Carrier 2 Title And Winners Announced!

If you were following the YA Scavanger Hunt you've probably already heard the new title for Carrier 2, but incase you haven't, here it is.

Shadow of the Mark

Life for Megan Rosenberg just got a lot more complicated.

While she evoked the air element, and her feelings for Adam intensified, a web of lies, deceit, and betrayal was spun around her.  With the Order tightening its hold, and the reinstatement of the Mark Knights, Megan has more questions than answers as the Marked Ones grow in strength. 

New people arouse suspicion, the DeRises start behaving strangely, and Megan begins to unravel a destiny shrouded in mystery.  It’s a destiny the Order has struggled to hide, and a destiny someone from the past… far in the past, has already laid claim to.

Alliances will be made, and friends will be lost, as the Order’s dark secrets are revealed by the very thing they sought to destroy.

Shadow of the Mark will be released in early 2013. As soon as I have the release date I'll let you know, and of course there's the all important cover reveal. Woo! I can't wait.

And now I've to announce some winners.  

First off, we have the winner of the RED TEAM YA Scavenger Hunt, and that is...Tierra Gaillard! Congratulations, Tierra. Thirty signed books are winging their way to you. Yay!! 

And next we have the winner of the silver pendent with the four leaf clover.  And the winner is... A Fairytale Ending! Congratulations. A Fairytale Ending, As you didn't leave an email, I need you to email me your address to Leigh@Leighfallon.com.

Phew, that was so much fun. Thank you everyone for entering, the response was just huge. You are all brilliant.

All the best and talk soon.

Leigh

YA Scavenger Hunt

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 TWENTY signed books, one 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 THREE contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter all three! I am a part of the RED TEAM--but there is also a blue team and a yellow team. You can enter all three contests--which has a total prize bucket of SIXTY 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: Hidden within the exclusive content is a single letter that is red Make a note of that letter! It's a part of a scrambled phrase. When you go to all the author sites of the red team, you'll have all the letters you need to enter the contest. 

Entry Form: Once you piece together all the clues to the hunt, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the completed phrase 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 1st April. Entries sent without the correct puzzle code or without contact information will not be considered.

SCAVENGER HUNT POST

Today, I am hosting Ann Aguirre on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! 

In her life, Ann has been a clown, a clerk, a savior of stray kittens, and a voice actress, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in a terracotta adobe house with her husband and children. In this guise, she writes SF, UF, and YA.

Find out more information by checking out the author website or find more about the author's book here! 

WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSE

In Deuce’s world, people earn the right to a name only if they survive their first fifteen years. By that point, each unnamed ‘brat’ has trained into one of three groups–Breeders, Builders, or Hunters, identifiable by the number of scars they bear on their arms. Deuce has wanted to be a Huntress for as long as she can remember.As a Huntress, her purpose is clear—to brave the dangerous tunnels outside the enclave and bring back meat to feed the group while evading ferocious monsters known as Freaks. She’s worked toward this goal her whole life, and nothing’s going to stop her, not even a beautiful, brooding Hunter named Fade. When the mysterious boy becomes her partner, Deuce’s troubles are just beginning.Down below, deviation from the rules is punished swiftly and harshly, and Fade doesn’t like following orders. At first she thinks he’s crazy, but as death stalks their sanctuary, and it becomes clear the elders don’t always know best, Deuce wonders if Fade might be telling the truth. Her partner confuses her; she’s never known a boy like him before, as prone to touching her gently as using his knives with feral grace.As Deuce’s perception shifts, so does the balance in the constant battle for survival. The mindless Freaks, once considered a threat only due to their sheer numbers, show signs of cunning and strategy… but the elders refuse to heed any warnings. Despite imminent disaster, the enclave puts their faith in strictures and sacrifice instead. No matter how she tries, Deuce cannot stem the dark tide that carries her far from the only world she’s ever known.

AND... to celebrate the title reveal of The Carrier Series - book two, and because I love you all, I've got a beautiful silver pendant that contains a real four leaf clover all the way from Ireland to give to one lucky winner.

 

There are 4 entries up for grabs:

1. Follow my blog (click button in sidebar).

2. Follow me on Twitter.

3. Like the Carrier of the Mark Facebook page.

4. Leave a comment below letting me know what you think of the title of Carrier 2! 

If you're not on twitter or Facebook, don't worry, just leave a comment below and you're in. Giveaway is international and winner will be announced the end of the scavenger hunt. Good luck! 

Oh and don't forget to be on the look out for the title reveal for Carrier 2, it's in RED TEAM hunt somewhere. Enjoy!!

And now it's time to move onto your next stop, and it's a doozy.

I give you Tera Lynn Childs

YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2012

I don't know if you've heard, but the YA Scavenger hunt is a go for March 29th. YAY!

Three days of exclusive content, amazing giveaways, and new authors.  The YA Scavenger hunt has grown in strength and numbers since we started doing it last year, so much so, that we've divided the hunt into three streams. Red, Blue, and Yellow. That means each stream will have 20 participating authors, and that means that there is a grand prize of 20 books per stream. Combine those streams and you get 60 signed books. Holy cow...that's a lot of books.  On top of the grand prizes, most authors are doing their own giveaways giving you even more chances to win. How awesome is that? We are talking 3 days of EPIC giveaways. So have your fingers at the ready, guys.

I'm also going to let you in on a little secret. One of the authors in my stream (RED) will be giving you a link to a secret page where you'll find the title reveal of Carrier 2! WOOHOO! So make sure you check it out and let me know what you think. So Mark (like what I did there?) your diaries guys. March 29th to April 1st. It. Will. Be. Awesome.

Click here for a list of participating authors.

All the best and talk soon.

Leigh