IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE FALL 2015 YASH, GO HERE: http://www.lorimlee.com/its-time-for-the-2015-fall-ya-scavenger-hunt/
UPDATE: Contest has ended. Winners announced on the YASH blog on April 10.
HELLO! I’m Lori, your hostess for this stop on the YA Scavenger Hunt! Take a look around or lie back and rest your weary scavenger-hunting limbs. It’s okay. I’ll wait 🙂
A little about me:
• I love cheese.
• I believe in magic.
• I’m obsessed with unicorns.
• I have twelve fingers. (This is a lie. I just wanted to see if you’re paying attention 😀 )
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.
You’re currently hunting on TEAM TEAL!
Looking for my exclusive bonus content? Somewhere on this leg of the hunt, I’ve hidden a sneak peek at Kai’s future in the Gates of Thread and Stone series. When you find it, pop back here to enter the EXTRA giveaway listed below. But before you go looking for it, check out the amazing author I’m hosting.
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE RULES
Directions: Below, you’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on Team Teal, 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 April 5, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
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I’m super excited to be hosting
PAGE MORGAN
Page Morgan is the author of the YA Gothic thriller THE BEAUTIFUL & THE CURSED, its sequel THE LOVELY & THE LOST, and the upcoming THE WONDROUS & THE WICKED. She’s been intrigued by les grotesques ever since she came across an old, black-and-white photograph of a Notre Dame gargoyle keeping watch over the city of Paris. She wanted to tell that gargoyle’s story. Soon, the idea for The Dispossessed series was born.
She lives in New England with her husband and their three daughters, an English Pointer puppy, an arrogant cat, two cuddly bearded dragons, a bunch of chickens, and during the summer and fall, their neighbor’s two sweet horses.
(Lori here. I daresay Page might have more than 12 animals! That’s quite the happy home!)
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Since the Waverlys arrived in Paris, the streets have grown more fearsome by the day. As Ingrid learns to master her lectrux gift, she must watch Axia’s power grow strong enough to extend beyond her Underneath hive. By all indications, the fallen angel’s Harvest is near–and the timing couldn’t be worse.
Targeted by vengeful gargoyles, Gabby has been exiled to London for her own protection. Meanwhile, the gargoyle castes are in disarray, divided between those who want Luc to lead them and those who resent him and his fondness for humans. The Alliance is crumbling from the inside as well, its members turning against one another, and possibly against the Waverlys, too.
Axia has promised that the world will burn. An now, unable to trust the Alliance, separated from Luc, Gabby, and her twin, Grayson, Ingrid is left to face the demon uprising alone.
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Exclusive Content
(Check out this deleted scene from the beginning of Chapter 14 of THE WONDROUS AND THE WICKED!)
Luc didn’t mind being alone. It was just how things were. How they’d always been, and he’d become used to living a solitary life. So sitting on a cold iron park bench in the middle of the Luxembourg Gardens, watching as human couples strolled by arm-in-arm, shouldn’t have caused his chest to ache the way it did. Or wish that someone could be warming his side on the bench next to him. Not just someone. Ingrid.
She had changed everything, and Luc still didn’t know what to do about it.
He’d needed to get away from common grounds for a little while, but he hadn’t wanted to go far, so he’d stayed within view of the arcades. Even though it was dangerous for her, he knew Ingrid would be coming back. The reckless part of him wanted her to come back. Luc wanted her to come up to his rooms and he wanted to keep her there. She could have the guest room, the one with the four-poster bed, and then he would be able to scent her again. He could protect her and love her, and even though his limitations would be torturous, he could stay beside her every night while she slept.
He sat back, felt the cold bench through his thin coat, and forced his imagination to stop. Imagining that he might be able to keep a favored human on gargoyle common grounds was a waste of time.
A tall figure walking through the snowy lawns toward the arcades split through Luc’s thoughts. He stood up and after a long sigh, started down the footpath for his territory. What the hell did Vander Burke want here? Besides Ingrid’s father, Lord Brickton, the Seer was quite possibly Luc’s least favorite human, and for obvious reasons.
As Vander passed through the arcades, Luc sensed a human crossing onto his territory. It was nothing like the bond Luc had formed with his human charges at the abbey. Vander was a visitor, nothing more, so Luc received only a glimmer of awareness and no scent—scents only accompanied true human charges. The Seer was nervous about something and annoyed. And intimidated. Luc smiled as he entered the courtyard behind Vander, who stood by the fountain. The nine-headed Hydra waterspout had been reduced by one head, which lay cracked off and pitted in the dry basin.
The crust of snow over the courtyard gravel cracked loudly under Luc’s feet and Vander turned. Luc had let his private smile drop and now glared at his unwanted visitor.
“Alliance are not welcome here, you know that,” Luc said.
“I wouldn’t have come if it wasn’t important. Are you the only Dispossessed present?” he asked.
Luc nodded. “For now.” There had been many gargoyles that had come and gone since dawn, and he had heard all about the Alliance girl’s failed attempt on Yann’s life.
“Good. I need to ask something of you,” Vander said.
“If it has anything to do with what your Alliance huntress attempted last night, my answer is no.”
Luc walked around the opposite rim of the fountain, toward the ballroom doors. Vander intersected him.
“This isn’t about Chelle. It’s about the Directorate representative and the emergency envoy of troops that are arriving today.”
Luc had heard a rumor about the additional hunters coming to Paris. “What about them?”
“I want you to stop them,” he finally said, though it was practically a whisper.
Luc was suddenly no longer bored or annoyed. He peered at the Seer. “Stop them?”
“You have the numbers, Luc, I don’t. The Dogs, the Wolves, the Snakes…there must be dozens of you. Close to a hundred or more.” Vander took a breath. “When the troops find out I’m not going to help them, I don’t know what they’ll do to me.”
“I imagine they’ll skip to the part where they kill you,” Luc offered. Vander didn’t flinch.
“I imagine they will.”
The thought brought Luc surprisingly little comfort.
“Well, didn’t you join a lovely coalition?” Luc turned back for the fountain. “You’re asking me to lead gargoyles against the Alliance, Seer. If I do that, we’ll be recognized as all-out enemies. The peace Lennier worked toward for hundreds of years will be destroyed.”
But then Vander found the weakness in Luc’s façade and cracked it open. “They’re going to kill Ingrid.”
Luc stared into the basin of the fountain, the fractured stone having allowed in veins of pale moss and withered brown weeds. That’s what the Alliance fighters were. Weeds that could be uprooted but would always come back. Luc knew Vander was right. The Directorate would keep trying to kill Ingrid—and the rest of the Dusters, now—until their reason for doing so was gone.
There was only one thing Luc knew with certainty. One truth he held with unwavering conviction. He was a gargoyle. He was on this earth to protect humans, and the only human Luc cared about more than his own existence needed him.
“You already know my answer,” he said to Vander, his back still turned.
“Thank you, Luc. You should know I’ve already told Ingrid to stay away from Hôtel Bastian, but she refused to leave Paris. I suggested she go to my uncle’s home in Vichy—”
“Get off my territory.”
He was finished being linked to Vander Burke.
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Want to get your hands on this book? Me too! You can buy THE WONDROUS AND THE WICKED as well as the previous books in the series on Amazon ♥
Find out more about Page and her books by checking out her website! She can also be found on twitter and facebook.
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Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books, including mine! Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on Team Teal and you’ll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
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BONUS GIVEAWAY
To win a SIGNED copy of either Gates of Thread and Stone or The Infinite, leave a comment and answer the following question: What do you like about fantasy?
(Note: physical copy for US only. INT winner will receive a Kindle copy)
For one (1) extra point, follow me on any social media platform. Please make sure to note where you followed me (and your corresponding username) in your comment so that I can count it!
You can find me on twitter, facebook, tumblr, and instagram.
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Ready to move on to the next stop on the hunt? Then head on over to visit Kristi Helvig!
Good luck!
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I love that anything is possible!
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I like that it allows for more things to happen; the plot doesn’t have to be dictated by the rules of this world.
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I love that fantasy can be anything in my imagination. Real life rules get thrown out the window to give room to the magic that comes with fantasy!
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There are so many aspects of fantasy that I love. Mostly that I can experience a completely different world, rules, etc and the escapism of getting lost in said world.
Twitter follower:@raychellej
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I love that anything can happen. Plus, it’s a great escape from the boringness of real life.
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I love fantasy because of many reasons. I love it because of the world building, it brings me into a new world filled with new things. I also love it because it is fantasy, anything can happen. Lastly, I love how in some fantasy books, there is a map of the world. Let’s just say fantasy is one of my favorite genres, especial high-fantasy. Thank you for the giveaway and good luck to everyone. 🙂
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Fantasy takes you to magical places… what’s not to like.
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I love the sense of wonder in fantasy, the idea that anything is possible.
Followed on Twitter. @Xephany16
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I am a huge fan of fantasy because I am an escapist reader. I love how fantasy can take me anywhere
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I love that anything is possible (and all the magical creatures!)
I followed on Twitter- @sherlockholmsey
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I love that I can disappear into a magical world for a while! I followed on fb Cassandra Wilson-Sparks
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I love fantasy because it changes with every book that I read! I get to learn about different creatures, different worlds, and I get to experience new things! It’s amazing.
I follow on twitter: @readwritelove28
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Followed on Twitter @severielle
I really love fantasy because it opens the doors to worlds that can not be touched by human limitations.
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What I really like about fantasy is that it can take you anywhere that your imagination can create! There are no limits. All the places we dream about and the things we see only in the movies can come to life on the pages of a book … and this is why I love fantasy books so much. They introduce me to worlds I haven’t even fathomed. I follow on Twitter: @KimF6
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I love fantasy for many reasons, but the main reason has to be that it allows the reader to explore so many possibilities – worlds, ideas, people, beings, creatures – that only someone’s imagination could possibly dream up. It lets you escape reality, discover new things, and dream of infinite possibilities.
I followed on Twitter @JenD629
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The best thing about fantasy is that you are limitless only to your imagination.
It is a great escape from reality, and helps me destress from my own problems even if its only a couple of hrs.
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I love fantasy because fantasy is a place where anything can happen and the possibilities are endless. (and also because I secretly wish I could fly dragons)
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The creativity of authors. Fantasy is an open window to author’s mind, to their creativity and that leads us readers to enjoy their own private worlds. I love it when a fantasy book is so good it gets to be mind-blowing.
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I love that you can get lost in it.
Follow on Twitter @teamwolf1988
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I love that in fantasy, anything is possible! Twitter: @Tween2TeenBooks
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Fantasy? That you don’t have to stay in your own world- but shift dimensions and time periods. Also, I just love reading anything;)
-Aditi
Twitter follow: @Adzz_961
Facebook: Aditi Nichani
Instagram:@aditinichani
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I love that with fantasy, we get to delve into new worlds, with other-worldly creatures and experience something that we can’t, in reality. It shatters our limits and allows us to think beyond our confined reality.
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I love that fantasy has no limits or boundaries – just your imagination. I have also liked your Facebook page – Sharon Berge
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I love fantasy because it’s more of an escape from reality than other genres. Plus, anything can happen in fantasy! There are just no limits.
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First before I forget I’ll mention I followed you on Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter and my username on each is jscarpa14 and I appreciate that you provided easy links right there to find your profile.
Next, fantasy is one of my favorite genres because I’m an escapist reader, and no other genre provides a better escape than fantasy because it couldn’t be more different from your life than it is. I’ve always been drawn to thinks like wizards and dragons, castles, and unicorns among others. What’s not to like about fantasy?
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I love fantasy because it gives you a break from other genres, like contemporary, and then hooks you for who knows how long. No other genre can do that!
I followed you on Twitter. I’m @NWarthen
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Fantasy for me means magic! Magic means being transported to another world anytime I want, be anyone I want, be with anybody I need, be somewhere I love.
It’s all a matter of being I want and need and love to be however I want and need and love to be! It’s a dream, a hope and gives a whole new world and life! ❤
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What I love about fantasy is that it takes me to a world where I forget that I have cancer. I can go into a completely different world with magic and adventures. Thank you for participating, I hope I win. Thank you.
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I like that anything goes. You never know what can happen in the story or what type of character you may find.
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First, I would like to say thank you so much for being part of YASH and your extra giveaway!
I absolutely love Fantasy because anything can happen. Nothing is “too far fetched” in a fantasy world. No limits!
I also follow you on all of your social platforms as Dizneeee.
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Great post! Thanks for participating in the YASH! xo
I love fantasy because anything can happen–the possibilites are endless!
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I think my favorite thing about fantasy is the infinite possibilities in worlds and world-building that are available—the sky’s the limit!
Thanks so much for this opportunity, and for participating in #YASH!
~M
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I followed you on all platforms. I figured it couldn’t hurt. 😉
Twitter—@mmills_writer (I was already following)
Facebook—Michaela Mills
Tumblr—authormichaelamills
Instagram—Niassa
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I absolutely love fantasy because you get exposed to so many different worlds and creatures that you never would have thought of before. It’s an amazing experience.
I also followed you on Twitter. My username is @soul_clever.
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Magic
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I love fantasy because it takes you to different worlds.
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the different places
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I like fantasy because it is an escape from the real world. You can dive into a completely different world and lose yourself in it, which is really exciting since you can discover a land of otherworldly things and play with magic! ❤
Also, I followed you on twitter (@cindyk33159). Thanks for participating in the YASH and for hosting your own giveaway! 🙂
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i like fantasy because it gives you a little piece of magic to see the world differently, could be for a brief second or a lifetime.
i follow on:
Facebook – Lauren Ellipsis Jones
Twitter – @WhtHairedBoi
Instagram – @outkastkura
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What I like about fantasy is that there are supernatural beings that have magical powers, and they use these powers to kick butt. What can I say? I like fantasy books with a lot of action – like Throne of Glass Series!!
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Twitter (@Vickie_W_)
Facebook: (Vicky Icky)
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I love fantasy because I love learning about different places in times or universes! I love that all these magical beings exist within in and it’s a good change from reality! Fantasy is such a broad range because anyone can make up anything with the right amount of imagination!! P.S. I follow you on Twitter, my handle: @MaRebollar74 😉
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What don’t I love about fantasy? From being able to imagine that the impossible is real, to the promise of adventure, to discovering new worlds with new rules, Fantasy never gets old because there are so many possibilities! 🙂
Also, I follow you on Twitter (@Ava_Jae) and Instagram (also @Ava_Jae!).
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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I like fantasy because I love being completely taken out of the ordinary and until they can create unicorns, books are where it’s at.
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Living in a current day to day life filled with obligation and responsibility, fantasy is a great escape to a world where that doesn’t exist for me. I can find magic and wonder and I love that! 🙂
I follow on twitter: @forever17books
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I like that they put character in situations that normally wouldn’t happen in normal life. That makes for an interesting psychological development that you don;t get to see in other genres and also signal the harsh decision that adult with fair amount of power may have. I follow on twitter @anglikmleon
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I love that they are so fantastical and unlike life today, that I can slip inside the world the build and disappear for awhile. Plus, the characters tend to be older, and without talking about having to go to highschool its easier for me to relate.
I follow you on twitter @mandycanread
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So I don’t forget… I followed you on Facebook (Sarah Miles)
I love fantasy because it usually gives a pretty significantly different world than the one in reality. It’s kind of fun, because who says unicorns don’t exist? Maybe it’s just that they live on some other planet that we’ve no knowledge of! In stepping into a fantasy, you’re stepping out of yourself. You get to pretend to be the hero/heroine/antihero/antiheroine/spider monkey for a bit. I’m guessing it’s like you’d feel if acting. I also just really really love getting the glimpse into the author’s mind with each book. There may be similarities, but no two authors will have *exactly* the same world. Just cool to see what everyone can think up!
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I love fantasy, because it gives us a reason to explore things we never thought to explore before or paint an alternate reality that lets us expand creativity. I follow you on Instagram @acrossthebookiverse and Twitter @carly_vaught
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I love fantasy because you never really know what’s coming. It’s always an adventure!
I followed on twitter, as well, @AReadingRedSox. Thanks for the giveaway!
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The way it lets you escape into another world. Chary Baez liked you on Facebook. 🙂 Thank you for participating!
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