Saffina Desforges Introduces Rose Red Rhymes ~ crime thriller short story series

Can’t wait for the next book in the Rose Red series?

Well, you don’t have to!

From SAFFINA DESFORGES, international best-selling British author of Sugar & Spice, Anca’s Story and the Red crime thriller series (Snow White, Rapunzel), comes ROSE RED RHYMES, a collection of crime thriller short stories featuring the Rose Red cast, based on traditional nursery rhymes.

But be warned. These are NOT for children!

 

 

 

Book One of Rose Red Rhymes

 

 

ROSE RED RHYMES 1 ~ Ring A-Ring O’Roses

When a rare family day out for Detective Chief Inspector Cass ‘Red’ Rose and her barrister partner Philippa Crichton-Ward QC is cut short by a murder on Blackheath, Red’s team are faced with the possibility of gang warfare and race riots among London’s troubled youths unless they can sort things. Fast.With the Super wanting results yesterday, the pressure is on to find the killer. But DCs Barry Taylor and Jez Harris have other things on their mind. As usual. And when the pathologist examining the victim starts pointing out anomalies it’s clear a simple murder case is about to open up new mysteries.

As if Red didn’t have enough problems, the Huntsman is back in town and meeting with the mysterious Queenie. And the kids want to go trick-or-treating. Even the busiest of detectives have to make time for Halloween!

 Ring-A-Ring O’Roses on Amazon UK

Ring-A-Ring O’Roses on Amazon.com

And for the holidays, a Christmas Special!

 

Book Two of Rose Red Rhymes

ROSE RED RHYMES 2 ~ The Night Before Christmas

Christmas comes but once a year, and no-one is more thankful than DCI Cass “Red” Rose.

With no major cases on her desk on Christmas Eve morning it seems Red can finish her shift and go Christmas shopping like any normal person.

But life is never straight-forward where Red is concerned. And when a police officer from her own station, dressed as Santa, has to be arrested in the toy store where Red is due to meet Grandma and Ruby, it seems to Red like she’s never off duty. And that’s before the drunken yobs on the next floor start smashing the place up.

Then there’s the small matter of staying up to welcome Santa’s little helpers.  Fortunately she has some little elves of her own to lend a hand.

 

The Night Before Christmas on Amazon UK

 

The Night before Christmas on Amazon.com

 

Both only 99c/99p!

 

Oh, and just in case you missed it. Book One of The Rose Red crime thriller series, Snow White is now available in paperback direct from Amazon here!

 

Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

Book 2 of the Rose Red crime thriller series: RAPUNZEL

Is out now!

Get yours today!

Amazon UK

Amazon.com

Rapunzel will be live on other platorms within the next two weeks!

Look out for the new short story series, Rose Red Rhymes – coming soon!

Thanks for reading!

Saffi

 

Exposed!

OK, I promised you exciting and here it is!

The wondrous Jeroen Ten Berge has done it again.

Here’s our amazing new cover for ‘Snow White‘:

And here is the new cover for Rapunzel which will be released in July 2012!

We hope you love them as much as we do!

Saffi

Exciting news!! Book 2 of The Rose Red series…

…has a cover!

In the next few days, we will be giving you a sneaky peek at the new cover for ‘Rapunzel’ AND, a re-design of the original cover for Book One, ‘Snow White’!

You are going to LOVE them!

Designed once again by the fabulous Jeroen ten Berge (who has also designed brilliant covers for the likes of Konrath and Crouch) they feature our new theme and are super-edgy and sharp!

Check back in a few days for a preview.

Oh, and we might just tell you when ‘Rapunze’l will be released! 😉

Saffi

 

Second #1 for ‘Snow White’

Second #1 for ‘Snow White’.

‘Snow White’ in the press!

Well, hello there! It’s been a while…

My apologies for being tardy just lately, but I have been spending a few days away in The Lakes recuperating after a pretty traumatic few weeks, but I am back now and raring to go!

So, some exciting things have happened since I last checked in:

• We have set up our new digital publishing imprint – markwilliamsinternationaldigitalpublishing.com or MWiDP for short. be sure to check it out some time. We signed our first two brilliant authors this week!
• Snow White made the Top 100 and #3 in two categories after only 5 weeks!
• We appeared in the local press – article here AND
• We are being featured in an article on digital publishing in Live Magazine next week (Mail on Sunday)
• We received an offer of representation from yet another big NY literary agent (hmmn, tap, tap, tap, *drums fingers on desk and looks pensive*)

Phew! 😉

And some nice embarrassing press photos!

Eeek!

I need another holiday now after all of the excitement!

Thanks to Grimsby Evening Telegraph for their continued media coverage (with special thanks to James Dunn and Abby Ruston) Andrew Wilson for writing the MoS article (btw, check out Andrew’s (writing as Sam Ripley) new book on Amazon here) and most of all, thanks to the readers who have bought, read and reviewed Snow White.

Love ya’ll! 😉

Saffi

Snow White update

Thanks to all you wonderful readers out there, Snow White has had a great first week!

We are currently at #7 in Police Procedurals, #35 in Thrillers and #221 in the paid store overall.

Check out ‘Movers & Shakers’ too!

It’s very early days, but to say we are pleased with its progress is an understatement!

So thank you. And, yes, I promise. We are on with book two! 😉

It should appear on Waterstones, Kobo and iTunes any day now too.

Saffi

ANNOUNCEMENT: ‘Snow White’ goes live on Amazon

Yay!

Finally released on Amazon! (Will be available on iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Tescoebooks, Waterstones, Kobo, Diesel and Scrollmotion soon!)

Get it now, special introductory price!

Snow White (UK)

Snow White (US and rest of the world .com)

I’m so excited, I could pop!

Saffi

Snow White: update

Hello!

It’s been a nightmare month for the Saffina Desforges panto-horse!

The front end had major surgery, whilst the back end and quiet half flew thousands of miles from the warmth and sunshine of West Africa to visit me in grey, old North East England and is currently freezing his proverbial’s off in search of a Costa in the rain!

We encountered a few technical issues as well as medical ones, but we are now just about sorted. So, whilst London riots, Manchester riots and now skirmishes have started to break out in my home town and Mark is wearing a stab-vest underneath his body-warmer for his daily trips into the centre, we are working hard on the release.

Thank you for your patience (and emails and messages). Rest assured, Snow White will be released in August! (Yes, this August!)

Can’t wait! Thanks for looking!

Saffi

 

Announcement: Snow White

Due to hospitalisation and power issues (unrelated) we have been forced to delay the release of Snow White until the first week of August. Date TBA. Apologies. 😦

Will announce the new date asap – rest assured, it won’t be long! Thanks for your patience!

Saffi