YA hardcover giveaway!! THE CROWN'S GAME by Evelyn Skye and OUTRUN THE MOON by Stacey Lee!

UPDATE: Winners announced below (inside the Rafflecopter thingies!)...
Congrats!! =D

Hi, guys! This week is a VERY special week for me. Two of my best friends, Stacey and Evelyn, are releasing their YA books (today and in a week from now). I'm insanely proud of both of them--my friends are so smart and talented.

Evelyn Skye's book, THE CROWN'S GAME releases today. Hey, look what I found when I was searching for "Evelyn pictures"--haha! A silly photo of Evelyn and me when she came to visit me to Chile. :) We had so much fun that day!

Anyway! Her book is a historical fantasy set in imperial Russia about two teens who have to compete for the right to become the Imperial Enchanter--or die in the process. There's romance and magic and the historical deets about Russia are amazing.  I'm so excited about her book! It was an Amazon AND iBooks best book of May, A B&N "most anticipated YA Fantasy of 2016." And wow, on and on and on.

Stacey Lee's book, OUTRUN THE MOON, releases on Tuesday next week. I had a very silly picture with Stacey too, but I can't find it!! Meep! Anyway! Here's a nice pic of us when we met in NY.

The picture was supposed to be just the two of us, but my son REALLY wanted to be in it too. So there you go.
Anyway! Her book is an unforgettable story of determination set against the backdrop of a devastating tragedy. (The San Francisco earthquake in Chinatown, 1906.)

One of the many things I loved about her book is how it shows that tragedies sometimes happen for a reason. It shows how characters change and grow, and it made me think about that in my real life.
Goodreads has it on the highly anticipated books of May and it's been nominated to awards and all. It has a literary feel that I adore. Check it out! :)

So! Now the giveaway! I'm giving away a hardcover copy of each of these two books. It's international! (Because, you know, I live in Chile and I'm always like, boohoo, why almost all giveaways aren't int'l??). Bear in mind that if I ship the books outside the US, though, I'll use Book Depository--which can be a little slow with the deliveries.


I'll choose a winner for each book by the end of May!
GOOD LUCK!
<3
M


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MEGA GIVEAWAY! Many Pitch Wars mentors will give away first-chapter critiques!

Some of the Pitch Wars mentors, including me, are hosting a chapter-critique Rafflecopter Giveaway! Anyone can enter. It starts at midnight tonight and will run until September 4, 2015! 

Here’s the list of mentors that will participate giving a chapter critique:

Brenda Drake, author of TOUCHING FATE and THIEF OF LIES.

Mónica B. Wagner, author of FROSH: FIRST BLUSH.

Kate Brauning, author of HOW WE FALL.

Emily Martin, author of THE YEAR WE FELL APART.

N.K. Traver, author of DUPLICITY.

Helene Dunbar, author of WHAT REMAINS.

Joy McCullough-Carranza, who’s supporting Laura’s Shovan book, THE LAST FIFTH GRADE OF EMERSON ELEMENTARY.

J.A. Souders, author of RENEGADE~REVELATIONS~REBELLION         

Elizabeth Briggs, author of MORE THAN MUSIC, MORE THAN COMICS, MORE THAN FASHION.

Kelly Siskind, author of CHASING CRAZY.

Trisha Leaver, author of THE SECRETS WE KEEP.

Jaye Robin Brown, author of NO PLACE TO FALL and WILL'S STORY: A No Place To Fall Novella.

Michelle Hauck, author of GRUDGING: BIRTH OF SAINTS and KINDAR'S CURE.

K.T. Hannah, author of CHAMELEON.

Stacey Graham, author of HAUNTED STUFF: Demonic Dolls, Screaming Skulls, and Other Creepy Collectibles.

Lee Gjertsen Malone, author of THE LAST BOY AT ST. EDITH'S.

Sarah Nicolas, author of DRAGONS ARE PEOPLE, TOO.

Brighton Walsh, author of CAGED IN WINTER, TESSA EVER AFTER, CAPTIVE and EXPOSED.

Stacey Trombley, author or NAKED. 

Kate Karyus Quinn, author of (DON'T YOU) FORGET ABOUT ME, ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE, and DOWN WITH THE SHINE.

Here’s how this giveaway will work: you’ll get a free entry just for stopping by and signing in, and if you want to increase your chances, you can support the mentors by buying their books or pre-ordering them. If you want to increase your odds to get a critique from a particular mentor, you can go and buy/preorder said mentor’s book by following the links above. You can buy more than one book, and up your chances in more than one giveaway, too! You might even win a chapter critique by more than one mentor.

UPDATE!! The giveaway ended and here are the winners! WOOHOO!! 

Kate Brauning

winner: Nicole Hoeffs. 

Michelle Hauck

winner: Heather.

Sarah Nicolas

winner: Meredith Kreisa. 

Lee Gjersten Malone

winner: Kirk Kraft.

Elizabeth Briggs

Marc M.

Kate Brauning

Tracy Davies.

Lisa Maxwell

Jone MacCulloch.

K.T. Hanna

Jake Trauberman.

Tamara Mataya

Gemma Krambousanos.

Kate Karyus Quinn

Sandra S. Rice.

Jaye Robin Brown

Alyssa. C.

J.A. Souders

Nicole Alana. 

Mónica Bustamante Wagner

Samantha Lim. 

Brenda Drake

Jason Robbins.

Brighton Walsh

Shyanne T. 

Trisha Leaver

Sussu Leclerc.

Kelly Siskind

Katherine Pisana. 

Emily Martin

Jason Temple. 

Helene Dumbar

Sofia Embid.

Stacey Graham

Natasha Kassam.

Stacey Trombley

Elena Tabachnick.

Joy McCullough-Carranza/ Laura Shovan

Brian Montano.

Kelly Barina. 

Jami Nord

Nicole Hoeffs.

Mindy McGinnis picked her winner on her own rafflecoper.

 
The mentors have your email addresses from the Rafflecopter and they will contact the winners! If you won and don't hear from your mentor in the next 3 days, please let me know in the comment section of this post. Let me know if you have questions!

Thank you all for participating!

<3
Mónica

Blogiversary!! Giveaway and Contest!!

The contest/giveaway is now closed--thanks for participating! ;)

Hey, guys!! It's my first BLOGIVERSARY this week!! =D
I'm SO excited!

And I have a new AMAZING agent and it's an awesome new year and I want TO CELEBRATE! So that's why I'm doing a contest today! (If you know me, then you sure know how much I love contests and giveaways! Hehe.)

First of all, since I'm SO HAPPY with my agent, Lauren MacLeod, and with the Strothman agency, I'm going to give away a copy of my new agency sister's novel (pre-order). You guessed it! INCARNATE by Jodi Meadows!!

(What a beautiful cover, right?)

But if you already read the ARC or already pre-ordered it, then I'm going to throw in another prize! I'll beta the first 10 pages of your manuscript! (I'll choose a winner randomly.)

To participate:

1) Leave a comment below, letting me know if you want INCARNATE or the 10-page critique.

2) You don't have to be a follower, but I'd love it if you are! (Because, yanno, I LOVE my followers.)

3) Leave your email. In case you win, I don't want to spend hours trying to contact you! 

I'll choose the two winners this Wednesday!!

Happy, HAPPY week!

<3
Mónica

ETA: The contest is open internationally--but if you don't live in the US, the delivery might take weeks.  (I would use a cheaper method to ship the book.)