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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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 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 eight contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the BLUE TEAM--but there is also a red team, an orange team, a gold team, a green team, a teal team, a silver team, a purple team, and a pink team for a chance to win a whole different set of 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.



I’m Sarah Ahiers, your hostess for this stop on the hunt! I’m the author of the ASSASSIN'S HEART series (HarperTeen) and I will give you an extra special chance at the bottom of this post to win some of my books!!






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 blue team, and then add them up. 

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 3rd, 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 Emily Ross on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt!

 Emily Ross received a 2014 Massachusetts Cultural Council finalist award in fiction for HALF IN LOVE WITH DEATH. She is an editor and contributor at deaddarlings.com, and loves dark mysteries and anything noir. She lives in Quincy Massachusetts with her husband, Dave, and her elusive cat, Beau.



EXCLUSIVE CONTENT


It’s the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline’s life. Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She’s invisible to her parents, who can’t stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister’s older boyfriend, who soothes Caroline’s desperate heart every time he turns his magical blue eyes on her. Tony is convinced that the answer to Jess’s disappearance is in California, the land of endless summer, among the runaways and flower children. Come with me, Tony says to Caroline, and we’ll find her together. Tony is so loving, and all he cares about is bringing Jess home. And so Caroline follows, and closes a door behind her that may never open again, in a heartfelt thriller that never lets up.
HALF IN LOVE WITH DEATH was inspired by the disturbing case of Charles Schmid, ‘the Pied Piper of Tucson.’

DREAM CAST!

Kiernan Shipka as Caroline




Zac Efron as Tony





Amanda Seyfried as Jess




Logan Lerman as Billy




Krysten Ritter as Edie




Are you as interested in Emily's book as I am?

If so you can buy HALF IN LOVE WITH DEATH HERE or HERE!

Or check out her Website, Facebook, Twitter

And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me, Emily Ross and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 35 Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the blue 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! Kate Karyus Quinn!




FINALLY!!!

One last Giveaway!

I will personally be giving out a signed copy of ASSASSIN'S HEART along with a FEAST ON FICTION cookbook! (the cookbook has recipes from YA and NA books, including one from ASSASSIN'S HEART!)



Fill out the rafflecopter below for a chance to win!

(Winner will be announced Monday, 4/4/16)


a Rafflecopter giveaway

89 comments:

  1. Very cool!
    For a moment there, I didn't think I was going to find your favorite number.

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  2. This is an awesome giveaway, Sarah! Thank you!

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  3. Thanks for the opportunity!! And the cover of your book looks beautiful!

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  4. This book sounds so unique and interesting! I'm really excited to read it!

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  5. Thanks for participating. I love doing this hop and seeing the posts.

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  6. Thank you for being a part of YASH and for the giveaway!

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  7. Thanks for the giveaway! Your book sounds interesting and the cookbook does too.

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  8. Your books sound amazing, and I can't wait to get to read them :)

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  9. Thank you for the amazing giveaway opportunity!!! I am really enjoying YASH!

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  10. Thanks for this opportunity :)
    I just saw your book on the host author's site and I immediately added it to my Goodreads list.

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  11. This is THE most important question: would you rather have an elephant-sized puppy, or a puppy-sized elephant? (Thanks for the bonus giveaway!)

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  12. Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!!

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  13. Just wanted to say I'm loving this scavenger hunt! It was an amazing idea :D

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  14. Thanks for being part of YASH!! I'm having so much fun this season!!

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  15. Thanks for participating in the hunt! It's been a lot of fun!

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  16. Who every came up with the idea for a cookbook with book inspired food is my new best friend.

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  17. Thank you for the giveaway! :)

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  18. Great post and an interesting concept. GREAT!!! Thanks to all involved. I kinda decided not to enter, knowing there were going to be riddles to solve (I'm the worst ever at solving riddles) but then staring me in the face the number 35! YAY! Have a great week Sarah.

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  19. Thank you for being part of YASH and hosting a giveaway! I hope to read Assassin's Heart soon, it sounds amazing. Thank you again!

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  20. Thank you so much for the opportunity! I can't wait to read Assassin's Heart

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  21. Thank you so much for hosting this stop in the YASH madness shuffle!

    I just purchased Half in Love with Death on Kindle recently and can't WAIT to jump in--I've been wanting to read it for SO LONG now!

    Your novel, Assassin's Heart, sounds really interesting as well!

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  22. Thank you for the giveaway and for participating in YASH!

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  23. This is so exciting! I'm glad you're part of the hunt! (:

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  24. Thank you for hosting! I enjoyed YASH!

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  25. Thanks for participating in YASH, it's been a lot of fun!

    (if the extra giveaway isn't international then please disconsider my entries)

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  26. Thanks for the giveaway!! So excited!!

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  27. This giveaway is so amazing! A cookbook and a chance to win a book I've wanted? Yes please.

    Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to everyone!

    (I entered under Katherine B on Rafflecopter)

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  28. I would love to read this and the cookbook sounds amazing.

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  29. I bet there are some delicious recipes in that cookbook that I need to try. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  30. That cookbook sounds like a GREAT idea.

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  31. I can't wait to get my hands on this book!!

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  32. such an original giveaway!! thank you a lot ( though i do hope it's open to international too^^;;)

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  33. Thank you for sharing all of this and for the chance to win your book and the awesome cookbook :D

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  34. YASH has introduced me to a whole host amazing-sounding of new authors! My TBR pile is through the roof!

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  35. I can't wait to get my hands on Assassins Heart, it looks like an addictive read.

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  36. I loved, loved this book. I'd also love to read it again. Thank you very much for participating in the Hunt.

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  37. Thanks for participating in YASH! I always have fun following along the stops.

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  38. What a fantastic contest! I'd love to win.

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  39. i love finding out about new authors and this is an awesome way to do it.

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  40. I can't wait to read Assassin's Heart!

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  41. I love this hunt. I find so many new books and new authors.

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  42. Thanks for participating in the hunt! I love discovering new authors to read

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  43. Your blog is really cool! And I keep hearing about your book.

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  44. So happy to saw Logan Lerman here!

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  45. This is one of my most anticipated books of the year!

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  46. This is so fun. Very beautiful post and thank you for the extra giveaway!!!

    Raffle name: Artemis Giote

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  47. Awesome giveaway! Thanks fpr the chance and for participating in the hunt💙

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  48. Thanks for the terrific giveaway!

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  49. Assassins Heart looks awesome! I love this YASH!!
    Samantha D

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  50. Thanks for the giveaway! Have a great weekend!

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  51. I'm so excited for Assassin's Heart!! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  52. Thank you so much for this lovely, lovely giveaway!

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  53. Thank you for being part of YASH and the giveaway!

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  54. Thanks for taking part in YASH and for the awesome giveaway! My fingers are crossed. :-D

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  55. Thanks for being AMAZING a hosting a giveaway!! YASH has been so much fun this time around and I'm thoroughly enjoying seeing all the wonderful content that everyone has up!

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  56. So much cover love! Go team bluex

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  57. Oh gosh, I would just love to win a Signed Hardcover of Assassin's Heart!

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  58. Thanks for the giveaway! Can't wait to read it, sounds great! :)

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  59. I love that you are giving away a cookbook! That is so cool! I cook/bake at least 3 times a week, so this would be awesome to use. And I would love to read your book, too :)

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  60. I REEEEEEEEAAAAAAALLY want to win this book! *heart-eyes* <3 <3
    Thank you for this extra giveaway! :D

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  61. Thanks for the lovely giveaway! this book sounds awesome ;)

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  62. Thanks for the awesome chance!!! :) I <3 YASH!!

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  63. This is my first time doing YASH, and it was great visiting your site. Thank you! - Carolyn

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  65. Omg, I love Amanda Seyfried and I was actually thinking Jess looked like her while I was reading Half in Love With Death!

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  66. Thank you for the awesome post and awesome YASH!

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  67. I am so excited to read this book! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  68. thanks so much for this! I've been having so much fun with this scavenger hunt!

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  69. I so cannot wait for Assassin's Heart :)

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  70. Thank you very much for the awesome extra giveaway!!! :D

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