Welcome to the Spring 2013 YA Scavenger Hunt!

 
Hello and Welcome to the 6th YA Scavenger Hunt!
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Hello! I am Colleen Houck, your hostess for this leg of the hunt.  







I do most of my shopping online. My hair is a little stripey. And I have 29 nieces and nephews with one more on the way. Currently, I am fiercely competing for aunt of the year.







Did somebody mention...an award of some kind?

 


On this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each participating YA author, you also get a secret number. Add up the numbers, and  enter it for a chance to win a major prize--one lucky winner will receive at least one signed book from each author on my team in the hunt! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online until noon PST on Sunday, April 7th!





You can start right here or you can also go to the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage to find out all about the hunt. There are TWO contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or both! I am a part of the BLUE TEAM--but there is also a red team and if you do the red hunt too you'll have a chance to win a whole different set of signed books!



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If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, see the full list of prizes up for grabs, or if you get lost along the way, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage. 



Looking for my exclusive bonus content? You'll have to keep searching. Somewhere on this blog hop, I've hidden an alternate ending for Tiger's Destiny where you'll get to see Ren and Kelsey as parents!  Shocking reveals are just around the corner. Before you go on though, check out the amazing author I'm hosting. But, first, a few rules.



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!). Hint: the secret number is highlighted in BLUE.



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 April 7th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.



Now that all the technical stuff is out of the way, I'll introduce the author I am hosting on this hunt. 



I am super excited to be hosting...





AMBER ARGYLE




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Amber's Bio: I am the author of Witch Song and its sequel, Witch Born. I have two books coming out in 2013-Witch Fall, a prequel for the Witch Song series, and Winter Queen, the first book in the Fairy Queen trilogy. I run because I like to eat chocolate and fit in my jeans. I have a thing for vintage inspired clothes. Also, I can't fathom why people eat tootsie rolls.





The book she's showcasing on the Spring 2013 Hunt is....

WITCH BORN

Book 2 in the Witch Song Series!






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Isn't this cover beautiful?! Here is some info about WITCH BORN.


Brusenna is truly beginning to understand the burden each Witch born must bear-the power searing inside her is bright enough to save the world, but she just might burn herself out.





I am putting the first book in the series here too in case you are interested in starting at the beginning. For more on this series or to check out Amber's other books, check out her website.

I was looking at Amber's website recently and it appears as if she's got six books either completed or in the works. I wonder then what her 7  th will be?

 

 

 

 

 
Now for Amber's top secret bonus material, the first chapter of her next book! Are you excited? Cause I am!



 
Witch Fall



Chapter 1 (draft)

 

Li pointed her hands above her head and leapt off the boulder into the pool at the base of the waterfall. She sliced through the cool water, kicking until she reached the rocky bottom. There she paused. Everything looked different down here. The water caught the sharp sunlight, bending it into slanting shafts of turquoise. The faces of the other girls on shore were wavering and insubstantial—as if they were mere reflections instead of flesh and blood. It was like looking at the outside world through a mirror.



But which side was real and which was the reflection?



Li wished she didn’t have to go back. That she could stretch this moment beneath the cool water forever. But her lungs began to ache for air. Closing her eyes, she sent a silent prayer to the Sun God that she could somehow escape her fate. Toes pushing off the rocks, she swam upward. She broke the surface and took a gasping breath.



“Come on, Li! Everyone else is nearly finished and we haven’t even started on your hair yet. The wedding feast will start soon.” The water had turned Pan’s normally dark frizz into gorgeous curls.



Li’s bare legs flashed pale as she stepped out of the pool and climbed up the rocky bank. She pulled one of Pan’s curls, a sad smile gracing her lips as it sprang back up. “I’ll never get to come swimming with you anymore.”



Pan’s looked away. “Is it so bad, marrying my father?”



Words tripped up Li's throat before becoming a jumbled mess in her mouth. Instead of answering, she finally gave into the inevitable and pulled her gorgeous wedding robes over her damp skin.

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 I love bonus material! =)

 If you think this series is just what you've been looking for, you can buy your copies on Amazon.

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Thank you so much for visiting the TIGER'S CURSE SERIES website! While you're here don't forget to enter the bonus contest I am running exclusively during the YA Scavenger Hunt.



I will be giving away ten copies of the first book in my series, TIGER'S CURSE, as well as a grand prize collector's edition set of all my books. This prize pack is something you don't want to miss out on. To be eligible to win, enter on the rafflecopter below.



For an extra bonus entry, leave a comment on this blog and answer the following: When it comes to romance, do you prefer a good guy or a bad boy and why?

 




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