YASH Fall 2015-Hosting Cat Winters
October 1, 2015
Welcome to the 11th YA Scavenger Hunt!
Hello! I am Colleen Houck (standing in for Jessica Burkhart)
your hostess for this leg of the hunt.
You are currently hunting on
Check out the amazing author I’m hosting.
But, first, a few rules.
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 ORANGE, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!)
HINT: THE SECRET NUMBER IS HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE!
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 SUNDAY, October 4th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
On this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each participating YA author, you also get a secret number. Add up the numbers, and enter it for a chance to win a major prize–one lucky winner will receive at least one signed book from each author on my team in the hunt! But play fast. This contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online until noon PST on Sunday, October 4th!
There are EIGHT contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! BLUE TEAM, RED TEAM, GOLD TEAM, ORANGE TEAM, PINK TEAM, PURPLE TEAM, TEAL TEAM, & GREEN TEAM! Check out each team for a chance to win eight different sets of 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 page.
Now that all the technical stuff is out of the way, I’ll introduce the author I am hosting on this hunt.
I am super excited to be hosting…
Cat Winters!
BIO: Cat Winters is the award-winning author of paranormal, historical fiction for teens and adults. Her YA works include IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS, THE CURE FOR DREAMING, and the upcoming HAMLET-inspired 1920s novel, THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY (March 2016). Her debut adult novel, THE UNINVITED, released in 2015, and her second book for adults, YESTERNIGHT, is scheduled for 2016.
Winters was born and raised in Southern California, just a short drive down the freeway from Disneyland. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two kids.
Jessica’s secret number for the hunt is 3!
The book Cat is showcasing in the YA Scavenger Hunt this season is
The Cure for Dreaming
Here’s a teaser,
Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl—a suffragist—in an age that prefers its girls to be docile. It’s 1900 in Oregon, and Olivia’s father, concerned that she’s headed for trouble, convinces a stage mesmerist to try to hypnotize the rebellion out of her. But the hypnotist, an intriguing young man named Henri Reverie, gives her a terrible gift instead: she’s able to see people’s true natures, manifesting as visions of darkness and goodness, while also unable to speak her true thoughts out loud. Winters breathes new life into history once again with an atmospheric, vividly real story, including archival photos and art from the period throughout.
You can now add The Cure for Dreaming to your TBR list on Goodreads!
Are you as interested in this book?
Here’s how you can your hands on it!
You can buy her book HERE!
NEVER BEFORE SEEN TRAILER STRAIGHT AHEAD!
My second YA novel, THE CURE FOR DREAMING, involves hypnotism, DRACULA, and a young suffragist named Olivia Mead in 1900 America. Originally, I created a Gothic, theatrical book trailer for the novel that features the gorgeous song “Blood Waltz,” composed and performed by the highly talented Kristen Lawrence (www.HalloweenCarols.com). My publisher felt the trailer was a bit much, however, so we opted for a simpler trailer in which I read a short excerpt from the book.
I spent a great deal of time creating the original book trailer, but it’s just been sitting on my computer, unseen, lonely. Now, for the first time ever, I present to you the full, original trailer with its sumptuous musical accompaniment that’s perfect for the Halloween season.
Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me and many more!
Thank you so much for visiting my website!
Ready to move on to the next link in the hunt? Then head on over to visit author Erica Cameron.
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