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AMONG THE SHADOWS Halloween Party!!!

 Come help us celebrate AMONG THE SHADOWS: 13 Stories of Darkness & Light, a YA anthology.   When: Sunday October 18th, 2pm Where: Anderson's Bookshop LaGrange - 26 S La Grange Rd, La Grange, Illinois 60525 Authors in attendance include Demitria Lunetta, Mindy McGinnis, Kate Karyus Quinn, Author, Lydia Kang, Lenore Appelhans, and more! If you love dark YA, come check us out.

More about the anthology:

Even the lightest hearts have shaded corners to hide the black thoughts that come at night. Experience the darker side of YA as 13 authors explore the places that others prefer to leave among the shadows.

In realistic contemporary stories from Joelle Charbonneau and Kelly Fiore, depression, addiction, obsession, and isolation are all the stuff of nightmares. Other stories by Justina Ireland, Phoebe No...rth, and Geoffrey Girard straddle the line, making us question what is real and what is false. Mindy McGinnis explores the question of not knowing yourself, while Kate Karyus Quinn speculates on the effect of learning that every terrible thing that’s ever happened to you has been manufactured for the entertainment of others.

Demitria Lunetta and Gretchen McNeil each take a closer, horrific look at human nature. Lenore Applehans delves into a post-apocalyptic future, while R.C. Lewis discovers the darkness that lurks on another planet in her science fiction narrative. Then of course there are the paranormal stories from Beth Revis and Lydia Kang, each digging into the many types of monsters that might wait for us in the dark.

Overall, you’ll find a wide range of horrors represented, including demons, aliens, and one of the most frightening creatures ever—human beings.

YA Fest in Easton, PA!

  I'm so glad I get to be a part of this year's YA Fest in Easton, PA.  YA Fest 2015 will take place at Easton Area Public Library, Palmer Branch on Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. There are a ton of great authors. To see a full list, check them out here.

MADNESS event tonight!

I'm so excited to be a part of this event tonight to celebrate the release of Mindy McGinnis' new YA novel A MADNESS SO DISCREET.If you're in the Columbus OH area, come check us out!  YA Madness Event!Four Amazing AuthorsDiscussing their new releases, answering questions, and signing books Tuesday, October 6, 2015  7:00 PMOrange Branch of the Delaware County District Library- See more at: http://www.funbooksandmore.com/specia...

YA 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 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 for 72 hours!


Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are SIX 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, an orange team, a red team, and an indie team for a chance to win a whole different set of signed 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 blue 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 Oct 4th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
SCAVENGER HUNT POST
 
 

The book Trisha s showcasing on the hunt is…
SWEET MADNESSToday, I am hosting Trisha Leaver on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt!

 TRISHA LEAVER lives on Cape Cod with her husband, three children, and one rather disobedient black lab. She is a chronic daydreamer who prefers the cozy confines of her own imagination to the mundane routine of everyday life. She writes young adult fiction and is published with FSG/ Macmillan, Flux/Llewellyn and Merit Press. She is a member of the SCBWI, ITW and the YA Scream Queens— a group of nine female authors who are deathly serious about their horror! To find out more about her, please visit her website at:www.trishaleaver.comFind out more information by checking out the author website or find more about the author's book here!  The book Trisha s showcasing on the hunt is…SWEET MADNESS
 Sad young woman … or cold-blooded killer?  “A creative reimagining of the infamous Borden murders told from the POV of Lizzie’s Irish maid, Bridget Sullivan.”   The story of Lizzie Borden began on a hot August day in 1892, but it never really ended. Did the quiet, younger daughter of Andrew Borden murder her father and his second wife in cold blood? Supposedly, no one ever knew, but imagine if Lizzie had one true friend who she shared all of her dark secrets with … her family’s Irish maid, Bridget Sullivan. This is Bridget’s story. EXCLUSIVE CONTENT


Now for the top secret Bonus Material….
The fascination surrounding the infamous Borden murders grows each year, but yet one questions still remains unanswered: did Lizzie Borden kill her father and stepmother that fateful day in August? Historians, ghost hunters, and criminologists have speculated as to Lizzie’s guilt, but no definitive proof was ever laid down, leaving us Borden enthusiasts to speculate. Curious as to who we “assigned” guilt to? Well, here’s a sneak peek at the ending scene of SWEET MADNESS; it 
The entire house seemed to hum with a dark energy. A wordless, soundless evil that swept up through the staircase and settled into every corner. It was a sinister calm…one that had me searching every second of the past week trying to figure out who and why someone would do this.
I was frozen in place, my feet melded to the top of the landing as my mind churned. I needed to get out of this house. I needed to run to Liam and never look back. Yet I couldn’t even muster the courage to speak, never mind move.
“Bridget?”
My eyes fixed on the front window, and I quickly tried to calculate the distance to the street below. It was the quickest way out. The only way out.
“Bridget.” There it was again, my name floating through the air, pulling at me to respond. I quickly tuned my head toward Lizzie’s room. If I could make my way through her room to Mr. Borden’s then I could use back staircase, hide out in the basement behind the coal bin until nightfall then slip out unnoticed.
I didn’t see her raise her hand, but seconds later, I felt the impact, the stinging burn blooming across my cheek. She’d hit me. Lizzie had actually hit me.
 
And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Trisha Leaver, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 17! Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the red 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!  Amy Butler Greenfield.
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YA Scavenger Hunt Starts this Thursday!

This year I'm participating in the YA Scavenger Hunt...along with a bunch of other YA authors. The Scavenger Hunt runs Oct. 1st - Oct. 4th, so check back in on Thursday. There are 160 authors participating and you could win a ton of great books. For more info check out their website here.



AMONG THE SHADOWS release day!

It's finally here! AMONG THE SHADOWS releases today! 
Help us celebrate! Tweet using #AmongTheShadows and let us know which author's stories you are most excited for! AMONG THE SHADOWS is available on all e-book platforms and in paperback. Check out my AMONG THE SHADOWS tab above for more info on all the authors and follow our blog tour (info in previous post) for a teaser from each of the stories!

AMONG THE SHADOWS Blog Tour & Giveaway!

AMONG THE SHADOWS is on tour, each stop featuring a teaser for each story. Each stop also comes with a chance to win a paperback copy of AMONG THE SHADOWS and signed swag!

Here's the Tour Schedule:

9/7/2015- A Backwards Story- Excerpt- Lenore Appelhans9/7/2015- Bookhounds ya- Excerpt- Beth Revis 9/8/2015- The Book Cellar- Excerpt- Joelle Charbonneau 9/9/2015- The Cover Contessa- Excerpt- Kelly Fiore 9/10/2015- Fiction Fare- Excerpt- Lydia Kang 9/11/2015- Ohana Reads- Excerpt- Demitria Lunetta 9/12/2015- It Starts At Midnight - Excerpt-Geoffrey Girard 9/13/2015- The Bibliophile Chronicles- Excerpt- R.C. Lewis 9/14/2015- Creatyvebooks- Excerpt- Justina Ireland 9/15/2015- Please Feed The Bookworm- Excerpt- Mindy McGinnis 9/16/2015- Seeing Double In Neverland- Excerpt- Phoebe North 9/17/2015- She Dreams in Fiction- Excerpt- Gretchen McNeil 9/18/2015- Curling Up With A Good Book- Excerpt- Kate Karyus Quinn  And there's still time to enter our general giveaway!   a Rafflecopter giveaway

AMONG THE SHADOWS available for pre-order!

 AMONG THE SHADOWS is available for pre-order on Kindle. It's also available on Nook, iTunes, kobo, etc here. E-books release Sept. 14th!!!

AMONG THE SHADOWS Giveaway on Goodreads

Another AMONG THE SHADOWS giveaway! 
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Goodreads Book Giveaway Among The Shadows by Kate Karyus Quinn Giveaway ends October 15, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

Chicago Comic-Con

This is where I'll be for the next four days! If you want to find me to sign a book, just tweet at me @DemitriaLunetta. Hope to see you all there!