Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organised by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favourite 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: the Spring YA Scavenger Hunt begins at 12pm (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, April 4th, and ends at 12pm (Pacific Time) on Sunday, April 9th.
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. There are FIVE contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the GOLD TEAM, where you can win books by me and other fab authors in my team, but there is also a red team, a blue team, a pink team, and a purple team, each giving away an awesome selection of books!
Also, I'm having an exclusive extra giveaway for anyone wanting to win a signed copy of any one of my books - scroll riiiiiiight to the bottom to enter that. Now, on to the hunt!
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've sneakily hidden my favourite number somewhere in gold. At the bottom of this post is a link to the next author in my team. Collect the favourite numbers of all the authors on the gold 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 9th April, 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 LH Nicole, author of LEGENDARY, who as well as being an author is a seasoned Pastry Chef at the most magical place on earth, and a lifelong fairytale (Disney and Grimm) lover. LH believes in love at first sight, is addicted to 80's & 90's cartoons and anything that can capture her ADD-way-too-overactive imagination. Joan Lowery Nixon and L.J. Smith were the first authors she became addicted to, and they inspired her to steal away whenever she could to read and write.
Find out more about LH Nicole on her website, facebook page, and twitter.
About LEGENDARY:
Aliana Fagan spent her childhood traveling the world, dreaming of
legendary heroes and mythical lands. But after the sudden death of her parents,
she hides behind the safety of her camera and her art until a vivid recurring
dream compels her to dig into her father's research about Avalon and Camelot.
When she is hurled into a magical realm by forces she thought were only the
stuff of fairy tales, she finds herself thrown into an adventure she could
never have imagined. Nearly everything she thought she knew about Arthurian
legend was wrong. The independent eighteen-year-old is shocked to find that the
people of Avalon think that she is the Destined One, the only person who can
summon King Arthur back to life from his hidden chamber. Most surprising of all
is that it's up to her to lead the Knights of the Round Table on an epic
quest-an adventure that will transport them across the seven magic realms to
reclaim all that has been lost so they can defeat the evil Mordrid for good.
But first, she must bring the ancient warriors into her world and reunite them
with their lost brothers.
Chaperoning the legendary
knights-with-a-chivalry-complex as they navigate the modern world is a constant
challenge, and she certainly never thought she'd be caught between her intense
feelings for the noble Sir Galahad and her growing friendship with the King. To
fulfill the prophecy, Aliana will have to discover the meaning of friendship,
bravery, loyalty, true love, and forgiveness. But can she do it all in time to
save the realms from Mordrid's impending Armageddon?
LH is sharing 2 fabulous extras - a Spotify playlist to go along with LEGENDARY (I'd have to say track 6 is my favourite), and an exclusive deleted scene.
Deleted scene from LEGENDARY:
Set
up: This was a scene we cut from the first book and takes place just before the
fundraiser dance Arthur, Aliana, Galahad, Owen, Lancelot and Percy attend after
returning to the modern world from Avalon. This scene is from Owen’s POV and
focuses on his conflicting thoughts and emotions about learning he’s a
reincarnated Knight of the Round Table and that the cousin he’d only met a few
weeks earlier is the key to breaking the curse he and the others are under.
Owen frowned when the little grey marble colored Dragon name
Daggerhorne joined him and the others on the roof without Galahad. Something
was going on between Aliana and the big knight and Owen wasn’t sure he liked it,
especially since he was alone with her in the flat. Aliana may not talk about
it but between what Wade had told him, and all he had learned about her in the
last few weeks, it was clear she’s had a rough go with dating guys.
Owen turned from the Dragon and watched Lancelot and Arthur draw
their swords and salute each other before getting into attack positions. Why do I still feel as if I’m turning into a
nutter for believing all this? King Arthur is real and I am one of his
reincarnated knights? And my cousin is supposed to be the one to save us all
from a curse I didn’t even realize I am under?
All last night he had dreamed of Camelot, or at least what he
imagined it would have looked like. When he mentioned it to Lancelot earlier,
the stoic knight had just said it was probably part of his memories returning.
When Owen had talked to Percy about it the southerner had admitted he had a lot
of those dreams to when he first met Lancelot. But the number of dreams had waned
only a month or so after. He had no doubt Percy was upset by that fact, the
cowboy was for more anxious to know more than Owen was ready to admit he was.
If he didn’t trust his gut so much, and the whisper in his heart and mind that
sounded so much like his late mother’s voice, he would have been ready to
commit himself and Aliana.
Arthur launched his attack against a stoic Lancelot as the clang of
steel against steel rang out and sparks flew as the blades collided. Lancelot
powered back but Arthur dodged his thrust and struck again in one fluid motion.
Owen had always been fascinated by swords, probably knew more than a reasonable
person should, but he’d never learned how to handle a blade. Seeing such skill
from two warriors who had been the best was a rarity and a sight to be admired.
Owen smiled ruefully when Arthur knocked Lance’s sword from his hand
and kicked his feet out from under him. That right there was what made
different from these guys. He wasn’t a fighter, never had been. Owen was better
at fighting with words not physical actions.
“Well done, sire.” Lancelot admitted accepting Arthur’s offered hand
as he pulled himself to his feet.
“Owen?” Arthur asked. “How are your fighting skills?”
He ran a hand through his hair looking at the ground. “They’re not
up to par, but I’ll give it a go.”
Owen and Percy squared off, taking Arthur and Lancelot’s swords. The
weight was strange but not totally unfamiliar. Owen cleared his throat and
squared his shoulders, he didn’t like being watched so carefully, but he would
be damned if he’d show it. Despite his lack of skills, and the ache of his
muscles after only the first blow he managed to last a three whole minutes
against Percy before the larger man knocked him on his backside.
“Nicely done, Owen, Percy. Go again,” Arthur ordered with a nod of
approval.
“I should’ve paid closer attention to Wade’s lessons.” Owen grumbled
getting to his feet. Wade was right, words aren’t always enough to protect
yourself. Just as he and Percy got back into position the door opened as
Galahad joined them, a small smile in his face.
Why was he smiling? Owen wondered not liking that it probably had to do with Aliana.
She called him overbearing but Owen wasn’t the kind of guy to just sit back
when a virtual stranger made a pass at a person he cared about. Especially his
newfound cousin.
GAH. So much fun, right?
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