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Lucky 7 MeMe

I saw this on Natalie Kroll's  Blog today. Here are the rules:Go to p. 77 of current WIP (or p. 7 if it's a short)go to line 7copy down next 7 lines, sentences or paragraphs & post them as they're writtenTag 7 other authorsLet them know I will tag my people on facebook and let them know :) Enjoy! :)


WIP - The Light Tamer
"Hi I'm Jessie and I'm new to all of this too.  I ask that you forgive my ignorance if I don't have an answer to your questions.  Believe me; I've been on a quest for the last few weeks, trying to figure out what all of this means.  Recently I had a lunch meeting with Mrs. Ward, the principal of Parca.  She educated me to several things, but the most complicated is the story on how we all began."  I clear my throat and take a sip of bottled water before going on.   "As philosophers have said many times, you can't go forward without going back to the beginning."  

Teaser Tuesday

Tuesday MeMe Teaser Tuesday Grab your current read Open to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE 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

Lunar Love Giveaway Hop

I want to thank Bookworm Lisa http://lisaisabookworm.blogspot.com/ & Kathy at I am a reader not a writer http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/



I'm giving away an autographed copy of The Legacy of Kilkenny and an e-copy of Malevolence (Book Two in The Legacy Series)  It is easy peasy to win - scroll all the way down past the names and enter the Rafflecopter.  Be sure to check out all of the fabulous blogs.


Synopsis - The Legacy of Kilkenny 

Ireland has many secrets... this is one of them. 

The legend has been confirmed, the Great Wolf has been born and is in Oklahoma.  Abel Casey, a 16 year old student is in for the ride of his life, literally. The Pack princess Pru , she is on a mission to train Abel for his destiny. This is a werewolf story that will take one pack of wolves on the ride of their lives, someone won't survive....will the pack? 

The Legacy of Kilkenny an incredible journey for these young adults. The reader will be drawn into this romantic yet invigorating story of friends and action. The prophecy has been stated, now it will be lived




Synopsis for Malevolence

Rumors are flying among the supernatural world, the vampires plan on going public with their secret of existence. Abel Casey has hit the ground running as the Great Wolf. He has matured as both a man and werewolf, juggling both with finesse and ease. Chrissy is ready to take their relationship to the next step, but will Abel agree the timing is right? 

A trip to Paris, proves to be more than a vacation for Pru and her mom Dolly. Pru and her new bodyguard Gus, become instant friends, touring Paris' famous Père Lachaise cemetery and vampire museum together. They find themselves face to face with vampires and Allie's new love Pascale. Oakley is less than enthusiastic with someone else protecting the love of his life Pru. 

The supernatural world is growing by leaps and bounds, and the Great Wolf will face decisions that will change relationships forever....






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Lunar Love Giveaway Hope

I want to thank Bookworm Lisa http://lisaisabookworm.blogspot.com/ & Kathy at I am a reader not a writer http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/



I'm giving away an autographed copy of The Legacy of Kilkenny and an e-copy of Malevolence (Book Two in The Legacy Series)  It is easy peasy to win - scroll all the way down past the names and enter the Rafflecopter.  Be sure to check out all of the fabulous blogs.


Synopsis - The Legacy of Kilkenny 

Ireland has many secrets... this is one of them. 

The legend has been confirmed, the Great Wolf has been born and is in Oklahoma.  Abel Casey, a 16 year old student is in for the ride of his life, literally. The Pack princess Pru , she is on a mission to train Abel for his destiny. This is a werewolf story that will take one pack of wolves on the ride of their lives, someone won't survive....will the pack? 

The Legacy of Kilkenny an incredible journey for these young adults. The reader will be drawn into this romantic yet invigorating story of friends and action. The prophecy has been stated, now it will be lived




Synopsis for Malevolence

Rumors are flying among the supernatural world, the vampires plan on going public with their secret of existence. Abel Casey has hit the ground running as the Great Wolf. He has matured as both a man and werewolf, juggling both with finesse and ease. Chrissy is ready to take their relationship to the next step, but will Abel agree the timing is right? 

A trip to Paris, proves to be more than a vacation for Pru and her mom Dolly. Pru and her new bodyguard Gus, become instant friends, touring Paris' famous Père Lachaise cemetery and vampire museum together. They find themselves face to face with vampires and Allie's new love Pascale. Oakley is less than enthusiastic with someone else protecting the love of his life Pru. 

The supernatural world is growing by leaps and bounds, and the Great Wolf will face decisions that will change relationships forever....






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Book signing fun!

Avoid  book signing with an ax murderer.
On Feb 28, 2012 - I had the great opportunity to meet Quinn Loftis, Jaz Primo and Janice Grove.  Quinn and I spent most of the afternoon together and then she admitted her husband was slightly worried that I could be an ax murderer.  I mean sure we've never really met in person...but we've talked on the phone, we've texted...and honestly I never put her in my possible 'ax murderer' online friends.  I've thought about the risks that we made... I mean, sure we don't have publicist that actually set things up and I could have lied about the situation with the bookstore.  I'm very happy I passed the test... it would have been hard to put that on my resume.  Just sayin'.  I won't mention that I went to her hotel room and changed clothes... not in front of her or anything, sheesh - give me credit.
What did I learn about the signing - well... if there is a fireplace, ask the store to turn it off HOURS prior to setting you directly in front of it....on a 75 degree day.  Make sure you have signs and set them up.  I saw Jaz brought some book stands.... good idea!  I'm buying some this weekend.  If you order a sign as large as mine, make sure you have a large car or truck.  It isn't fun worrying about being decapitated while driving down the road with a sign at the back of your neck.
It was incredibly fun seeing all of my family and friends that I haven't seen in years.  I hope they all had a chance to talk with the other authors (I come from a large family and I've been gone 9 years).  I hope everyone had fun.  
The Light Tamer is coming along well, but I think it will be delayed by two weeks.  I'm looking for TEN BETA readers between the ages of 12-18, hopefully female.  Email me if you're interested.  devyndawson@yahoo.com

Book Signing 2/28/12

Paranormal Author EventFeb 28, 20121900 NW Expressway - OKC, OKBook 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.

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!

Happy Valentine's Day Gift & Tuesday Teaser

Free today only 2/14/12The Seduction on Amazon.com E-Book for your Kindlehttp://www.amazon.com/Seduction-Legacy-Kilkenny-Novelette-ebook/dp/B00629M4ZM



June 26
Dear Journal,
Mylandra spent the night in my hotel room with me.  I have a headache from that sage thingy she keeps burning "to chase away da evil in da room".  I think there must be at least a hundred candles burning right now.  If the sprinklers go off in the hotel it will be her fault, just sayin'.  Even though she is freaky and scares me a little, she is growing on me.  I don't know what hold Pascale has on her, but it has something to do with a binding curse she flubbed. Oh goody, it's song time.  She is walking around the room with that damn sage wad that smells like pot and singing a Jamaican song.  Probably some hoo doo mixed in.  Gotta go, the songstress says I must sit still and meditate.  Whatevs! TTYS J

Teaser Tuesday - The Light Tamers

Teaser TuesdayThe Light Tamers by Devyn Dawson
The first excerpt from my WIP - a teaser to make you beg from more...
It's Sunday morning and I wake up in a panic.  What am I going to wear?  Should I go shorts or jeans?  These are decisions for popular girls.  Girls that get to go on dates.  Not my kind of girl, the kind with curves.  My boobs grew for three years straight, I never thought they would quit.  Mom always said she had no idea where I got the boob gene, definitely not her side of the family.  No, I have hips and boobs, long legs and a semi small waist.  Why didn't I think about this stuff last night, when I had twelve more hours to go?  Looking at the clock I realize I have exactly one hour and three minutes before he gets here.

Young Adult Giveaway Hop 1/27 - 1/31

First I'd like to thank I am a Reader, Not a Writer and Down the Rabbit Hole for hosting this fabulous giveaway! Up for grabs is one AUTOGRAPHED copy of Malevolence by yours truly Devyn Dawson. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...

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