Hello, and welcome to my blog! I'm Denise Jaden, author of critically-acclaimed fiction for teens and nonfiction for writers, and I'm excited to be a part of TEAM PINK this year!
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 PINK, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!)
HINT: THE SECRET NUMBER IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED!
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! I am a part of the PINK TEAM, but there is also a 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.
I'm super-excited to welcome B. Kristin McMichael to the blog for the YA Scavenger Hunt, Team Pink! Her new book Carnelian sounds fantastic, and Kristin was good enough to share a little unpublished scene of more than 7 paragraphs for your eyes only!
(PS...if you read to the end, I have a special "extra" giveaway along this Scavenger Hunt!)
Synopsis:
Carnelian
Everyone has a
past, but for most it isn’t so far in the past as Seth Sangre. His past is
literally from thousands of years ago. Seth’s past led him to the present
seeking something that might help him save his country from destruction. He has
been in the present for over three years now, and he just found exactly what he
has been looking for. Mari had dreams of college being a fresh start, one where
she would start over and not fall for the good looking player like high school.
Unfortunately for her, that’s exactly what ends up falling into her lap on the
first day she moves into the dorms. Now she has to hold to her promise to
herself not fall for the handsome Seth Sangre. But he doesn’t plan to make it
easy for her. Seth has already marked her as his next conquest.
As the semester progresses, Mari learns that Seth might just have a past of his own that’s literally in the past. Suddenly, Mari finds her future along with her past put into question. She’s connected to Seth far more than she ever wanted to be, and maybe he isn’t the player who she thought he was. If Mari can trust her heart enough to follow him, Seth will lead Mari on an adventure of a lifetime-and reveal family secrets she never knew existed.
Carnelian is available for $0.99 at the following
retailers:
Amazon: http://bkmc.me/carnelianamazon
B&N Nook: http://bkmc.me/carneliannook
Apple iTunes: http://bkmc.me/carnelianapple
Smashwords: http://bkmc.me/carneliansmashwords
Bonus Material
At the end of
Aventurine, I included the first part of Chrysocolla as a bonus. It’s kind of a
cliffhanger that left people wondering what was going to happen next in the
story. For my bonus content, I’m including the rest of the section that
immediately follows the cliffhanger. Chrysocolla will be available October 13th.
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That made no sense. “What?” I asked, standing and
joining him.
Was he serious? We had just executed a plan that he’d
made. Would he really plan something that would result in his
disappearing? That wasn’t right. Kye was my friend now. He was part of my life.
How could putting the past together make it so that he wouldn’t exist? I didn’t
want him to go anywhere else.
“I’m the mistake in the future that changes everything,”
Kye answered, placing his face in his hands. “I failed you again. Somehow,
Logan still wins.” He turned his eyes back to me. I could almost make out faint
tears. “I’m still here.”
I stood in shock and stared at him. I didn’t understand,
but the tears that looked like they wanted to spill over his eyes told me that
this was very serious. I moved to join
him, but he quickly stood and walked to the other side of the room. He paced
around a bit with his back to me. Turning abruptly he left through a doorway that I assumed went to the
river. I was alone.
What did it mean? We just risked everything and won, at
least I thought we won. If Kye was sure it wasn’t over, then we had to prepare for Logan to return. I didn’t want to get stuck
again. I didn’t want to lose my ability
to travel. One thing was certain: I
wasn’t going to trust Logan ever again. If I’d learned one thing, it was that
behind his charm, Logan wasn’t the guy I ever thought he was. I wasn’t going to
fall again for his smile and kind ways. Logan wasn’t that man. I knew that much
now.
Kye walked back into the room and directly over to me.
“It looks safe from the river,” Kye replied. “But I’m
still going to ask your father to move you to another room. There are guards
out there, but I doubt a few men would stop Logan if he showed up and decided
to take you by force.”
All the emotion from only moments before was gone. He was back to being his soldier
self.
“You think he’s going to take me by force?” That thought
scared me a bit. If he came for me, I
doubted he would take Kye with him this
time.
“He has no choice now. To get his future, he is going to
have to trick you or force you. I’m betting on force.
He isn’t a very patient person, at least when it comes to you, and I think you
might not be trickable this time either.
He has to know that by now.” Kye shrugged and began looking around the edges of
the room. His tears were completely gone.
My stomach turned at the thought of being Logan’s
prisoner. It could be a really long time
since I was a time traveler. If Logan
chose to not return me to the time I was
born, I wouldn’t ever die, and essentially
I would live forever as his prisoner. Living forever with someone you loved
sounded nice, but this did not. A long
life didn’t sound too inviting now.
Kye was satisfied with the first wall he checked and
moved on to the next. I had no clue what he was looking for, but he was very thorough in examining the walls. His
face was set in concentration as I approached him to watch.
“How do you know this isn’t over?” I still didn’t
understand that much. I needed an explanation.
Kye paused where he was looking but then went back to
examining the wall. He didn’t reply as he looked it over. When he was satisfied
with that wall too, he finally turned to me.
“You won’t be safe until Seti makes it back here. I hope
he isn’t too far away,” Kye answered, but it wasn’t the answer to the question
I’d asked.
I grabbed Kye’s arm and stopped him from moving to the
next wall. I felt the warm tingles I had felt before with him. There was
something with Kye that was different than Logan. Was I able to tell who the
good guys were? I felt the same warm tingles before. It wasn’t the same as with
Seth, but more like how it was with my mother or with my father. My heart
stopped a second as I looked closer at him, and realization set it.
“Kye, how are you related to Logan?” I asked. I thought
back through every conversation I had with Kye about his family. Kye had never
denied being related to Logan, but he never confirmed what I assumed was that
he was Logan’s brother.
Kye didn’t move but stared right back at me as I worked
through my memories.
“Are you his brother?” I asked already knowing that he
wasn’t.
“No,” Kye replied as he watched me.
Logan’s same purple eyes stared at me, but it was
different to look at Kye's eyes. They
were the exact same color, but so unlike.
I saw the compassion in them. I saw his goodness. For the first time, I saw
myself in him.
“Are you…?” I couldn’t even ask.
I already knew, but I needed him to confirm it to make
it true. I held my breath and stared at him. The words couldn’t come out. Kye
saw that much.
“I am your son. Logan is my father,” Kye finally
replied, still watching me with his purple eyes. He was waiting for me to
react.
“You’re my…” I couldn’t say it. It was too improbable. I
was looking at the face of a grown man who technically was just as old as I
was. How could he be my son? I had no children, and there were no plans in the immediate future, yet here I was looking
at the face of the child I had yet to conceive. It was too surreal. How was it
even possible? I wanted him to say he was joking, but he wouldn’t. He wasn’t
lying. I felt it. He was family. I just didn’t expect him to be my son. I
hadn’t even considered having children yet. That was for a time long away from
now. I was just a college student in her freshman year. This was meant to be a year of exploring, not of life-changing
events such as children. This was too
much. I felt my legs giving out before I could even think another thought.
Kye’s arm snaked around me as my world blackened. The
warm tingles followed his touch. It was just too much to understand. My head
was on overload and shutting down.
Author B. Kristin
McMichael
B. Kristin McMichael
is the author of YA and clean NA paranormal fiction. Her vampiric "Night
Human World" includes the YA coming of age series "The Blue Eyes
Trilogy" and the spin-off adventure series "The Day Human
Trilogy". She's also the author of the NA time travel romance series
"The Chalcedony Chronicles".
B. Kristin
graduated with her Ph.D in biology at
Ohio State where she worked as a scientist before taking her passion for writing full-time. Besides writing, she
enjoys chasing her kids, playing outside, and baking cookies. B. Kristin
McMichael lives in Ohio with her husband and three children. For more
information on all of her books, visit http://www.bkristinmcmichael.com Subscribe to her mailing list for new
release notifications and deals: http://www.bkristinmcmichael.com/list
The
Chalcedony Chronicles
The Night Human Series
The Blue Eyes
Trilogy (series 1)
The Day Human
Trilogy (series 2)
Standalone
Books
Thanks so much for visiting, B. Kristin McMichael!
To continue The Hunt, stop by Caroline T. Patti's Blog.
As promised, I have a special giveaway for all those Scavenger Hunters who have read to the end! I'd love to give one lucky winner a digital copy of my upcoming YA novel, A Christmas Kerril! All you have to do to enter is tell me in the comments one of your favorite Christmas stories (book or movie) and a way to contact you if you win. Thanks for stopping by, and happy reading!
To continue The Hunt, stop by Caroline T. Patti's Blog.
As promised, I have a special giveaway for all those Scavenger Hunters who have read to the end! I'd love to give one lucky winner a digital copy of my upcoming YA novel, A Christmas Kerril! All you have to do to enter is tell me in the comments one of your favorite Christmas stories (book or movie) and a way to contact you if you win. Thanks for stopping by, and happy reading!
