YA Scavenger Hunt - Pink Team!

Hi everyone! So glad you stopped by for the scavenger hunt. Today, I'm hosting Rachel Shane. She has an amazing story for you all that I hope you'll check out.

Book blurb:

Sibling rivalry goes too far... 

Sixteen-year-old Kasey Fishbein has a lot to repent for. She single-handedly abandoned the dance team right before Nationals, ruined her best friend’s love life, alienated the guy she loves, and permanently injured her older sister’s hip, effectively destroying Lara’s prominent dance career in one fell swoop. Guilt keeps eating away at Kasey but no one will listen to her apologies. So she does the next best thing: she starts a blog to confess her sins. 

But the only way to truly earn forgiveness from those she wronged isn’t to offer them an explanation. It’s to fix everything she broke. She may not be able to help her sister dance again, but there has to be another way to get her back on her feet. Literally. Right?

BIO:

Rachel Shane is the author of YA books ALICE IN WONDERLAND HIGH and KASEY SCREWS UP THE WORLD plus the New Adult Romance series that begins with PREMATURE EVACUATION. She's been a computer animator, an e-book creator for a NYC publisher, and now she works as a Project Manager for a software company where she enjoys telling people what to do. She lives in NJ with her husband, young daughter, and a basement full of books.

LINKS:

Website: www.rachelshane.com

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013F4ER6U

Twitter: @rachshane

And now for the exclusive content a deleted scene!

DELETED SCENE:

            Since the cruise had freestyle dining, we’d made reservations to sit with Finn’s parents at dinner. Arriving first, Lara and I carefully planned the seating arrangements, leaving empty chairs between us so we could each sit next to our boy.

            My breath caught in my throat. Finn led his family, decked out in a suit, his hair gelled back spiffier than during the day.

            "You look very pretty tonight," he whispered in my ear as he took his seat.

            My cheeks grew hot. "Thanks. You too. I mean, you look handsome."

            "Thanks." He laughed, and then turned to Hayden. “So are you two joining us in the teen disco tonight? We're going all out! Getting crazy." Finn pretended to dance for a moment, reinforcing the fact that he had pretty good rhythm, despite what he had said the first night.

            "No, you two can go to the daycare center without us.” Hayden grabbed a piece of bread from the table. "The eighteen-and-over club’s having a wet t-shirt contest tonight. Wanna come? Oh wait, you can't. Natch."

            "Asshat."

            "Dork."

            After dinner, the parents made their way to their show. I loved how we all had our own things to do. The parents were entertained and kept out of the way. When the show ended, they retired to their rooms or had coffee at the midnight buffet. Lara and Hayden thought they were so cool drinking and dancing in the raging club. But Finn and I had the best deal of all. We didn't have a specific place we needed to be. We were free; we could do what we wanted. I didn't care if we sat on the deck talking or if we walked in hallways giggling. Or kissing. It was the most fun I'd had in my entire life. And it was all because of him.

            Outside the dining hall, Finn asked, “Do you want to change first, or should we go like this?"

            "Oh, we're going like this. You look hot in your suit."

            He looked down at his outfit. "Yeah, you're right."

            We walked to the open-air deck and sat on bar stools overlooking the calypso band. We killed the hour before the club opened sipping sodas and listening to the music.

            "I hope you don't think I'm dancing with you or anything,” he said. “I'm looking to score some chicks tonight." Even though I was positive he was joking, he kept a stoic expression on his face.

            "That's good. I won't feel guilty when I meet my other boyfriend tonight."

            "Excellent. So I'll see you there then?" He hopped off his stool. "Don't try and talk to me at the disco. It'll mess up my game."

            "Don't worry. I'll be surrounded by all my adoring fans." I stepped down, careful not to mess up my dress.

            He angled his elbow toward me. "Shall we?"

            I secured my arm in his, and we walked for a few steps like that before his hand slid down my bare arm and found its home in my palm. He led me down the hallway to our secret lair. I felt like we were going on an underground mission, both of us spies for the CIA.

Wasn't that awesome?

I don't know about you, but I love to have giveaways, so I'm going to give away not 1, not 2, but 6 prizes! Might be swag, might be books, who knows? All you have to do to enter is comment on my blog. That's it. Can be about anything - books, your plans for the weekend, your favorite TV show, anything!

• KELSEY KETCH
• KAI MCCARTHY
• MELISSA GIORGIO
• RACHEL SHANE
• SABINA KHAN
• VICKI LEIGH
• LISA T. CRESSWELL
• B. KRISTIN MCMICHAEL
• HILARY THOMPSON
• NICOLE ZOLTACK
• CAROLINE T. PATTI
• CHASE NIGHT
• JESSICA L. BROOKS
• DENISE JADEN
• DEIDRE MAPSTONE
• GILLIAN BRONTE ADAMS
• JENNIFER TRESSEN
• J.T. STOLL
• KATE KARYUS QUINN
• L.A.STARKEY

To continue on with the hop, head on over to Lisa T. Cresswell. Have fun!