Welcome to the Spring Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! To start at the beginning of the loop and go in order to collect all 32 clues, please begin on Robin Lee Hatcher’s site. You end there too, this time. The hunt begins on April 4, 2014 at NOON Mountain. Some posts will be up earlier, but the hunt won’t be live until noon. The hunt ends on April 6, 2014 at midnight MTN. You have all weekend to make it through the loop, so don’t feel you have to race through. You collect the clue (usually in red) at each stop and write them down as you go. 1st prize is a Kindle Fire HDX + $100 gift certificate; 2nd and 3rd prizes are all 32 of our books! In addition, many authors are offering an additional prize, as I am here. So read all the way through each post! If you get lost, or a link is broken, you can find the complete list of stops and links on Robin’s site. Now carry on and learn about some other wonderful novels!
Now it’s my pleasure to introduce you to my special guest, a fellow Blink author and YA fan.
This action-packed Mission League Series from Marcher Lord Press was designed for reluctant-reader tweens and teens, a cross between the Veritas Project and “Spy Kids.” AMBUSHED is fourth in the series. The official blurb: All Spencer wants in life is an NCAA scholarship to play D-I college basketball. He visits universities when he can and works hard at his goal of taking his team to the state basketball championship. When disaster strikes, Spencer’s desperation sends him to the one person he was determined to ignore: his father. You can purchase AMBUSHED at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. To whet your appetite, Jill sent along this exclusive content for the hunt, a fun classified background report from the hero of her latest release in the series…
CLASSIFIED MISSION BACKGROUND REPORT
TITLE: Previously in My Life . . .
SUBMITTED BY: Agent-in-Training Spencer Garmond
In case you’re coming into this adventure in the middle, a year and a half ago I was recruited into the Agent Development Program of the Mission League, a secret branch of INTERPOL, whose primary objective is to follow the will of God in collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and disseminating intelligence against the rulers, authorities, powers of this dark world, and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: churchers. And I thought the same at first. But then I found out that my real name is Jonas Wright and I’m in a witness protection program of sorts, hiding out from my criminal dad, who was responsible for my mom’s death.
Real nice, huh?
So I went on a training mission to Moscow. And I met this woman, Anya Vseveloda, who was working with the Russian mob to get people hooked on drugs and into a cult called Bratva. I’d been having dreams about Anya for years, and I found out I was gifted in prophecy.
When I got back to California, Priere showed up—he’s the official intercessor for our group of agents-in-training. He told me that I matched the profile for a sixty-year-old prophecy and that some bad guys were after me because of what I did in Moscow. Agents started following me everywhere to keep me safe. The baddies guy-napped me after Homecoming last year, but the agents nabbed them right back.
Things quieted down for a while. Then last summer, I went to Okinawa, Japan, on another training trip. I got my first red card—a real assignment—to follow this girl. I botched it, of course. And she led me to Anya (bad chick from Moscow), who accused me of being the Profile Match and wanted to know who the First Twin was. Like I had a clue. I managed to get away, but in doing so, Anya cut me across my chest and I had to get stitches.
It’s actually a pretty sweet scar.
Now I’m home again and totally focused on basketball. Coach did some research on the NCAA recruitment process, and, let’s just say, I’ve got a lot of work to do. But I’m starting to become a bit of a celebrity in Pilot Point.
Oh, and there’s another Light Goddess movie coming out soon, so I’m curious if this one has the same creepy similarities to the Bratva cult as the other one did.
So that’s what’s been going on. I’m sure you’re ecstatic to have learned all this. If you really want to know how everything works out, it’s all in the full report titled Ambushed.
Because, really. There is no better word than “ambushed” to explain what happened to me over the last few months.
Spencer Garmond
Agent-in-training
Pilot Point Mission League
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Do you ever imagine being a hero/heroine in a spy or suspense novel? Would you be a good action hero? Why or why not? Comment below…
Both of you are really exciting authors for me to find. My daughter and I avidly read YA fiction, and these look wonderful! Thanks for being a part of the scavenger hunt. I love online scavenger hunts – totally brings out the kid in me!
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Tina
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Heh… imagine myself? Oh yes! All the time… *rubs back of neck slightly embarrassed* That’s part of the reason I write. My characters get to go on all kinds of crazy amazing adventures and I’m right there in it. Quite thrilling business. I don’t know how good of a hero I’d be. I actually want to be part of the Foreign Service after college, but I have physically induced asthma as well as drug allergies… so limitations are pretty serious there. I actually think it was in your River of Time series that I read first about a main character having allergies. That was great. Anyway, keep on writing! It’s great. I still feel all special having gotten to review Remnants for Kingdom Pen, even if it wasn’t signed xD I have the copy sitting beside my Whinnie the Pooh doll on the bottom of my book shelf. God bless!
-Sarah
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I think I would be more the Sherlock Holmes type of character than the George Clooney type character.
I like Sherlock!
No I would not be a good spy. I am not quiet enough.
Oh yes super mom! I need to be her daily! I feel like I need to fly out of bed, have stretch arm strong arms to break up fights, have super human strength to get the trash taken out, and see though walls to spy on the kids at all times. I would be able to get all house work done in a matter of minutes and kids out the door ready for school. I could teach them their home work in seconds. I need super mom powers. Oh yes!
Growing up, I would always pretend to be like Dale Evans, later, I would put myself inside a thriller type situation.
wouldn’t be good, physical issues would hinder me.
Linda Finn
Ha! I’d never make it . . . I close my eyes at the scary parts of Lord of the Rings! I am way too gullable and I do not have nerves of steel. I would be like Get Smart! : ) My daughter, however, wants to be an international spy! : ) sigh . . . lots of prayer.
I would not be a good adventure character, as I get frightened easily with darkness, people jumping out at me, shadows looking like people or things, & any jumping off things!
My two favorite TV shows as a young kid were “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “Get Smart”! So, yes, I have always imagined myself as a spy. In third grade I organized a group of 4 of us (boys and girls) who liked those shows, and we would play it on the playground after lunch. I had a click pen that I used as a walkie talkie and an almost empty tube of lipstick my older sister didn’t want anymore that was also a way to contact headquarters. 🙂
As an adult, I don’t think I’d make a good spy. I care too much about people and would probably always get distracted about helping someone else with a problem rather than the assigned mission. But, it is great fun to imagine doing something so exotic!
I think that I would be a good spy in the fact that I am quiet enough… My imagination is to wild though that I would probably freak myself out way too much to be able to crawl out from under my bed before anything had actually happened.. lol
Lisa T. Bergren’s new series looks interesting and uplifting. As a “Senior Citizen” I am impressed by the young adults interest in uplifting the world around them. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
I don’t know if I am physical enough for an action hero (senior citizen) I would be like Dale or Hershel on the Walking Dead. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
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Yes, I have. I watch many older detective shows and have had dreams of doing the same thing!
I would not be a good spy – I don’t like torture!!! It seems spies are always tortured! Even worse is when they torture or hurt the families or loved ones of spies to get them to “talk.” Nope – not for me!
I don’t imagine myself being a heroine in a novel, but would be more the Miss Marple type.
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Yes I have. especially when reading different series I imagine myself in the characters shoes.
Also I already previously liked your authors page.
Have I imagined it? Definitely. Would I be a good one? Probably not. Much as I’d like to pretend otherwise, I’m not all that brave, or strong, or even that skillful in the things an action hero needs to be able to do.
Thanks for being a part of this scavenger hunt!
Hmmmm… I don’t think I would make a good spy, though I really enjoy DETECTIVE things and mysteries. 🙂 I don’t think that is always the same as being a spy. I guess because I am too wary to be a spy, and think too much to act irrationally. hahahah… but, I am better at observing details and deduction. Ha… 🙂 Thank you!!! Fun scavenger hunt!! ps… I am REALLY looking forward to reading your YA stuff. I didn’t know that you had branched out to do dystopian, and am very excited about it. 🙂 I have enjoyed anything I have read of yours. Blessings in all you do, Ms. Bergren!!
Jill Williamson, I have yet to read one of your books, though I am between books and have one of yours ready and waiting. so, YEAH, I think I will go off and do that after I get off here. I look forward to it. I have read good things about you. Thank you for your passion for writing and young people. 🙂
I like meeting new authors and I think it is exciting when new authors write creative books to speak to the pre-teen/teen audience–the same ones that would read the Harry Potter series. Thanks for being On Mission to write to then and for God.
Spy. Definitely a spy novel for me. I’m not very sneaky, but I’m more sneaky than I am in shape, and I imagine a lot of running is involved in a suspense novel.
I’ve always loved imagining myself as a heroine in a suspense novel, but NEVER in any form of action – novel or movie! I was a sing growing up, that was my sport! I’m not action-oriented, I’m much better at reading and writing and dreaming!
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I never thought about it before but while I imagine a lot of stories, I’ve never imagined myself as any kind of action hero or suspense hero. I sometimes have dreams where I am in suspenseful situations but they are very stressful dreams! 😀 I guess I don’t care for the adrenaline rushes! lol
I don’t do suspense well, so I would not make a good spy.
in my dreams….yes!
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I wouldn’t be a good agent. Although, I love reading about them! I was always interested in Poli. Sci. and Criminal Justice though, but I took the science route instead.
Thanks for being a part of the scavenger hunt – both of you! I love meeting new authors and revisiting old favorites!