About The Book: (from goodreads:) A popular guy and a shy girl with a secret become unlikely accomplices for midnight pranking, and are soon in over their heads—with the law and with each other—in this sparkling standalone from NYT-bestselling author Anna Banks.
It’s been years since Carly Vega’s parents were deported. She lives with her brother, studies hard, and works at a convenience store to contribute to getting her parents back from Mexico.
Arden Moss used to be the star quarterback at school. He dated popular blondes and had fun with his older sister, Amber. But now Amber’s dead, and Arden blames his father, the town sheriff who wouldn’t acknowledge Amber's mental illness. Arden refuses to fulfill whatever his conservative father expects.
All Carly wants is to stay under the radar and do what her family expects. All Arden wants is to NOT do what his family expects. When their paths cross, they each realize they’ve been living according to others. Carly and Arden’s journey toward their true hearts—and one another—is funny, romantic, and sometimes harsh.
-Your Syrena Legacy series features mermaids and Joyride is contemporary. Why did you make the switch? Was one genre easier or more difficult to write?
I didn’t intentionally make the switch to contemporary. I’m
not familiar with how you should even write contemporary, because I hadn’t read
too many before this. But it’s Carly who compelled me to write it. She has a
story to tell even if it’s not fantasy, and I can’t ignore the her strong
voice. Fantasy is much easier for me to write. I get to create a world in
fantasy, where in contemporary, the world has already been created. You’d think
that would be easier but it’s not. Sticking within the boundaries of this world
and still telling an interesting story is hard writing. A lot of fantasies have
high concept plots, it’s expected, and contemporaries tend to focus on
character. In JOYRIDE, I tried to write a balance between plot and character. I
hope you enjoy it. J
-What's the best prank you ever pulled?
I’ve pulled a lot of pranks in my time but here’s the most
recent. I was selling one of my Coach purses on craigslist and agreed to meet a
lady in a parking lot so she could buy it. We had texted and confirmed our
appointment. When she got there, she told me I didn’t have any business selling
a Coach purse for that much money and that I should just give it to her. Ummmm,
no. She pretty much pitched a fit for like fifteen minutes that I wouldn’t give
her my purse. So after our confrontation, I downloaded a picture of a black
cat, made lost posters for it with the lady’s number on it and put a $500
reward on it. Every available street light in town got a poster. I’m pretty
sure she’s going to have to switch her number.
-If you could have dinner with any fictional character, who
would it be?
Warren from the Shatter Me series. Obviously, the guy is
hot. But I’d want to pick apart his brain, and unfortunately he and I are
amused by much of the same things. I think we’d get kicked out of the
restaurant and that’s when our real dinner would begin.
-What books are on your nightstand right now?
I’m at RT, so I’ve got some steamy romance novels on my
hotel night stand—and don’t think I’m not reading them all, either!
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Thanks for this great feature and giveaway. I enjoyed the interview which was interesting and entertaining. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteHi! Thank you so much for this amazing chance. I loved Anna Bank's Syrena Legacy series and I'm so excited for Joyride. I have a feeling it's another enjoyable read! :)
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I loved her previous series! I am looking forward to seeing what she does with this book!
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ReplyDeleteLooks intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI've been waining for this book to come out since I read "The Wrong Side of Right" and started thinking about the immigration issue...I'd really like to read it to gain some perspective!
ReplyDeleteeleonorerigby24(at)yahoo(dot)it
The cover reminds me of being young and hanging with a guy with a pickup! They were great for drive ins, even when we had kids.
ReplyDeleteWill you be doing a post about the RT convention?
ReplyDeleteYay, thanks for the giveaway! I met her once and she is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI loved her Syrena trilogy, so I'm super excited to read this one!
Thanks for the giveaway! I'm a huge Anna Banks fan and I can't wait to read Joyride.
ReplyDeleteAnn S @ the.girl.and.the.book at gmail dot com
Thanks for the giveaway! Looks like a great read! =D
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