Interview Daphne Dubois Author of Only The Beginning
Give a warm welcome to Daphne Dubois, author of Only the Beginning!
Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Daphne and her new release Only the Beginning! Pssst…Don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter at the end of this post!
What inspired this particular story?
Only the Beginning started as a short story I posted on Wattpad as a thank you to readers who helped my first romance novel, The Right Fit get published. It ended up growing into a novel and looks lovely on the shelf next to its sibling.
What secret do you use to blast through writer’s block?
I write the end of the chapter first because I always like to end with a cliff hanger of some kind. For me, coming up with a ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen right now’ idea is easier than starting the scene.
What do you want your readers to take away from your books?
I want them to be entertained and feel like they’ve had an unexpected escape or impromptu vacation.
Why do you write what you write? Contemporary, paranormal, suspense, etc.
I have published young adult novels, a mystery series, a paranormal series, and of course contemporary romance. It’s not so much the genre as the story idea that comes to me. I never want to turn away an idea!
You’ve got a time machine, a cloak of invisibility, and one hour. Where would you go, and what eavesdropping would you do?
If movies have taught us anything, it’s that you DO NOT mess with the time space continuum. And no one is ever happy after they’ve eavesdropped on someone. If I had a time machine and one hour, I’d keep going back one hour into the past and take a nap under the invisibility cloak. I bet I’d catch up on years of lost sleep, or maybe I’d use it to write…
A sneak peek between the pages of Only the Beginning.
Melissa blinked a few times, trying to remember the dream. A sense of bliss made her smile into the pillow. She was warm and the bed covers were tucked around her like a cocoon. It must be Saturday, she thought.
There was a shift in the bed behind her, followed by a low sigh.
She froze. In a series of flashing images, it all came back.
The pub. Craig. The intense stare of his eyes. The way he’d kissed her as he unzipped the back of her skirt. He made her feel like she was the most desirable woman on the planet, that there was nothing he wouldn’t do to keep touching her.
And she’d reciprocated, opening up to him, losing all her inhibitions. She imagined this was what Lovers’ Oasis was like. The anonymity combined with the fantasy created a freedom Melissa had never experienced before, not ever.
But now reality set in. She’d woken naked, next to a man she barely knew and the earlier courage she’d felt—the reckless delirious abandonment that augmented her physical enjoyment of the afternoon encounter—had morphed into terrified embarrassment.
There was only one choice—she had to leave before he woke. Slowly, she slipped one leg out, her foot searching for the floor. Then she inched her way to the edge of the bed, carefully making sure not to jostle the mattress.
She stood, completely naked, looking down at Craig. He was on his back, one hand was on his chest gently rising and falling as he slept. The sheets pooled at his waist. His face was completely relaxed, his mouth opened slightly, lips parted.
A warmth began to stir inside her, remembering how those lips felt. He’d memorized each of her breasts with his tongue as his fingers slipped down her belly then nestled between her thighs. She’d come for him, then. So quickly…so easily.
Her purse buzzed from the floor making Melissa jump. It sounded like a marching band had exploded through the door. She crouched down and lunged for the purse, grabbing the phone and silencing it. Melissa waited, but there was no movement from the bed. A quiet breath eased through her pursed lips. She read her phone; there were multiple messages from Brooke. The last one was marked “urgent.”
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Posted in Authors' Secrets Blog and tagged Daphne Dubois, DContemporary Romance, Only the Beginning by Tena Stetler with 7 comments.
This book sounds like a really great read.
Thank you for stopping by and commenting. We appreciate it. Have a wonderful rest of the week.
Thank you for hosting and sharing Only the Beginning with your followers! ~Daphne
My pleasure!
Enjoyed getting to know you better, Daphne. All the best with your book!
Thanks for stopping by Mary!
Hi Daphne! The excerpt sounds delicious! Best of luck with your release!