Leah Rooper's Blog
October 2, 2018
YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2018
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-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 one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fas...
June 7, 2018
Just One of the Royals is Out!
April 2, 2018
YA Scavenger Hunt- Spring 2018
YA Scavenger HuntWelcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-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 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 SIX contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! We are part of the Blue TEAM–but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team, a red team, and an indie 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.
About Us!
We’re sisters who do everything together!
Our favourite hockey team is the Chicago Blackhawks
During the winter, you can always find the fireplace on our TV (and we always scream when we see The Hand!)
We own a small business that allows us to dress up as princesses on the weekend
Our favourite food is nachos
We chose 77 as Daniel Sacachelli’s jersey number (in Just One of the Royals) because Kate’s favourite hockey player’s number is 88!
We love writing stories about princesses and princes and the sequel to Just One of the Boys will include both!
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: Below, you’ll notice that we’ve listed our favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the BLUE 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 April 8th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
SCAVENGER HUNT POST
Today, we are hosting Heather W. Petty on our website for the YA Scavenger Hunt!
Heather W. Petty is the author of the Lock & Mori series, a Sherlock Holmes origin story told from the perspective of a sixteen-year-old, female Moriarty. She lives in Reno, Nevada with her husband, daughter, and three hopelessly devious cats.
Find out more information by checking out Heather’s website or find more about Final Fall here!
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
Lock & Mori Final Fall
Mori is out for revenge. Imprisoned in the English countryside, with her brothers held as leverage, she’s never felt angrier or more helpless. When an opportunity for escape arises, Mori takes it and flees back to the streets of London, where she is finally able to plot the demise of her recently freed father and his cohorts.
But after a bittersweet reunion with Lock, she discovers that he may not be the ally he once was. In the face of blackmail, threats, and Lock’s noble attempts to thwart her crusade, Mori has an impossible decision to make.
Can Mori wash the blood from her hands and walk away? Or will her final fall from grace be the end of everyone she loves?
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Giveaway!
Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by us and more! To enter, you need to know that our favorite number, and the number of Daniel’s jersey in Just One of the Royals is 77! Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the orange team and you’ll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
Plus, we also have an exclusive giveaway just on Leah Kate Write! Open worldwide! Enter below to win:
An e-book of Just One of the Boys
A $30 Amazon Gift card
CONTINUE THE HUNT
To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author!
We wish you the best of luck in the contest! Also, let us know in the comments below what YA spring read you are most excited for!
October 3, 2017
YA Scavenger Hunt
YA Scavenger HuntWelcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-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 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 SIX contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! We are part of the Orange TEAM–but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team, a red team, and an indie 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.
About Us!
We’re sisters who do everything together!
Our favourite hockey team is the Chicago Blackhawks
During the winter, you can always find the fireplace on our TV (and we always scream when we see The Hand!)
We own a small business that allows us to dress up as princesses on the weekend
Our favourite food is nachos
We chose 44 as Al’s jersey number (in Just One of the Boys) because it’s our Mom’s lucky number!
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: Below, you’ll notice that we’ve listed our favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the orange 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 October 8th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
SCAVENGER HUNT POST
Today, we are hosting Amber R. Duell on our website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Amber R. Duell was born and raised in a small town in Central New York. While it will always be home, she’s spent the last six years living in Germany, Maine, and Mississippi as a military wife where the next step is always an adventure. When Amber isn’t writing, she’s wrangling her two young sons.
Find out more information by checking out Amber’s website or find more about FRAGILE CHAOS here!
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
FRAGILE CHAOS
Sixteen-year-old Cassia, like many in the modern era, believes gods and goddess to be just a myth. Enemy to her country and an orphan of the war, she has no time for fairy tales. That’s until religious zealots from Theo’s sect offer her up as a sacrifice.
Can Cassia and Theo end the mortal war and return balance to the earth and heavens? Or, will their game of fate lead down a path of destruction, betrayal, and romance neither of them saw coming?
Deleted Scene
This was the original scene where Cassia asks the God of Death to take her across the river to see the dead. It never made it out of the first draft, but I love Leander so much that I saved it for myself. Now I’m sharing it with you! It’s still in its raw, first-draft form, only slightly edited to remove spoilers. 
September 13, 2017
Welcome!
Welcome to our new site! We are still under construction and will be up and running shortly! Thank you!
– Leah and Kate
September 5, 2017
Under Construction!
December 21, 2015
Reflecting on 2015
Is it really the end of 2015 already? It truly feels like it just begun. It seems more and more that the years pass all the quicker, and I’m still fumbling to catch up.
At this time of year, I always feel very reflective. Although New Year’s Resolutions are often looked down upon as trite and useless, I’m a big fan of goal-setting and like to look back on what I’ve accomplished throughout the year.
Although 2015 had its downs, there were also a lot of ups that made this a truly magical year. Here are Leah’s and my Top Five Moments of 2015.
1. Star Wars. Laugh if you want, but Star Wars was such a huge part of our childhood that seeing the premiere of The Force Awakens was a big deal to us—and it did not disappoint. Being able to attend the premiere in costume and enjoy this long-awaited moment with hundreds of other superfans was an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we’re so happy we got to be part of the hype!
2. Enchanted Fables. Who doesn’t want to be a princess when they grow up? It’s not often you get a chance to work your dream childhood job, so Leah and I jumped at the opportunity to work at a wonderful local event company that specializes in quality fairytale entertainment. Not only do we get to become our favourite characters and make children happy, but it’s allowed us to be immersed in our community and different charities.
3. Family Time in Disney World. As you can probably tell from the above two points, our family is pretty obsessed with Disney, and so it was a definitely a highlight of the year when our family got to go to Florida for two weeks! Pool, sunshine, and lots of new things at Disney World made this a wonderful venture—especially because our family was reunited for the first time in a year!
4. Traveling Australia. This was definitely the biggest adventure of my life and a time I will never forget! Traveling up the coast of Australia let me see things I may never see again in my life, made me overcome some of my biggest fears, and ultimately helped me grow as a person. Feeding kangaroos, cuddling koalas, watching the sunset over Uluru, scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef, listening to dingos howl in the night, sleeping under the Milky Way…regardless of the sacrifices I made to have these experiences, I would not give them up for the world.
1. Jane Unwrapped. One of my dreams came true in 2015—our book got published. The fact I can check the hugest box off my bucket list means I will never forget this year. I have never in my life worked so hard for something, and holding the finished book in my hand is a true reminder of why I do what I do.
So that’s it! Let me know in the comments some of the highlights from your year!
December 18, 2015
Star Wars Release Day!
Today is the release of Star Wars! Kate and I are huge Star Wars fans so of course we are SUPER excited! We went to a pre-screening last night, and NO SPOILERS, it was amazing!
Kate was Leia and I went full R2D2
Kate made our parents wear JAR JAR BINKS shirts!We made a reaction video about our experience, but if you haven't seen the movie DON'T WATCH, because spoilers!
November 2, 2015
NaNoWriMo Resources
Hi everyone!
We hope everyone had a great first day of NaNoWriMo! Or maybe you were like us and had pounding headaches and upset stomachs—does NaNo REALLY have to start the day after Halloween?!
But it's the second day, and I'm already back on track, and Leah will be there shortly. NaNo's all about the journey, not the destination, so here are a few resources to help make that journey even smoother!
Vlogs:
Five Tips to WIN NaNoWriMo
Five Ways to Get Ideas for NaNoWriMo
Blogs:
Five Tips to WIN NaNoWriMo
The Five Stages of NaNoWriMo (Star Wars Style)
Five Ways to Generate Writing Ideas
Five Things Writers Can Learn from Game of Thrones
Team Up With Us:
Leah's NaNo
Kate's NaNo
Helpful Sites:
Write or Die - an amazing website that punishes you if you don't make your word count
Novel in 30 - a great app that records your daily word count and let's you write distraction-free
NaNoWriMo Official Website
Internet Blocker for Mac
Internet Blocker for Windows
Good luck everyone!!
October 29, 2015
Get Wicked With Entangled!
Hi welcome to the Get Wicked with Entangled Blog Hop!Hi everyone! Thanks for joining us for Entangled’s Blog Hop! We’re very excited to be joining such a large host of lovely authors and offering up some fun tricks-and-treats wink emoticon
For our blog, we thought we’d give you a deleted scene from Jane Unwrapped, our young adult mythological fantasy from Entangled Teen’s new paranormal line, Crave.
Jane Unwrapped tells the story of a teen scientist named Jane who dies and wakes up in the Egyptian underworld. She discovers the only way to move on to paradise is to steal the heart of King Tutankhamen.
In our original draft, Jane and Tut actually fell in love, and Tutankhamen was the main love interest! In this scene, Tut helps Jane overcome a fear and they finally admit their feelings for each other. Ah, it was a sweet love for Tut until another hero took over in later drafts…if you’d like to find out who, check out Jane Unwrapped here!
We’d also like to offer one free digital copy of Jane Unwrapped and one free digital copy of Brenda Drake’s Touching Fate (which you can read all about here!), both out from Entangled Teen Crave! Just enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below.
Don’t forget to check out all the other blogs for more surprises and chances to win awesome goodies! Have an awesome Halloween!
Starlight Deleted Scene
When I awake, it is still dark. I have the eerie feeling someone is in the room with me. I sit up and rub my eyes.The door creaks open and I hear someone leaving."Hello?"They stop frozen."Who are you?" The person turns around, and the moonlight shines upon his golden skin. "Tutankhamen...what are you doing here?"He looks down, opens his mouth to speak, then turns to leave."Wait!" I jump up and cross the room to him. He's standing awkwardly in the middle of the doorway. "Stay."Tutankhamen moves inside the room. "I'm sorry...I just...I wanted to see you...I couldn't sleep, but then I thought that maybe I should go...I didn't want to wake you.""Well, I am awake now." Strange warmth flutters in my belly as I look at him. This is my Tut, not the court’s, and I don't want to let him go. "Why are you here?”"I wanted to make sure you were still here. You weren't just a mirage I dreamt up in the desert and then haunted me at home.""I can't leave yet," I whisper and know it to be truth.His eyes narrow. "Come with me."He drags me from my chambers in nothing but my white bed linens - he's wearing the same, his face clean of makeup, his face boyish without the heavy crown. We duck behind a column, him caging me in his arms the way Anubis had at the ball. Except I don't feel helpless or small – I feel powerful."Shush," he says as a guard passes by us. "Ay doesn't like me out at night."Then he grabs my wrist again and we're off dashing through the palace, hiding behind bushes and columns and walls. I don’t want to think about Ankhesenamun or Aten or Anubis or even my life at home. My only purpose is to keep up with this wild-eyed boy darting through the dark corridors of a palace in Thebes."Here," he says, as we face a large marble gateway. "We're almost free." The way he says the word - it has a new meaning, one I desperately want to know. Freedom. Does it mean for him what it means to me? He snatches me around the waist and boosts me up. Awkwardly, I clamber to the top, and hold out a hand for him. Then we're jumping down and running down the hill away from the palace."This is so irrational," I call to him, bursting with laughter. He darts away from the path that leads to the heart of the city, and follows a grassy hill towards the Nile."I have to show you something!" I hesitate, seeing he means to take me to the river. "Not there."He’s beside me, my head is his hands, his lips on my jaw. "Remember my promise?""I will always protect you." I'm surprised he remembers it. "Always." The breath of a word that lingers in my mind, as he snatches my hands and drags me forward.We're running through rushes of papyrus now. The air is warmer than usual and I look up to see the night sky splashed with light. I can't see Sirius right now, but the flood is coming so I know he's there.Tut pulls me in his arms as he rolls to the ground, and we tumble down the hill, through the rushes. I can't breathe but I'm laughing and gasping as I can feel his body tangle in mine. We stop with a jolt. He's on top of me, body pressing against my own. I swear I can feel my heart beating.He reaches a hand down to me, and I take it. We face the Nile.The presence of the river causes that horrible clenching in my throat, but then Tutankhamen is in front of me, hiding the view. He takes both of my hands and whispers: "Promise."He leads me to the edge of the river. The moon shines as a giant spotlight as Tut enters the water. It's slow - barely rushing, like the soft trickle of tears down a cheek.Tut lets go of my hand and enters until he's waist-deep, spinning in the moonlight, then comes back to me. "You chased my fears away," he whispers. "Let me banish yours."I take his hand and trust a promise. The water welcomes me, but Tutankhamen has me fully supported. The water has been warmed by the sun: nothing like the icy waters of Skutz Falls. I imagine how much my heart would be racing right now, but I don’t have one so I close my eyes, and fall into Tut’s arms. Tut moves his hand to my thigh, slowly wrapping it around himself. Then he does the same with the other. His hand is strong on my leg, and my hands are wrapped around his neck so tightly I can't tell where my body ends and his begins.He pushes off from the bank, until we're in the reflection of the moon. It glitters all around us, bathing us in white-light. “Do you feel it?” I whisper.“Feel what?”“Starlight.” I take my hands from his neck and lean back, resting my body on the water, gazing up at the moon. Even in this world it never changes. My legs release from his body, and I'm floating through the stars. Tut swims up to me, on his back as well, staring up at the sky. He takes my hand, and we float through the heavens together, the stars and moon our constant companions. I am not afraid. I take a deep breath, close my eyes, and sink into the river. Opening my eyes, I see the shape of his body beside mine. The water does not fight me, or maybe I do not fight it, but I follow its lingering course as long as my lungs can hold. For once, I do not want to come up for air. I burst through the surface of the water, scattering twinkling droplets. Tutankhamen pulls me into his arms and I'm dizzy and breathless. His face is so close, his mouth open like a question and I am the answer.His lips touch mine, ever so gently. His mouth is wet and soft and his lips perfectly shape over mine. And it is more than a dream, more than a fact, it’s a feeling.My body moulds to his, and his hands are everywhere, from my face, to my hair, to my back, and I can only concentrate on holding on because I feel like I'm leaving this world and becoming starlight itself. Finally, he pulls away and all I want to do is pull him back to me. "Jane Ezrael," he whispers, "stay with me.""It's a promise," I reply and cannot make myself believe it is a lie.
Bonus Giveaway!As a bonus, we're giving away a digital copy of our novel, Jane Unwrapped, and Entangled Teen Crave's other book, Touching Fate by Brenda Drake!
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