FALL 2018 YOUNG ADULT SCAVENGER HUNT (YASH) IS HERE!!

It’s that time of the year, and I’m so excited to be part of the Young Adult Scavenger Hunt (YASH) yet again, where you can enter to win tons of books by your favorite authors. This bi-annual event was first organized by the awesome 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! I am beyond excited to be part of #TEAM PINK and see all the books you can win below! Need help on how to play? Go here.

 

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 PINK 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 entry by the time noted below. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

This fall we have 7 teams, and each team is assigned a color. You can enter the hunt on all 7 teams if you want. The blog hop begins October 2nd at 12pm Pacific Time and runs through Sunday, October 7th at noon Pacific Time. It’s easy to play, and go to  the YASH website where you’ll find a list of all the authors participating as well as an answer sheet you can print off to gather the info you’re hunting for and to keep track of any bonus contests you may have entered.

Remember: Make sure to read all the way through this post to get the secret number, and to enter the bonus contest at the end of this post where I’m giving away an extra prize–a paperback copy of my urban fantasy, THE WING COLLECTOR.

EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL:

I’m thrilled to be hosting author Cheyanne Young on this leg of the hunt!

About Cheyanne : 

Cheyanne lives near the beach with her family, one spoiled rotten puppy, and a cat that is most likely plotting to take over the world. Her newest book, The Last Wish of Sasha Cade, releases in 2018.

​The book ​Cheyanne ​is featuring is
THE LAST WISH OF SASHA CADE

ABOUT THE BOOK

The day Raquel has been dreading for months has finally arrived. Sasha, her best friend in the whole world, has died of cancer. Overwhelmed and brokenhearted, Raquel can’t even imagine life without her.

And then a letter from Sasha arrives.

 

Exclusive Content: Deleted Scene from THE LAST WISH OF SASHA CADE 
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I put my hand on the door’s metal handle, but before I push it open, someone presses the glass above my head and opens it for me.

It’s Zack. As much as I kind of hate him, his familiar face grounds me a little. I even let him hold open the door.

“Can we talk?” Zack asks.

“About what?” At least some of my energy is pulled from worrying about Elijah.

When I don’t say anything, he leans forward, smelling a little like the Doritos he always buys from the snack machine. His lips place a soft kiss on my forehead, and a part of my hard heart melts.

I missed this.

I hate it so much and I’m a piece of shit for feeling this way, but it is what it is.

I missed having someone kiss my forehead.

“Five minutes,” I say, giving him a look. I climb in, dropping my backpack and history textbook to the floorboard.

I’ve been here before. I miss you baby, I love you baby, please take me back. Still, I wait to hear what he has to say.

“I talked to the moms about us,” he says, gnawing on his bottom lip. The moms is what he calls his mom and her long-time girlfriend. They aren’t married, but they might as well be, since Kira has been in his life since he was five.

“It was Kira’s idea for me to go to the party and post pictures on Instagram. She said it would make you jealous and you’d want me back.”

“Worst advice ever,” I snap.

“I guess. I mean at the time I thought it would work, but then you unfollowed me so . . .”

“The only way to get me back is to be a loving, kind, caring, comforting, understanding boyfriend.”

“That’s a lot of -ings,” he says, dragging a hand over his face. “Look, Raquel, I can’t be like, the most perfect guy ever. No one can.”

“I’m not asking you to be perfect, Zack.”

“Then what can I change?” It’s the same look I’ve seen him make a thousand times. Part desperate, part annoyed. I have to wonder what he even sees in me. I move the air vent so that it faces me better and then I cross my arms over my chest. “I don’t know if I can do this anymore.”

“Don’t say that.”

“I have to say it, Zack. It’s true.”

His head drops, forehead touching the steering wheel. “I know we’ve had some shit in our relationship, but it doesn’t have to be over. We’re good for each other. You know this.”

“I don’t know that,” I say, my voice rising as I draw on some secret well of confidence hidden in my heart. “We have separate lives. All you care about are video games and trying to get me to sleep with you, and—”

“And what do you care about?” he says, nostrils flaring. “You like animals, and wearing flip-flops everywhere. You like shit music from boy bands, but I think it’s cute even though I hate on it, and you used to like me.”

Maybe if things were different, if I didn’t have this massive black hole of a secret to hide, maybe we could make this relationship work again. But if he thought I was distracted before with Sasha’s cancer, then he’ll really hate it now that I’m spending the next few weeks going on secret missions for reasons I can’t explain.

I don’t even notice him slide across the bench seat until he’s right in front of me. Eyes closed, lips puckered, Zack grabs the back of my head and pulls me into a kiss.

Startled, I freeze at first. But then he works his tongue between my lips and I sigh, letting him kiss me because it’ll make him happy.

But that’s just it. Does it make me happy?

He’s already got his hand slid up under my shirt before I figure out the answer.

“I can’t do this,” I say, reaching for the door handle. “I’m not ready.”

Zack sits up, groans, and slides back to his side. “Fine,” he growls. “Leave me with blue balls.”

“You did that to yourself,” I say, refusing to feel bad about it. I grab my stuff and head to my car, feeling a thousand times worse than I did before.

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Need this book now? You’re in luck!

 You can buy it HERE!

 Check out more on Cheyanne’s Website, Instagram, or Facebook!

A huge thanks to Cheyanne for stopping by on the hunt and giving us a sneak peak at her book, The Last Wish of Sasha Cade. It looks like an emotional read, and you might even cry 11 tears while reading it!

EXTRA BONUS PRIZE on this blog stop! I’m giving away a paperback copy of my urban fantasy, THE WING COLLECTOR. Enter by leaving a comment below and make sure to include your email [but use (at) in the email address so the bots don’t find it]. I will select a winner at random using the random number generator.

When a pair of faerie wings fetch big bucks online, 17-yo Lila Kincade realizes her kind aren’t just oppressed; they’re hunted.

Next blog stop on #TEAMPINK:

Now, go on to next stop on the hunt with the lovely Jamie Blake! Good hunting!

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