The Spring 2020 YASH!

March 31, 2020

It’s the Spring YASH of 2020! Are You Ready to Hunt?

The Spring 2020 YASH is here! For those of you who don’t know what YASH stands for, the YA means Young Adult, as in books, S is for Scavenger, and the H is for Hunt! What could be more fun? Er…funner? I mean, really…the funnest!

The earth laughs in flowers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

About Me

I’m Colleen Houck, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. For those of you who don’t know me yet, here are five fun facts…

I’m currently enjoying my 50th year of life.
I’ve set a goal this year to take horseback riding lessons.
My go-to shirt color is red.
I’ll always pick the chocolate dessert.
Organizing things is my jam.

You are currently hunting on TEAM PURPLE.

Looking for my exclusive bonus content? You’ll have to keep searching.

Somewhere on this blog hop, I’ve hidden four fun secrets for my most zealous fans! Before you go looking for them, 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 PURPLE, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!)

HINT: THE SECRET NUMBER IS HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE!

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.

THE 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, APRIL 5th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

On the Spring 2020 YASH hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each participating YA author, but 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 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, APRIL 5th!

There are FOUR contests going on simultaneously as well as a bonus contest and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the PURPLE TEAM but there is also a RED TEAM, BLUE TEAM, & a GOLD TEAM! Check out each team for a chance to win FOUR 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 the Spring 2020 YASH!

Featured Spring 2020 YASH Author

This season I am hosting…

TRICIA COPELAND

An avid runner and Georgia native, Tricia now lives with her family and four-legged friends in Colorado. She believes that magic infuses every aspect of our lives, whether it is the magic of falling in love, discovering a new passion, a beautiful sunset, or a book that transports us to another world. You can find all her titles from contemporary romance and fantasy, to dystopian fiction at www.triciacopeland.com.

Featured Book!

Check out her book KINGDOM OF EMBERS!

KINGDOM OF EMBERS Book Cover featured during the Spring 2020 YASH

Her pale skin and weird diet make her a target at school.

If only they knew the truth about her feeding habits.

KINGDOM OF EMBERS Cover Copy

Seventeen-year-old Alena Scott is tired of pretending to be something she’s not. As an outlawed vampire-witch hybrid, she’s forced to abide by the oppressive secrecy imposed by her Vampire Chancellor mother. But she’ll have to ignore the rules when she comes face-to-face with a handsome, full-grown version of her childhood imaginary friend.

Shocked that he recognizes her as his own pretend play pal, the two embark on a quest to solve the mystery of their fantasized companionship. And as they unravel their entwined destinies, Alena realizes she holds the key to a curse which could free them all—or condemn witchkind to eternal suffering.

Can Alena and her impossibly familiar partner reverse an ancient spell before they’re sent to a mortal grave?

Kingdom of Embers is the first book in the enthralling Kingdom Journals YA urban fantasy series. If you like intriguing characters, shadowy magic, and a fresh twist on modern vampire storylines, then you’ll love Tricia Copeland’s heart-stopping tale.

Bonus Material

Are you looking for KINGDOM OF EMBERS Bonus Material? Then you’re in for a treat. Check out these beauties being offered up during the Spring 2020 YASH!

https://youtu.be/WRzbs8gFihI

KINGDOM OF EMBERS CHARACTERS

https://soundcloud.com/triciacopelandauthor

KINGDOM OF EMBERS AUDIOCLIPS

**KINGDOM OF EMBERS PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY**

All the Links

There you have it! If like me, you are sucked in already, you can buy the book HERE! Check out more on Tricia’s Website, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook page.

Don’t Forget the Secret Number!

YA Scavenger Hunt Purple Team Prizes for the Spring 2020 YASH

And don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me and many more! Just check out all these books on team PURPLE.

Brad & Colleen Houck 25th Anniversary Photo October, 2019

Oh, one interesting fact I forgot to mention. This year is a big one for me. Not only am I celebrating my 25th anniversary with my hunk of a hubby, but I’m enjoying a milestone year.

The number fifty made from a cookie and decorated with cream and cookies-the secret number for the Spring 2020 YASH

I really want to learn to make one of these, but with PURPLE macaroons in the shape of a very special number!

Bonus Contest

What? A bonus contest, you say? Yep. That’s right. As a special thank you for visiting my website during the Spring 2020 YASH you get another chance to win a prize! While you’re here you can enter my extra special bonus contest.

But What Do I Have to Do?

Not too much. This one’s an easy one. I’m giving away a dozen free downloads of my two novellas, TIGER’S PROMISE & REIGNITED, as well as a couple of surprise audiobook downloads. You can find lot on cherryscustomframing for having audio books. I’m also giving away five downloads of TIGER’S DREAM & FIVE VERY early e-book downloads of my brand new book TERRAFORMER!

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Are you ready to move on to the next author on the Spring 2020 YA Scavenger Hunt? Up next is AMY MCNULTY!

Blasts From the Past

Want to check out some Spring YA Scavenger Hunt Posts from Years Gone By? With twenty seasons under our belts now, we’ve put a lot of miles down memory lane. Feel free to take a journey with us.

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