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How To Hunt: The “hunt” is a puzzle. Follow the links to each site on a team. Find the secret number on each site (Hint: my secret number is highlighted in red). Total the secret numbers, and submit the answer using the Entry Form. There are 9 teams, each team offers a separate grand prize: a book(s) from each author on that team. You can enter one team’s hunt or all of them! Don’t worry, if you get stuck go HERE to get back on track!
Now, on to the hunt!
I’m excited to host the talented author of the upcoming YA suspense novel, Breaker…
Kat Ellis
Kyle Henry has a new name, a new school, and a new life. A year has passed since his serial killer father’s execution, and it finally looks like he has a chance to escape the stigma and fear that haunts him.
Until he recognizes the girl sitting in the back row in homeroom.
Naomi Steadman is immediately intrigued by Kyle, but she doesn’t know he is the son of the man who murdered her mother. What she does know is she and Kyle have a connection—and a spark that Kyle continues to back away from.
Pretty soon, the death count on campus starts to rise. Someone is set on finishing what the Bonebreaker started, and reliving the horrors of their past may be the only thing that can stop the spree.
Told in alternating viewpoints, Kat Ellis’s tale of mystery and horror is full of broken bonds and new beginnings.
304 pages. Expected publication: May 2016 by Running Press Teen
If you’ve participated in past scavenger hunts, you know that each author shares some exclusive content that you won’t find anywhere else. Today, Kat is sharing with us her dream cast and character anthems…
Naomi – played by Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars)
Naomi witnessed her mom being murdered by the Bonebreaker 10 years ago. Now the nightmare is about to start all over again – can she survive a second time?
Anthem: This World by Selah Sue
Kyle – played by Nick Jonas (Scream Queens)
After his father’s execution, Kyle wants to leave the Bonebreaker’s legacy well and truly behind him. But how can he do that when he’s falling for the girl who has every reason to hate him?
Anthem: I Don’t Want To Be by Gavin DeGraw
Fletcher – played by Lucien Laviscount (Scream Queens)
Fletch is the king of Killdeer Academy, in control of everything – even his friends. What will happen when someone tries to take control away from him?
Anthem: Throne by Bring Me The Horizon
Addison – played by Bianca Santos (The Fosters, The DUFF)
Naomi’s sometimes-frenemy likes playing games, but her latest game may turn deadly.
Anthem: Beggin For Thread by BANKS
Kit – played by Ross Lynch (R5, Austin & Ally)
Kit knows how to keep a secret, and Killdeer Academy has more than its share. But some secrets can break you if you don’t let go…
Anthem: Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi
Breaker, a YA suspense, is Kat’s second young adult book. Her 3rd, Purge, a YA sci-fi thriller, will be released fall, 2016.
About Kat Ellis
Kat Ellis is a young adult author from North Wales. Her debut novel, BLACKFIN SKY, was a YALSA Popular Paperbacks Pick: Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem, and it was a Junior Library Guild Selection for Fall 2014. Her next novel, BREAKER, will be released May 2016, followed by PURGE in September 2016.
You'll usually find Kat up to no good on Twitter, trekking through the Welsh countryside with her camera, or watching scary films with her husband and feral cat. She speaks Welsh fluently and French badly.
Agustina Z
This is my second time. I love finding new authors and amazing books 🙂
Agustina Z
I think I entered the wrong Twitter link yesterday LOL
This is the correct one: https://twitter.com/agustinazanelli/status/716816439961915392
Thanks for the chance! 😀
Kassiah
This isn’t my first time 😉 I love finding new authors and books to love. Thanks for participating in the hunt!
Michelle R.
This is my first time to participate, but definitely not my last! Thanks!
Lynn Erickson
I love finding new books to read!
cgcandia
Hello. This is not my first time participating in the YASH. I believe it’s my fifth time if I’m not mistaken. What I really like is getting to know new authors and new books! :3
Debi
My favorite part is finding new books to read and getting to know new authors I haven’t tried before. Thanks for participating!
Angelica
It’s not my first time in the hunt, and I love that I get to know so mamny cool books an authors
Nicole Wetherington
My second time here doing YASH! I love all the books I get to learn about and all the prizes!
Baggins
I’ve taken part in YASH a number of times now. I’ve lost count, it’s been a few years! I love it. I enjoy learning about new books to add to my TBR and having a go at the giveaways. Thanks for joining in the fun!
Penny Olson
This is my first time participating. I love learning about all the books and authors. I wish I had two weeks to take in al the material.
Carolyn
This IS my first time doing YASH. It’s so much fun (and a fair bit of work, too). I haven’t even gotten through many teams, and I’ve already found loads of books and new authors. Yikes, I better live to be a thousand years old. (And even at that age, I’ll still love YA!). Thanks for being part of my first YASH. 🙂
theresajs
this is my first time participating in this! My fav part is finding all the new-to-me authors!!!
Cassandra
This is not my first time! My first YASH was in 2012. This IS my first time when I’ve had more than a weekend to do it, though! My favorite part is filling up my TBR shelf on Goodreads. Love!
Kira Fisher
This is my first time doing YASH. I’ve already found at least 20 new books!
Gabs
Second time participating! Love the giveaways.
Emily Huff
I’ve participated before but not sure how many times. I love these hunts!
Jo anne V
I did one once before — I love finding new authors and books plus reading the excerpts/blurbs
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the books
Agustine
This is my 2nd time joining YASH! My favorite part is getting know more authors and books I have never heard before 🙂
Stephanie H.
Yes, this is my first time and I am enjoying all the extra giveaways!
Becky
I’m honestly not sure if I’ve participated or not. I think I have because it seems familiar. lol.
Jess
yeah this is my first time participating, my favourite part is all the giveaways
Amy Cox
This is my 3rd or 4th YASH. I love that it expands every year, and that I get to learn more about the authors and the books. The only downside is finding too many good books to add to my list and not having enough time to read them all.
Sharon
This is my third time – I love finding authors new to me!
Nicole Hoefs
This is my second time participating. It’s so much fun and I love finding new authors/books.
Vickie
This is actually my third time doing YASH – and my fav. part is discovering new authors and their books. My TBR list is growing – and I love it 🙂
Stephanie Wang
yes! love the free swag and books
booksformks
This is my first YASH, and I’m loving all these giveaways! I don’t think I’ve ever tweeted so much in my life.
Melissa Paschal
This is the 3rd time I have participated in the YASH and I has grown immensely since the first time. It’s a lot of fun getting to know new authors that I wouldn’t otherwise have known about!
Veronica Sharpe
Hi,
This is my first time doing YASH and my favourite part has to be discovering fantastic new books that I’d never before heard of. I love expanding my pool of go to authors!
Clare Farrelly
Getting to find out about all these books is cool and of course so is the chance to win them!
Angela L.
My favorite thing about YASH is seeing all the different authors and books that I was unaware of.
Gloria
Thank you for the giveaway! Loved the post!
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