December 7, 2013 •
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Join us in celebrating Entangled Teen’s 12 Days of Kickass Event! This event is going to be a blast!
We are joining together to share some exclusive content with you all! There will be 2 teams, The Smartass Team who will post a good or swoon worthy deleted scene or an excerpt and The Badass Team who will post a villainous deleted scene or excerpt. And the cool part is we’ll be posting on each other’s blogs! The party starts on December 2nd and goes all the way to December 13th! We will wrap up the event with our monthly twitter party on December 13th 9 PM EST/6 PM PST as well! Each day will have 2 posts from us along with an EPIC giveaway!
So how do I join in you ask? It’s easy just follow along with the tour and find the hidden word (it will be highlighted) in each post and fill out the Rafflecopter form! What can I win you ask? You can win one of 2 Kindles (valued at $69) and we’re giving away 5 sets of 5 Entangled Teen Print Books US Only, and 10 Entangled Teen eBooks International! Also we will be giving away more books and Amazon and Barnes & Noble Gift Cards during the twitter party! That means 2 people will win a kindle, 5 people will win 5 of our amazing print titles, and 10 people will win eBooks!
I’m hosting the fabulous Victoria Scott for her kickass post:
Victoria Scott writes teen fiction and is represented by Sara Crowe. She’s the author of the Fire & Flood series published by Scholastic, and the Dante Walker trilogy published by Entangled Teen. Her books have been bought and translated in eight foreign markets including the UK, Germany, Turkey, Australia, China, Brazil, New Zealand, and The Netherlands. Victoria lives in Dallas with her husband and adores cotton candy. Visit her
online at VictoriaScottYA.com.
THE WARRIOR Excerpt:
I’ve pulled out all the stops tonight: dinner by candlelight, food made by my own hand, and
me as company. Pow! Charlie’s mind may be filled with sorrow, but soon it’ll be filled with
the awesome that is Dante Walker planning a date. In a Hive. Of angels planning for war. But
whatev. It’ll still be better than bacon, which is serious.
I tilt her head down and move my mouth close to hers. Then I speak so that our lips brush against
each another. “I’m going to make you forget.”
“Forget?” she says, confusion lilting her voice.
“Yeah, I want you to be with me tonight. No thoughts of what lies outside these walls.”
Sirens.
Everywhere, sirens.
Humans who work for demons, who want to steal Charlie away.
“I can forget,” she answers. “If you hold onto me, I can do it.”
I wrap my hands around her cheeks and press my mouth to hers. Her head falls back and she
mimics the movements of my lips. The warmth of her, the feel of her tongue, washes over me. It
makes my heart feel like a grenade.
Her hands climb higher up my spine, over the dragon tattoo covering my back. Her chest grazes
against me and her hips connect with mine. For a moment, I contemplate killing the date idea
and carrying her back to my bedroom. Yes, there is impending war. Yes, the girl I think of as a
sister is still in hell. But blood still burns through my body and right now—always—it burns for
Charlie.
Haven’t read today’s other post? Stop by Victoria Scott’s blog and check out my excerpt/deleted scene.
Giveaway Details:
2 Kindles (valued at $69) US ONLY
5 sets of 5 Entangled Teen Print Books US Only
10 Entangled Teen eBooks International!
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And here’s the post schedule so you can follow along each day!
12/2/2013 Kendra Highley will host Rachel Harris with a Smartass post.
12/2/2013 Rachel Harris will host Kendra Highley with a Smartass post.
12/3/2013 Christine O’Neil will host Vivi Barnes with a Badass post.
12/3/2013 Vivi Barnes will host Christine O’Neil with a Badass post.
12/4/2013 Karri Thompson will host Danielle Ellison with a Smartass post.
12/4/2013 Danielle Ellison will host Karri Thompson with a Smartass post.
12/5/2013 Princess Sophie will host Cecily White with a Badass post.
12/5/2013 Cecily White will host Princess Sophie with a Badass post.
12/6/2013 Jolene Perry will host Lea Nolan with a Smartass post.
12/6/2013 Lea Nolan will host Jolene Perry with a Smartass post.
12/7/2013 Victoria Scott will host Sara Hantz with a Badass post.
12/7/2013 Sara Hantz will host Victoria Scott with a Badass post.
12/8/2013 Kelley York will host Tiffany Truitt with a Smartass post.
12/8/2013 Tiffany Truitt will host Kelley York with a Smartass post.
12/9/2013 Melissa West will host Cindi Madsen with a Badass post.
12/9/2013 Cindi Madsen will host Melissa West with a Badass post.
12/10/2013 Rebekah Purdy will host Shea Berkley with a Smartass post.
12/10/2013 Shea Berkley will host Rebekah Purdy with a Smartass post.
12/11/2013 Lisa Burstein will host Jus Accardo with a Badass post.
12/11/2013 Jus Accardo will host Lisa Burstein with a Badass post.
12/12/2013 Renee Collins will host Tracy Clark with a Smartass post.
12/12/2013 Tracy Clark will host Renee Collins with a Smartass post.
12/13/2013 Chloe Jacobs will host Brooklyn Skye with a Badass post.
12/13/2013 Brooklyn Skye will host Chloe Jacobs with a Badass post.
We’re super excited to share all of these awesome posts with you and make sure to follow along on twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #12DaysOfKickass!
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December 6, 2013 •
As it’s holiday season I’m offering the chance to win a $30 Amazon Gift Card.
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November 3, 2013 •
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October 18, 2013 •
Today Tracy Clark and Entangled Teen are revealing the cover for book 1 in The Key of Light Trilogy, SCINTILLATE. Coming out February 2014!
On to the reveal!
About the Book
SCINTILLATE
Author: Tracy Clark
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Pages: 320
ISBN: 978-1622661459
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Cora Sandoval’s mother disappeared when she was five and living in Ireland. Since then, Dad has been more than overprotective and Cora is beginning to chafe under his confines. But even more troubling is the colorful light she is suddenly seeing around people. Everyone, that is, except herself—she glows a brilliant, sparkling silver.
Troubled by these strange flickerings and fearing she is being stalked, Cora is inexplicably drawn to Finn, a gorgeous Irish exchange student who makes her feel safe. Their attraction is instant, magnetic, and primal—but her father disapproves and Finn’s mother orders him home to Ireland upon hearing he’s fallen in love. After a fight with her father, Cora flees to Ireland, both to follow Finn and to look for her missing mother.
There she meets another silver-haloed person and discovers the meaning of her newfound powers and their role in a conspiracy spanning centuries—a conspiracy that could end her life and change mankind forever.
Scintillate is the first book in this lush and exciting new trilogy, full of romance, adventure and metaphysical mystery.
Exclusive Excerpt
Finn began to play.
Voices descended into a respectful hush. Soft strums of the guitar lifted and
fell on shafts of daylight from the windows. A small patch of sun warmed my
exposed neck as I listened. The orange beads of his bracelet flashed as he plucked
the strings with slender fingers. His head hung over the guitar in reverent
concentration.
His playing was
amazing, sweet and peaceful. For a while I let go of how bizarre my life had
become. I was entranced long before Finn closed his eyes and opened his mouth
to sing. His voice was rich, smooth suede, perfectly suited for the blues:
soulful and vulnerable. The kind of voice that reaches inside and squeezes
what’s tender.
When he sang an Irish
bar song called “The Wild Rover,” he got the entire crowd to join in on the
chorus. A couple of times during his performance, his gaze fell on me and
lingered as if he sang directly to me. I rested my chin on my hand, hiding my
smile behind my fingers. The last song was in a language I didn’t understand, but
my soul spoke that language. Deep inside, something cracked open so that a bit
of my truest self could peek out. His music was bluesy and mournful, eerily
familiar, and it opened my heart in locked places. A tear landed on my wrist.
When the final chord of
the last song reverberated through the coffeehouse, the audience jumped to its
feet and applauded wildly. The force of energy from the crowd knocked the
breath out of me, making me dizzy. I dared a look at the people in the room.
The colors were unbelievable! Such power. It rolled toward Finn in a wave, a
tsunami in slow motion. I had the impulse to leap in front of him, to protect
him from it.
My body jerked in
response to the thought, and I squeezed the sides of the wooden chair, willing
myself to sit still. I couldn’t trust myself and the strong urge to protect
him. But from what? The big, bad colors I could see but that were invisible to
everyone else? He’d think I was crazy.
A chill spidered up my
spine. The man with the crazy eyes and pure white aura leaned against the brick
wall a couple feet away, staring intently at me. Icy fear spiked through me,
making my fingers tingle and my breath come in quick bursts. The sounds of the
room fell away. My heart sped and my aura sparked as I saw the roiling ball of
the crowd’s energy pass over the man and collide with Finn. But rather than
crush him, the energy crashed and blended with his own bright aura, making it
grow and pulse fiercely. He seemed to absorb the light until the room grew dim
to my eyes.
Untouched by the
energy, the strange man moved closer and closer to me. I called out to Dun, but
he couldn’t hear me over the shouts and clapping. I was so small in my chair
amid the standing crowd. The man and his dark eyes were all I could see. I
tried to leap up to run, to grab Dun’s arm, to call for help, but my chest
jerked toward the stranger as if I’d been punched in the spine. I couldn’t draw
breath, couldn’t move through the thick ice of my draining energy and rising
panic. I was hit in the face with a blast of air. Then, a sudden flash of
white.
The world tilted
sideways, and I slid off.
Tracy
Clark is a young-adult writer because she believes teens deserve to know how
much they matter and that regardless of what they’re going through, they aren’t
alone. In other words, she writes books for her teen self.
She grew
up a “valley girl” in Southern California but now resides in her home
state of Nevada with her daughter and son. She’s an unapologetic dog person who
is currently owned by a cat. She is the recipient of the Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Work in Progress Grant and a two-time
participant in the prestigious Nevada SCBWI Mentor Program.
Her
debut novel, SCINTILLATE, was inspired by her enchantment with metaphysics as a
teen, seeing it as the real magic in life. Tracy is a part-time college
student, a private pilot, and an irredeemable dreamer.
1 ebook
of SCINTILLATE and a charm key US Only
1 eBook
of SCINTILLATE International
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October 12, 2013 •
I’m excited to be touring SUPERNATURNAL HUNTERS by the fabulous Kelly Parra. SUPERNATURAL HUNTERS (Buzz Books, Oct 2013) is the first novella to follow Jaz and Blake’s whirlwind, action-packed romance started in PROM DATES TO DIE FOR and SOMETHING WICKED.
Supernatural teen hunters and kick-butt couple Jaz and Blake get trouble in their own backyard, the graveyard, when a ghoul is on the loose and looking for fresh meat. When a teen hunter on the verge of death arrives at their doorstep, they realize a much greater evil is upon them.
Jaz is satisfied with their makeshift foster family and fighting monsters, but Blake yearns for adventure and the truth about his biological family. Will Blake leave Jaz to search for something more…and to fend for herself? Can a relationship survive when death is lurking just beyond the gravestones?
“Just the right combination of butt-kicking and romance to keep you on the edge of your seat.”
- Allison van Diepen, The Vampire Stalker
And now for the usual questions:
What inspired the plot for your book?
There wasn’t one thing that inspired SUPERNATURAL HUNTERS, however, I’ve loved reading paranormal stories for many years. When I was offered a chance to write a paranormal short story for the anthology PROM DATES TO DIE FOR, my characters Jaz and Blake were born. Now this is a novella-length adventure as they hunt for ghouls!
Why did you decide to write in this genre?
I guess its just fun to write out of the box. With my contemporary novels there are still rules, but with paranormal there seems to be more room to explore and write.
What is your writing process like?
I hardly ever plot, and I just go with the scene. This I admit only works out for half the novel, then I have to follow my threads. So I’ll make a chart board with plot threads and goals and personal conflicts to make sure everything ties together.
What are you working on now?
I have a couple of full length novels just waiting to be finished. I’ve been writing short fiction for the past year and its time to finish that next novel!
What do you do when you’re not writing?
Spend time with my family! We love watching movies together or off on a family adventure.
Who do you like to read?Love authors in young adult, romance, suspense and paranormal. Those are all the genres I like to write too. 
Where you can buy the book:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
See the trailer:
SUPERNATURAL HUNTERS Trailer
Check out Kelly:
Author website
Facebook
Twitter
OCTOBER CONTEST
Like Kelly Parra’s author page (https://www.facebook.com/authorkellyparra) during the month of October (and the giveaway post) for a chance to win the SUPERNATURAL HUNTERS SWAG giveaway on Halloween!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kelly Parra debuted into young adult fiction in 2007 with her Latina novel Graffiti Girl, which garnered attention as a double nominee for the Romance Writers of America RITA award, a Latinidad YA top pick, as well as chosen for the California High School Reading Collection and National Book Foundation “BookUpNYC” program. Her novel Invisible Touch hailed fresh praise from bestselling author Lauria Faria Stolarz, and given the Gold Award of Excellence from TeensReadToo. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and co-author of the popular young adult blog, YA Fresh. Kelly resides in her agricultural hometown in Central Coast California with her husband and two beautiful children, where she continues to write entertaining novels for teens. Learn more at website www.kellyparra.com.
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October 10, 2013 •
Today I’m revealing not one, but two covers for my upcoming books. In the Blood releases November 5 and Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up? releases May 6, 2014.
In the Blood
For seventeen years Jed Franklin’s life was normal. Then his father was charged with the abuse and murder of four young boys and normal became a nightmare.
His mom’s practically a walking zombie, he’s lost most of his friends, and the press camps out on his lawn. The only things that keep him sane are his little sis; his best friend and dream girl, Summer; and the alcohol he stashes in his room. But after Jed wakes up from a total blackout to discover a local kid has gone missing—a kid he was last seen talking to—he’s forced to face his greatest fear: that he could somehow be responsible.
In a life that’s spiraled out of control, Jed must decide if he chooses his own destiny with Summer by his side or if the violent urges that plagued his father are truly in the blood…
Excerpt
Chapter One
Pedophile: Noun
An adult who is sexually attracted to children.
Scum.
Sleazeball.
Creep.
Loser.
Lowlife.
Asswipe.
Dad.
Chapter Two
Benjamin Franklin. My Dad.
Not that Benjamin Franklin.
That Benjamin Franklin.
Pedophile and murderer.
Freaked out?
Did you even know a bastard like that could lead a regular life?
With a wife and two children. A son and a daughter. No, nor did we. Until it was too late.
Too fucking late.
The numbing shock when he was arrested. The disbelief. The conviction that the police had gotten it wrong. Way wrong. Even in the face of damning evidence, we knew that the truth would come out. That the evidence got switched. That there was a cover up, or something.
Something.
Then the police found locks of hair belonging to each of those dead boys, so well hidden in the little trinket box my dad’s mom gave him on her deathbed.
Then we knew. Really knew.
And that’s when our lives changed.
Forever.
Add In the Blood to your Goodreads shelf.
Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up?
Abi Saunders might be a kickboxing champion, but when it comes to being the center of attention, she’d rather take a roundhouse kick to the solar plexus any day. So when her trainer convinces her to audition to be the stunt double for hot teen starlet Tilly Watson, Abi is shocked—and a little freaked out—when she gets the job.
Being a stunt double is overwhelming, but once the wig and makeup are on, Abi feels like a different person. Tilly Watson, to be exact. And when Tilly’s gorgeous boyfriend, Jon, mistakes Abi for the real star, Abi’s completely smitten. In fact, she’s so in love with her new life, it isn’t long before she doesn’t have time for her old one.
But when the cameras are turned off, will she discover running with the Hollywood A-list isn’t quite the glamorous existence she thought it was?
Excerpt
“Abi, for God’s sake, concentrate,” Zak shouts. “Fairies don’t look like elephants when they fly. Legs together, arms graceful, and glide. Please.”
My cheeks are crimson and I want to die. I know he’s the director and has the right to holler, but doesn’t he understand that the louder he is the worse I am? We must have gone over this move fifty times and I still can’t get it. And I know, without even looking, the other guys have lost it with me. It’s easy for them but I’m a kick-boxer, not a freakin’ acrobat.
And now Zak’s saying something to one of the crew. Let’s all guess what it is: get rid of the silly girl. We couldn’t get anyone more incompetent if we tried. In fact a monkey could do better.
Well, he’s right, a monkey could do better. Then again, a monkey wouldn’t need to wear a harness that cuts badly into its thighs so it can fly across the room. We’re doing wire work, the one thing I was looking forward to. Ha. What a laugh that is.
At least we’re not filming yet. This is just the rehearsal or, as they say, ‘prepping’. We’re in one of the studios that’s full of equipment with pulleys and wires. I’ve no idea how it all works, except that it keeps me up in the air. I thought we’d be doing this outside but it seems they film wire work stuff indoors against a big screen, and then edit to make it look like it’s outside by dropping in a background. As Mom would say: “the wonders of modern science”.
What I’m doing is really basic stuff, nothing like the things they did on the Matrix. Which it wouldn’t be, obviously. I remember reading that those actors had months and months of kung fu training even though most of the stunts were done by stunt men.
Right. This is it. I’m going to really concentrate. I will not be beaten. I can do this. It’s not hard.
I’m a graceful fairy,
I’m a graceful fairy,
I’m a graceful fairy.
“Ready,” I call, for the first time feeling confident of success.
The technician holds up his thumb so I know we’re about to go. I take a deep breath, point my toes, bring my legs together and hold out my arms at a forty-five degree angle. So far, so good. I swallow hard as I begin to move.
Yay, I’m doing it. I’m actually doing it. Please let Zak say it’s ok.
“Hu-fucking-ray,” booms Zak’s voice. “At last, she’s got it.”
I’ve done it. I’ve actually done it. I can do wirework. And even Zak’s sarcastic tone can’t spoil it.
A loud crash, sounding like someone slamming the door, gives me a start and I jerk backwards. My legs splay and I lose all control of my body, until suddenly I’m hanging upside down.
This so isn’t happening to me. My hair flops into my eyes and my arms dangle in mid-air. And let’s not even think about how shallow my breathing is.
Crap.
After what seems like an eternity (which is probably only a few seconds) someone starts a slow handclap. And here’s me thinking it couldn’t get any worse.
I figure it’s Zak and wait for everyone to join in. Except they don’t.
The silence is deafening. Until…
“Look at that crazy bitch. You’re surely not expecting her to be my double.”
Tilly Winters in the flesh. And none too happy to see me!
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