{"id":10580,"date":"2021-02-26T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=10580"},"modified":"2021-02-25T22:10:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T03:10:08","slug":"blog-tour-kidnap-on-the-california-comet-by-m-g-leonard-and-sam-sedgman-interview-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-kidnap-on-the-california-comet-by-m-g-leonard-and-sam-sedgman-interview-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Kidnap on the California Comet by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman (Interview + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/turnthepagetours.wordpress.com\/2021\/02\/02\/tour-schedule-kidnap-on-the-california-comet-by-m-g-leonard-and-sam-sedgman\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kidnap-on-the-California-Comet-Tour-Banner.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Kidnap on the California Comet by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman (Interview + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Friday and welcome to my stop on the KIDNAP ON THE CALIFORNIA COMET blog tour! I&#8217;m so excited because today I have an interview with M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman to share with you! This book is truly amazing and I&#8217;m so so excited to for you to find out more about it, PLUS enter for a chance to win a print copy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kidnap-on-the-california-comet-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Kidnap on the California Comet by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman (Interview + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Kidnap on the California Comet by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman (Interview + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Kidnap on the California Comet<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/m-g-leonard\/\">M.G. Leonard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/sam-sedgman\/\">Sam Sedgman<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/adventures-on-trains\/\">Adventures on Trains #2<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  February 23, 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/feiwel-friends\/\">Feiwel &amp; Friends<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/middle-grade\/\">Middle Grade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/mystery\/\">Mystery<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 256 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/51591625-kidnap-on-the-california-comet\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>In this second book of the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series, amateur sleuth Hal Beck travels to the U.S. with his uncle to ride a famous train\u2014the California Comet\u2014and stumbles on a new mystery to solve, in M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman's <i>Kidnap on the California Comet...<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b>After his adventure on the Highland Falcon, amateur sleuth Hal Beck is excited to embark on another journey with his journalist uncle. This time, they're set to ride the historic California Comet from Chicago to San Francisco.<br \/>\nHal mostly keeps to himself on the trip, feeling homesick and out of place in America. But he soon finds himself drawn into another mystery when the young daughter of a billionaire tech entrepreneur goes missing!<br \/>\nAlong with new friends\u2014spunky 13-year-old Mason and his younger sister, Hadley\u2014Hal races against the clock to find the missing girl before the California Comet reaches its final destination.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-02-26T11:00:01+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Friday and welcome to my stop on the KIDNAP ON THE CALIFORNIA COMET blog tour! I'm so excited because today I have an interview with M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman to share with you! 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Where would you go to eat, hang out, relax, etc.?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Sam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I live in London, which is a fantastic place to be if you love trains. If Hal came to visit, I\u2019d take him on the Underground, pointing out the empty platforms in the tunnels of the abandoned tube stations like Down Street and British Museum. We\u2019d go to the London Transport Museum, which has lots of artifacts of the city\u2019s railways. We\u2019d have lunch on the Strand, and visit the National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square \u2013 Hal loves to draw, and so I think he\u2019d leap at the chance to see some of the amazing work on display there. He has a knack for capturing the important details of a scene in his sketches, which turn out to be vital clues in solving the mysteries he encounters on his adventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>M.G.:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I would love to bring Hal to Brighton where I live, and take him to my local steam heritage railway, which is called The Bluebell Railway. It\u2019s quite famous in the UK because it is often used for film and tv shoots. Anytime you see a train in Downton Abbey, it\u2019s the Bluebell Railway. We\u2019d drink tea and have bacon sandwiches and then, after we\u2019d had a ride on the trains, I\u2019d take him along the sea front on the miniature railway. I hope he\u2019d do lots of drawings, and let me choose one to keep when I buy him fish and chips for tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If hal were to hang out with characters from other books, who would they be and why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Sam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like any good traveler, Hal has no trouble making new friends. One of my favourite parts of writing this series has been introducing him to new children on each journey who help him on his adventures. I think he would really enjoy hanging out with the Baudelaire children from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Series of Unfortunate Events<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I think he would enjoy how brilliantly practical they are. And I think he would nearly die of excitement if he ever got to meet Sherlock Holmes. I think the two of them might get on rather well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>M.G.:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I feel like Hal would get on very well with Hugo From Brian Selznik\u2019s <em>The Invention of Hugo Cabret<\/em>. He would love to explore the secret places in Gare du Nord station in Paris, and Hugo\u2019s ability with clockwork things would fascinate Hal. They could invent things together and watch the trains coming and going in the station.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favorite quote, scene, or moment from <em>kidnap on the california comet<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Sam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a billionaire in the book who travels in a private rail carriage at the back of the train, with an office, a lounge, a conference room and bedroom. I love the idea of a private rail car and often find myself imagining what I would put in my own if I were lucky enough to have one. I think probably a jacuzzi and a big table for playing board games on. And a library, of course, with a cosy place to read by a big window where I could watch the world trundling past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>M.G.:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I love Mason and Hadley\u2019s magic show for Hal, in their compartment. They are such a great sister\/brother team and spending time with them is a joy. I also love the scene where Frank brings them all pizza.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Would you rather be a superhero or a supervillain? And what would your powers and name be?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Sam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only superpower I\u2019ve ever wanted is the ability to click my fingers and instantly find myself in my pyjamas, in bed with my teeth brushed and clothes folded neatly away. I keep trying but it never seems to happen. But as that\u2019s neither heroic or villainous, I\u2019ll settle for being The Librarian, a mythic hero who can jump in and out of books. I\u2019ll sneak into villains\u2019 lairs through their books, fighting them with an army of ogres and trolls I\u2019ve brought from fantasy novels, before trapping the bad guys in a very distressing Kafka novel. Or perhaps I\u2019ll visit their childhoods through their diaries, and make sure they never turn into nasty villainous people in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>M.G.:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I am drawn to supervillains, ever since I created Lucretia Cutter in my Beetle Boy books. She\u2019s part insect and is driven by an extreme political agenda. They are a lot of fun to create and because they believe utterly in what they are doing, and have no conscience, they can do wild things. However, the sad truth is that I\u2019ve too much empathy to be a villain and am more likely to be a self-sacrificing superhero. If I could choose a super power it would be to communicate with all living things from animals to trees. I\u2019d be able to help prevent mass extinction and climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>If you were trapped on a tropical island and you could choose 3 books to take with you, which 3 would you choose?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Sam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would choose <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maskerade <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Terry Pratchett, because although I\u2019ve read it 20 times already I never tire of it. It\u2019s a cracking murder mystery, fantasy, comedy, satire and adventure, and it\u2019s the book I turn to whenever I need a boost. I\u2019ll also pick <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complete Oxford English Dictionary<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, (all 26 volumes), partly because I\u2019ll have plenty of time to broaden my vocabulary, and partly because I\u2019ll be in dire need of kindling for a fire and some thin pages to use as toilet paper. I\u2019ll also take <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Build a Boat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jonathan Gornell, because I\u2019ll need a project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>M.G.:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I would take Homer\u2019s <em>Odyssey<\/em> because it\u2019s such an epic story that I would never tire of, and it was originally told orally, so I could try and learn it by heart. My second book would be <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, as it makes me laugh, and it puzzles me. My third book would be an encyclopedia of plants and flowers, in the hope that I could grow food and learn about the flora and fauna on the island.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What was your favorite bit of research you ended up not using?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Sam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We always build our stories from research about the real world, because we often find things that happened in real life are far more interesting than anything we could make up ourselves. I\u2019m obsessed with the way that railways changed the way we measure time \u2013 the idea of a national, standardized time zone only became necessary when you could move quickly between towns. Before then, each town set its own time by the sun. For a while, towns would have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> times on their clocks \u2013 local time, and \u2018railway time\u2019. Often these were ten or fifteen minutes apart, with extra hands on clock faces to show it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>M.G.:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There\u2019s a lot of interesting information about the California Zephyr\u2019s route through the Rocky Mountains and the landscape, the weather and the number of tunnels it has to pass through, that got seriously whittled down because this is the part of the plot where the pace quickens and there\u2019s not enough space for lots of facts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/About-the-Author-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/About-the-Author-February-2021.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/About-the-Author-February-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/About-the-Author-February-2021-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT M.G. LEONARD<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MG-Leonard.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MG-Leonard.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MG-Leonard.jpg?resize=45%2C45&amp;ssl=1 45w\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"14312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/mg-leonard\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MG-Leonard.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MG Leonard\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MG-Leonard.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MG-Leonard.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>M. G. Leonard<\/strong> is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Beetle Boy books. She works as a freelance digital media producer for clients such as the National Theatre and Harry Potter West End. She lives in Brighton with her husband and two sons, all of whom are crazy about trains. She is the co-author of the Adventures on Trains series.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>ABOUT SAM SEDGMAN<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sam-Sedgman-e1614143556420.jpg?fit=200%2C165&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"165\" data-attachment-id=\"14313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/sam-sedgman\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sam-Sedgman-e1614143556420.jpg?fit=200%2C165&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,165\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sam Sedgman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sam-Sedgman-e1614143556420.jpg?fit=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sam-Sedgman-e1614143556420.jpg?fit=200%2C165&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Sedgman<\/strong> is a novelist, playwright, and award-winning digital producer. He works as a digital project manager for the National Theatre, where he also hosts and co-produces their podcast. He grew up with a railway line at the bottom of his garden and has been fascinated by trains ever since. He is the co-author of the Adventures on Trains series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Author-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Author-February-2021.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Author-February-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Author-February-2021-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Follow M.G.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgleonard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mglnrd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14010953.M_G_Leonard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mglnrd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Follow Sam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/samsedgman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samuelsedgman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/19246641.Sam_Sedgman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/samsedgman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/turnthepagetours.wordpress.com\/2021\/02\/02\/tour-schedule-kidnap-on-the-california-comet-by-m-g-leonard-and-sam-sedgman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Tour-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Tour-February-2021.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Tour-February-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Follow-the-Tour-February-2021-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2021.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2021-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/1e4a114d24\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter here for a chance to win a print copy of KIDNAP ON THE CALIFORNIA COMET by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(US Only!!!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What do you think about KIDNAP ON THE CALIFORNIA COMET? Have you added it to your tbr yet? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-February-2021-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-February-2021-002.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-February-2021-002-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday and welcome to my stop on the KIDNAP ON THE CALIFORNIA COMET blog tour! I&#8217;m so excited because today I have an interview with M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman to share with you! 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