Welcome to Rush Hunt. A YArush hosted scavenger hunt with exclusive content from a number of published and forthcoming Entranced titles, a huge prize, and loads of fun. Along the scavenger trail you’ll find a mix of YA and NA titles from Entranced Publishing’s Rush imprint.
Look out for these 11 titles!
The excitement starts October 25 and runs through to November 1. So hop along to the blogs on the list below and join in the fun. Each hosting blog will have exclusive content from a single title. If the post isn’t at the top of their blog look for the #RushHunt button in their sidebar, that should link to it. Not only will you get to read / see exclusive content, but there’s also a huge prize. That’s what you’re hunting for! Keep an eye open for the numbered clues in each post. You’ll need these in order to enter for a chance to win a massive stash of prizes.
Good luck!
How It Works...
On each blog you will find a clue, a clearly marked number somewhere in the post. Collect all these numbers from all the participating blogs, and simply add them together. The correct answer grants you entry into the Rafflecopter on the YARush blog for a chance to win some awesome prizes.
Participating blogs:
From Bows to Books - The Georgia Corbins
Chapter by Chapter - The Sacrificed
New Adult Addiction - Elected
On Emily’s Bookshelf - In Stone
Aussie Owned and Read - Shadow Born
Book-Marks the Spot - Forget Me Not
Lola's Reviews - Sleeper
Brittany and Bianca Blab Books - Adorned
Cosmochicklitan - Elsker
A Life Bound by Books - Vision of Shadows
Reading Rain Blog - Awakenings
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Title: In Stone
Author: Louise D. Gornall
Publisher and Imprint: Entranced Publishing, Blush
Genre: YA paranormal romance
Release Date: July 1
Length: 120 pages
Blurb:
Beau Bailey is suffering from a post-break-up meltdown when she happens across a knife in her local park and takes it home. Less than a week later, the new boy in school has her trapped in an alley; he’s sprouted horns and is going to kill Beau unless she hands over the knife.
Until Eighteenth-century gargoyle, Jack, shows up to save her.
Jack has woken from a century-long slumber to tell Beau that she’s unwittingly been drafted into a power struggle between two immortal races: Demons and Gargoyles. The knife is the only one in existence capable of killing immortals and they’ll tear the world apart to get it back. To draw the warring immortals away from her home, Beau goes with Jack in search of the mind-bending realm known as the Underworld, a place where they’ll hopefully be able to destroy the knife and prevent all hell from breaking loose. That is, provided they can outrun the demons chasing them
Until Eighteenth-century gargoyle, Jack, shows up to save her.
Jack has woken from a century-long slumber to tell Beau that she’s unwittingly been drafted into a power struggle between two immortal races: Demons and Gargoyles. The knife is the only one in existence capable of killing immortals and they’ll tear the world apart to get it back. To draw the warring immortals away from her home, Beau goes with Jack in search of the mind-bending realm known as the Underworld, a place where they’ll hopefully be able to destroy the knife and prevent all hell from breaking loose. That is, provided they can outrun the demons chasing them
Buy Links:
Barnes&Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-stone-louise-d-gornall/1115883166?ean=2940016657608
Add to Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17663217-in-stone
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-1_shhtTZI
Review Snippets:
“Straight away I was drawn in by the story and Louise's fantastic writing style, and I really struggled to put it down.”
“If a story can have me so invested that it brings out those kind of emotions in me - whether happy or sad - then I know I've found another to add to my favourites, and In Stone was one of those books.”
“The plot was perfectly executed and delivers a thrilling ride filled with adventure, trails and an unexpected end.”
About the Author:
Louise is a graduate of Garstang Community Academy. She is currently studying for a BA (Hons) in English language and literature with special emphasis on creative writing. YA aficionado. Brit bird. Film nerd. Identical twin. Junk food enthusiast. Rumored pink Power Ranger. Zombie apocalypse 2012 survivor. She is also an avid collector of book boyfriends.
Author Social Media Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rock_andor_roll
Website: http://bookishblurb.com/
In Stone is the first book in a YA urban fantasy series. It is told from the heroine's, Beau's point of view. The leading male character is a Gargoyle named Jack. We hope you enjoy this pivotal scene from In Stone retold from Jack’s point of view.
This forest is never ending. I’m trying not to run; the speed will kill her for sure, but it’s so hard. A mortal sprint simply isn’t quick enough. I need to find shelter, get her inside, away from the bitter air. Her waterlogged clothes are icing over, and her breathing is becoming more shallow by the second.
Her skin is chalk, and her lips cobalt blue. It makes me think of marble, which I detest. Marble is cold, stagnant, inert. Beau is none of these things. Was none of these things. But here she is, her body lying limp in my arms. If it weren’t for the occasional twitch under her eyelids, I’d think she were dead. I bite down hard, swallow the thought before it chokes me.
I’m afraid. Afraid I’m going to lose her.
At last, the trees come to an end and spit me out in front of a rock face. I make a beeline for the first crevice I see and slip inside. She groans as I lie her on the ground, and I don’t want to leave her, but I have to go back out and find wood.
I run, like lightning, quicker than I’ve ever run before, back into the forest. The ground is littered with sticks, I collect an armful before I’m back by her side and starting a fire.
I shouldn’t have left her on the train. What the hell was I thinking? I wasn’t thinking. She asked, threw in some emotional blackmail, and I couldn’t say no. She’s like liquor, has this uncanny ability to impair my senses.
I reach for the button on her jeans, but hesitate. Wrestle with the idea of how necessary it is to get her naked. I touch her leg. She’s wearing jeans that double as a circus tent. The denim is frozen solid and weighs a ton. I have no choice. Plus, a side effect of my immortality is warm skin. I once read that body heat helps combat hypothermia. I plan to shed my clothes too and then wrap myself around her like a blanket.
“You’re going to be all right, Beau. Just rest,” I say as I pull her fragile body against my chest and wrap my arms around her frozen shoulders. She takes a breath. Maybe she sighs. Like it matters; it’s the sweetest sound I’ve ever heard, and my grip around her tightens a little more.
Rush Hunt Number: 11
I love In Stone and Jack... <3. This is a great scene from his POV. Thanks so much for playing in the #RushHunt.
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