{"id":5353,"date":"2020-01-09T06:01:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T11:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=5353"},"modified":"2020-01-08T21:15:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T02:15:01","slug":"blog-tour-woven-in-moonlight-by-isabel-ibanez-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-woven-in-moonlight-by-isabel-ibanez-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Iba\u00f1ez (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockstarbooktours.com\/2019\/12\/tour-announcement-more-december-and.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WOVEN-IN-MOONLIGHT.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Iba\u00f1ez (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Thursday and welcome to my stop on the <em>Woven in Moonlight<\/em> blog tour! Today I am happy to share an excerpt of this wonderful book with you! Plus, find out more about the book and author, follow the rest of the tour, and enter to win a print copy of <em>Woven in Moonlight!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-768x91.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/woven-in-moonlight-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Iba\u00f1ez (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Iba\u00f1ez (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Woven in Moonlight<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/isabel-ibanez\/\">Isabel Iba\u00f1ez<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  January 7, 2020 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/page-street-kids\/\">Page Street Kids<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/45045612-woven-in-moonlight\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revoluci\u00f3n, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena\u2019s motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight.<\/p>\n<p>When Atoc demands the real Condesa\u2019s hand in marriage, it\u2019s Ximena\u2019s duty to go in her stead. She relishes the chance, as Illustrian spies have reported that Atoc\u2019s no longer carrying his deadly relic. If Ximena can find it, she can return the true arist\u00f3crata to their rightful place.<\/p>\n<p>She hunts for the relic, using her weaving ability to hide messages in tapestries for the resistance. But when a masked vigilante, a warm-hearted princess, and a thoughtful healer challenge Ximena, her mission becomes more complicated. There could be a way to overthrow the usurper without starting another war, but only if Ximena turns her back on revenge\u2014and her Condesa.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-01-09T11:01:01+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Thursday and welcome to my stop on the Woven in Moonlight blog tour! Today I am happy to share an excerpt of this wonderful book with you! 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I wipe dirty hands against my white trousers and ignore the sweat dripping down my neck. The kingdom of Inkasisa is in the middle of her stifling wet season. Even though it\u2019s night, there\u2019s no escaping the muggy heat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSomething wrong, Condesa?\u201d asks the next person in line waiting for their ration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, in fact. We\u2019re all going to starve.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Not that I can say this out loud. It goes against everything I know to do as their leader: A condesa should never show fear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I school my features into what I hope is a pleasant expression, then turn to face the long line of Illustrians waiting for their evening portions. Drawn faces stare back at me. White clothes hang off gaunt frames, loose and big like the tents the Illustrians sleep in next to the keep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My whole life, I\u2019ve trained for situations like this: manage expectations, soothe people\u2019s worries, feed them. It\u2019s the condesa\u2019s job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re standing in the round storage building with the door propped open, allowing for people to crowd around as I sort through the provisions. Luna\u2019s light casts rectangular patterns on the dozens of empty barrels piled on their sides, while a rickety wooden staircase leads up to the armory housing swords, shields, and bundled arrows. All we could carry when we fled for our lives the day La Ciudad Blanca fell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would Ana, our general, want me to say? <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage them. You\u2019re in charge.<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget what\u2019s at stake. We need to survive until we can take back the throne.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I glance at the door, half expecting to find Ana\u2019s broad shoulders leaning against the frame, moonlight reflecting off the silver wisps in her hair. But she\u2019s not there. Ana left four days ago on a mission to chase a rumor about Atoc, the false Llacsan king\u2014a rumor that, if true, guarantees our victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She promised to be back by yesterday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An arm brushes against mine. Catalina, silently reminding me of her presence. The knot in my chest unwinds slightly. I forgot she was standing behind me, ever helpful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBring me the wheat, por favor.\u201d I gesture toward the wall the barrels of rations are lined against. \u201cAnd the cloth bags over on that shelf.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She obeys, grabbing the supplies off the shelf first and handing them to me, her dark eyes lowered. Then she darts toward the barrel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCondesa?\u201d a woman asks. \u201cIs this all that\u2019s left?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hesitate; the lie waiting on the tip of my tongue tastes sour and wrong. My gaze returns to the dwindling piles of food at my feet: husked corn, a half-filled bag of rice, and an almost empty basket of bread. Not nearly enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lie won\u2019t feed all these people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re short on some supplies,\u201d I say with a tight smile. \u201cNo beans, I\u2019m afraid, but\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next to me Catalina stiffens, pausing in her attempt to drag the wheat barrel to my side. Normally it takes the effort of two people, but somehow she manages by herself. Which means <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> barrel isn\u2019t full either.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The woman\u2019s mouth drops open. \u201cNo beans? \u00bfNo hay comida?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s not what I said.\u201d I force my smile to remain in place as I come to a split-second decision\u2014our best and only option. \u201cWe have to be careful with what we have. So here\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen: Starting immediately, everyone will receive less than half their usual ration, per family. I know it\u2019s not ideal, but it\u2019s either that or we starve,\u201d I say bluntly. \u201cYour pick.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voices rise up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLess than half?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNot ideal?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another woman shouts, \u201cHow can there be no food left?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A headache presses against my temple. \u201cWe do have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> food\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the woman\u2019s words travel down the line, catching fire in the dark, until fifty people clamor for attention, wanting answers, wanting their rations. They wave their empty baskets in the air. Their loud cries boom like thunder in my ears. I want to duck for cover. But if I don\u2019t do something, I\u2019m going to have a full-blown riot on my hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cReassure them,\u201d Catalina hisses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI can\u2019t offer what we don\u2019t have,\u201d I whisper. Catalina shoots me a meaningful look. A condesa should know how to maintain control of any situation. \u201cI\u2019m doing my job. You do yours.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYour job is my job,\u201d she snaps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The people\u2019s cries swell, bouncing off the walls and threatening to strike me down. \u201c\u00a1Comida! \u00a1Comida!\u201d The crowd stomps their feet and pushes in, hot breath brushing against my face like heavy smoke. I fight the impulse to step back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone in the crowd yells for El Lobo, and I tense, hoping no one else sings that stupid vigilante\u2019s praises. Every time something goes wrong, someone inevitably brings up the man in the mask. The trickster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEl Lobo can help us\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe steals from Atoc\u2019s coffers all the time\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s the hero of Inkasisa\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, for goodness sake. He\u2019s a man in a ridiculous mask. Even my ni\u00f1era could prank that puffed-up idiotic pretend king. And she was eighty the last time I saw her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe want El Lobo!\u201d someone shouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLobo! Lobo!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s enough!\u201d My voice rings out, sharp as the edge of a blade. \u201cNo one speaks his name in my presence, understood? He\u2019s a scoundrel who plays pranks on the false king. That kind of reckless behavior could get us killed. The vigilante is dangerous and not one of us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone throws a rock at a window. Glass shatters, and moonlight-touched shards fly everywhere. Faces blur as my vision darkens and I can only make out hints of mottled cheeks and flailing arms as the crowd bellows for the vigilante. They press forward until Catalina and I are almost backed against the wall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCondesa,\u201d Catalina says, her eyes wide and frantic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My mouth goes dry. The words don\u2019t come. I glance at the empty doorway, willing Ana to appear. But more people push into the building.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. \u201d I begin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9? \u00a1M\u00e1s fuerte!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need you all to remain calm,\u201d I say louder. \u201cShouting or throwing rocks won\u2019t fix the\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their protests grow louder and louder until I can\u2019t distinguish what they\u2019re saying. My legs wobble, and it takes every ounce of will left in me just to remain upright. It\u2019s not supposed to be like this. Ten years ago my people were the arist\u00f3cratas of Inkasisa. But our way of life, our culture,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is gone, like pages torn from a book. No more visits to the plaza to hear live music while strolling with friends in our long skirts and fancy leather shoes. Or walking Cala Cala, the prettiest path overlooking La Ciudad, where you can pick figs and peaches while enjoying the vista. Birthday fiestas are a thing of the past, existing only in my memory, but sometimes I can still taste my abuela\u2019s torta de nuez, a rich walnut cake smothered in creamed coffee and dulce de leche.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another rock sails toward a window, jarring me from my thoughts. Shards of splintering glass ring in my ear. My nerves threaten to eat me from the inside out. An empty feeling in the pit of my stomach makes my head spin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalina touches my arm and steps in front of me. \u201cWhat the condesa means is that we have a plan to get more food underway. For now we have plenty. Everyone will receive the usual amount.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I cut her a warning look, but Catalina ignores me. So does everyone else. Her words work like a balm over a blistering wound. The crowd quiets and holds out their baskets, mollified, shuffling around her like chickens clucking for feed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy don\u2019t you all step back in line and I\u2019ll sort out the food? Have you on your way so that you can put your children to bed, and have something to cook for your families tomorrow, all right?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They file into a straight line like obedient schoolchildren. I step away from Catalina, my shoulders slumping. They don\u2019t want me or the bad news I carry. I can\u2019t give them what they need, so I give them what they want instead\u2014Catalina. Their friend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something I can\u2019t be as their supposed queen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She knocks the lid off the barrel at my elbow and scoops up a handful of wheat. \u201cWho\u2019s first?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalina distributes heaping portions of wheat and bundles of husked corn until only a smattering of provisions remain. Then she reaches for the barrels that contain the last of our supplies\u2014<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for emergencies only<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I stand off to the side, my fists clenched and my mouth shut. I can\u2019t manage a polite smile even if I try. Ana normally leads undercover raids to La Ciudad to steal food, but since she\u2019s not back, who knows how long it\u2019ll be before we get more supplies? At the rate Catalina\u2019s giving out rations, we have mere days left. And just who does she think they\u2019ll come after when everyone discovers how close to starving we are?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certainly not to their <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">friend.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalina spares me a brief glance, then she picks up a small bowl by her feet filled with a handful of dried beans, ground wheat, and an ear of corn. Her own ration she set aside earlier. She hands it to the next person in line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need air,\u201d I say curtly. Without looking at her, I head toward the door. The remaining crowd parts so I can pass. Glass crunches underneath the soles of my leather boots. I avert my gaze from their watchful eyes, but I feel their disappointment anyway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The condesa has let them down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-768x91.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/All-About-the-Author-1-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5728 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Isabel-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Isabel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Isabel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Isabel.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isabel Iba\u00f1ez was born in Boca Raton, Florida, and is the proud daughter of two Bolivian <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">immigrants. A true word nerd, she received her degree in creative writing and has been a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitch Wars mentor for three years. Isabel is an avid movie goer and loves hosting family and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">friends around the dinner table. She currently lives in Winter Park, Florida, with her <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">husband, their adorable dog, and a serious collection of books. Say hi on social media at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@IsabelWriter09<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Author-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isabelibanezdavis.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsabelWriter09\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IsabelIbanezDavis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/IsabelWriter09\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/17052517.Isabel_Iba_ez\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodreads<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-768x91.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Tour-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Tour-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Tour-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Follow-the-Tour-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Week One<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/6\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookhoundsya.net\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bookhoundsya.net\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865276000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2MOGUPdaB1B9w12AkH7Ll6m_2Ew\">BookHounds YA<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Excerpt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/6\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/nayspinkbookshelf.blogspot.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/nayspinkbookshelf.blogspot.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865276000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHq1v3kRRRmV6cNGKjTtjb_yA3bpg\">Nay&#8217;s Pink Bookshelf<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/7\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doyoudog-ear.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.doyoudog-ear.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865276000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGyg4GEhhsV-7r10ewMB1-XzEpbg\">Do You Dog-ear?<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/7\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/booknerdrambling.blogspot.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/booknerdrambling.blogspot.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865276000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6UOv8ei0ri9H9r8NSoBsD0JCcGQ\">Ramblings of a Book Nerd<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1\/8\/2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/books%20\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/books%2520&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQA3Z5VwggraTT-_HZRmXgABqbPw\">Kait Plus Books<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/8\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomfandomnerd.blogspot.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=Http:\/\/www.randomfandomnerd.blogspot.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhFz8UbyAKNN4ZfhibPoA-xGvemQ\">Cuz I\u2019m a Nerd<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/9\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifewithinthepages.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.lifewithinthepages.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkYRgNFrPdWl5x-cBlUCbvGrf0kQ\">Life Within The Pages<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/9\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/smadasbooksmack.blogspot.com%20\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=Http:\/\/smadasbooksmack.blogspot.com%2520&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUpiGxFjmc6r0AxCskobeomP3dfw\">Smada&#8217;s Book Smack<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/10\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/fictitiouswonderland\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/instagram.com\/fictitiouswonderland&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqTSNZB-0PKqtiVd38JvY02t6UkQ\">Fictitiouswonderland<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/10\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fictitious.fox\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fictitious.fox\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxD7FWy9lzbz38B4z3pQFWXbQv4w\">fictitious.fox<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Week Two<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/13\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elisquared.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.elisquared.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNECk9Y_bl4Lbk-vClNbANc7vlWKPg\">Eli to the nth<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/13\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/blessedmommysc.blogspot.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/blessedmommysc.blogspot.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxi-ktryeB6RtVdz_a3ETN3Ircwg\">Lifestyle of Me<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/14\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herestohappyendings.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.herestohappyendings.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3Cx2dpmoeT4CN2v-aEgaPfqvUhw\">Here&#8217;s to Happy Endings<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/14\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notinjersey.com%20\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.notinjersey.com%2520&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFO7XKZeURuAEqeBcKZQu641r0qlg\">Not In Jersey<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/15\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/fireandicereads.com%20\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=Http:\/\/fireandicereads.com%2520&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKCoX3ueRLDJKeERPMbaMj2cNa5g\">Fire and Ice<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/15\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/popthebutterfly.wordpress.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/popthebutterfly.wordpress.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEqF2E1jXLyCgwu6wyLaAyIui7tAg\">Popthebutterfly Reads<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/16\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portraitofabook.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.portraitofabook.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPGXRJhy3Jvc08JsnXMNxaDqnA3Q\">Portrait of a Book<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/16\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historywomanperspective.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.historywomanperspective.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOWQ0wlkdTHnppIv0FdESdXUHPeA\">History from a Woman\u2019s Perspective<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/17\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"http:\/\/am2cents.blogspot.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/am2cents.blogspot.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEjyNxy1dUAxNOK0nROgBcVI2zqyg\">Two Points of Interest<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/17\/2020<\/td>\n<td><u><a href=\"https:\/\/dwantstoread.blogspot.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dwantstoread.blogspot.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1578449865277000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHNzRkTmWSjc2mLi5OYfLdb7gTSBw\">dwantstoread<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-768x91.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Enter-the-Giveaway-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Enter-the-Giveaway-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Enter-the-Giveaway-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Enter-the-Giveaway-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21034\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter to win a print copy of <em>Woven in Moonlight<\/em> by Isabel Iba\u00f1ez!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(US Only)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stars-banner-002-768x91.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tell-Me-What-You-Think.png 1024w, 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Are you as excited to read it as I am? Let me know in the comments and don&#8217;t forget to have a splendiferous day!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-2019-001-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thursday and welcome to my stop on the Woven in Moonlight blog tour! Today I am happy to share an excerpt of this wonderful book with you! Plus, find out more about the book and author, follow the rest of the tour, and enter to win a print copy of Woven in Moonlight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[484,1001,27],"tags":[537,489,651,540,1558,1402,462,538,1557],"reading-challenges":[],"class_list":["post-5353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-tours","category-excerpt","category-giveaways","tag-blog-tour","tag-book-tour","tag-excerpt","tag-giveaway","tag-isabel-ibanez","tag-january-2020","tag-kait-plus-books","tag-rockstar-book-tours","tag-woven-in-moonlight","book-author-isabel-ibanez","book-publisher-page-street-kids","book-genre-fantasy","book-genre-ya"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Woven-in-Moonlight-Featured-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5353"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5727,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353\/revisions\/5727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5353"},{"taxonomy":"reading-challenges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-challenges?post=5353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}