took me forever to finish this book. So I'm very proud of it.
We will see what the coming week will bring. It's going to be a hum-dinger at the day job, so I have to get ready!!!
Peace out,
MRD
Friday, January 4, 2013
SCP Second Anniversary Blog Hop
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*****MY PORT OF CALL IS HONOLULU, HAWAII*****
To be eligible for the grand prizes... blogger have to answer/match a minimum of 25 of the 30 authors to their ports of call on our cruise and email your answers to reviewcoordinator@secretcravingspublishing.com for a chance to win the following great prizes:
Grand Prize- iPad2
First place- Kindle Fire
Second Place- $50 SCP gc
Third place- $25 SCP gc
Here is the link back to the SCP blog main page, so you can visit other author's ports of call and gather information to win those wonderful prizes. I know as a reader, I'm definitely going to play!!!
We know that we are no longer alone in the universe. Descendants of Earthly ancestors have returned to find the other halves of themselves, their destined mates. Dragon, a scarred Serralian warrior drawn to the planet of his ancestors, never believed the Goddess had a mate for him but no matter what he believes, he’s unable to resist the pull of the planet deep within in soul. Liz, a curvy teacher who escaped an abusive marriage three years earlier is afraid to take another chance on love. Tired of being a bystander in her own love life, she participates in an ancient ritual to identify Serralian mates. Taking that chance changes her life forever. Can these two people overcome their pasts to become each other’s true Fated Mates?
http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=30&products_id=131
Famous romance writer, Kim Green went to Ireland with her two cousins to research the setting of her new book and have some quality girl bonding fun. She’s in the business of writing about love. She didn’t expect it find her on the street in a sleep Irish town with a sexy, “I want to drown in your chocolate eyes” pub owner.
Duncan Murphy never believed in the old family legend. The idea a trapped mermaid granted his family the ability to recognize their one true love was absurd to him until he spots a sexy American across the street from his pub. Something deep within him recognized her as his other half
They’re drawn together in an explosive first encounter. Life is blissful until a misunderstanding threatens to tear them apart. Is their fragile newfound romance something legends are made of or the misguided belief in an ancient fantasy?
http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=256
For hundreds of years, evil is trapped beneath the ground. It never sleeps. It only waits to return.
A man turns his back against his magical family a long ago and the prophecy predicting a powerful witch with green eyes will release the imprisoned evil into the world. Nathaniel Caswell is determined to avoid the prophecy and the sexy new woman in town who could be his salvation or his downfall.
Meg Costa didn’t realize when she left her urban guidance counselor job for one on the sleepy coast of Massachusetts that she would catch the attention of the sexy green eyed sheriff and be thrown in the middle of a battle between good and evil.
Destiny throws these two together and along with the rest of the magical community, they need to figure out a way to save themselves and the world from being plunged into darkness forever.
HAPPY CRUISING!!!
Famous romance writer, Kim Green went to Ireland with her two cousins to research the setting of her new book and have some quality girl bonding fun. She’s in the business of writing about love. She didn’t expect it find her on the street in a sleep Irish town with a sexy, “I want to drown in your chocolate eyes” pub owner.
Duncan Murphy never believed in the old family legend. The idea a trapped mermaid granted his family the ability to recognize their one true love was absurd to him until he spots a sexy American across the street from his pub. Something deep within him recognized her as his other half
They’re drawn together in an explosive first encounter. Life is blissful until a misunderstanding threatens to tear them apart. Is their fragile newfound romance something legends are made of or the misguided belief in an ancient fantasy?
http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=256
Tasha Lane never realized how boring her life had become until one phone call in the middle of the night totally changed it. Can this forty-two year old accountant put aside a nine-year age gap and perpetual “foot in mouth” disorder to find love and happiness with an ex-rodeo star turned rancher?
Three years ago, Devin Grant traded the rodeo circuit for a cattle ranch. If someone told him, he would fall in love with a woman he’d never physically met, he’d think they were kicked too many times in the head by a bull. When her brother is thrown from his horse, it was finally time to meet the sexy woman of his dreams and convince her, he was worth taking a chance on.
Can he convince her before she goes back to her boring life? Will she be able to overcome their age difference and her own insecurities?
****AND A SUPER SNEAK PEAK AT MY UPCOMING NOVEL BEING RELEASE IN A MATTER OF DAYS FROM SCP***
For hundreds of years, evil is trapped beneath the ground. It never sleeps. It only waits to return.
A man turns his back against his magical family a long ago and the prophecy predicting a powerful witch with green eyes will release the imprisoned evil into the world. Nathaniel Caswell is determined to avoid the prophecy and the sexy new woman in town who could be his salvation or his downfall.
Meg Costa didn’t realize when she left her urban guidance counselor job for one on the sleepy coast of Massachusetts that she would catch the attention of the sexy green eyed sheriff and be thrown in the middle of a battle between good and evil.
Destiny throws these two together and along with the rest of the magical community, they need to figure out a way to save themselves and the world from being plunged into darkness forever.
HAPPY CRUISING!!!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Tomorrow...We party!
Hi all,
Stay tuned... tomorrow, the Secret Cravings Publishing second anniversary cruise is starting. Just participate and you can win an Ipad 2!!!! Come back tomorrow for my destination and a chance to win some prizes!!!!
MRD
Stay tuned... tomorrow, the Secret Cravings Publishing second anniversary cruise is starting. Just participate and you can win an Ipad 2!!!! Come back tomorrow for my destination and a chance to win some prizes!!!!
MRD
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year 2013
I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. 2012 was a very exciting year in my house and I'm expecting more of 2013. Last year, on this very day, I wrote about a few goals. Let's revisit them before I make a few more for this year.
1. I was working on three WIPs at the time. Two of them are finished, Irish Rising, published in March from Secret Craving Publishing, is a nice little story that has yet to find an audience. In my head, I have a few reasons why this book hasn't made many sales. Then, I also finished my first full length novel. Bound in Evil should be released on January 10, 2013. Round one of edits has been submitted but my copy editor has been very silent. So I don't know where it is in the process right now. It's a bit frustrating but I'm sure it will all work out. I hope I find out soon because I have a few guest spots which I'm working on and need to know if I can publicize the date.
2. I had a weight loss goal of 50 lbs. last year. I lost 30 but probably gained 10 back. It's back on the juice for me and the hubby after today. Considering I'm still down, I'll keep that in the plus column.
So here are a few of my goals for the upcoming year of 2013.
1. I have two books left to finish in the Bound Series. So by the end of this year, I will have at least three books in print.
2. I'd like to start writing at least one thousand words a day. I think that's a number I can manage. The weekends and vacations can be more but with work I think it's a good number!
3. Weight loss is going to be a priority. This year, I'm not going to put a number on it. This would put pressure on me. Any weight loss will be welcomed.
4. I vow to take a vacation this year. I haven't had one in nine years, I think I'm due. So Disney, here I come!
5. I am a featured author at the Authors After Dark conference in Savannah, Georgia this August and I'm going to rock it!!! The goal is to attend at least one conference per year, maybe more.
Any goals?
MRD
1. I was working on three WIPs at the time. Two of them are finished, Irish Rising, published in March from Secret Craving Publishing, is a nice little story that has yet to find an audience. In my head, I have a few reasons why this book hasn't made many sales. Then, I also finished my first full length novel. Bound in Evil should be released on January 10, 2013. Round one of edits has been submitted but my copy editor has been very silent. So I don't know where it is in the process right now. It's a bit frustrating but I'm sure it will all work out. I hope I find out soon because I have a few guest spots which I'm working on and need to know if I can publicize the date.
2. I had a weight loss goal of 50 lbs. last year. I lost 30 but probably gained 10 back. It's back on the juice for me and the hubby after today. Considering I'm still down, I'll keep that in the plus column.
So here are a few of my goals for the upcoming year of 2013.
1. I have two books left to finish in the Bound Series. So by the end of this year, I will have at least three books in print.
2. I'd like to start writing at least one thousand words a day. I think that's a number I can manage. The weekends and vacations can be more but with work I think it's a good number!
3. Weight loss is going to be a priority. This year, I'm not going to put a number on it. This would put pressure on me. Any weight loss will be welcomed.
4. I vow to take a vacation this year. I haven't had one in nine years, I think I'm due. So Disney, here I come!
5. I am a featured author at the Authors After Dark conference in Savannah, Georgia this August and I'm going to rock it!!! The goal is to attend at least one conference per year, maybe more.
Any goals?
MRD
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