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Welcome to the awesomesauce book circus that is the YA Scavenger Hunt! For those new to the fun-fest that is YASH, this bi-annual event was first organized by

It's that time of year again!! When we all go crazy for a few days, trying to win piles of awesome books! This year, I'm also doing my own ...

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Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! Hi, I’m Alexandra Sirowy, author of the YA thrillers THE CREEPING, THE TELLING, and the upcoming FIRST WE WERE IV, out July 25th 2017. I’m excited to be hosting special content from author Sarvenaz Tash. At this hunt, you not only get access to content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive a book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for a few days!

There are FIVE contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the RED TEAM–but there is also a GOLD TEAM, a BLUE TEAM, a PURPLE TEAM, and a PINK TEAM for a chance to win a whole different set of books! If you’d like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions: Below, you’ll notice that I’ve included a hidden number (hint: not so hidden). Collect the numbers of all the authors on the RED TEAM, and then add them up.

Entry Form: Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a guardian’s permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

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Okay, on to the good stuff! I’m hosting Sarvenaz Tash for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Sarvenaz Tash is the author of THE GEEK’S GUIDE TO UNREQUITED LOVE (an Amazon Best Book of the Year, YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant YA Readers), THREE DAY SUMMER and THE MAPMAKER AND THE GHOST. She was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up on Long Island, NY. She received her BFA in Film and Television from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, which means she got to spend most of college running around and making movies (it was a lot of fun). She has dabbled in all sorts of writing including screenwriting, Emmy-award winning copywriting, and professional tweeting for the likes of Bravo and MTV. Sarvenaz currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with her family.

A little about Sarvenaz’s book THE GEEK’S GUIDE TO UNREQUITED LOVE: Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. Archie and Veronica. Althena and Noth.…Graham and Roxy? Graham met his best friend, Roxy, when he moved into her neighborhood eight years ago and she asked him which Hogwarts house he’d be sorted into. Graham has been in love with her ever since. But now they’re sixteen, still neighbors, still best friends. And Graham and Roxy share more than ever—moving on from their Harry Potter obsession to a serious love of comic books. When Graham learns that the creator of their favorite comic, The Chronicles of Althena, is making a rare appearance at this year’s New York Comic Con, he knows he must score tickets. And the event inspires Graham to come up with the perfect plan to tell Roxy how he really feels about her. He’s got three days to woo his best friend at the coolest, kookiest con full of superheroes and supervillains. But no one at a comic book convention is who they appear to be…even Roxy. And Graham is starting to realize fictional love stories are way less complicated than real-life ones.“

Find out more by visiting Sarvenaz’s website here!

Sarvenaz’s Exclusive Content: Dream Casting The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love

When I first started writing The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love, I created a secret Pinterest board with these faces on it as inspiration. Of course, imagine teenaged versions of all of them! Shaun Evans as Graham (I was watching a lot of Endeavour at the time which is entirely why Graham looks the way he does). Sylvia Brindis as Roxy. Matt Bennett as Casey. Kimiko Glenn as Felicia. Sam Heughan as Devin. Keke Palmer as Amelia.

Thanks so much, Sarvenaz, for giving us a glimpse into your creative process! You can get your hands on Sarvenaz’s book here! And thank you to all you hunters playing along. Remember, in order to enter to win a prize pack of team red’s books, including my newest YA thriller THE TELLING, you need to find the hidden number on each post. And oh yeah, 33 is my hidden number! Add up all the hidden numbers of the authors on the red team and you’ll have the secret code to enter for the prize!

CONTINUE THE HUNT

To keep going on your quest, check out Michele Bacon’s blog post here!

I’m also giving away an additional copy of THE TELLING - open internationally. To enter, all you need to do is comment on this post below and tell me your favorite spooky book. Alternatively, you can tweet me your fav ghoulish story @AlexandraSirowy using #YASH and #THETELLING. I’ll announce the winner in the comments below and on Twitter! Good luck and happy hunting!!

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Welcome to the awesomesauce book circus that is the YA Scavenger Hunt! For those new to the fun-fest that is YASH, this bi-annual event was first organized by

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Young Adult Scavenger Hunt!!!

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for a limited time!

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are five contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the RED TEAM–but there is also a blue team, a gold team, a purple team, and a pink team for a chance to win a whole different set of books! If you’d like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page. SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE Directions: Below, you’ll notice that I’ve hidden my favorite number. (It’s not very subtle.) Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the red team, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!). Entry Form: Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify. Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by Sunday, April 9, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

And NOW!!! The Hunt!!!!

I am your host, Aprilynne Pike.

I am the author of TWELVE YA novels (how did that happen?!?!) and today I’m featuring EARTHBOUND which recently got a makeover!

Isn’t it pretty?!?!?

I am hosting the lovely Erica Cameron!!

After a lifelong obsession with books, Erica Cameron spent her college years studying psychology and creative writing, basically getting credit for reading and learning how to make stories of her own. Now, she’s the author of several series for young adults. She’s also a reader, asexuality advocate, dance fan, choreographer, singer, lover of musical theater, movie obsessed, sucker for romance, Florida resident, and quasi-recluse who loves the beach but hates the heat, has equal passion for the art of Salvador Dali and Venetian Carnival masks, has a penchant for unique jewelry and sun/moon décor pieces, and a desire to travel the entire world on a cruise ship. Or a private yacht. You know, whatever works. Her debut novel, Sing Sweet Nightingale, released March 2014 and it was the first volume of The Dream War Saga. In May 2015, Erica and her co-author Lani Woodland launched the Laguna Tides series with Taken by Chance. Riptide’s new YA imprint Triton Books will release both books in the Assassins series, Discord and Nemesis, in 2016. The Ryogan Chronicles, a fantasy trilogy set to launch through Entangled Teen, began in 2017 with Island of Exiles. Next up, Erica will be working with Entangled Teen to create a young adult science fiction trilogy pitched as Star Trek: Voyager meets The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica; Pax Novis is set to fly in 2018.

On the hunt, Erica is featuring her novel ISLAND OF EXILES from Entangled Teen!

In Khya’s world, every breath is a battle. On the isolated desert island of Shiara, dying young is inevitable. The clan comes before self, and protecting her home means Khya is a warrior above all else. But when following the clan and obeying their leaders could cost her brother his life, Khya’s home becomes a deadly trap. The only person who can help is Tessen, her lifelong rival and the boy who challenges her at every turn. The council she hoped to join has betrayed her, and their secrets, hundreds of years deep, reach around a world she’s never seen. To save her brother’s life and her island home, her only choice is to trust Tessen, turn against her clan, and go on the run—a betrayal and a death sentence.

Awesome right?? You can find Erica at her website, and you can buy the book here! You can also follow her on Twitter at @ByEricaCameron or like her on Facebook here!

Erica’s exclusive content is an except and several visual inspiration collages! (And they are gorgeous!) Please click to view them!!! (And to get the rest of the info you need for the hunt! I just don’t want this to be two feet long on everyone’s Tumblr. ;))

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YA Scavenger Hunt (Fall 2016)

Welcome to my stop on the Fall 2016 YA Scavenger Hunt! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a number clue. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our grand prize–one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team. But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

Also, you should know that my exclusive content is a brand new bonus scene from The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love (an epilogue!). Just continue following the Green Team’s track to find it. And I’m also including a separate giveaway for a signed copy of my books The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love and Three Day Summer right here. Just check out the Rafflecopter form at the bottom of this post.

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt or to find a full list of participating authors in case you are stuck. There are six contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all. I’m a part of the GREEN TEAM–but there is also a red team, an orange team, a gold team, a blue team, and a purple team for a chance to win a whole different set of books.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE Directions: Below, you’ll notice that I’ve hidden my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the green team, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!).

Entry Form: Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by Sunday, October 9th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

SCAVENGER HUNT POST Today, I am hosting author Lea Nolan!

Lea Nolan is a USA Today bestselling author who writes books for young adults featuring bright heroines, crazy-hot heroes, diabolical plot twists, plus a dose of magic, a draft of romance, and a sprinkle of history. She also pens smart, witty contemporary stories for adults filled with head-swooning, heart-throbbing, sweep-you-off your feet romance. With her heroically supportive husband and three clever children, she resides in Maryland where she scarfs down crab cakes and bakes ugly birthday cakes. Find out more information by checking out Lea’s website or find more about her book here!

ABOUT LEA’S BOOK

Things are not always as they appear… New school. Cross-country move. Broken heart. If only these were Emma Guthrie’s worst problems as the first day of her sophomore year dawns. Instead, she must battle a trio of enemies—human and spectral—who may or may not have joined forces against her. All while pretending to be over Cooper Beaumont, her ex-boyfriend and true love, to shield him from her arch-nemesis’s revenge. Worse, when the fight escalates, Emma is tempted to use the black magic she’s always fought against, endangering her own soul. As her enemies close in, join forces, and fight with new and dark magic she’s never seen before, Emma must finally harness the power within her to fulfill an ancient prophecy, defeat a centuries-old evil, save her family, and reclaim the only boy she’s ever loved. EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Take it away, Lea:

In Illusion, Emma Guthrie uses many hoodoo spells to protect her true love but now-ex boyfriend, Cooper Beaumont, and her twin brother Jack. She’s also called upon to break some of the jinxes laid by her enemies. To give you an idea of the kind of hoodoo charms Emma confronts, I thought I’d share a few with you today. These come directly from my favorite and most informative hoodoo resources, the LuckyMojo.com.

Candle Spells

Many hoodoo practitioners use candles in their spells, and not just any candle will do. Each “light” is specifically selected for its individual color and the power associated with it. For example, white candles are thought to bring spiritual blessings; blue will bring peace and harmony, green are used in money spells, red for those involving love, pink for attraction, brown will bring luck in a court case, and black can repel dark thoughts, sorrow or bring freedom from evil. In Illusion, Emma works several powerful candle spells. One deals with love while the other is designed to send back evil to the witch who first performed it. I loved exploring this kind of magic and putting it in Emma’s capable hand.

Psychic Visions

In hoodoo, psychic vision spiritual supplies are said to enhance the user’s spiritual insights and induce prophetic dreams. They can be added to anointing oils, incense, in sachets, bath crystals, or in specially blended candles. The Psychic Vision spell is one of the only instances in which I’ve strayed from authentic hoodoo for the purposes of my books. In Illusion and the other books in the series, Conjure and Allure, Emma uses a psychic vision spell to watch events that occurred in the past. Because these events happen in a vision, she watches the events in real time as if she was watching a news program on television. This gives her, and the reader, a front seat to the action, some of which occurred up to three centuries ago. These have been some of my very favorite scenes to write, but as I said, they are not reflective of how hoodoo practitioners use psychic vision spiritual supplies in real life.

Bottle Spells

A bottle spell is just what it sounds like: a magical spell contained in a bottle, that is intended to work for one’s desires. They are not limited to hoodoo and appear in many different kinds of folk magic traditions. Bottle spells are often buried under the threshold of a house or hidden in a chimney to keep witches or those who’d do evil away from your home. This explains why they’re often referred to as Witch Bottles. These bottles are often filled with commonly found and sharp items like pins, nails, glass shards, hair, and even urine. In Illusion, Emma works a Black Hen Feather Witch-Bottle spell that she buries beneath the front porch of one of her worst enemies. It’s filled with black hen feathers which are thought to be useful for reversing jinxes.

I hope you enjoyed this introduction to hoodoo magic and some of its spells. Though these charms seem simple on their surface, many people believe in their power and rely on them to offer protection or grant their most fervent desires. For more information about hoodoo magic and more examples of spells, I highly recommend that you check out the Lucky Mojo Curio Company. It’s owner, Catherine Yronwode, has painstakingly recorded the history of hoodoo, collected oral histories of spells, and is a well respected manufacturer of authentic charms.

Thanks so much for having me. This was a lot of fun! Best of luck to those who enter the #YASH giveaway!

~Lea

ENTER THE CONTEST

Click here to to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me, Lea Nolan, and 18 other YA authors! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 8. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the green team and you’ll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize! CONTINUE THE HUNT To keep going on the green team’s hunt, you need to check out the next author, Serial Box.

MY GIVEAWAY

Enter below to win a signed hardcover of The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love and a signed paperback of Three Day Summer. (This contest is U.S. only).

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Spring 2016 YA Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online until April 3rd!

I’m also running a separate giveaway for a signed ARC of The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love at the bottom of this post.

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt.

There are NINE contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the GOLD TEAM, but you can check out all the other colors and enter each to try and win a whole new set of books. If you’d like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions:

Below, you’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the gold team, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!).

Entry Form:

Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules:

Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by Sunday, April 3rd, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

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And now onto the good part. Today, I’m thrilled to be hosting author Livia Blackburne and an exclusive deleted scene from her novel, Daughter of Dusk.

Livia Blackburne wrote her first novel while researching the neuroscience of reading at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since then, she’s switched to full time writing, which also involves getting into people’s heads but without the help of a three tesla MRI scanner. Her novel Midnight Thief debuted with Disney-Hyperion in July 2014, and its sequel Daughter of Dusk came out in August 2015.

After learning the truth about her bloodlines, Kyra can’t help but feel like a monster. Though she’s formed a tentative alliance with the Palace, Kyra must keep her identity a secret or risk being hunted like the rest of her Demon Rider kin. Tristam and the imprisoned assassin James are among the few who know about her heritage, but when Tristam reveals a heartbreaking secret of his own, Kyra’s not sure she can trust him. And with James’s fate in the hands of the palace, Kyra fears that he will give her away to save himself. As tensions rise within Forge’s Council, and vicious Demon Rider attacks continue in surrounding villages, Kyra knows she must do something to save her city. But she walks a dangerous line between opposing armies: will she be able to use her link to the Demon Riders for good, or will her Makvani blood prove to be deadly? In this spellbinding sequel to Midnight Thief, Kyra and Tristam face their biggest battle yet as they grapple with changing allegiances, shocking deceit, and vengeful opponents.

Visit Livia’s website here or buy Daughter of Dusk here.

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: DELETED SCENE FROM DAUGHTER OF DUSK

This is an early scene showing Flick as a bridge between the Demon Riders, the caravaners, and the people of Forge.

They arrived at the trader camp to the strange sight of Flick sitting around the campfire with what looked like five or six young demon riders. It was so unexpected that Kyra wondered if there were groups of traders that just happened to dress like the Makvani, but she came closer she definitely recognize Adele and her friend Mela. There were no weapons out, and the conversation seemed friendly. Flick was animatedly waving his hands as he spoke, and the other seemed to be listening. The rest of the caravaner is given a wide berth, and Kyra saw a few of the spearmen nervously watching the conversation.

“What’s going on over there?” Tristam asked.

“I have no idea,” said Kyra.

“Kyra!” Lettie ran toward them. She was bundled up in her winter cloak and several layers of wool winter tunics, and when she hugged Kyra it felt as if Kyra was hugging a ball. Lettie looked up at Tristam. “Ho, Tristam,” she said, and was rewarded with a smile from him.

Kyra jerked her head toward Flick and the campfire. “What’s happening there?”

“The demon riders like him. They think he’s interesting.”

Interesting? Well Flick certainly could be interesting when he wanted to be. “And the caravaners, they’re all right with this?”

Lettie shrugged. “Some of them complained, but everyone listens to Jacobo.”

Kyra let the others closer. Flick caught sight of her and excused himself from the campfire. He looked her up and down, clearly noticing that she was more disheveled than usual, but not overly worried. Kyra had managed to clean herself up a bit since her adventure in the city. And he must not have heard news yet from the city, or else he would’ve been much more agitated than he was now.

“Kyra, Tristam,” Flick even managed to sound civil to Tristam. “How are things?”

“What’s going on with the Demon Riders?” asked Kyra.

Flick looked back at them, and smiled sheepishly. “Your kinsfolk are not as intimidating as they first seemed. Well, some of them at least.” From the campfire, Adele looked up and saw Kyra and nodded solemnly in greeting. Kyra exchanged and uncertain glances Tristam, and then carefully made her way to the campfire.

“Adele, Mela. I hope you are well.” Flick also rejoined her at the campfire, and then a few moments later a hesitant Tristam.

The two clanswomen inclined their heads in greeting. “This is [], [], and [],” said Adele, motioning to the others.

Kyra suppose the best way to deal with demon riders were to be as polite as possible. She gave a slight bow and what she hoped was a smile that was not too strained. "I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“It’s new for us too,” said Adele, “mixing with the humans.”

“And what changes things now?” said Tristam.

Mela gave Tristam a sharp glance. “You are the young Knight we captured,” she said.

Something twitched in Tristam’s expression. His capture and imprisonment at the hands of the Demon Riders, and the death of a soldier under his command, was not something that he wanted to be reminded of. Kyra worried for a moment that he would say something that would upset the balance, but all Tristam said was, "Yes.”

"We’re far from home, and I tire of being constantly at odds with the humans,” said Adele.

Her words gave Kyra a spark of hope. "Really? Is it just you, or others as well? ” Adele gestured toward the other demon riders around her. “Some of us feel this way, but most do not.”

ENTER THE CONTEST

Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Livia Blackburne, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 24. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the gold team and you’ll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!

CONTINUE THE HUNT

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author, Lori. M. Lee!

MY GIVEAWAY

Separate from the main contest, I’m also giving away a signed ARC of my upcoming book The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love right here. Just click on the Rafflecopter link below to enter.

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Fall 2015 YA Scavenger Hunt

WELCOME YA SCAVENGERS! YOU’RE CURRENTLY HUNTING DOWN TEAM PURPLE!

For those of you who don’t know me, my name’s Courtney Alameda and I write YA horror, urban fantasy, science fiction. My debut novel, SHUTTER, hit last February from Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, and is about a descendant of Abraham van Helsing who exorcises ghosts with a Nikon camera.

A few things about me:

- I just got back from Europe last week, having visited England, France, and Italy. It was exactly as awesome as it sounds.

- My favorite YA novel is Markus Zusak’s I AM THE MESSENGER.

- I’m currently working on a novel called PITCH DARK, which is basically about tomb raiding in deep space. And aliens! Really, really violent aliens. It’s coming from Macmillan in Fall 2016.

- My favorite television show is GAME OF THRONES, but X-FILES is a close second. ARCHER probably deserves the no. three slot. Danja zown!

- I’m an avid (but discerning) gamer. I only play one or two games a year, and 2015 is all about FALLOUT 4. Lock and load, kiddies!

- I wrote the opening chapter for SHUTTER approximately 84 times. God, I wish I was kidding …

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED THAT: I WROTE SHUTTER CHAPTER ONE 84 TIMES.

Remember, there are EIGHT YA Scavenger Hunt teams out there! Check out the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage to get started on another team, or to see all the prizes up for grabs!

Somewhere out in YA Scavenger Hunt Land, an author is hosting a video in which I tell you a real life ghost story of something that happened to me while I was researching SHUTTER. Check it out if you dare! (It’s actually like a three on the scary scale, you’ll be fine.)

Also, check the bottom of this post for giveaway! Anyone want a signed copy of SHUTTER and my ::very last:: reaper necklace from Tatty Devine? I’m not having any more of these made, folks! LAST CALL!

Without further ado, I’m happy to be hosting YASH author Elizabeth Holloway, author of CALL ME GRIM (Month9Books 2014) and its sequel, DEATH BECOMES ME, coming this November!

Elizabeth Holloway is a writer of young adult fiction living in Southern Pennsylvania with her two teen children and their growing number of pets.

In addition to writing, she is a registered nurse, an avid reader, an out-of-practice artist, a karaoke singer, and music lover. She is still trying to decide what she wants to be when she grows up.

Elizabeth is showcasing her new novel, DEATH BECOMES ME, for the YA Scavenger Hunt this year. This is a never-before-seen cover, YA Scavengers!!

BEHOLD THE AWESOME:

DEATH BECOMES ME

Libbi and Aaron are Grim Reapers on the run. They may have escaped their hometown of Carroll Falls unscathed, and are together and alive (well, more or less), but they’ll soon find there’s a price to pay. A deadly one.

By escaping Carroll Falls, Libbi and Aaron have broken the Reaper’s covenant with Abaddon, aka Death himself – and now they’re right at the top of Abaddon’s Most Wanted list. There’s nowhere to hide, and not a single person, alive or dead, they can turn to for help.

But just as it’s looking like the end of the line, Libbi hears word of a Reaper in hiding – a Reaper who once escaped Abaddon’s wrath. Finding this mysterious Reaper might be the perfect solution… if Death doesn’t find them first.

Sounds amazing, right!? I can’t wait to get my hands on this one! You can buy CALL ME GRIM here, and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, or her blog!

WANT MORE YA SCAVENGER HUNT!? HEAD TO THE NEXT STOP!!

Finally, you patient souls, here’s the promised Rafflecopter giveaway. I have one grand prize and two regular prizes to give away!

That’s my last Tatty Devine reaper necklace and my second-to-last Nikon camera USB drive down there! Go enter to win those suckers!

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Fall 2015 YA Scavenger Hunt

Welcome! I’m Maggie Hall, your hostess for this leg of the hunt.

I am the author of the CONSPIRACY OF US trilogy (Penguin/Putnam). The second book in the series, MAP OF FATES, comes out in March 2016. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling around the world, and I also love cooking and graphic design. I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico with my husband and our really cute cats. You can find out more about me at maggiehall.com.

You’re currently hunting on TEAM GREEN!

ABOUT THE HUNT:

This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team (from me, you’ll get a hardcover of THE CONSPIRACY OF US!)! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

I am a part of the GREEN TEAM–but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team, a red team, etc, and each offers a chance to win whole different sets of signed books, so be sure to find them all! If you’d like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE:

Directions:

Below, you’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number (you’ll see a number somewhere late in this post that’s in bold and italics). (It will also be in a paragraph about favorite numbers. Hint hint). Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the GREEN team, and then add them up.

Entry Form:

Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules:

Open internationally. Anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by October 4, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

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If you’re here looking for my bonus content (a sneak peek into MAP OF FATES), you’ll just have to keep hunting around Team Green. How this shindig works is that each author hosts a different author. Click from blog to blog, and you’ll find my content! But here today…

I’m excited to be hosting ERIN BOWMAN!

If you’ve read Erin’s TAKEN series, you know her books are page-turners, and her newest, VENGEANCE ROAD, is a YA Western that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat.

Erin Bowman used to tell stories visually as a web designer. Now a full-time writer, she relies solely on words. She lives in New Hampshire with her family, and when not writing she can often be found hiking, commenting on good typography, and obsessing over all things Harry Potter. She is the author of the Taken trilogy (HarperTeen) and Vengeance Road (HMH). You can visit her online at embowman.com or on twitter @erin_bowman.

You can find more information about VENGEANCE ROAD, and figure out how to get the book for your very own (and obviously you want it–how gorgeous is this cover??) right here.

When Kate Thompson’s father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the eighteen-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the truth about herself and must decide if there’s room for love in a heart so full of hate.

In the spirit of True Grit, the cutthroat days of the Wild West come to life for a new generation.

ERIN’S EXCLUSIVE CONTENT:

I always listen to music while writing. Not music with lyrics (too distracting!), but “epic” music. (Think: Two Steps From Hell and Audiomachine.) This type of music helped me draft my Taken trilogy, but Vengeance Road—my standalone YA Western released last month—was different. My go-to composers’ create music that lends itself wonderfully to sci-fi and fantasy worlds, and that mood and tone made it impossible for me to get into the right mindset to draft a Western.

So I turned to my favorite Western movies and TV shows. The sounds we associate with the Wild West are very distinct, and in no time, I’d pulled together the perfect western-writing playlist. Here are some of my favorites:

The entire Hell on Wheels, Season One soundtrack (Kevin Kiner & Gustavo Santaolalla) is incredible, but there’s nothing quiet like the extended theme.

Another soundtrack I listened to on repeat was Marco Beltrami’s 3:10 to Yuma (2007). I’m particularly fond of the tracks Bible Study and Who Let the Cows Out?

No list would be complete without Ennio Morricone’s iconic work for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I love the stark, eerie quality to this film score, complete with whistles, yodels, and gunshots. The theme might be one of the most easily recognized in film history.

I’m not a gamer, so a happy surprise for me was stumbling upon the scores for video games set in the Wild West. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (Pawel Blaszczak) is great, but my favorite is Red Dead Redemption (Billy Elm & Woody Jackson), which is reminiscent of Good/Bad/Ugly. I especially love The Shootist track.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg, but I’ll stop before things gets too long. If you’re curious about what else I listened to while drafting (and revising!) Vengeance Road, you can check out my compilation of instrumental Western writing music on Spotify.

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Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Erin, and more! To enter, you need to know every author’s favorite number. It might help you to know that right now I have two cats, but I aspire to someday be a crazy cat lady and have at least 13. Yep. It’s true. ;)

Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the green team and you’ll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!

CONTINUE THE HUNT:

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author, Lindsay Currie!

In addition, I’m excited to give two lucky winners a pack of MAP OF FATES swag, including bookmarks, postcards, and tattoos!

To enter, just share this post, comment, add MAP OF FATES on Goodreads, and follow as listed on the Rafflecopter giveaway below to get additional entries. (If you’ve already done these things, it still counts, so you can get those entries!)

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Hope they go to NYC and Tokyo