YA Scavenger Hunt

Hello hunters! ​The YA Scavenger Hunt is on! If you want to play for fabulous prizes, find the skinny here.

I'm on the blue team. You'll find my favorite number highlighted in blue somewhere in this post. Add the numbers of the twenty members of the blue team, and enter the contest to win 20 free books! These ones:

A copy of my book is included in the Blue Team Prize for this season's hunt, but I also am offering a separate prize: a Life Before​ prize pack. Entering the drawing for my bonus prize is simple: follow me on Twitter! For an additional chance to win, leave a comment on this blog post indicating the best YA book you've read recently.

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Now that you know what you're playing for, on to the hunt! This season, I'm hosting Julie Reece, author of One Summer with Autumn. ​
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Julie writes YA stories, many of which are inspired by life in the southeastern states where she grew up. She's passionate about family, friends, animals, underdogs, and writing, but bubble baths and dark chocolate make the list, too.

Julie writes romance and fantasy, including Crux, The Artisans, The Paladins (Artisans #2), and Tidal Whispers..

​Her latest novel, One Summer with Autumn, publishes October 18th from Swoon Romance.

And look at that cover! It looks swoony, right?

Here's the scoop on Julie's new book:

Seventeen-year-old Autumn Teslow arrives at her father’s job fair knowing she’ll never measure up to the perfect image of daddy’s little girl—her twin sister. 

Wearing anger management issues like a second skin won’t help Autumn win her dad’s approval for the big trip she’s been planning—or meet his condition that she successfully complete a summer internship for college. ​

Autumn’s cool unravels when her sister lectures against disappointing the family again. And when a young, bearded guy steps through the crowd to settle the growing argument between siblings, Autumn lashes out, dubbing him a “Duck Dynasty wannabe.” 

At Nineteen, Caden Behr is clueless as to why his man parts are threatened by the fearsome girl before him. He'd only come to find an intern for his recreational equipment company, not break up a girl-fight between two sisters. 

Unfortunately, the only candidate left is the girl who just told him off. Without her, he’ll never prove to his CEO mother that he’s ready for more responsibility. 

Autumn and Caden agree that if they can keep from killing one another, they can use one another to get what they want and then never have to see each other again. Which is what they want. 

Until it isn’t. 
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Because despite her best efforts to scare him off, and his fading desire to push her into the lake, they’re beginning to enjoy the time they spend together. But pride is a hard habit to break. And if neither will admit their changing feelings, they could lose a whole lot more than one summer.

​Wowsers! With that, I'll turn it over to Julie!


Hey everyone!
I’m so excited to be a part of YASH 2017 this Fall. I guess every writer has a moment or two where they dream about their book becoming a movie. I can’t imagine how cool it is to see your characters come to life on the big screen. Now, as a writer, I put words to paper but I’m actually a super visual person. I can see my characters clearly in my head. It’s nearly impossible to find an actor or model to perfectly replicate the person in your mind, but I tried to find some very pretty people who would play the parts well, I’m betting.

Want to see? Okay, thanks! I’ll introduce you. Dream cast of characters coming up. And here we go …

​Meet Autumn, played by the fabulous Zoey Deutch. In addition to being a moody, artsy type girl, Autumn has some anger management issues. She has plenty of reasons for this fact, and her defense is often a snarky, tough exterior. I don’t know her, but I have a feeling Zoey is feisty enough to pull that off well.

​Meet Silas, played by Marlon Teixeira. Silas is too handsome for his own good and that might be true of Marlon as well. *fans face* Silas skates by on humor, charm (and a solid dose of denial), but he’s had some heartbreak and is a bit lost. He’s hoping a deal with the unpredictable Autumn will turn things around this summer. I think Marlon and Zoey would have the right chemistry, don’t you?
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​Next we have Sydney, Autumn’s twin sister played by gorgeous Olivia Holt. Confused by the dissimilarities between sisters? You’re not alone. It’s part of the problem. Olivia looks so sweet, right?  But it also seems to me as if she’s got a secret or two in that smile. Maybe not all her secrets are nice. That’s why she’s perfect to play Sydney.

​Okay, and now we have Piper, played by the lovely Caroline Sunshine. Piper has been friends with Silas since they were babies. Their families are close and their moms are best buds. But Silas and Piper are just friends, right? Right …? Uh oh.

​This is Quinn played by the handsome Grey Damon. Quinn is big brother to Silas and the oldest of the family’s three boys. Quinn is smart and helps run the family business. He also has the unfortunate habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. He’s cute and easily forgiven, but man, can he ever make things awkward.

​Meet Quinn’s beautiful bride Jesse, played by the equally beautiful Bella Thorne. When Silas overcomplicates things with Autumn, Jesse tries to mediate. She may be a tad bossy in her new role as big sister, but her insights about Autumn are spot on. Silas would be wise to pay attention. I think Bella could play the understanding older sibling perfectly!
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In my dream cast, I’d have Evandro Soldati in the role of Dexter, Silas’ middle brother. He’s so hot it hurts, a prankster and all-around trouble. Evandro’s smile has the same sort of irresistible charm. I think he’d make a fantastic Dex.
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​Last but never least, this is Alexander, played by Richard Harmon. Alex is Autumn’s guitar-playing ex-boyfriend. And because her life isn’t complicated enough, Alex has something he wants to talk about, never mind it’s just not a good time. As an artist myself, I love the sculpted bones in Richard’s face. He’s got swagger to spare. And since you’re never quite sure whether to trust Alex or not, I think Richard’s cool vibe would serve the character very well.

​That’s it, you guys. At least, those are the main players on my story. I hope you enjoyed learning a little about my characters (and the actor/model eye candy I’d choose to play them) as much as I enjoyed dreaming about them. Ha ha.

Here’s a fun Pinterest inspiration board I created for my story. If you want to see more, just click on the link below:
https://www.pinterest.com/julieareece/one-summer-with-autumn/
 
And if you should read the book, thank you in advance. I’d love for you to drop me a line on Twitter, Facebook or my blog and tell me what you think. I truly hope you have fun and enjoy the story.
XOXO
Julie 


Thanks for playing, hunters! ​Your next stop on the blue team hunt is L. H. Nicole!