Character Interview & Giveaway!

Don't forget to check out my review of Mumbo Jumbo Circus!  Now here's a fun interview with the star of the Mumbo Jumbo Circus - Evan!

How did you come to have the nickname Evan?

My mom named me Evanja Leane, at least I think it was my mom. I don’t really know. She was fifteen and I don’t remember her. Anyways, Evanja sounds like a trailer trash preacher, so I changed it. I don’t think of Evan as a boy’s name. Look at Evan Rachel Wood. She’s incredible.

What is your favorite (and/or least favorite) part of being in the circus?

My favorite part of the circus is just about everything. The circus is like a family, a theater troupe, and a traveling business. I love feeling a part of this cool thing that’s bigger than me. I wish there was a way to take baths more often though. Showers are great, but the Midway (the old Victorian mansion at the Funny Farm) needs to have bathtubs so we can have a good soak when we’re not on the road. I’ll speak to the Ringmaster about it.

Who's your favorite new circus friend? (Excluding Wally, of course.)

I’m getting to know Nan a bit better. She doesn’t open up very easily, but I’m trying to draw her out. I’m kinda jealous of her because she has her family all around. She was born to the circus. She says they drive her nuts, but I’m envious. I wonder what she would think if she knew that?

What are your plans for the future - do you think you'll stay with the circus forever?  Or do you have other dreams you'd like to explore as well?

I think the circus, this particular circus anyway, is the place for me! I'm working on getting my high school diploma. After that, then during the winters I can take some classes at the college two towns over. I'd like to take writing classes. Some of the younger clowns take classes there too. I’ll be able to catch rides with them. In their clown car. Not.

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Now do you want a chance to win your very own copy of Mumbo Jumbo Circus?

The contest will run for two weeks (that's June 6th through June 20th.)  It's US-address only (sorry, overseas readers.)  To enter, just leave a comment on this post!  Good luck :)

Contest: Win a Copy of Nickel Plated!

Check out my review and an interview with the author!

If you read my review, you know I loved Nickel Plated.  So I'm delighted to host a contest for a copy!

Rules:

-To enter, fill out the form.

-US only - sorry, overseas friends.

-This tour runs for seven days (March 31st-April 6th).

-Bonus entries for following and spreading the word about this contest!

Contest: Win a Copy of The Long Weekend

Sam knows that he and his friend Lloyd made a colossal mistake when they accepted the ride home. They have ended up in a dark mansion in the middle of nowhere with man who means to harm them. But Sam doesn't know how to get them out. They were trapped, then separated. Now they are alone. Will either of them get out alive? This gripping and hypnotic thriller will have you reading late into the night.

-Prize: one copy of The Long Weekend

-How to Enter: Comment on this post with your name, your e-mail, and why you want to read this book!

-Extra Entries (not required, but one extra entry each if you leave a link): Spread the word! Link to this contest on your blog sidebar, write a blog post, tweet about the book, Facebook it - get creative!

-Dates: Contest runs from February 2nd through February 9th at midnight EST.

-Winner will be picked randomly.

US addresses only (sorry, overseas readers).

For the rest of the tour (and some more chances to win!):

Contest: Win a Copy of The Princess of Las Pulgas!

After her father's slow death from cancer, Carlie thought things couldn't get worse. But now, she is forced to confront the fact that her family in dire financial straits. To stay afloat, her mom has had to sell their cherished oceanfront home and move Carlie and her younger brother Keith to the other side of the tracks to dreaded Las Pulgas, or "the fleas" in Spanish. They must now attend a tough urban high school instead of their former elite school, and on Carlie's first day of school, she runs afoul of edgy K.T., the Latina tattoo girl who's always ready for a fight, even on crutches. Carlie fends off the attention of Latino and African American teen boys, and one, a handsome seventeen-year-old named Juan, nicknames her Princess when he detects her aloof attitude towards her new classmates. What they don't know is that Carlie isn't really aloof; she's just in mourning for her father and almost everything else that mattered to her. Mr. Smith, the revered English teacher who engages all his students, suggests she'll like her new classmates if she just gives them a chance; he cajoles her into taking over the role of Desdemona in the junior class production of Othello, opposite Juan, after K.T. gets sidelined. Keith, who becomes angrier and more sullen by the day, spray paints insults all over the gym as he acts out his anger over the family's situation and reduced circumstances. Even their cat Quicken goes missing, sending Carlie and Keith on a search into the orchard next to their seedy garden apartment complex. They're met by a cowboy toting a rifle who ejects them at gunpoint from his property. But when Carlie finds him amiably having coffee with their mom the next day -- when he's returned her cat -- she begins to realize that nothing is what it seems in Las Pulgas.


For more info, you can read my review, an interview with McKenzie, or check out the book on Amazon!


Now how about winning a copy of The Princess of Las Pulgas?


-Prize: one copy of The Princess of Las Pulgas
-How to Enter: Comment on this post with your name, your e-mail, and why you want to read this book!
-Extra Entries (not required, but one extra entry each if you leave a link): Spread the word! Link to this contest on your blog sidebar, write a blog post, tweet about the book, Facebook it - get creative!
-Dates: Contest runs from January 14th through January 21st at midnight EST.


US addresses only (sorry, overseas readers).


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