I'm Kat Colmer, your host for this leg of the YA Scavenger Hunt! You are currently hunting on TEAM ORANGE. You'll find my exclusive content on another team orange blog where I've hidden a never-before-published scene of the all important kiss from my YA paranormal romance The Third Kiss, from the hero Jonas's point of view! Keep reading for other awesome bonuses!Originally organized by author Colleen Houck, this bi-annual scavenger hunt is a way for readers to access exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes!
Add up the clues on each blog hop, and you can enter for our prize. One lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team- TEAM ORANGE! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 120 hours! Scavenger Hunt RulesDirections: Below, you'll notice that I've hidden my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on TEAM ORANGE, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!). HINT: the secret number is highlighted in ORANGE!

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.
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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 8th October, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

There are seven contests running simultaneously. You can enter one or all! I am a part of TEAM ORANGE, but there is also a GOLD, a GREEN, a PINK, a RED, a BLUE, and a PURPLE team. Check them all out for a chance to win a seven different set of books!
For more information about the hunt, including links to all the participating authors, and the full list of prizes, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.But that's enough of the formal stuff. Let's introduce the author I'm hosting for the hunt.Mindy McGinnis! Mindy McGinnis is an Edgar Award-winning author who writes across multiple genres including mystery, fantasy, contemporary and historical. 

Mindy is showcasing her about to be released YA thriller... I like the way the title is divided into distinct lines. It's really eye catching. Makes me want to know more!About THIS DARKNESS MINESasha Stone knows her place—first-chair clarinet, top of her class, and at the side of her oxford-wearing boyfriend. She’s worked her entire life to ensure that her path to Oberlin Conservatory as a star musician is perfectly paved.

But suddenly there’s a fork in the road, in the shape of Isaac Harver. Her body shifts toward him when he walks by, her skin misses his touch even though she’s never known it, and she relishes the smell of him—smoke, beer, and trouble—all the things she’s avoided to get where she is. Even worse, every time he’s near Sasha, her heart stops, literally. Why does he know her so well—too well—and she doesn’t know him at all?

Sasha discovers that her by-the-book life began by ending another’s: the twin sister she absorbed in the womb. But that doesn’t explain the gaps of missing time in her practice schedule or the memories she has of things she certainly never did with Isaac. As Sasha loses her much-cherished control, her life—and heart—become more entangled with Isaac. Armed with the knowledge that her heart might not be hers alone, Sasha must decide what she’s willing to do—and who she’s willing to hurt—to take it back.Yowsers! That sounds intense! Quick, take me to the EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL!​Hi Scavengers!

I'm Mindy McGinnis, author of THIS DARKNESS MINE, a dark psychological thriller coming 10/10/17!

For my exclusive YASH content, I'm sharing covers that didn't make the cut... they're called "killed covers." I like this one, as my character does a lot of thinking about lights, and the different type of light that different lightbulb types give off. This is a florescent bulb breaking, which is appropriate because as a girl in need of a heart transplant, she spends a lot of time in hospitals. This is a great cover too, as it shows the different emotional states that my character, Sasha Stone, goes through as she tries to determine if her darker impulses are actually the effects of having her "evil twin" Shanna's heart. In the end this was the final cover for THIS DARKNESS MINE, and I love it as it conveys so much that is pivotal to the story... which I can't really talk about with the dreaded spoilers!Check out the trailer below, and enjoy the hunt!Add THIS DARKNESS MINE to your TBR list on Goodreads!

And here's where you canpreorder your copy!
Check out Mindy's Website for more deets, or follow her on
​Twitter and Facebook​And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books including a print copy of mine, The Third Kiss ! To enter, you need to find my favorite number somewhere above in this post (HINT: it's big and orange!). Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on TEAM ORANGE and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
​Want More Prizes?Sign up to my newsletter here for a chance to win an ebook copy of The Third Kiss (US Amazon only / Australia iBooks only) as well as a snazzy pair of sickle sword earrings! For an extra entry, leave a comment on this blog post. 

​Already signed up to my newsletter and / or read The Third Kiss? No problem. Leave a link to your Amazon and Goodreads reviews of The Third Kiss and if you win, I'll gift you an ebook of your choice to the same value as The Third Kiss along with the pair of earrings! (Winner will be contacted by 10/11/17. If the winner doesn't respond within 48 hours of notification, a new winner will be chosen.) Continue the Hunt!To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next Team Orange host author, the lovely and talented ​​​Melissa Chambers!