Asleep for the Winter

1 ARC Tours is currently "asleep" for the winter with hopes to return in late spring. But don't despair! There are LOTS of other tour sites you can participate in. I made a post about them a few months ago on my personal book blog, hope you find some you like!

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT MORE TOURS

Phasing Out

Yes, you guys probably saw it coming. 1 ARC Tours is phasing out day by day. We now only have 2 active tours, and both of those will probably end this month.

There's nothing that can be done or said to stop it, I apologize. We weren't getting many/any donations. And those that we were getting, people weren't signing up for.

Who knows? Maybe we'll come back in April-ish, when school is over. But as of right now there are PLENTY of other tour sites y'all can participate in that are FAR more active and organized than this one.

Good luck, and happy holidays.

~Enna Isilee

The Quest for Merlin's Map-- W.C. Peever

Release Date: December 25th, 2010
Publisher: Savant Books & Publications LLC
Donated by: Author
Summary (Goodreads):

Charlie is an awkward twelve-year old living a normal life till he is abducted and thrust into a world of ever-looming danger, a world of Magic, of Angry Gods, and Creatures that are should only exist inside of fairytales.

Charlie and his three friends must unravel the mysteries of their new found abilities, save the father Charlie has never known, and uncover a secret that will change their lives forever.

SIGN UPS OPEN. Leave name and state.

Trickster's Girl-- Hilari Bell

Release Date: January 3rd, 2011
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Donated by: Author
Goodreads
Summary (jacket flap):

A century after 9/11, in a high-tech, high-security world, magic is the last thing on anyone's mind. Something bad is happening. Trees are dying. People are getting sick. Fifteen-year-old Kelsa's father died from cancer--a particularly aggressive case, the doctors said. Science has no answers. Then Kelsa meets a boy. He's the most beautiful boy Kelsa's ever seen, but he's also very strange. He claims to be Raven, the mythological creature. He keeps going on about magic and an impending ecological disaster and that Kelsa must help him save the world. Maybe he'd crazy. Or maybe he's telling her truths people have forgotten. And maybe she should help him, even if doing so means risking her own life.

NOT ENOUGH INTEREST. Tour cancelled

Solid-- Shelley Workinger

Release Date: July 9, 2010
Publisher: CreateSpace
Summary (goodreads):

Eighteen years ago, a rogue Army doctor secretly experimented with a chromosomal drug on unknowing pregnant women. When he was killed not long after the children were born, any knowledge and evidence seemed to die with him - except for the living, breathing, human products of his work. Almost two decades later, the newly self-proclaimed "open-book" military unearths the truth about the experiment, bringing Clio Kaid and the other affected teens to a state-of-the-art, isolated campus where they soon discover that C9x did indeed alter their chromosomes, its mutations presenting as super-human abilities. The military kids, who come from across the nation and all walks of life, come into their own as lighter-than-air 'athletes'; 'indies' as solid as stone walls; teens who can make themselves invisible and others who can blind with their brilliance. While exploring her own special ability, forging new friendships and embarking on first love, Clio also stumbles onto information indicating that the military may not have been entirely forthcoming with them and that all may not be as it seems...

SIGN UPS CLOSED.

1. Ashley (ID)
2. Tara (IL)
3. J.P. (NC)

The House of Dead Maids-- Clare B. Dunkle

Release Date: September 14th, 2010
Publisher: Henry Holt
Donated by: Enna Isilee
Summary (goodreads):

Young Tabby Aykroyd has been brought to the dusty mansion of Seldom House to be nursemaid to a foundling boy. He is a savage little creature, but the Yorkshire moors harbor far worse, as Tabby soon discovers. The ghost of the last maid will not leave Tabby in peace, yet this spirit is only one of many. Why do scores of dead maids and masters haunt Seldom House with a jealous devotion that extends beyond the grave?

As Tabby struggles to escape the evil forces rising out of the land, she watches her young charge choose a different path. He is determined to keep Seldom House as his own. Though Tabby tries to befriend the uncouth urchin, her kindness cannot alter his fate. Long before he reaches the old farmhouse of Wuthering Heights, the boy who will become Heathcliff has doomed himself and any who try to befriend him.

NOT ENOUGH INTEREST. Tour cancelled

Tour Removal

Did you ask to be removed from some/all tours?

Chances are I forgot to take you off.

If you'd like to be removed from any/all tours, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT

Red Moon Rising-- Peter Moore

Release Date: February 15th, 2011
Publisher: Hyperion
Donated by: Jen
Summary (goodreads):

Being only half-vamp in a high school like Carpathia Night makes you a whole loser. But Danny Gray manages to escape the worst of the specists at his school. Thanks to the genetic treatments he had as an infant, most people assume Danny's other half is human. Which is a good thing.

Ever since the development of synthetic blood – SynHeme – vamps have become society’s elite, while wulves like his father work menial jobs and live in bad neighborhoods. Wulves are less than second class citizens; once a month they become inmates, forced to undergo their Change in dangerous government compounds.

For Danny, living with his vamp mother and going to a school with a nearly all-vamp student body, it’s best to pretend his wulf half doesn’t even exist.

But lately Danny's been having some weird symptoms -- fantastic night vision; a keener-than-usual sense of smell; and headaches, right around the full moon.

Even though it's tempting to live in denial, it's hard to ignore evidence. There's only a month until the next full moon, and Danny's time is running out.

SIGN UPS CLOSED. If you want on, e-mail me (onearctours@gmail.com) and we'll see if we can add you on.

THIS IS A SIGNED ARC!! BE NICE TO IT!!

Mailed to Amy 10/28 DC# 0310 1230 0000 6601 8001

1. Amy (NY) Rec'd 11/1 Mailed 11/8 DC # 03101230000007498480.
2. Damaris (NJ) Rec'd 11/10 Mailed DC# 0310 1230 0000 3240 8522
3. Celina (FL) Rec'd 11/27 Mail by 12/4
4. Enna Isilee (UT)
5. Lesa (OR)
6. Back to Jen

Delirium-- Lauren Oliver

Release Date: February 1st, 2011
Publisher: HarperTeen
Donated by: JL Hill
Series: n/a
Summary (goodreads):

Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -the deliria- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.

SIGN UPS CLOSED. If you want to be added, send me an e-mail (onearctours@gmail.com) this tour will only be running for 2 months. We'll get through as many as we can.

  

This tour will run until the end of December. We'll try to get as many people as we can. Because of this timeframe, this book will be EXTREMELY closely monitored.

MAILED: 10/28 DC# 03102010000021346090.

1. Simply_Megan (PA) Rec'd 10/29 Mailed 11/5 DC# 0306 0320 0001 9345 4514
2. Amy (NY) Rec'd 11/8 Mailed 11/17 (2 days late) DC# 03101230000016965706
3. Tina (MI) Rec'd 11/19 Mailed by 11/27 (1 day late) DC# 03100480000079747819
4. Mad Scientist (WI) Rec'd 12/1 Mailed 12/6 DC# 0309 3220 0001 1683 0752
5. Sam Ripley (FL)
6. Amber Skye (TX)
7. Ashley (ID)
8. Lesa (OR)
9. Katy F. (CA)

 Back JL by the end of December

Updated Tours

Hello everybody!

I have gone through and updated the tours (something I REALLY needed to do!). So here's news on our active tours, retired tours, and lost books.

ACTIVE TOURS

Guys! We only have 10 tours going right now! That's pitiful. This site is driven by your donations! If you have an ARC lying around PLEASE consider donating it! PLEASE!

RETIRED TOURS

I've gone through and marked all of the tours that are finished. Yup. This section is simple.

LOST BOOKS

We have EIGHT books missing! I know where some of these are, but if you have one of these PLEASE let me know! I believe I have contacted everyone who has these, but have gotten very few responses. If you have one of these PLEASE LET ME KNOW. If we work together to get them out quick, you won't be penalized. Please hurry! Here are the books we're looking for:

Kiss Me Deadly
BOTH of our copies of this book have been lost. I know who has them. If you are one of the people, please contact me so that you can get these back on track.

Forget Her Nots
I have contacted the person who has this. It will hopefully be mailed out soon.

Freefall
This book apparently never arrived at its last tour participant. The author would like it back, so if you have it PLEASE let me know!

This Gorgeous Game
This book still has half its tour to go. Let's get it moving!

Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters
This went to hope, who I haven't heard from in months. Dunno if we'll get it back.

The Deadly Sister
This may have been mailed out without the sender giving me DC. If you have it, please let me know!

Sapphique
This book vanished. Help anyone?

You Wish
I have contacted the person who has this. It will hopefully be mailed out soon.


Despite all the hard work running this site takes, I really enjoy it. HOWEVER it can't run without your help! Please be sure to e-mail me for next address IMMEDIATELY after you recieve the book. And mail on time. And DONATE ARCs! We can't run without them.

Thanks guys!

~Enna Isilee

Deadly-- Julie Chibbaro

Release Date: February 2011
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Simon and Schuster)
Donated by: Author
Series: n/a
Summary (goodreads):

A mysterious outbreak of typhoid fever is sweeping New York.
Could the city’s future rest with its most unlikely scientist?
If Prudence Galewski is ever going to get out of Mrs. Browning’s esteemed School for Girls, she must demonstrate her refinement and charm by securing a job appropriate for a young lady. But Prudence isn’t like the other girls. She is fascinated by how the human body works and why it fails.
With a stroke of luck, she lands a position in a laboratory, where she is swept into an investigation of the fever bound to change medical history. Prudence quickly learns that an inquiry of this proportion is not confined to the lab. From ritzy mansions to shady bars and rundown tenements, she explores every potential cause of the disease. But there’s no answer in sight—until the volatile Mary Mallon emerges. Dubbed “Typhoid Mary” by the press, Mary is an Irish immigrant who has worked as a cook in every home the fever has ravaged. Strangely, though, she hasn’t been sick a day in her life. Is the accusation against her an act of discrimination? Or is she the first clue in a new scientific discovery?
Prudence is determined to find out. In a time when science is for men, she’ll have to prove to the city, and to herself, that she can help solve one of the greatest medical mysteries of the twentieth century.

Sign ups CLOSED.

1. Amy (NY) Mailed 10/18 DC# 0310 0480 0001 7871 2473
2. Tiffany (IL) Rec'd 10/20 Mail by 10/27 NO DC Provided (Warning)
3. Lesa (OR) Rec'd 10/30 Mailed 11/10 (4 days late, 2 warnings) DC# 0309 3220 0001 8085 2650
4. Jessi (TX) Rec'd 11/16 Mail by 11/23

MAILED BACK TO AUTHOR

The author has asked that we hold our reviews until closer to the release date. You will be contacted when you need to post your review.

Ascendant-- Diana Peterfreund

Release Date: September 28th, 2010
Publisher: HarperTeen
Donated by: Jen
Series: Killer Unicorns #2
Summary (goodreads):

Now a fully trained unicorn hunter, Astrid Llewelyn is learning that she can’t solve all her problems with a bow and arrow. Her boyfriend has left Rome, the Cloisters is in dire financial straits, her best friend’s powers are mysteriously disintegrating, and her hope of becoming a scientist seems to be nothing but an impossible dream.

So when she’s given the opportunity to leave the Cloisters and use her skills as part of a scientific quest to discover the Remedy, Astrid leaps at the chance. Finally, she can have exactly what she wants—or can she? At Gordian headquarters deep in France, Astrid begins to question everything she had believed: her love for Giovanni, her loyalty to the Cloisters, and—most of all—her duty as a hunter. Should Astrid be saving the world from killer unicorns or saving unicorns from the world?

TOUR CANCELLED. Not enough interest.

Donations!

Hey guys!

I finally feel like I have things under control. The new e-mail account is GREAT and it's making answering your queries SO much easier.

Also, For the rest of this week I will continue to send books to people who have not filled out the new form. But by SEPTEMBER 27TH if you have not filled out the new form, you will not recieve any books.

With that said, now that I've finally got things managed I can handle more donations!

PLEASE if you have an ARC lying around, PLEASE consider donating it to the tours. I prefer that you fill out this form, but you're welcome just to e-mail me if you prefer.

THANK YOU guys! I've really appreciated your support and kind words!

~Enna Isilee

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! All participants MUST READ

Thank you SO MUCH for responding to my cry for help, guys! I got a TON of people volunteer for help. I'm looking over all of your e-mails now, and I'll get back to you soon.

In the meantime, I have made some BIG CHANGES to 1 ARC Tours. Please read carefully

• We have a new e-mail address! My personal e-mail was a Yahoo account, and it was a HUGE pain to have to log in and out over and over again. That's the main reason I was so slow with e-mail. So our new e-mail is onearctours@gmail.com
• There is no more Cbox. I learned that it was REALLY annoying! I just kept missing things. Now, every time you RECEIVE a book, every time you MAIL a book, and every time you need the NEXT ADDRESS you must e-mail me at the new e-mail address.
• The rules have been updated. Things are a little more strict. I have outlined exact punishments for when rules are broken. Hopefully this will encourage order. SEE THE NEW RULES
• Tours are now open to the US only. I'm really sorry to our few Canadian members. But it was just causing too much stress. If you're interested in international tours, you might check out the Good Golly Miss Holly tours.
• We have a new participation form. You must fill out this form in order to participate. If you are on a tour currently, but your name is not on the new form, you will NOT recieve the book. CLICK HERE to fill out the new form. Make sure you have read the new rules first!
• Points are going to be updated. I'm going to make a new points list with everyone who signs up with the NEW FORM. Your points will carry over so long as you sign up again.
• There is a new donation form! This will make donations a lot easier for me! If you would like to donate, please fill it out! You can click here, or click the link at the top of the page.
• All of the tours have been updated. I have removed all of the retired tours. There are many tours that I have marked as "lost" because people appear to be hoarding them. There are equally many tours where people donated a book and then never mailed it out. I have cancelled these tours. I'm sorry for any inconvenience.

All right. I think that's it. If you have any questions or concerns you can comment here or e-mail me at onearctours@gmail.com

Small Update...

Hello everyone!

I just want to let everyone know that if Enna Isilee or I don't get in contact with you the day you send an e-mail or post in the chat box, don't freak out!  Both of us have just started our college classes, so we both just got busy again.

For those of you e-mailing for addresses, I would suggest e-mailing us two or three days ahead of the scheduled time for it to ship, just to make sure we can get the address to you on time.

Also, we have many tours right now that are less than five people.  If a tour doesn't get five people signed up, it will not run.  It takes a lot of time to keep everything going smoothly, and it's hard to keep everything straight with a lot of tours with less than five people on them.

Thanks for reading!

Hope.

Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl

London , 1838. Sixteen-year-old Liza's dreams of her society debut are dashed when her parents are killed in an accident. Penniless, she accepts the position of lady's maid to young Princess Victoria and steps unwittingly into the gossipy intrigue of the servant's world below-stairs as well as the trickery above. Is it possible that her changing circumstances may offer Liza the chance to determine her own fate, find true love, and secure the throne for her future queen?

Meticulously based on newly discovered information, this riveting novel is as rich in historical detail as Catherine, Called Birdy, and as sizzling with intrigue as The Luxe.

About the Author:
Michaela MacColl studied multi-disciplinary history at Vassar College and Yale University , which turns out to be the perfect degree for writing historical fiction. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and three extremely large cats in Connecticut . This is her first book.

SIGN UPS CLOSED  

• Amy (NY) Rec'd 9/25 Mailed 9/29 DC # 0309 3220 0001 46666208.
• Julia (MD) Rec'd 10/1 Mail by 10/8
• Lesa (OR) Mailed 11/10 DC# 0309 3220 0001 8085 2643
• Katy (CA) Rec'd 11/15 Mailed 11/19 (3 days early) DC# 0309 2880 0000 8762 0177

TOUR COMPLETED

Extraordinary-- Nancy Werlin

Release Date: September 7th, 2010
Publisher: Dial
Donated by: Meaghan
Summary (goodreads):

Phoebe finds herself drawn to Mallory, the strange and secretive new kid in school, and the two girls become as close as sisters . . . until Mallory's magnetic older brother, Ryland, shows up during their junior year. Ryland has an immediate, exciting hold on Phoebe, but a dangerous hold, for she begins to question her feelings about her best friend and, worse, about herself. Soon she'll discover the shocking truth about Ryland and Mallory: that these two are visitors from the faerie realm who have come to collect on an age-old debt. Generations ago, the faerie queen promised Pheobe's ancestor five extraordinary sons in exchange for the sacrifice of one ordinary female heir. But in hundreds of years there hasn't been a single ordinary girl in the family, and now the faeries are dying. Could Phoebe be the first ordinary one? Could she save the faeries, or is she special enough to save herself?

SIGN UPS CLOSED.

1. Lesa (OR) Rec'd 9/2 Mail by 9/9
2. Ashley (ID) Rec'd 9/17 Mail by 9/24 DC# 0308 1400 0002 3458 6648
3. Looksie (MN) Rec'd 9/25 Mail by 10/2
4. Tina (MI) Rec'd. Mail by 10/21 DC# DC# 03093220000169688737

Returned to donator. Retired tour.

Out of town

Hey guys!

I'm out of town all weekend, so hope will be dealing with emails and schtuff. She's pretty busy, though, so we may not be able to get back to you ASAP. We'll be a little lenient if your mailby date is today, tomorrow, or Monday, but please don't abuse this.

Thanks!

~Enna Isilee

Low Red Moon-- Ivy Devlin

Release Date: September 14th, 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Donated by: Brandi
Summary (goodreads):

Avery Hood is reeling from the loss of her parents--and the fact that she can't remember what happened to them even though she was there.

She's struggling to adjust to life without them, and to living with her grandmother, when she meets Ben, who isn't like any guy she's ever met before.

It turns out there's a reason why, and Ben's secret may hold the key to Avery finding out what happened to her parents...

But what if that secret changes everything she knows about--and feels for--Ben?

Sign ups CLOSED

MAILED 8/16. DC: 0309 2880 0003 0940 5926

1. Damaris (NJ) Rec'd 8/22, Mailed 8/31 (2 days late)
2. Crystal (NC)  Rec'd 9/3 Mailed 9/21 DC# 9102 1480 0860 0181 1150 77
3. Ashley (ID)

Returned to donator. 0310 1230 0000 2268 8774

Losing Faith by Denise Jaden

A terrible secret. A terrible fate.

When Brie's sister, Faith, dies suddenly, Brie's world falls apart. As she goes through the bizarre and devastating process of mourning the sister she never understood and barely even liked, everything in her life seems to spiral farther and farther off course. Her parents are a mess, her friends don’t know how to treat her, and her perfect boyfriend suddenly seems anything but.
As Brie settles into her new normal, she encounters more questions than closure: Certain facts about the way Faith died just don't line up. Brie soon uncovers a dark and twisted secret about Faith’s final night...a secret that puts her own life in danger.

To sign up, leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, and state.

1. Melanie (FL) Rec'd 9/20 Mail by 9/30 (multi-book extension)
2. Guinevere (VA)
3. Ashley (ID) Mailed DC# 0310 1230 0000 2269 1439
4. Elana (UT)
5. Cindy (CA)

Tour completed