Thursday, November 29, 2012

YA Scavenger Hunt - Blue team!

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 one signed 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 TWO 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 for a chance to win a whole different set of twenty-five signed 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 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 BLUE 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 August 5, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

HOSTED AUTHOR

Today, I am hosting TARA FULLER on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt!

Tara Fuller writes novels. Some about grim reapers . Some about witches. All about kissing. Tara grew up in a one stop light town in Oklahoma where once upon a time she stayed up with a flash light reading RL Stine novels and only dreamed of becoming a writer. She has a shameless addiction for zombie fiction, Mystery Science Theater, and black and white mochas. Tara no longer lives in a one stop light town. Now she lives with her family in a slightly larger town in North Carolina where they have at least three stoplights.

Inbetween (Kissed by Death, #1)

Since the car crash that took her father's life two years ago, Emma's life has been a freaky-and unending- lesson in caution. Surviving countless "accidents" has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper that makes her chest ache and head spin? Not an option.

It's not easy being dead-especially for a reaper who is in love with a girl fate has put on his hit list not once, but twice. Finn's fellow reapers give him hell about spending time with Emma, but Finn couldn't let her die before, and he's not about to let her die now. He will protect the girl he loves from the evil soul hell bent on stealing her body, even if it means sacrificing the only thing he has left...his soul.

EEK! A Sneak Peek!

Watch Tara read from the upcoming sequel in the Kissed by Death series

Direct Video Link: http://youtu.be/YjyBFxmZLUU

And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, TARA FULLER and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 13. 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 amazing author, JULIE CROSS!

GET MORE PRIZES

I'm also on the BLUE team! Head over to Jessica's blog to check out my exclusive sneak peek at the Title and Summary of Book 3 in The Nature of Grace series.

Here is also a chance to win a paperback of Untraceable and Uncontrollable and a "Grace" bracelet. (International entries are eligible for ebooks only).

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck! :)

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

DAY VIRGO of THE 13TH SIGN Contest by Kristin Tubb

Welcome to DAY VIRGO of 13 Days of THE 13^TH SIGN Preorder Contest! I am happy to host Day Six of this contest for my friend and awesome author, Kristin Tubb who's new book THE 13TH SIGN comes out Jan 8th!.

VIRGO is traditionally considered to be the sixth sign of the zodiac. I am a virgo :) and the VIRGO characteristics include: modest, perceptive, friendly, cynical, distrustful, and ambitious.

Did you know some say there is a 13th sign called OPHIUCHUS? You should because it changes everything...and everyone.

If want to learn more about your 12-sign horoscope, your 13-sign horoscope, and which horoscope sign you ACT like? Take THE 13^TH SIGN quiz!)

So. What is this contest all about?

If you preorder a copy of THE 13^TH SIGN by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, you will be entered into a contest! Where you can WIN THINGS! And there are new prizes every day!

And. EVERY preorder will be *matched* by a $1.00 donation to RIF, a literacy program committed to placing books in the hands of kids who need them most.

About the book

What if there was a 13th zodiac sign?   

You’re no longer Sagittarius, but Ophiuchus, the healer, the 13th sign.   Your personality has changed. So has your mom’s and your best friend’s.   What about the rest of the world?   What if you were the one who accidentally unlocked the 13th sign, causing this world-altering change, and infuriating the other 12 signs?   

Jalen did it, and now she must use every ounce of her strength and cunning to send the signs back where they belong. Lives, including her own, depend upon it.

What can I win TODAY?

If you preorder THE 13^TH SIGN today, Wednesday, November 28^th, you could win:

key charm
signed THE 13^TH SIGN swag
$10 itunes gift card
signed TIMEPIECE by Myra McEntire poster
signed paperback of AUTUMN WINIFRED OLIVER DOES THINGS DIFFERENT by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb
a 13^th SIGN tshirt

How do I enter?

Simple. Just preorder THE 13^TH SIGN and email your receipt TO KRISTIN at ktubb@comcast.net.

You can preorder the book through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, or through your local independent bookstore. You will be entered into that day’s drawing, the grand prize drawing, and your purchase will be *matched* by a $1.00 donation to RIF!

Are there other ways to enter the contest?

Yep! You can be entered into the daily prize drawings by doing one or more of the following:

Each preorder of THE 13^TH SIGN = 10 entries into grand prize drawing and 10 entries into that day’s drawing
Each person who blogs about the contest = 10 entries into that day’s drawing
Each person who changes Twitter or Facebook avatar to cover = 5 entries into that day’s drawing (for each day it is present)
Each Tweet or Facebook status mention of the book and contest = 2 entries for that day’s drawing (must include hashtag #the13thsign)
Each RT of book and/or contest = 1 entry for that day’s drawing

BUT. You have to preorder THE 13^TH SIGN to enter to win the grand prize and to have your purchase matched with a RIF donation.

ALSO. To make sure you get the correct amount of entries, please let Kristin know if you’ve done any of the above! You can email her at ktubb@comcast.net with everything you’ve done to enter.

What is the grand prize?

A Nexus 7 ereader! BOOM. The grand prize winner will be announced on Kristin’s blog on Friday, December 7.

How long does the preorder contest last?

13 days total! You can visit these other blogs for each day’s prizes:

DAY ARIES: The Book Vortex

DAY TAURUS: The Housework Can Wait

DAY GEMINI: Magnet 4 Books

DAY CANCER: Abby the Librarian

DAY LEO: Mother Daughter Book Club

DAY VIRGO: S. R. Johannes/Market My Words

DAY LIBRA: Elizabeth O. Dulemba

DAY SCORPIO: Citrus Reads

DAY OPHIUCHUS: Young Adult Books Central

DAY SAGITTARIUS: Bloggers [heart] Books

DAY CAPRICORN: - Middle Grade Mafioso

DAY AQUARIUS: Smack Dab in the Middle

DAY PISCES: From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors

Good luck! And don’t forget to take THE 13^TH SIGN quiz

If you have any questions, please email Kristin Tubb at ktubb@comcast.net! Thanks!

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

YA Scavenger Hunt 411

Hi Everyone,

Here is a list of the authors and teams for the upcoming YA Scavenger Hunt, hosted by Colleen Houck.

The hunt will begin this Thursday, November 29th at noon pacific time and will end on Sunday, December 2nd, at noon pacific. There will be multiple prizes given away and it's a great chance to add some books to your holiday wish list! I know I'm already making my own wish list.

Leave a comment and tell me which books you are the most excited for.

The hunt winners as well as the art contest winners and the book trailer winner will be announced after the Scavenger Hunt is finished early next week.

Shelli