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The Writer's Voice Blog Hop

Tour Co-hosts: Lady Amber’s Book Tours| The Writers Voice Blog The Writers Voice is a multi author blog where prominent authors from around the web come together and share their thoughts on all things literary or otherwise. Here is a peek at our team of authors!
What’s your favorite way to procrastinate?


“Find guest authors for The Writers Voice, goof off with my pup and fiancé, read (once I start I can’t stop until I have finished the novel) or work on premade cover art. I have a habit of using premade cover art as stress relief or when I get stuck on another cover for a client.”
–Emma Michaels

“Spending time on social media sites.” –Raine Thomas


“I am addicted to several shows on tv - Vampire Diaries, The Following, Ellen, Revenge, Grimm, Rachel Zoe (although I think I’m over her), and HGTV (the Property Brothers are so adorable!). I sit and watch my DVR.”
–Devyn Dawson




“Lol, read of course” –Quinn Loftis


“Looking at fashion blogs! I have a big weakness for them and I’ll surf the internet looking at my favorite blogs when I should actually be working.”
–Shana Norris



“My favorite ways to procrastinate are by watching Once Upon a Time and Revenge on Sunday nights.” –Tanya Contois

“Too many ways I can do that.”
–Carlyle Labuschagne




“Youtube and facebook, lol.” –Victoria Simcox


“Video games, hands down. If I’m not writing I’m most likely playing a video game on the Xbox. I could spend hours into the night playing something when I know I should be writing. It’s a bad habit, and I promise I’m working on it!”
–Michael Loring



“FACEBOOK!! Gah! If you ever see me on there, kick me off!” –Frankie Rose


“Facebook and Netflix. Typically, I allow myself TV time after I release a book and start writing again within the next few weeks. But Facebook, or other social media can be distracting and such a time suck when I should be writing.”
–Brenda Pandos




“Reading, reading aaaannnd… reading!” –Amy Maurer Jones


Thank you for reading! We hope you will join us soon at The Writers Voicehttp://OurBooksOurVoice.Blogspot.com

Cover Reveal - Emma Hart - Playing for Keeps

From New York Timesand USA Today bestselling author, Emma Hart, comes the second book in The Game series, and the story everyone wanted after The Love Game…

She's in love with him. 
He's trying not to love her. 
One night changes everything.
Aston Banks never meant to get close to Megan Harper – not even for that one night. Haunted by a childhood he refuses to face, he knew she could break through every wall he’d ever built and tear them down without even realising she was doing it.
Betraying Braden by starting a relationship with Aston wasn’t on Megan’s to-do list, but the second she sees a glimpse of someone other than the arrogant ass she’s come to know, she can’t walk away.
Aston’s childhood is worse than Megan ever guessed, but as he tries and fails to push her away, it’s clear her love is stronger than the demons that cling to him every day. And now, because of it, he finally has to deal with what he’s buried deep down.
What he doesn’t want to face. What he’s fought against for so long.
And they have to do it all without Braden finding out.
Keeping a relationship secret has never been harder.


**This book can be read as a standalone novel, but reading The Love Game (The Game, #1) beforehand is advised.)

GOODREADS: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17341528-playing-for-keeps
EXCERPT:  Disclaimer: This is from the unedited version of the book, and is therefore subject to change or removal before publication.
MEGAN
“If you’re trying to hide, babe, then you’re failing. I can see you.” Aston’s words crawl over me in a smooth caress, making my throat dry up and my blood boil simultaneously. “Why would I be hiding?” I sit up and look forward, determined not to meet his eyes.He shrugs a shoulder carelessly, twirling a pen between his fingers. I catch his every movement from the corner of my eye. His eyes are burning into the side of my head - they’re begging me to turn, begging me to look. “Because you want me so badly you can’t bear to see me,” he says in a dramatic tone with a touch of arrogance. My back straightens. “Clearly someone has been feeding your ego again,” I reply dryly. “Because I don’t remember ever telling you I want you.” His bicep brushes mine as he leans forward. “Is that so?” he asks, his voice low and barely perceptible. I fight the urge to drop my eyes to the desk. “Damn right it is.” A fingertip trails down the back of my arm, the tingling feeling making me fight against a shiver. “I think you’re wrong,” he whispers. “Because I’m pretty sure you said you wanted me on Saturday night – right before you dug those nails of yours into my back and wrapped your pretty little legs around my waist.” My head snaps round to him, and our faces are inches apart. His lips are curled in a slightly smug smile, and I hate the fact that’s where my eyes fell first. I drag them away from his mouth and across the sharp planes of his face until they meet his smoky eyes.
I remember why I didn’t want to look at him. His eyes have the power to entrance me and to break me. Right now it’s the former – the silvery hint at the edge of his iris pulling me in and holding me captive. I remember why, from the first touch of his lips against mine on Saturday night, nothing could have stopped us happening.


By day, New York Times and USA Todaybestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to a terrible two year old and growing bump, due September 2013. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of juice and writes books.
She likes to write about magic, kisses and whatever else she can fit into the story. Sarcastic, witty characters are a must. As are hot guys. Emma is currently working too many books to even count - including Playing for Keeps, the companion book to New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, The Love Game. She likes to be busy - unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to when all the ideas come to life.Find Emma online at:Blog: http://www.emmahart93.blogspot.com/Fa... www.facebook.com/YAAuthorEmmaHartTwit... @EmmaHartAuthor Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6451162.Emma_Hart

Cover Reveal Lucky Number Four

Pandora Ann Phillips’ life is just normal-crazy.
Her mom’s psychic, her dad’s mom is a snob, her mom’s parental units are ‘too down to earth’ and her best friends are newlyweds. Okay, so her best friends being newlyweds isn’t really abnormal, but living with them in a cramped two-bedroom apartment definitely is. Sex, sex, sex, is totally on their brains. Actually, it’s not only on their brains, but it’s on the kitchen table, couch, on top of the washer…well, you get the picture.
Being a celibate (not by choice, mind you) full-time college student, and working as an almost full-time barista, Pandora can’t afford to lose anymore sleep. So, she decides to seek out a new place to lay her head. Enter three ‘droll worthy’ guy models that are looking for a fourth roommate, and they want her…and won’t take no for an answer.

Romantic hilarity ensues as Pandora’s life turns completely upside down, and she begins to wonder if it will ever be the same again!

Amanda Jason is the pen name for Carol Kunz’s adult romance novels. She is the C part of the mother and son author duo, C.A. Kunz. The name Amanda Jason actually has a special meaning to Carol because it is a tribute to the set of twins she lost many years ago. Carol began her dream of writing when her son, Adam, asked her to write a young adult fantasy novel back in 2011. She couldn’t have been happier to embark on this wonderful journey into the literary world with her son because it was #1 on her bucket list.
Carol currently lives in sunny Florida with her hubby and her two four-legged fur babies. Author Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandaJason13FB Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAmandaJason?fref=tsGoodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7104986.Amanda_Jason 

Teaser Tuesday WIP Cry Me a River

I crush my mouth to hers, our tongues dance and mingle together.  My hands take the hem of her shirt and lift it over her head.  Her hair falls across her bare shoulders.  I step back and take in her black lace bra and those damn sexy pants of hers.  Like a young Olivia Newton John in Grease.  She bends down and slides her heels off her feet, exposing her hooker-red painted toes.  I love hooker-red toes.  I love herhooker-red toes.  

Cry Me A River - Cover Reveal

Cover RevealCry Me A Riverby Devyn Dawson

Caide Palmer, Emerald Isle's resident chef and grieving father.  Everything in his life is turned upside down when his ex-girlfriend Heather dies from an accidental overdose.  She left behind their eighteen month old daughter.  Heather's parents filed for emergency custody of baby Lucy.  Now Caide is in the fight of his life to raise his daughter to the best of his ability.  The courts order Caide to attend parenting classes and Al Anon meetings.  It is there that he meets twenty-two year old River.  She is drawn in by his story, and she wants to mend his grieving heart.  Will Caide allow River in to his world, or will he find his role as single father is to be faced alone?  There's something about her that he wants to save.  Can they really save each other?  
Cry Me A River is a New Adult book with sexual situations and explicit language.  If you've ever mourned the loss of someone you loved, Cry Me A River will show you that love can conquer when you meet the right person.  Available July 2, 2013.
Add to your TBR list Cry Me a River
The author Devyn Dawson is from Oklahoma, but she kicks up her boots in New Bern, NC.  She spends her days writing about the characters who live in her head.  Devyn has been intrigued by the young adult world and is now branching out to new adult.  This is her first non-paranormal book.  Although the characters are fictional, grief of losing someone you love is drawn from her own experiences of death and loss.

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Young Adult Books by Devyn
The Legacy of Kilkenny - book oneThe Seduction - book 1.5Malevolence - book two
The Light TamerEnlightenedLight Bound - Summer 2013
The Wisdom SeriesTrust - book one  Winter 2013

New Adult Books
Sapphire, A Werewolf Love Story

Cover Reveal - Soul Survivor by Michelle Nicole

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Hailee Mai Hart is just a simple, normal girl. Or so she thought.
She's quickly thrown into a world filled with angels, danger, and a curse…her curse. Come to find out, she's not so simple after all. She's actually the last of her kind, and the fate of the world rests on her shoulders. She has one chance to save Earth, and it all comes down to one choice: Light or Darkness. What is right and what is wrong is all a matter of perspective, which leaves her heart dangerously tangled. No matter which path she takes people will die, and that's just not an option.

Will she be able to save everyone, or will she be the Soul Survivor?

Release Date: June 2013Genre: YA, Paranormal romanceCover Reveal Date: May 23, 2013Cover Designer: Okay Creations

Meet my dear friend Michelle Nicole
Michelle Nicole was born and raised in the wild and wonderful state of West Virginia. She's holds both a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA. While her first passion is numbers, not long into adulthood, Michelle rediscovered her love of books and with it the joy and fulfillment of writing her own stories. She spends her days working as a CPA and her nights weaving tales of love, friendship, and everything in between.   When she's not working or writing, you'll find her binge watching her favorite TV shows, reading, tweeting, hanging with her husband and furry children, or spending time with her close knit extended family. 

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Cover Reveal - Heart of Kylassame

Book Blurb It has been two years since the reign of the tyrannical King Verikhan has ended, and the realm of Kaldalangra flourishes.Nyssa has taken her place as Queen of the realm, with her secret love, Sebast, now openly at her side. She rules with a fair hand, striving for justice and prosperity for all of her people.Rowan and Rhea travel the realm, spreading peace and healing wherever they go. In Kylassame, they have formed a strong bond with friends and spread deep roots in the community.The people of Kaldalangra are joyful, and life in their world is better than ever before.But a string of tragedies has the ability to bring Rhea to her knees, and with her, the entire realm. While Rowan struggles to recover the village of Kylassame from a devastating crime, Rhea’s faith in her own strength weakens, with dire consequences.Re-enter the world of Kaldalangra, and join the adventure as Rhea and Rowan endeavor to continue upon their chosen destiny.



Kristi now uses her extensive studies in human cultures (aka, Anthropology degree), to create her own world in her fantasy novels, beginning with her debut novel, The Lady of Steinbrekka. First in a four part series, The Lady of Steinbrekka introduces readers to the realm of Kaldalangra as they follow the adventures of Rhea, a young woman who gets kidnapped and taken to Kaldalangra for less-than-friendly reasons. While there, readers will encounter a wide variety of characters, both good and evil, supernatural beings, and watch as Rhea struggles to choose her own destiny.The second book in the series, Heart of Kylassame, is due to be released July 2013.  A third tale of Kaldalangra, Soul of Asimina, currently in edits and scheduled for a tentative Christmas 2013 release date.
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Cover reveal Falling into Us

Falling Into Us“Kaz asked me a simple question and offered a way out. He said I could stay here and visit him on tour when ever I wanted but I am tired of feeling vacuous and useless so I said yes. I could use my photography skills and I’d been to plenty of concerts but never have I gone on tour with a band. The concerts are amazing but Scarlet Fever and Winter’s Regret are a formidable combination and just as in life as in art, nothing is ever what it appears to be. Even the most perfect paintings have slight imperfections and I have to discover them one by one…about Kaz, my lover, and the man I have come to adore…”Part two of Syd and Kaz’s exploration takes place in dual points of view and covers the North American leg of the Gods of Rock World Tour with Scarlet Fever and Winter’s Regret. Kaz thought he knew what he was doing when he decided to enter into a relationship with Sydney but his underestimation of her might cost him everything including the self-control he has held on to so tight for many years. Can he mold her into the woman he needs her to be or will she break him in the end?The One More Night Trilogy is a Contemporary Romance set in the world of rock and roll:Falling Into LustFalling Into Us
Falling Into Love (Coming June of 2013)

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
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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.
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Autographed Copy of Sapphire, A Werewolf Love Story

I'm giving a signed copy to one person on May 23, 2013 by 11:59 pm - All you have to do is subscribe to my newsletter (over on the left by the animated cat) - and leave me a comment and tell me what the greatest love story you've ever read.

Sapphire didn't want to go out, but after some coaxing from her sister, she agreed.  That night, she met Parker, and he awakened her sexual desire and her heart.  

Parker never had a girl hold his gaze...most everyone wouldn't dare challenge him that way.  She wasn't a werewolf though, she was human, and against the rules.  He knew her spirit was calling out to his wolf.  His wolf was ready to answer that call.  He would kill for her, he would die for her, but would he disobey a direct order from his alpha for her?  

How far will they go?

THIS BOOK IS RATED OVER 18 - LANGUAGE AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS 18+

Fine print - Open to US residents only.  Must be 18+ to enter - this book contains sexual situations and strong language.  This story is a paranormal romance, about a werewolf who falls for a human... it isn't a real story.  The characters are fictional and the story is for entertainment.  Winner's name will be posted on this blog - you are to email me with your mailing address within 48 hours of my posting your name. devyndawson at  If you do not reply, you forfeit the prize.