Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This tri-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 TWENTY signed books, 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!
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 homepage.
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 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 October 5, 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 Ashelyn Drake on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! |
| Ashelyn Drake (AKA Kelly Hashway) |
Kelly Hashway grew up reading R.L. Stein’s Fear Street novels and
writing stories of her own, so it was no surprise to her family when she
majored in English and later obtained a masters degree in English Secondary
Education from East Stroudsburg University. After teaching middle school
language arts for seven years, Hashway went back to school and focused
specifically on writing. She is now the author of three young adult series, one
middle grade series, and several picture books. She also writes contemporary
romance under the pen name Ashelyn Drake. When she isn’t writing, Hashway works
as a freelance editor for small presses as well as for her own list of clients.
In her spare time, she enjoys running, traveling, and volunteering with the
PTO. Hashway currently resides in Pennsylvania with her husband, daughter, and
two pets. Hashway is represented by Sarah Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary
Agency.
Find out more information by checking out the author website!
Buy the book from here!
In
one month, seventeen-year-old Cara Tillman will die. But until then, she plans
to enjoy every look, touch and kiss with her boyfriend Logan, the new boy in
Ashlan Falls. Cara is a descendant of the mythical Phoenix bird, and her
rebirth is nearing. But first, she must die and forget all that she knew
before, including Logan's face, his laugh, and the way he says her name. With
precious little time left for the two of them, Cara does all she can to savor
every moment, unwittingly drawing a Phoenix hunter to her doorstep with every
move.
Exclusive Content -
Here’s an excerpt from the
sequel to Into the Fire, titled Out of the Ashes. This particular scene
is taken from one of Logan’s chapters, not Cara’s, so you can get a better look
at the male lead in the series as he tries to defend himself to a room full of
Phoenixes.
Logan
“I hate to break it to you, Logan,
but what you feel for her is just the effect of the imprint. It isn’t real. And
when it wears off, all she’ll be to you is a human-bird hybrid that you’ll
never be able to love. You’ll be so angry for how the imprint made you feel
that you’ll want revenge—on her, and on all of us.” His arms swing out,
motioning to everyone in the room.
He’s baiting me. Trying to get me to
admit that I’ll turn on them, but he’s wrong. “Nice try but I don’t buy a word
of that.” I stand up, tugging at the handcuffs still pinning my arms together.
“This isn’t fake. It’s not just the imprint, or whatever you all do when you
fall in love. I felt something the first time I saw Cara. Something I still
feel now. I’m the biggest cynic when it comes to love, but here I am, living
proof that it exists. I’d rather die than lose Cara. I don’t care if she is
part bird or part demon. I’d love her just the same.”
Linette wipes a tear from her eye
and steps toward me. “That was beautiful.” She wraps me in a hug, and a small
amount of relief washes over me. One down, now I just have to convince the rest
of them.
“Yeah, very heartwarming,” Garret
says, crossing his arms.
Linette pulls away and looks at him.
“Always the voice of negativity, Garret.”
“And you’re always too eager to see
the good in people. Our lives are at stake. People are dying. Phoenixes are dying. And you’re willing
to believe the very person who was there when Cara was attacked just because he
gave a speech about how much he supposedly cares for her?” Garret scoffs and
shakes his head, his eyes never leaving mine. “I’ll be damned if I lose another
one of our kind because I fell for some sappy love story.”
“Then
I’ll vouch for him,” Monique says, walking into the room. I didn’t think she’d
heard what I said from the kitchen, but she must have because her expression
has softened.
“You?”
Garret raises a brow in challenge. “And what will you be able to do to stop him
from telling the world about us? The most contact you have with him is feeding
him at the café. That’s hardly good enough.”
“I’ll
watch him,” Linette says. “I’m at his house every day cleaning anyway.”
“And
what about at night?” Garret isn’t going to let this go. He wants me under
constant supervision, house arrest, and I’m willing to bet he plans to keep
these handcuffs on me permanently, too.
Enter the Contest
And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Cynthia Hand, 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 green team and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
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Enter The Extra ARC Giveaway
In honor of this special event, I'm going to give away 2 extra signed ARCs of THE LAST TIME WE SAY GOODBYE. Just follow the directions in the rafflecopter below:
