If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you may know that I’m a fan of the YA Scavenger Hunts. They’re a fun way to learn about new authors (and for authors to find new readers!)

The YA Scavenger hunt is a bi-annual event, 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!

On 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 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 120 hours!

There are FOUR contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the RED TEAM–but there is also a gold team, a blue team, and a purple team for a chance to win a whole different set of 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.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions: Below, you’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the red team, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!). 

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 6, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

SCAVENGER HUNT POST

This hunt, I get to host author Kathleen Baldwin.

Kathleen Baldwin loves adventure in books and in real life. She taught rock climbing in the Rockies, survival camped in the desert, and was stalked by a mountain lion. She tells stories wrapped around love, secrets, and hopeless crushes—A girls’ spy school amidst Jane Austen’s high society.

You can learn more about her books at https://kathleenbaldwin.com/

Or follow Kathleen on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

HARBOR FOR THE NIGHTINGALE

“An outstanding alternative history series entry and a must-have for teen libraries.” —School Library Journal

London, 1814. Emperor Napoleon has forced Europe to its knees, and now he plots to seize control of Britain. Maya Barrington, one of Miss Stranje’s unusual girls, must act as a double agent and use her extraordinary gift of persuasion to thwart Napoleon’s scheme.

Maya brought the mystery of India with her . . .

Maya comes from two different worlds. Her mother was a Maharaja’s daughter, but her father was an English Lord. After her mother died her father took her away from the warmth of India to cold inhospitable London. She was not welcomed. Especially by her prejudiced stepmother, who sent Maya away to Stranje House, a reform school known for its harsh discipline.

Except the school’s dark reputation hides the truth, that the headmistress, Miss Stranje, is actually training these unusual young ladies to enter the dangerous world of spies, diplomacy, and war.  Stranje House is the perfect place for Maya—she finally carves out a sense of belonging among these brilliant outcast girls.

To protect the friends she now holds dear, and to keep Napoleon and his ruthless spies from destroying the world she has grown to love, Maya must enter this treacherous game on the arm of the ellusive Lord Kinsworth. She can read almost everyone—not so with this young rascal. Quick with a jest and armed with lethal charm, Kinsworth remains just beyond her reach. But with Britain’s future at risk and those she loves in deadly peril, can she dare trust him?

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Maya hears the world in addition to seeing it. For her, there is music in everything.

At times when she hears Lord Kinsworth’s inner music, and this is the piece that inspired me during many of those scenes.

I love the cello, the sound is so rich and full. Close your eyes and just enjoy this beautiful selection from one of the world’s foremost cellists:

Maya believes there are invisible ties between people who have deep relationships. The words in this song are absolutely magical and reflect many of Maya’s emotions.

For more Playlists videos related to Harbor for the Nightingale please visit Kathleen’s YouTube channel.

CONTINUE THE HUNT

Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me, Kathleen Baldwin, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is NINE. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the red team and you’ll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, continue on to Lori Goldstein’s website . . . Happy hunting!

BEFORE YOU GO

As a thank you for visiting, I’m hosting my own giveaway of Laura Weymouth’s newest release, A TREASON OF THORNS! I was so excited about this book that I preordered it twice, and you may be the beneficiary of my excess enthusiasm.

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