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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents 50 Ways To Get Your Way Virtual Book Publicity Tour @JulietHuck #nonfiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Juliet Huck’s 50 WAYS TO GET YOUR WAY Virtual Book Tour November 5 – 30 2018! Inside the Book Title: 50 WAYS TO GET YOUR WAY Author: Juliet Huck Publisher: The Huck Group Pages: 120 Genre: Motivational/Nonfiction   BOOK BLURB: 50 Ways to Get Your Way by Juliet Huck Promotes the Art of Persuading Others Using the Simple Power of Commonsense Values In 50 WAYS TO GET YOUR WAY, Juliet Huck shares the lessons she learned while growing up on her family’s farm in rural Ohio—values such as being grateful, nurturing relationships, and listening intently, which she used to build
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Interview with Mike Martin, Author of ‘Darkest Before the Dawn’ @mike54martin

““He started to stroke her when his cell phone rang. “Boss, it’s Jones. We’ve got a situation. We got a call about a shooting up near the seniors’ club.” “Injuries?” asked Windflower. “A teenager,” said Jones. “I’m on my way.” “I’ll be over in a sec,” said Windflower. “Bad news?” asked Sheila. “I’ll call you,” was all he said back. Sheila didn’t ask any more questions. They liked a layer of insulation between his police work and their personal lives. He gave her a peck on the cheek and patted Lady as he left to drive to the seniors’ club, hoping for the best and fearing the worst. The
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Interview with Terje Gerotti Simonsen, Author of ‘Our Secret Powers’

“The majority of the considerations in this book are based on strange incidents reported by scientists of one kind or another—archaeologists, anthropologists, psychologists, physicists and philosophers. Such people are more often than not very resourceful with well-developed skills in observation as well as in thinking. It therefore seems reasonable to take their reports seriously, even when—or especially when—they dare to speak against the consensus and vouch for the paranormal. It is not unusual to think that those scientists who report having experienced paranormal phenomena are misinterpreting their experiences at best or are fraudulent at worst. I suggest we take ‘the road less travelled,’ and regard ‘the defendants innocent until
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  • October 1, 2018
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Interview with Marian L. Thomas, Author of ‘The Caged Butterfly’ @marianlthomas01 #VBT #Interview

“I want you to laugh a lot. I believe that laughing is like a sweet-smelling aroma for the soul and the heart. I used to laugh all the time. Back when life was good and innocent, and I was good and innocent. Don’t prove my dream a lie. Don’t be a caged butterfly. Become something and someone that is even better than what I could see. I don’t know what your new parents will call you, but in my heart, I whispered Thomas Gray Livingston III in your ears, if you be a boy. Mama thinks that you are and like I said before, she ain’t never wrong. If
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Interview with Daniel Kenner, Co-Author of ‘Room for Grace’ #memoir @alwysroom4grace

“Dr. David Sanfred, our family practitioner, walked into my room at 6:45 a.m. and stood at the end of my hospital bed. “Maureen, we’re getting ready to send you home soon,” he said. And then, “It’s time to talk.” It was time to face what I’d avoided all week. “I’m sorry to tell you, but it’s very serious.” Though by our family’s side for many difficult situations, I’d never heard Dr. Sanfred’s tone this methodical. “We thought it was Stage 1 but the cancer metastasized from the colon to your umbilicus and has advanced to Stage 4.”” –From Room for Grace by Daniel and Maureen Kenner Daniel Kenner rocked
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Interview with Jamell Crouthers, Author of Code Blue @aquariamind1

“Police Chief Bulletin #1 My fellow police officers, thank you for your hard work, Putting your life in the line of duty every day. This will be the first of many bulletins that I will be sending, Your supervising officer will be having meetings about my bulletins. I want to address an issue that’s been going on in our community, There have been too many minorities driving in our neighborhoods. I’ve been told by residents that they’re scared and afraid of them, I don’t know exactly why as I am not in the streets everyday. In order to get control of our community again we must pull over cars,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Code Blue Virtual Book Publicity Tour @aquarianmind1 #poetryprose #literaryfiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jamell Crouthers’ CODE BLUE Series Virtual Book Tour October 1 – 31 2018! Inside the Series The Code Blue: An Oath to the Badge and Gun series chronicles a police officer named Gary who has been on the force for a few years. He soon is entrenched in a lot of lies, corruption, racism and agendas being pushed by his superiors. The question throughout this series is whether he as a good cop becomes part of the corruption or does he report it? Part of this series features his son Gary, Jr who is a young teenager wanting to be
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Winter at the Beach Virtual Book Publicity Tour @_Sheila_Roberts #womensfiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sheila Roberts’ WINTER AT THE BEACH Virtual Book Tour October 22 – December 21 2018! Inside the Book Title: WINTER AT THE BEACH Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin/Mira Pages: 384 Genre: Women’s Fiction   BOOK BLURB: Jenna Jones, manager of the Driftwood Inn, a vintage motel in the Washington beach town of Moonlight Harbor, is convinced that a winter festival would be a great way to draw visitors (and tourist business) to town during those off-season months. Everyone in the local chamber of commerce is on board with her Seaside with Santa festival idea except one naysayer, local sour lemon,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Going For Broke: How to Suffer Well Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ShannonMedisky #Christian #Devotional #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Shannon Medisky’s GOING FOR BROKE: HOW TO SUFFER WELL Virtual Book Tour October 1 – November 30 2018! Inside the Book Title: GOING FOR BROKE: HOW TO SUFFER WELL Author: Shannon Medisky Publisher: Independent Pages: 61 Genre: Christian Nonfiction/Devotional BOOK BLURB: Hardship hurts and suffering sucks. But there’s very important work—and rewards—we need to be occupied with in the middle of it all. Suffering has a way of stretching us beyond ourselves. It prompts us to stretch outside of our current comfort zones. But no matter how we feel, we don’t have to be buried by our challenges and circumstances.
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  • September 17, 2018
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Interview with Nancy Gray, Author of ‘Spine Chillers: Big Bad Wolf’

“Mrs. Rose walked in front of them and said, “First of all, congratulations on all of your parts.  Since this is a Halloween play, I chose the rolls based on who could portray their parts in a suitably ominous way.  Remember, these are fractured fairy tales, so nothing is supposed to end well.  And, the common element in all of them will be the big, bad wolf.” Patrick stood up and gave a quick bow. Jane thought, “Show off…”” Mrs. Rose continued, “The main theme is Little Red Riding Hood, but as you can see, there will be elements from other stories incorporated.  While she’s going to grandma’s house,
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Interview with Carol Jeffers, Author of The Question of Empathy: Searching for the Essence of Humanity

“Strolling among the dunes and driftwood, and the mock heather and yarrow of Moonstone Beach on California’s Central Coast, you are likely to come across a humble wooden bench made remarkable by what it declares, by the empathy it stirs, and by the stories it invites us to share. Rough and weatherworn, the bench is evocative of the salt air and wild daisies, the restless tides reshaping the continent’s rocky edge, and the wide sunset views it is meant to afford. But it has become legendary and invokes much more than a simple seascape. From its niche in the coastal ecosystem, this bench triumphs in returning us to the
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Darkest Before the Dawn Virtual Book Publicity Tour @Mike54Martin #Mystery #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Martin’s DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN Virtual Book Tour October 1 – 31 2018! Inside the Book Title: DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN Author: Mike Martin Publisher: Ottawa Press and Publishing Pages: TBA Genre: Mystery BOOK BLURB: Darkest Before the Dawn is the latest adventure of Sgt. Winston Windflower, a Mountie who finds himself surrounded by a new family and a new life in tiny Grand Bank, Newfoundland. There are signs of trouble that may disturb his pleasant life, including a series of unsolved break-ins and the lack of supports for young people in the most trying time of their lives.
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📢 {Christian Historical Fiction} New Book Review Campaign! Phoebe’s Journey Part 2: Seasons of Love #Christian #historical #reviews

We are taking review requests for Kathryn Collett’s PHOEBE’S JOURNEY PART 2: SEASONS OF LOVE. This is a review campaign and not a blog tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon no later than February 11, please. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon link. Review copies will be sent via PDF, mobi and epub formats. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: PHOEBE’S JOURNEY PART 2: SEASONS OF LOVE Author: Kathryn Collett Publisher: At Your Service of St. Louis County Pages: 328 Genre: Christian Historical Fiction BOOK BLURB:
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📢 {Medical Thriller} New Book Review Campaign! REAP: A Jack Forester Thriller by Frank J. Edwards #thriller #reviews

We are taking review requests for Frank J. Edwards’ REAP: A JACK FORESTER THRILLER. This is a review campaign and not a blog tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon no later than January 11, please. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon link. Review copies will be sent via PDF, mobi and epub formats. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: REAP Author: Frank J. Edwards Publisher: Pascal Editions Pages: 388 Genre: Medical Thriller BOOK BLURB: Dr. Jack Forester, the lead character of author Frank J. Edwards’ previous
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📢 {Young Adult Historical Colonial-Era Sweet Romance} New Book Review Campaign! Eden on the Frontier by Cheryle Williams #ya #romance #historical #reviews

We are taking review requests for Cheryle Williams’ EDEN ON THE FRONTIER. This is a review campaign and not a blog tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon no later than February 11, please. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon link. Review copies will be sent via PDF format. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: EDEN ON THE FRONTIER Author: Cheryle Williams Publisher: Independent Pages: 218 Genre: Young Adult/Historical Colonial-Era Sweet Romance BOOK BLURB: A time of new beginnings brings out the best and worst in any
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Cozy Corgi Mysteries Virtual Book Publicity Tour @MACozyMystery #CozyMystery #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mildred Abbott’s THE COZY CORGI MYSTERIES Virtual Book Tour October 1 – November 30 2018! Inside the Books Title: CRUEL CANDY (Book 1) Author: Mildred Abbott Publisher: Wings of Ink Publications LLC Pages: 282 Genre: Cozy Mystery BLURB: Estes Park, Colorado: picturesque mountains, charming shops, delightful bakeries, a cozy bookstore… and murder. Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, move to Estes Park to hit the Reset button on life. Fred is about to open her dream bookshop, and the only challenges she anticipates are adjusting to small-town life, tourists, and living close to her loveable mother, Phyllis, and hippy stepfather,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Aren’t the Emperor’s New Clothes Grand Virtual Book Publicity Tour @Phil_Fishman #political #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Philip M. Fishman’s  AREN’T THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES GRAND Virtual Book Tour October 1 – 31 2018! Inside the Book Title: AREN’T THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES GRAND Author: Philip M. Fishman Publisher: MPS Publishing Pages: 112 Genre: Satirical Critique BOOK BLURB: If you love Trump, sorry, this book is not for you.  If, on the other hand, you are horrified at what this man is doing,  I think you will enjoy it.   I read a very interesting book recently that discussed despots and their common characteristics. What, then, are the characteristics of a despot? They attack free speech and the
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Miss Management Virtual Book Publicity Tour @TraciHighland #RomanticComedy #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Traci Highland’s MISS MANAGEMENT Virtual Book Tour October 1 – November 30 2018! Inside the Book Title: MISS MANAGEMENT Author: Traci Highland Publisher: Cheshire Lane Press Pages: 215 Genre: Romantic Comedy BOOK BLURB: Mags has gotten herself in a ton of trouble: she’s lost her job, any hope for references, and she’s going to run out of money…. fast. Yeah, sure, it may be her fault for punching her boss, but the jerk totally had it coming. Nobody listens to her until she reaches her boiling point, and by then, well, she’ll admit that there’s no stopping Mr. Fist To
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Caged Butterfly Virtual Book Publicity Tour @MarianLThomas #WomensFiction #VBT

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Marian L. Thomas’ THE CAGED BUTTERFLY Virtual Book Tour October 1 – 31 2018! Inside the Book Title: THE CAGED BUTTERFLY Author: Marian L. Thomas Publisher: L.B. Publishing Pages: 307 Genre: Women’s Fiction BOOK BLURB: Who Would Think That One Act of Love Could Affect Four Generations? On December 29, 1930, Mildred “Millie” Mayfield gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Addie. Millie teaches Addie three things that she feels matters most in life; inner beauty, reading books and giving your “special something’ only to the man you marry. Addie lives up to the first two. On one autumn night
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  • September 3, 2018
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Interview with Shawn M. Beasley, Author of Killing the Rougarou @mamashawnbeasl1

“Being from South Louisiana, you hear a lot of folklore. You never actually believe the old tales. You pass the stories on down to your babies and so on. You never quite believe in them until you meet a monster. Maybe then, you wonder: Could these stories be true?” –From Killing the Rougarou by Shawn M. Beasley Author Shawn Beasley was born and raised in small town Louisiana. She has a BSRN and has traveled the world only to return to the same small town where she was raised. Shawn has three grown children, one girl and two sons. She lives with her oldest son and grandson and has
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Interview with Marty Roppelt, Author of Mortal Foe @MartyRoppelt

“My eyes snap open wide. A shadow faces me from beyond the foot of my bed. I shiver, holding my breath. The tall, bulky intruder seems oblivious. My sleep-hazy mind tells me to lie still. I’ll make myself smaller that way, so the invader won’t see me. I’m making myself small… My brain stirs slowly. A minute passes, then a few more. My eyes take their time adjusting to the darkness. Across the room, the sinister hulk takes the shape of my antique cherry-wood armoire. My girlfriend, Kelly, lies next to me, undisturbed. She faces away. Her chest rises and falls with each breath, her body radiating warmth. I
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Interview with Morgan Malone, Author of Taking Control: Rick’s Story @MMaloneAuthor

“Rick eased toward the open doors of his living room, thinking to disappear into the shadows. He just didn’t feel like an early morning encounter with anyone, certainly not the mermaid with those incredible legs who was ambling slowly in his general direction. He stopped suddenly when something caught the corner of his eye. A glint of sunlight on metal. He reached for his pistol, but his waistband was empty. Damn. What is that woman doing with a diving knife strapped to her right bicep? Who the hell is she?” From Taking Control: Rick’s Story by Morgan Malone Morgan Malone is the pen name of a retired lawyer who
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  • September 3, 2018
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Interview with Brenda B. Taylor, Author of A Highland Emerald @rayburnlady #historical #romance

“The words spewed from Da’s mouth. A sinister, dark shadow cloaked his face. Muscles twitched in his jaws and his hands clenched in tight fists. I stepped back. He abruptly turned, making his way up the stone steps to the upper story bed chambers, feeling the wall for security. When his foot struck the arisaid I’d dropped on the stair, he reached down, seized the garment, flung it with a vehemence I rarely witnessed from him, and continued up the staircase. The large dog followed at his heels. Not knowing what to do, I grabbed the arisaid, wrapped it closely around my shoulders, pulled the hood over my head,
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📢 {Romance/New Adult} New Book Review Campaign! A Little Lost A Little Found by H.M. Irwing #reviews #romance #newadult

We are taking review requests for H.M. Irwing’s A LITTLE LOST A LITTLE FOUND. This is a review campaign and not a blog tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon no later than November 26, please. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and click below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon link. Review copies will be sent via PDF. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: A LITTLE LOST A LITTLE FOUND Author: H.M. Irwing Publisher: Amore Publishing Pages: 300 Genre: Romance/New Adult BOOK BLURB: Lucy Little, born Luxy Ara Starr, grew up not having a clue
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Water is Wide Virtual Book Publicity Tour @LauraVosika #timetravel #historicalfiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Laura Vosika’s THE WATER IS WIDE (Book 3 of The Blue Bells Chronicles) Virtual Book Tour October 1 – December 14 2018! Inside the Book Title: THE WATER IS WIDE Author: Laura Vosika Publisher: Gabriel’s Horn Press Pages: 451 Genre: Time Travel/Historical Fiction BOOK BLURB: After his failure to escape back to his own time, Shawn is sent with Niall on the Bruce’s business. They criss-cross Scotland and northern England, working for the Bruce and James Douglas, as they seek ways to get Shawn home to Amy and his own time. Returning from the Bruce’s business, to Glenmirril, Shawn finally
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Our Secret Powers Virtual Book Publicity Tour #spiritual #paranormal #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Terje Gerotti Simonsen’s OUR SECRET POWERS: TELEPATHY, CLAIRVOYANCE AND PRECOGNITION Virtual Book Tour October 1 – 31 2018! Inside the Book   Title: OUR SECRET POWERS: TELEPATHY, CLAIRVOYANCE AND PRECOGNITION Author: Terje Gerotti Simonsen Publisher: Pari Publishing Pages: 528 Genre: Nonfiction/Spiritual/Consciousness/Paranormal BOOK BLURB: Is the paranormal normal? Many readers will be surprised when learning that reputable scientists, among them several Nobel laureates, have claimed that telepathy is a reality. Their curiosity will increase when reading that both Cleopatra’s lost palace and Richard III’s burial place were recovered by means of clairvoyance. And some will think it to be sheer science
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Room for Grace by Daniel & Maureen Kenner @AlwysRoom4Grace #memoir #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Daniel & Maureen Kenner’s ROOM FOR GRACE Virtual Book Tour October 1 – 31 2018! Inside the Book Title: ROOM FOR GRACE Author: Daniel Kenner & Maureen Kenner Publisher: Silver Boot Imprints Pages: 200 Genre: Memoir & Biography BOOK BLURB: Stage 4 cancer for her and a debilitating disease for her husband: life crashed down in an instant. Maureen Kenner found resilience, however, in the lessons she learned from her Special Ed students in Providence, RI. Her students lived with their hearts opened despite struggles of the highest magnitude. Through these students, Maureen gains courage, humor, and the strength of
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  • August 20, 2018
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Interview with Nancy Gray, Author of Spine Chillers: The Scarecrow #vbt #puyb

“Sophie got into the backseat of the car and didn’t glance back in the direction of the scarecrow until they were driving. When she did turn to look, even though she knew it wasn’t possible, the scarecrow’s head seemed to be cocked in a different direction, slightly upward, as though it was watching them leave. Just as she was about to say something to her parents, a wall of crows flew up from the cornfield and obscured her view. When they were gone the head was resting down again. Sophie made a whimpering sound in the back of her throat that she was glad her parents didn’t hear and
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Darkest Before the Dawn Pre-Pub Blitz @Mike54Martin #mystery #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Martin’s DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN Pre-Pub Blitz September 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN Author: Mike Martin Publisher: Ottawa Press and Publishing Pages: 280 Genre: Mystery BOOK BLURB: Darkest Before the Dawn is the latest adventure of Sgt. Winston Windflower, a Mountie who finds himself surrounded by a new family and a new life in tiny Grand Bank, Newfoundland. There are signs of trouble that may disturb his pleasant life, including a series of unsolved break-ins and the lack of supports for young people in the most trying time of their lives. But there
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Big Bad Wolf Virtual Book Publicity Tour #midgrade #horror #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Nancy Gray’s SPINE CHILLERS: BIG BAD WOLF Virtual Book Tour September 17 – October 19! Inside the Book Title: BIG BAD WOLF Author: Nancy Gray Publisher: Independent Pages: 112 Genre: Middle Grade Horror BOOK BLURB: Jane is ecstatic when she gets the role of Red Riding Hood in her school play, but she didn’t realize that they’d be using the stuffed wolf prop as the Big Bad Wolf. That tattered old prop has always scared her and, lately, she has been having strange dreams about it that make it seem like it’s something more. Jane will have to get help
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