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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Donya Lynne's - RISE OF THE FALLEN - 1 year Anniversary Tour

Rise of the Fallen, Donya Lynne, blog tour

Happy Anniversary to Rise of the Fallen!

Last March, I published my first book, Rise of the Fallen, which was the story of a tortured vampire named Micah Black. Micah had just lost his second mate (well, more of a half-mate) and was seeking out his own death when his angel, Samantha Garrett, found and saved him. Not only did she startle off the drecks who had beaten him to within an inch of his life, but in her Micah found his true mate. The one he was meant to be with forever. Sam brought him back and gave him a reason to live, but in doing so, she had put herself in danger. Not only did the drecks now have her on their radar, but her abusive ex-husband was trying to track her down, as well.

I won't give away the ending for those who have yet to read the book, but in the year since Rise of the Fallen was published as the first book in my All the King's Men series, I've seen an enormous outpouring of love for him and his world, which has grown now to four books in the series, with at least ten more to go, along with a sister series that's in development.

Rise has earned a few accolades and recognition, as well, including:

· A USA Today recommended read
· Runner up for GraveTells' Readers Choice for favorite story in January
· GraveTells' Reviewer's Choice in January
· A finalist in Parajunkee's Best Adult Story 2012, which I'm particularly proud of because I was up against at least one NY Times bestselling author, and the other two finalists were with big publishing houses.



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RISE OF THE FALLEN
All The Kings Men, #1
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In the streets of Chicago exists an uneasy, centuries-old truce between vampires and their distant cousins, a race of shifters called drecks. Vampire enforcement agency, All the King’s Men (AKM), is charged with maintaining the truce, but when volatile enforcer Micah Black loses his mate and falls into the biological agony that results from the broken bond, he tests the boundaries of the truce by seeking out Apostle, a leader in the dreck community. Micah wants Apostle to kill him, a request Apostle is more than happy to fulfill.

When ex-Army medic Samantha Garrett inadvertently disrupts the plot and saves Micah’s life, a chain reaction sets Micah’s heart on a collision course with Sam’s, but he will have to protect her from Apostle and her obsessive ex-husband, Steve, if they will have a chance at forever. Can Micah hold his emotions together to keep Sam alive?




picture, Donya Lynne, author

About the author: 

Donya resides in Indiana, with her husband and a small zoo of cats and dogs. In fact, her writing buddy, Lucky, might become more famous than she is, based on the feedback the ever-present feline receives on her Facebook page. 

As a little girl, Donya always had a book in her hand. As she got older, the books became pens and notebooks, which she filled with stories and poetry. For as long as she remembers, she has been writing and dreaming up stories. Seems writing was her destiny.

Donya loves music and often finds inspiration for her stories in the wide range of music she listens to. Nothing like a little Korn to propel the angst in a scene, or Enya to evoke softer and more romantic storylines.



Donya Lynne's 
RISE OF THE FALLEN 
1 year Anniversary Blog Tour 
3/18 - Pimpin' Reads 
3/19 - I Smell Sheep 
3/20 - Close Encounters With The Night Kind 
3/21 - Books-n-Kisses 
3/22 - Urban Girl Reader 
3/23 - Ramblings From This Chick 
3/24 - Jeep Diva 
3/25 - Book Lovin' Mamas 
3/26 - The Reading Cafe 
3/27 - Mad Hatter Reads 
3/28 - Cocktails and Books 
3/29 - My Secret Romance 
3/30 - All The Fun Starts After Dark 
3/31 - Riverina Romantics 
4/01 - GraveTells 
4/02 - Reading Between The Wines 
4/03 - Alexx Mom Cat's Gateway 
4/04 - Paranormal Book Club 
4/05 - Book Monster Reviews / Literal Addiction 
4/06 - Page Flipperz


To celebrate my one year anniversary of the little book that could, I'm hosting a huge giveaway. Two prizes will be given away, as follows:

Grand prize 
A prize back worth the envy of all your friends to include:
· Autographed copies of Lover At Last and Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward 
· Autographed copy of Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian 
· Autographed copy of Last Chance to Run by Diana Love (she co-writes with Sherrilyn Kenyon, as well) 
· If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones (my favorite book from 2012) 
· Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley 
· Covet by J.R. Ward 
· Bookmarks from me, Lara Adrian, Louisa Bacia, and Jeaniene Frost 
· Confessions of a Naughty Nurse by Lily Harlem 
· The Art of Love by Michelle Graham 
· Year of Acheron ceramic travel mug from Sherrilyn Kenyon (I want this! LOL) 
· And from me: 
— An AKM fleece blanket 
— AKM Bookmarks 
— AKM keychain 
— A Rebel Obsession canvas tote bag 
— A Rebel Obsession notebook 
— 2013 AKM desk calendar 

There are two ways to enter the Grand Prize drawing: 

*The first will guarantee you an entry. Just email a screen shot or link to a review or rating you've written for any of my AKM books (Rise of the Fallen, Heart of the Warrior, Micah's Calling, or Rebel Obsession) on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, or anywhere else to me at donya@donyalynne.com. Details can be found on my fan page on Facebook
*The second way to enter is to leave a comment here. This does NOT guarantee you an entry, but gives you a chance, because one person who comments on this blog will gain one entry in the drawing, which will take place on April 15.


Blog Prize 
I will be giving away a smaller prize just for those who comment on the blogs I'll be guesting on during my blog tour from March 18-April 6. This prize package includes:
— An AKM fleece blanket 
— A set of all my AKM books in ebook format 
— An AKM keychain 
— A set of bookmarks from me, Lara Adrian, Louisa Bacia, and Jeaniene Frost 

One person who posts a comment on each blog during my tour will be entered into the drawing, which will take place after I draw for my grand prize.



Grand prize winner and blog winner will be picked by Donya April 15

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39 comments:

  1. No dust, just going for broke ;).

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  2. Happy 1st Year Anniversary!!! May you celebrate Many Many more...

    I'm to broke to have dust...Lol I can only hope the Prize Gods smile down on me!!! :)

    angelalove@uwmail.com

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  3. Pixie?

    Kassandra
    sionedkla@gmail.com

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  4. angel dust

    Great giveaways for sure ..

    Have read the first three in the series and have loved themm all ;)

    kat

    kittee_cat@bigpond.com

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  5. Wonderful prize giveaways and happy anniversary Donya. I got the fist book waiting on my Nook for time to read....

    love2read28@gmail.com

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  6. Congratulations on the 1 year anniversary of Rise of the Fallen! Thanks for the awesome giveaway. I'm using angel dust for a winning entry.
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  7. Congrats on your anniversary!

    maryjo@maryjoburke.com

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  8. Thanks for the giveaway! This looks great!

    mestith at gmail dot com

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  9. What? no unicorn dust yet? or kitten dust? or moon dust? let's get creative people!

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  10. so looking forward to your world!!
    I have books 1 and 2 --- and3??
    in my massive TBR pile!!
    PicardsMom at yahoo dot com

    um sunshine & rainbows??

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  11. moonflower dust ^^

    Happy aniversary and thank you for doing such an amazing giveaway ( for international too!)

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  12. I always have a dog or three on my lap so I'm sprinkling yorkies dust on my entry.
    This is such a fabulous giveaway. Good luck everyone.
    Donya Happy Anniversary.
    Lorimeehan 1 @ aol.com

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  13. Pixie dust.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  14. WOW!!!!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I'm also gonna rely on the doggie cuteness dust since I currently have a dog in my lap making it very difficult to type :)

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  15. lol...monkey's dust is funny..:D

    hmm..let me see... I guess what about unicorn or dragon dust.>:D

    thank you

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  16. Im gonna go with four leaf clover dust :D

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  17. I use my Lucky Cat Dust, it´s just catching one of your cats and cuddle him, hard, so the hair (and lucky dust) gathers under. *nods* Works almost every time. I get hairy, any way. LOL
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway & Happy Thursday!
    //Linda
    fr_larsson at hotmail dot com

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  18. Happy anniversary!

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  19. Hmmm... what is Monkey Dust? Can I use cheese? Everything is better with Parmesan right?

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  20. Magnolia Dust...I am a southern girl of course.
    I started reading Rise of the Fallen yesterday and I was mad because I got too tired to finish reading it. So today I will dare anyone and anything to interrupt my reading....LOL
    koonie2888 at yahoo dot com

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  21. Fairy Dust!

    Happy 1st Year Anniversary and thank you for the giveaway!!!
    Raffle name: Artemis

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  22. GREAT giveaway!! Awesome!! Can I be the lucky one?

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  24. I would use a magic spell to word of anyone who mught have nefarious thoughts regarding my prize.

    tamip at 2zooms dot com

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  25. Books sound really good, thanks for the chance.
    magic5905 at embarqmail dot com

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  26. Happy Aniversary! I love this Question. I would have Book Dust from all the great authors and sprinkle it with Birthday Dust under the glow of the full Moon Dust. Don't they say 3 the charm.

    Judy Peterson
    strawberryrose@earthlink.net

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  27. Oh I think I will use unicorn dust and get the sparkly sparkly going on ;) Happy Book Anniversary what better celebration than a good book.
    dz59001[at]gmail[dot]com

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  28. Im using dragonfly dust very potent stuff
    flanagan@mebtel.net

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  29. Happy Anniversary this series looks smokin
    Carin mawmom at gmail dot com

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  30. Happy Anniversary! I have Rise of the Fallen on my To-Read list, and own it, but would be great to have the subsequent books to read right away after finishing!

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  31. unicorn dust
    bituin76 at hotmail dot com

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  32. Congrats on the anniversary. I love AKM and that 1st book was incredible. sdylion(at)gmail(dot)com

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  34. This book was a very good read. I was a little freaked out by the gay relationship but it flowed well and the story focused on a subject that was more to my expectations. I am really looking forward to reading more from this author.

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  35. The best book I have read so far. I love this a lot. I'm looking forward for more books from this author.

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