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 fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 120 hours! (That’s this Sunday!)

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are seven contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the BLUE TEAM—

—but there is also a RED, GREEN, GOLD, & PURPLE TEAM (each with 20 authors). Enter each of those 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: I’ve hidden my favorite number below (not very secretively). 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 SUNDAY, APRIL 7 at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

Say hello to Dorothy Dreyer!

Dorothy Dreyer is a Philippine-born American living in Germany with her husband, two college kids, and two Siberian Huskies. She is an Amazon category bestselling author of young adult and new adult books that usually have some element of magic or the supernatural in them. Aside from reading, she enjoys movies, chocolate, take-out, traveling, and having fun with friends and family. She tends to sing sometimes, too, so keep her away from your Karaoke bars.

On the brink of war, the fate of the nine realms lies in Tori Kagari’s hands. After her arduous efforts to infiltrate the queendom of Avarell, Tori must now escape from it in an unforeseen alliance with a runaway princess and the soldier who saved Tori’s life.

I don’t know about you, but that looks—and sounds—amazing.

Exclusive Content

Dorothy says, “Phoenix Descending and Paragon Rising are Asian-based fantasy books, so I looked to Asian art and Asian actresses for some inspiration while writing the books. Here you can see some of the art I was inspired by.”

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

Continue the Hunt

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author, Heather McKenzie.

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