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Monday, July 24, 2017

Fallen - The Dark Side of Good

From the author of The Light Tamer Trilogy comes the first book Fallen, in the duet series, The Dark Side of Good.

You met Amber in The Light Tamer Trilogy. She was the smart-mouthed side-kick of Jessie Lucente. (SPOILER ALERT ABOUT THE LIGHT TAMER TRILOGY) At the end of Light Bound, Amber, distraught over Thorne, she stabs herself with the Sword of Darkness. Instead of spending her life as a Dark One with Thorne, he is healed and Amber is left Dark.

Readers who love adventures like, The Red Queen, or The Iron Fey, will enjoy being transported into the magical world Devyn has created.

Everything Amber loves is threatened when she framed for a murder she didn't commit.

When Amber escaped from the Council with Thorne, she was framed for murder. The Council set the reward for her capture so steep, bounty hunters hunted her like a wild animal.

After three years on the run, it takes two Witches, one Guardian, an Elf, and a moody Shadow Warrior to clear her name.

When Amber impaled herself with the Sword of Darkness, she was imprisoned by the Council to be tested ruthlessly. They feared what they didn't know, and in the process they denied her freedom. Her anger grew day by day, until she finally escaped. Thorne helped her, and together they created a band, The Dark Side of Good. While hidden under a glamour, they toured the United States, having concerts wherever they could. Friendships are made, some are lost, but together, they fight for the truth.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Witch Hunter Olivia

Here's what New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors are saying about Witch Hunter Olivia by T.A. Kunz:

"Witch hunters and sexy tattoo artists? This New Adult Paranormal is EVERYTHING fans of romance and action are looking for."
- #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout

"A fun, action-packed, enjoyable read!"
- New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack

"The perfect blend of New Adult and Paranormal. It's absolutely fantastic!" - New York Times bestselling author Nichole Chase

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Reviewers are calling Witch Hunter Olivia "amazing, fun, well-written, and entertaining." You don't want to miss the hottest New Adult paranormal romance of the summer!

ABOUT THE BOOK:

In the town of Piedmont Pointe, where paranormal is the norm, a girl can easily get herself in over her head with a single wrong move. Unfortunately for Olivia Adams, she's about to make several.

Starting over is never easy, but it seemed like the only option to Olivia. The decision to turn her back on the Guild of Witch Hunters, the very group she devoted her entire life to, was one of the hardest things she ever did. It meant leaving her family, her friends, and her old identity behind forever. Coming to terms with what caused her to abandon her duties in the first place was even harder.

While trying to lay low and stay off the Guild's radar, Olivia finds herself thrust back into her old ways after unknowingly interrupting an assassination hit on a powerful witch. What follows is the last thing she ever thought she'd agree to do--protect the very thing she was groomed to hunt.

To complicate things even further, Olivia begins to develop feelings for a tattoo artist who also happens to be half warlock, and no matter how hard she tries to fight it, she can't resist her inescapable draw to him. Olivia's forbidden relationship isn't her only issue though, because once the mystery behind the assassination attempt starts to unravel, she's forced to choose sides when the loyalties still tied to her past life are tested again.

So much for the idea of a fresh start.

BUY THE BOOK NOW:

Amazon ~ Amazon UK ~ Amazon AUS ~ B&N ~ iBooks ~ Kobo

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Author T.A. Kunz has always had a fondness for reading thrilling mysteries and action-packed urban fantasies. So, it was no surprise when T.A. decided to write stories that they’d fall into one of those two genres. T.A. lives in Central Florida with two fur babies and a mechanical engineer who also happens to be quite the culinary badass, which there are no complaints about. Being a self-diagnosed caffeine addict, many joke that T.A.’s addiction to Starbucks coffee will likely be their downfall later in life.

STALK THE AUTHOR:

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Ever Wrath - A Dark Faerie Tale #4

Title: Ever Wrath (A Dark Faerie Tale #4)

Released: Sept. 14, 2013

Genre: YA fantasy

Blurb:

Books in this Series:
Evangeline (FREE)
Ever Shade (FREE)
Ever Fire
Ever Winter
The Cursed
Ever Wrath

Chasing Memories Cover Reveal

Chasing Memories Goodreads

About Chasing Memories (Tala Prophecy, Book 1)

There isn’t another way; not now. The others are coming. I can’t let them have you…

Seventeen-year-old Reagan has a problem: She can’t remember what happened the night her brother was taken. Now, the dreams haunting her from the incident are becoming more intense by the day. All the while, the lines between what’s real and what’s a product of her paranormal-obsessed mind are becoming blurred.

Is she losing her mind or has she just stepped into a world she thought only existed in books?

Caught in a web of worried parents, competing boys, Wiccan relatives, protective amulets, and psychiatrist babble, Reagan must determine the truth before it’s too late.

Expected Publication Date: June 10, 2013

Add Chasing Memories on GoodReads.

Cover design by Jo Michaels.

About the Author

Tia Silverthorne Bach is an avid reader, sometimes runner, involved wife and mother, and rabid grammar hound in addition to being a multi-genre writer. Her three daughters were born in Chicago, San Diego, and Baltimore; and she feels fortunate to have called many places home. She's the award-winning co-author of Depression Cookies, a coming of age story written with her mother. Tia's office is wherever her laptop takes her and any place that's conducive to allowing a wild imagination like hers to flourish.

Please visit her at her blog, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Release Day for Queen of the Immortals

Queen of the Immortals, which is the 3rd book in the The Vamp Saga has premiered today! Here is the gorgeous cover and blurb!

Now Available at:
Amazon
Apple
Barnes & Noble
All Romance
Smashwords

Blurb

A Choice She Did Not Make...

Manon is bestowed the title, Queen of the Immortals, at the behest of the original Vampire Queen from her death bed. Now she is ruler and in an official position to override the IVC but she has never been unhappier in her life thanks to the mysterious circumstances regarding Mikkel's disappearance.

A Precarious Position...

Emmerik is one of the most important people in Manon's life but with the vampire world in turmoil, a deadly virus set loose among the supernatural community and jealous between various ranks of the IVC, she is forced to forge as many alliances as possible to prevent a coup.

A Relationship Tested...

Manon knows how important Emmerik is in her life but it takes the surfacing of a vampire much older than her to cement their relationship. They both find themselves in precarious positions as a couple and as individuals when Mikkel betrays her in the most malicious way. Boundaries will be tested and decisions that could destroy a whole species of supernaturals must be made and it will test her resolve not only as a vampire but as Queen of the Immortals.

The Vamp Saga (Reading Order):

Mortal Death

Immortal Lair (Prequel to Mortal Death)

Better off Immortal

Queen of the Immortals

Immortal Dawn (Coming Summer, 2013)

And in case you missed it, all novels in the series have gotten a makeover so here are the new covers!

Thanks again for all your support and I hope you all enjoy your weekend.

Links for Elle Chardou:

Blog: The World of Elle Chardou located http://thebeautifulpeopleawritersjourney.blogspot.com.

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If you would like to email me, I can be reached at: ellechardou@gmail.com

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Cover Change for Trust

Trust lost her eyesight when she was ten years old. Coming from a long line of seers, the family knew their legacy would live through their daughter. Yesterday was her 17th birthday, only one year left before she will serve the Seelie Court for the rest of her life. Her pleas to her family to visit the human world have been ignored with pats on the hand and outright laughter.

She convinces her guardian Foster to take her into the human realm, just one time. When a seer steps to the other side of the shimmer, their eyesight comes back, but not completely. All guys look the same to her eyes, all girls look the same too. Warren is the first human she's ever met, he's beautiful in every way on the inside. Foster tells her the boy isn't attractive and looks sickly. Not to Trust, he's amazing and she doesn't want to lose his friendship. She's decided she no longer wants to return home. Foster's job is on the chopping block if he doesn't return the first seer in a hundred years. Will he return her to fulfill the prophecy, or will he be a risk taker for once in his life?

Young Adult 14+

Meet Trust Summer 2013.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Protect Us

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Third Book in the Protector Paranormal Romance Series

Anna-Marie and Alessandro work hard to provide a stable life for their only child, Gemma. The child that was bestowed to them by their goddess Ameretat for reasons still unknown. Like Alessandro’s mother did to him, Anna-Marie works diligently to protect her special daughter and lead her away from following in her father’s footsteps in becoming a Protector. Weeks before Gemma’s eighteenth birthday Gemma has a magical night with a boy, Ford Chase, who just may have been “the one”. They laughed and danced and kissed under the moon light. That is before he was forcefully taken away from her by a Rogue. Gemma desperately chases after them, but to no avail. Heartbroken and angry Gemma vows right then and there, despite her parents pleading, she will join the Protector order on her eighteenth birthday and avenge Ford’s death. No one could foresee the events that would ensue thereafter and little by little the gifts that Ameretat blessed Gemma with become apparent and are far more than anyone could ever imagine.

Sins of the Fallen

RELEASE 12/11/12

AVAILABLE TODAY!!!

I had the chance to ask Hunter from The Academy of the Fallen series to tell me about this book. This is what he had to say:

Hunter

I knew how much Kayla had changed over the past few weeks, but it was nothing compared to what I had seen in her from the moment we stepped into this place. The Kayla from before she learned about this world, was gone. She was already attached to some of their kind and I could see that she felt as if it was her responsibility to protect them all, the haunted and the fallen. She was starting to put them before her in every decision she made. It started sometime before we left the Academy where her father is in charge. After her incubus half-brother and his allies attacked the Academy, we managed to leave and take shelter here. Only, everything about this place is completely different. Many of the beings that live here have earned back the privilege of being full-blooded angels. Well, some say that is a privilege; others see it as a curse. Either way, the place itself had already started to become my very own curse. From the moment Kayla stepped foot in this place, I could see her change complete faster and faster. This Academy was giving her the confidence to be who she was meant to be, and deep down, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would no longer be needed in her life. It may sound selfish, but as Kayla started her journey to save those who were left behind, I was fighting for her. I was fighting to be worthy of a Nephilim.

Stalkertunity to find Daniele

YallFest 2012

Hey everyone, I want you to know about YALL FEST 2012. If you are interested in writing or are a writer, this is the event to attend. The authors range from Heather Brewer to David Levithan. Keep an eye on my blog for upcoming giveaways that will be directly involved in this event.

I'm planning on being there - I hope to see you there too! Click on the button over there --->
to learn more about the festival.
XOXO Devyn

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Autographed copy The Light Tamer & Book Thong

Hi Lovies!!!! I've been incredibly busy with the final preps of The Light Tamer. You've put up with me long enough, and now I'm giving back. Here is your chance to win and autographed copy of the book AND a hand made (by me) book thong. You can use it as a Nook Charm too.

Thank you so much for your loyalty. Much love ~ Devyn

WIN AN ARC OF The Light Tamer

The Light Tamer is coming along very well! It will be released on 4/24/12 - You can read the first two chapters on my website www.devyndawson.com/the-light-tamper.php - I'm putting a Rafflecopter for everyone to sign up to win a free ARC of the book. Thank you for your support of the book! I hope to hear from everyone :)

Teaser Tuesday

Tuesday MeMe

Teaser Tuesday

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"First he'd fix this, get Sullivan through the dose, and then they'd go to Eden. It'd be better to face her wrath than show up with a mortal on Touch."

A Touch Morbid - by Leah Clifford

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Lunar Love Giveaway Hop

Book Signing 2/28/12

Paranormal Author Event

Feb 28, 2012

1900 NW Expressway - OKC, OK

Book signing 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Please come out and see four fantastic authors. I've had the pleasure of working with Quinn Loftis and I know that all of you will adore her. I look forward to meeting Janice and Jaz and checking out their books. I'm incredibly inspired by these authors and look forward to this event. I'm excited to be in my hometown and meeting my Oklahoma friends.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Stuff - Pen name - Free book

Hold up - stop the presses - Devyn has gone mad nuts. She is talking about herself in third person...because her double life makes her crazy. Many of you might not know that I am not really Devyn. It's my pen name - my real name is Stefanie. A part of me wishes I hadn't changed my name, and the other part likes the separation between the two lives. My mom, boring person life and my sit at a computer all day and write life. Stefanie is sassy and has a dry sense of humor...Devyn is more reserved and careful about the perception people have of her. It is those days that the Stefanie side takes over when Devyn should be in control. Now here it is...

I had a not so good review in the last few weeks - one that struck Stefanie the wrong way. Devyn warned Stefanie not to react, but Stefanie can be persuasive. I did the Cardinal SIN of replying to the bad review. In my defense I'll explain... the person wrote an ENTIRE PAGE about how she hated The Legacy of Kilkenny - she added a video clip to demonstrate how she hated my book. Here's the deal people - in my real life - things are crazy. My father has cancer and it has spread throughout his body - I am 1500 miles away from my kids and home and stressed out trying to make my writer life successful. I know... excuses. I'd had enough of it all on that day. Usually I can laugh it off. For every bad review are 3 good - and everyone has bad reviews. The reviewer dissed my book and then said she was contemplating reading the next book. WHAT? Why would she if she hated it so much? I wouldn't. My reply was.... I thought she was rude by going to such extents of hating on my book. I also told her that the second book would not be what she wants either. (I've since removed it) That was it. Her reply was, she agreed that we have two different views on reviews and she will never read another book by me. The domino effect slapped me over and over again. Another reviewer from the same group decided to go on a rampage against me and tell everyone how unprofessional I was for replying and how she will never read a book by me. She then wrote a review telling people how I suck...although she didn't read the book. Now I'm hated. They don't know me, the real me, the one that isn't a horrible person. Why doesn't anyone see that the reviewer was mean and spiteful to me? Why do reviewers get the chose of freedom of speech and can bash me but I can't reply in defense. I didn't tell the reviewer that it was right or wrong, I said it was rude.

TO ALL REVIEWERS - Do you have any idea what it's like to bare your soul to the world, hoping, praying for that person to like what you've done? I appreciate constructive critiques and I try to fix the problem in my writing. Complaints about no love triangle is dumb - not every book has one. That isn't a critique, that is a complaint. So you don't like that my of age teenager had sex while in a loving relationship. Do you live in cotton candy land? Teens have sex, I didn't write graphic anything. I tried to put into a girls mind that you can expect manners from a man. Complaining that the characters aren't real... well, I feel that a werewolf isn't real and has different rules. That is why I picked supernatural...because it is imaginary. I'm sure I should keep my mouth shut, but this is my blog and I wanted to vent. Please accept my deep felt apology. I didn't mean to defend myself. I had a bad day. I'm sorry that you want to ruin my writing career. I'm sorry that you were probably picked on as a kid and your way of making up for it, you go to hurt me. You did.

Love or hate me, Malevolence is a book I'm proud of, with a great story. It is now available in paperback and you can enter to win it on Goodreads. http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/21080-malevolence
Good luck!

Last but not least .... Myself and three other paranormal authors will be having a book signing on 2/28/12 at Full Circle Bookstore - 50 Penn Place in Oklahoma City, OK 6:30 - 8:30
Authors are -

Quinn Loftis
Jaz Primo
Janice Grove
Devyn Dawson

I hope you have a chance to come out and meet us!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

First I must say thank you to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & W32READS for hosting this fun hop. There are over 100 entrants and each will have their own rules - but the one thing we all have in common??? We are each giving away a fabulous faerie or fantasy (YA) book to YOU for FREE! Can I get a Woot! Woot! My giveaway is open to USA only - sorry. OKIE DOKIE - So, take a look at the list to the right side of my blog & try to hit us all up. This giveaway is from 1/6 - 1/12/2012

Love ya bunches... Oh, BTW - my book Malevolence will be released 1/17/12 - so come back for more fun! I have giveaways and stuff going on all the time.

JINX

Jean Honeychurch hates her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean). What's worse? Her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes even to New York City, where Jinx has moved to get away from the huge mess she caused in her small hometown. Her aunt and uncle welcome her to their Manhattan town house, but her beautiful cousin Tory isn't so thrilled. . . .

In fact, Tory is hiding a dangerous secret one that could put them all in danger. Soon Jinx realizes it isn't just bad luck she's been running from . . . and that the curse she has lived under since the day she was born may be the only thing that can save her life.

The Ascended Blog Hop - by Tiffany King with GIVEAWAY

This is an excerpt from the amazing Young Adult Author Tiffany King. Her first book Meant to Be (Saving Angels Series book 1) came out early in 2011 and has been a huge success. Forgotten Souls is the second book in the Saving Angels Series. And the Ascended is the final book in the trilogy. Keep reading for an excerpt from the book & what people are saying about Tiffany King (I'm saying she is pretty doggone awesome)

Excerpts from reviews of Forgotten Souls ~

King closed the story on a screeching, anti-climatic tone that made me ache for Krista (it was emotionally wrenching). I CANNOT wait to read book three! If there isn't a book three, I will totally stalk her until she writes it! *hatches evil plan* ;) . ~ adoring fan on Amazon

(See that is one reason Tiffany was held down and made to write the third book.)

Tiffany King has created a world of beauty and grace and it is one to be read late into the night. I would totally recommend it to anyone who loves a good love story, who believes of a higher power and has ever felt a strong bond to a friend. Great book, hope you take the chance to read it, Tiffany King really knows how to create a strong world with 3-d characters. Take a chance on this book, I'm glad I sure did. ~ adoring fan on Amazon

(3-d characters - how awesome is that!)

Beautifully written and full of heart. I laughed, I cried, I cringed and I could not put it down! ~ adoring fan on Amazon

(I hope she isn't still carrying it around - because she is going to have her hands full with The Ascended)

Are you about to tingle in anticipation??? Okay, but wait - there's more!!! Yes sirree, for being the next contestant on my website you can win a prize.... not any old prize either. YOU GOTTA LEAVE A COMMENT WITH YOUR EMAIL - I didn't make the rules... oh, well yeah I kinda did. Okay lovie, you really do gotta leave a comment. EVERY comment is being pooled with the other blogs on the hop... yup Hop (not the bunny hop silly) - every 3 hops - she is giving away an e-book from the series... but wait! The GRAND PRIZE will be given to Three people out of all the entries in the tour - it is a AUTOGRAPHED POSTER & BOOK - so love, LEAVE A COMMENT with an answer and your email address - Do you believe in angels?

I sat up a little confused and saw that the campfire was almost completely out. I squinted my eyes, trying to see through the dim light and after several seconds, I could make out the sleeping silhouettes of my friends. There was a strange buzzing sound that sounded like a radio on a station that had a low frequency.

"Sheesh, we make the worst lookouts," I muttered, sitting up straighter to work out the kink in my back. Shawn sat up next to me looking puzzled.

"Sorry, I fell asleep too," he mumbled, looking down at Sam who had fallen asleep with her head resting on his knees.

"I guess we all did," I said, standing up to throw another stick onto the fire and watched as the flames reignited and lit up the area. I gasped when I noticed that the net was gone and blackness surrounded our campsite. It was as if someone had snuffed out the moon and the stars.

"Hey where's the net?" I asked my friends, taking a groggy step forward. I reached out my hand, confused that the entire net had disappeared on us. I went to take another tentative step forward when I was jerked backward by a hand grasping my arm.

"What the heck?" I asked, aggravated at my brother who had gripped my arm so tightly. I turned to see his horrified expression as he peered out into the darkness beyond me.

Unease flooded through me like I had been doused in ice water. I turned around cautiously, scared that the eyes of a Daemon or something would greet me. I squinted in the darkness, trying to understand what had alarmed my brother. My eyes finally began to adjust and I was puzzled to see that the blackness around us seemed to pulsate as if it was alive. I took a terrified step backwards, finally realizing that thousands and thousands of bugs had filled the night sky around us.

My terror induced scream filled the night air when I realized that the net wasn't gone, but was completely covered with the squirming bodies of every bug imaginable. The weight of their bodies made the netting bow in around us.

Shawn grasped me by the shoulders, pivoting me around to face him as my scream continued to slice through the night like a banshee.

My nightmare had somehow seeped into reality.