“You know it don’t come easy…”

You guys! Today’s The Day!!! The Mephisto Mark is officially a Real Book, available at online stores where you can actually buy it!

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This has been a long journey, one that’s been at times frightening, exhilarating, and frequently frustrating. I worried when I decided to self publish that I would suck at it and be killed by wild dogs sent by unhappy readers.

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or this might happen:

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I began writing The Mephisto Mark with one thought in mind: Just don’t drop the ball.

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And so my creative talent came rushing to the fore.

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Which led to:

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And I considered giving up. Running away.

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But I stuck with it and it was a LOT of work.

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And when my first beta reader got back to me and said she loved the manuscript, it was a joyful time here at Chez Faegen.

 

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I wrote this book a little differently than the first two Mephisto books. It’s in first person, alternating between Phoenix and Mariah. I think I found where I’m comfortable, so will write the next books the same way. Yaknow, unless a whole horde of readers say

 

hell no

 

This book is very dark,

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and sexy,

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and sexier,

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and Phoenix and Mariah don’t always see eye to eye

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but there’s genuine affection between them.

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And Phoenix realizes when it’s almost too late,

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Despite the fact that

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he tries very hard.

So, to sum up: This is a good book and you will like it. The Duchess of Cambridge called and said so.

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(OMG she’s adorable!)

It’s dark and a little scary, but mostly it’s a love story, an epic romance between two unlikely people.

Thanks so much to everyone for your support and kindness to me. I honestly couldn’t have done any of this without readers writing to say, When’s the next book coming out??? Because you cared,

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I decided to run with it.

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In conclusion:

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I really really hope you’ll buy The Mephisto Mark, and I especially hope you like it. I’m already working on Zee’s story, which I plan to publish next March. There’s a teaser at the end of The Mephisto Mark, but for poor Zee, it’s pretty much,

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If you haven’t visited my Facebook page, you should. I post excerpts and do giveaways. It’s like a big cocktail party without the cocktails.

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Peace out. I’ll leave you with aMassive_thank_you

 

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