Welcome to the spring Young Adult Scavenger Hunt! Wahooo!!! Happy scavenging! You’ve got from March 29-April 3 to complete the hunt. Official rules are here: http://yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/.
I’m Shonna Slayton, and I write historical fairy tales for Entangled TEEN. However, this round of YASH I have a surprise! I wrote a historical retelling of Nellie Bly’s trip around the world in the 1800s.
On my stop here you’ll find a sneak peek of CK Dawn’s second book in her Netherwalker series. You can also enter my Rafflecopter to win one of four ebook copies of my new historical novel Liz and Nellie, which doesn’t even come out until April 4th. Cutting edge prize here! Now, on with CK Dawn’s sneak peek:
“What if all you’ve ever known of King Arthur’s legend was a lie to mislead you from the truth? What if Camelot truly existed, but was destroyed to keep its secrets? And, what if there were descendants of the Knights of the Round Table defending us today from the creatures that lurk within the shadows? If the gloaming came looking for you would you answer its call?”
Cloak of Secrets (The Netherwalker Series Book Two) SNEAK PEEK
The knight absentmindedly brushed his hand down his mouth, stroking his stubble in disbelief. “I’ll leave tonight,” he looked at his watch. “I’ll be there.” The next part of the mostly one way conversation must have angered him. “That’s rubbish. On whose authority?” he ground his teeth. “I see.”
Lourdie’s heart sank. Apparently Trista was upping his departure date.
“Yes. I understand. Of course. And to you.” He turned away from Lourdie as he put his phone back in his pocket. Lowering his head he held onto the building for support.
“Duty calls, country boy?” Lourdie said, trying to lighten the mood. She didn’t want to say goodbye.
He punched the building and bits of mortar and brick crumbled to the ground. “Just once I wish I were that mere country boy talking to his city girl. Tell me that someday we will finish this conversation, when this is all over.” Gently this time he pressed his palm against the wall still not facing her. His knuckles were scraped, swollen, and bleeding.
“I…,” she took a deep breath. “I promise we will.” Lourdie took a step toward him. She reached out to his injured hand, hoping to comfort him as he had once done for her during Abbey’s last trial at the Cloak. “Logan, what is it? What’s going on? When what’s all over?”
Temple turned around and in one fluid motion he grabbed her hand pulling her into his embrace. His hands moved possessively and wrapped around her waist making Lourdie inhale sharply. Temple’s lips fell onto hers and she surrendered to his predatory kiss. A soft moan escaped her throat making him deepen their kiss even more. His body tensed as his hands moved to her face, cupping it as though she would disappear. Lourdie covered his hands with her own, trying to reassure him that she wasn’t going anywhere, that she wasn’t going to run. But, she knew it was a kiss goodbye and he was the one leaving.
Temple grimaced in pain apparently feeling his swollen and bloody hand for the first time. “I should have done that a long time ago,” he said, pulling away and wiping his blood from Lourdie’s cheek.
“Hit a brick wall?” she said breathlessly.
He smiled sadly. All his arrogant wit seemed washed away with that single phone call. “I don’t think I’ll get another chance to do that again for quite some time,” he said, brushing his uninjured thumb across her bottom lip almost as if he were trying to memorize her face.
Lourdie’s heart sank with the realization that she had been trying to ignore. Whatever was happening, he was leaving. “Talk to me,” she whispered. “When what is over?”…
Interested in reading more? You can buy the first book here: Cloak of Shadows (The Netherwalker Series Book 1)
About the Author:
Coffee loving gamer girl, Sci-fi enthusiast, and sneaker wearing advocate. CK Dawn loves to snuggle up with her cats and read, but found writing YA fantasy stories was even better. In writing, CK has truly found her bliss. Stay tuned, because there will be a lot more to come in the Netherwalker series. Seriously, things have only just begun.
Twitter: @CloakedCKDawn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ck.dawn.cloakofshadows/
Website: http://www.ckdawn.com/
Personal Rafflecopter Giveaway
New York City, November 14, 1889. Young newspaper reporter Nellie Bly sets sail on the Augusta Victoria for a trip around the world. She plans to beat Jules Verne’s fictional record from the novel Around the World in Eighty Days.
She thinks she can circumnavigate the globe in under seventy-five days and prove that a woman can do what no man has even tried. Hours later, and unbeknownst to Nellie, another writer, Elizabeth Bisland, boards a train going in the opposite direction attempting to beat Nellie back to New York.
Elizabeth is a reluctant player in this high-stakes publicity stunt, but financial needs outweigh her pride.
Neither woman is prepared for what will happen on this trip, or how the race will change her.
*Note: Don’t be afraid of the “Invent your own” options above. I’ve created them for you, things like Add Liz and Nellie to Goodreads, Sign up for my newsletter, etc. Easy Peasy*
Next stop on the YASH tour: Jessica Hawke! Did you catch my number? It’s cleverly hidden up at the top in silver. I mention it twice, just in case you miss it the first time….and it’s in my Rafflecopter just for good measure.
If I could go anywhere, I would go Scotland and maybe tour the ruins of an old castle. Thanks for participating in the hunt!
I’d like that, too! When I was a kid I went with my family to England and the castles were my favorite part. A place for your imagination to fly.
I have always wanted to go to Scotland and learn some more about my ancestors
Another for Scotland! Maybe we should take a headcount and charter a flight 😉
I would like to go to the US toCalifornia to the Wolf centre, and then go and see wild wolves.
I didn’t know about the Wolf center! My daughter would love it.
If I could go any where I’d go to London! I went there once and loved it sooo much want to go back!
Me too!
I’ve always wanted to visit Paris!
I’d like to sit at a cafe in Paris with a book.
I think Ireland would be fun 👍🏻
I’ve been researching Ireland for character background for my Spindle book (a Sleeping Beauty story.) Lovely place.
I love this scavenger hunt! I love getting to know authors that I didn’t know existed! Thanks for being part of the hunt! 🙂
And I’m so delirious that I forgot to tell you where I would love to go if I could go anywhere in the world… well it definitely be somewhere like Ireland or Tahiti or Bora Bora. I would love to travel and see many places!
Sounds like you need to get a backpack and set off!
I would go to India.
I took a summer semester course on India and it was fascinating.
i want to travel the world so anywhere cool really
Ah, you need an around the world trip just like Nellie Bly!
It would be great to go to Australia and New Zealand.
So many things to see there.
somewhere in america, maybe new york
I would go to Nova Scotia to visit my ancestor’s graves!
Oh my! If I could go anywhere…does it have to be just one place? I want to travel the entire world! lol.. 🙂
Brazil
I would go to Scotland
somewhere where nobody knows me and nothing matters
London would be my destination!
I would take a trip to Hawaii!
I just want to go around the world and visit everywhere!!!
Australia, UK, so many places in Europe…I could go on and on!
At this point in time, back home to Texas 😭 I miss it so so much! Thanks for doing a bonus giveaway!
If I could go anywhere, I would go to the Scottish Highlands.
I’m so glad you’re doing the YA Scavenger Hunt!
Also, I really want to go to Spain at the moment! And then I want to go to Greece and Sweden! If you can’t already tell, I love traveling!
Sabi Sands, South Africa
I’d love to see the whole world! My next travels will be to either Japan or New Zealand. 🙂 Thanks for taking part in YASH and for the giveaway.
I would love to travel all over the world! Though I wish I could learn all the languages first! Sadly, I’m horrible at learning languages. When are we going to have those devices that are supposed to translate and speak languages easily?
But if I were to travel somewhere RIGHT NOW, I would go to Portland, Oregon. More specifically, Powell’s book, the nation’s largest used bookstore.
Germany xD
I think New Zealand because it’s so far away and completely opposite of where I live. Not that I don’t love the desert, but it would be fun to go to someplace so different.
I would really like to visit Venice!
I would go to New Zealand. I’ve never been and it looks like such a beautiful country to go hiking through. The people also seem really friendly. I would also love to go back to Edinburgh, Scotland. I love this city and it always makes me happy to go there.
I’d like to travel to South Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, and France. :3
There are so many places, but I’d love to travel to Paris and Rome!