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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 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 INDIE TEAM--but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team, a green team, and a blue 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 indie 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 October 5th, 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 Colleen Houck on my blog for the YA Scavenger Hunt!

New York Times Bestselling Author, Colleen Houck, is a lifelong reader whose literary interests include action, adventure, science fiction, and romance. Her first four novels, Tiger’s Curse, Tiger’s Quest, Tiger’s Voyage, and Tiger’s Destiny were New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers. Formerly a student at the University of Arizona, she worked as a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter for seventeen years before switching careers to become an author. Colleen lives in Salem, Oregon, with her husband and a huge assortment of plush tigers.

www.colleenhouck.com
www.goodreads.com/colleenhouck
www.facebook.com/tigerscurse
www.twitter.com/colleenhouck

Find out more information by checking out Colleen's website or find more about her book here! (http://www.amazon.com/Tigers-Promise-...)
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EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Hello Tiger Fans!

You found me and here's your reward-a sneak peek look at the first book in my brand new Egyptian series. The book is set for release in August 2015 so you are getting a WAY early glimpse of this book thanks to my lovely editor, Krista, at Delacorte.

First up is the cover copy. This is the piece that goes into the inside flap of the hardback book.

COVER COPY

When seventeen-year-old Lilliana Young enters the Metropolitan Museum of Art one morning during spring break, the last thing she expects to find is a live Egyptian prince with godlike powers, who has been reawakened after a thousand years of mummification.

And she really can’t imagine being chosen to aid him in an epic quest that will lead them across the globe to find his brothers and complete a grand ceremony that will save mankind.

But fate has taken hold of Lily, and she, along with her sun prince, Amon, must travel to the Valley of the Kings, raise his brothers, and stop an evil, shape-shifting god named Seth from taking over the world.

From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck comes an epic adventure about two star-crossed teens who must battle mythical forces and ancient curses on a journey with more twists and turns than the Nile itself.


Next, is the exclusive excerpt. This piece comes from near the beginning of the book when my hero and heroine meet for the first time.

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT

“A what?”
He ignored me and after a brief perusal of the box’s contents, rose with a grunt of frustration. “They are not here.”
“The death jars?” I asked.
“Yes. These are replicas. They do not hold my life force.”
“Life force, right.” Definitely crazy.
Mumbling a few excuses, I stood and began my retreat, but he immediately followed me.
“Without my life force, I am merely a walking shadow on borrowed time,” he stated gravely.
His hazel eyes locked with mine in a disturbingly determined way as I backed away nervously. “I need sustenance, Young Lily,” he said while advancing.
“Sustenance, okay.” Please don’t let hot foreign model guy turn into Hannibal Lecter. “Well, there are a lot of places where you can get something to eat. May I recommend the Roof Garden Café on the fifth floor?” I backed around a stack of crates as I gave him directions, but he pressed forward.
“Do not run away, Young Lily.”
“Run?” I tittered anxiously. “I’m not running. But speaking of running, if the Roof Garden is too far, there’s always the American Wing Café. It’s right next to the Egyptian exhibit. You can’t miss it. Well, I’ve got a meeting to get to. I’ve really got to go.”
“You do not understand. Without my jars I must share your life force.”
“Share my . . . Well, see, that’s the thing, I’m using mine just now, thank you. Really wish I could help you, I do,” I said, realizing he’d backed me up against a wall of crates. When my backside hit the barrier, he smiled. Without a second thought, I blasted him in the face with the pepper spray. Howling, he doubled over. At the same time a wind began to swirl around him, lifting little pieces of dust and construction material into the air.
 
And finally, I'm so very excited to share this new book cover and title with you. The title of my new book, the first in the Egyptian series is...


REAWAKENED!

And here's the cover!
 

To celebrate this exciting announcement we're offering a fantastic deal on my e-novella in the Tiger series, TIGER'S PROMISE! During the YA Scavenger Hunt you can download the e-book for just 99 cents! You can buy it for that price now on Amazon, Nook, Kobo, and Apple!

http://www.amazon.com/Tigers-Promise-...

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eboo...

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tiger...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/tige...



Also you can enter to win a bonus giveaway on my website. One lucky winner will get my entire Tiger series and 10 winners will receive a copy of both TIGER'S PROMISE AND TIGER'S CURSE.  Enjoy the hunt!
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Thanks, Colleen!!

And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Shay Lynam, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 18!!!  Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the INDIE TEAM and you'll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize!




CONTINUE THE HUNT

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YASH starts tomorrow!!

Hey all,
So tomorrow I'll be participating along with a TON of other authors in a YA Scavenger Hunt. Yeah, it's as cool as it sounds. I'm on the INDIE TEAM and if you find me, you'll get a sneak peek at my upcoming novel, Never (this will include a super exclusive peek at my super secret cover)

There are a lot of cool prizes to be won so I hope you all participate. To learn more about it, just click HERE!

It starts tomorrow, October 2nd at 12 pm Pacific Time