Hello, I’m Julia Day, your hostess for this stop on the YASH with TEAM PURPLE!
The YA Scavenger Hunt is a bi-annual event, 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! So enjoy your stop here and at the other 19 stops on Team Purple. Then check out the other 4 teams (blue, gold, green, and red). But play fast! This contest only lasts until Sunday, April 7, 2019.
First, a little about me.
- I am an autism mom. My autistic daughter graduates next month with her Master of Arts (and then it's job time, baby!) Since April is World Autism Awareness Month, I'm featuring my book Fade to Us, a sweet YA contemporary romance set during a summer musical theater camp. One of the main characters, Natalie, is an autistic teen.
- I have my own giveaway. See the end of this post for details on how to enter.
- Traveling the world is one of my favorite things to do--and I especially like to see mountains. (See is the important word here. I do not like to climb.) Some of my favorites are in Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, and Antarctica.
- I really hate cilantro. I cannot emphasize this enough.
For complete rules and instructions, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt - How to Hunt page. Directions: Somewhere below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on all the teams, add them up and enter (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 noon Pacific Time on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
Basically, enjoy exclusive content on each stop on the hunt, collect clues, enter individual author giveaways, add up the clues (numbers), and return to the YASH site to enter for more prizes.
Here are all of the great books you could win from Team Purple.
Now, introducing my guest author, Carly Marino --
Carly loves writing and reading about love. Regardless the genre - paranormal, contemporary, fantasy--if there's romance--she wants to read it!
She was born in Hawai'i but grew up most of her life in a small town in Michigan and the sunny beaches of Florida. After graduating high school, she returned to her island ohana for college where she wrote her thesis on how to write a young adult book. (Oddly enough)
Wife, mother, dog owner, and author, her hat constantly changes but she loves every minute of the hustle. Writing is her passion and the wonderful nagging voice in her head. She’s blessed to have amazing family and friends who've supported her from her first story, written in poor phonics and elementary chicken scratch, to her International best seller, Memory Walker.
Now, let's learn more about her featured book TARNISHED LIGHT.
Coy, daughter of an Angel and a Fallen, swore she would never submit to her darkness. Not like she has a choice. She has a big fat apocalyptic prophecy stamped on her soul. If she fails to keep her death-craving, evil blood in check, she’ll unleash a battle between Heaven and Hell. Alone in her struggle, she prowls the city streets, saving innocents and searching for a cure to change her fate.
When she loses control, the Nephilim drag her to their palace. Fearful for her life, Coy agrees to undergo demon-provoking tests to cleanse her blood. Her chances to escape seem slim. Until she meets Killian, who tempts her with his angelic looks and inner darkness. He offers a way out, but she’ll have to embrace the evil inside. Once she invokes the demon, though, she may never return.
Exclusive bonus content from Carly!
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Thank you, Carly, for joining us!
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One last thing...
I'm giving away a print copy of Fade to Us (or any of the books I've written--winner's choice). Enter through the Rafflecopter giveaway below. You'll get your first point for knowing: What is my favorite team?
Hint: it's the color of my team on the YA scavenger hunt.
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(Privacy note: if you enter, your email address will be collected. I do not use use private data for any reason other than to notify the winner.)
P.S. To enter for the grand prize, you need a clue from me. Mine is 26 (the number of letters in the English alphabet.)
For your next stop on the hunt for Team Purple, visit J. C. Welker.
