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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents You Got This! Book Blast & Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you James Kademan’s YOU GOT THIS! Book Blast July 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: YOU GOT THIS! A MOTIVATIONAL GUIDE FOR ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS Author: James Kademan Publisher: Independent Pages: 256 Genre: Self-help / Motivational BOOK BLURB: You Got This! A motivational guide for achieving your goals. Written by renowned business coach James Kademan of Draw In Customers Business Coaching. This is a quick read that will drive you to achieve what you have been working on. Sometimes you just need a kick in the rear to get you moving, this is that kick. For a preview, check out
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Night in Jerusalem Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gaelle Lehrer Kennedy’s NIGHT IN JERUSALEM Blog Tour July 3 – December 29! Inside the Book Title: NIGHT IN JERUSALEM Author: Gaelle Lehrer Kennedy Publisher: PKZ Inc. Pages: 246 Genre: Historical Romance A bewitching love story that is also an extraordinary portrait of Jerusalem, its faith, spirituality, identity, and kaleidoscope of clashing beliefs, Night in Jerusalem is a novel of mystery, beauty, historical insight, and sexual passion. David Bennett is invited to Jerusalem in 1967 by his cousin who, to the alarm of his aristocratic British family, has embraced Judaism. He introduces David to his mentor, Reb Eli, a revered
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First Chapter & Tour Kick-Off: Tell On You by Freda Hansburg

Title: TELL ON YOU Author: Freda Hansburg Publisher: Micro Publishing Media Pages: 248 Genre: Thriller Tell on You is a psychological suspense novel that best fits within the Gone Girl-inspired niche genre of “grip lit.”   Jeremy Barrett’s obsessive love equals that of Jay Gatsby for Daisy Buchanan, as life imitates art in his private school English class. But his angst-driven infatuation brings dire consequences as he is drawn into the machinations of his disturbed 16-year-old student Nikki Jordan, whose bad intentions rival those of her teacher.  A fast-paced, drama-filled tale, Tell on You reminds readers about the wildness and trauma of adolescence—and the self-defeating behaviors to which adults resort
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Soldier’s Seduction Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jane Godman’s THE SOLDIER’S SEDUCTION Blog Tour July 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: THE SOLDIER’S SEDUCTION Author: Jane Godman Publisher: Harlequin Pages: 288 Genre: Romantic Suspense BOOK BLURB: From the front lines to unexpected romance—and danger—in small-town Wyoming After a war zone bomb nearly destroyed Bryce Delaney, he’s worked hard to hide his scars. Back in his Wyoming hometown, he can pretend the nightmares don’t exist. But when a secretive, beautiful new woman in town disappears, Bryce’s protective instincts put him on the front lines again. Wanted for murder and on the run under an alias, former A-list
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📢 {Children’s Picture Book} The ABCs of Being Me Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Theresa A. McKeown’s THE ABCS OF BEING ME. 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 August 30, 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: THE ABCS OF BEING ME Author: Theresa A. McKeown Publisher: The ABC’s of Everything, LLC Pages: 26 Genre: Children’s Picture Book The ABCs of Being Me is meant to be a
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents When the Sky Falls Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joseph Bendoski’s WHEN THE SKY FALLS Blog Tour July 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: WHEN THE SKY FALLS Author: Joseph Bendoski Publisher: Independent Pages: 408 Genre: Thriller/Espionage/Conspiracy/Historical “What makes you believe a lie? I’m not asking how you know someone is lying. What makes you believe? Because if you don’t understand how that works, then you won’t know when you’re being manipulated.” In 1938 the War of the Worlds hoax panicked millions of Americans, then in 1988 another fictional media broadcast convinced nearly half of Portugal that sea monsters had risen from the ocean to destroy their
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📢 {Amateur Sleuth/Cozy Mystery} Iced: Resort to Murder Mystery Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Avery Daniel’s ICED: RESORT TO MURDER MYSTERY. 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 August 24, 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 paperback (U.S.), PDF & ePub. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: ICED: RESORT TO MURDER MYSTERY Author: Avery Daniels Publisher: Blazing Sword Publishing Pages: 282 Genre: Amateur Sleuth/Cozy Mystery Julienne has her ideal job as an event planner at
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Boardwalk Summer Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kimberly Fisk’s BOARDWALK SUMMER Blog Tour July 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: BOARDWALK SUMMER Author: Kimberly Fisk Publisher: Berkley/Penguin Pages: 352 Genre: Contemporary Romance In the town of Tranquility Bay, summer is the season of second chances… Single mother Hope Thompson has built a happy life for herself and her twins in beautiful Tranquility Bay, Washington. She doesn’t dwell on her painful past—especially not on the man who broke her heart all those years ago. But when Hope’s beloved son needs help, she takes a desperate chance and reaches out to her children’s father. Nick Fortune lives life
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents A Wanted Man Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Robert Parker’s A WANTED MAN Blog Tour July 3 – December 29! Inside the Book Title: A WANTED MAN Author: Robert Parker Publisher: Endeavour Press Pages: 307 Genre: Crime Thriller It’s down to fathers and fatherhood. Ben Bracken, ex-soldier, has just got out of Strangeways. Not by the front door. With him, he has his ‘insurance policy’ – a bag of evidence that will guarantee his freedom, provided he can keep it safe – and he has money, carefully looked after by a friend, Jack Brooker. Rejected by the army, disowned by his father, and any hopes of parenthood long
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Rebel Song Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Amanda J. Clay’s REBEL SONG Blog Tour July 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: REBEL SONG Author: Amanda J. Clay Publisher: Independent Pages: 370 Genre: YA Caught on opposite sides of a budding civil war, a rebel leader and a modern day princess fight to save their country from a corrupt Minister General in a fictional Central Europe. The once prosperous European nation of Arelanda has been plagued with poverty and corruption since the failed rebellion tore it apart. Now, rebels stir again in the capital’s underbelly, vowing to depose the monarchy and overturn the unjust government. Seventeen-year-old Rogan
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Mentor Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lee Matthew Goldberg’s THE MENTOR Blog Tour July 3 – August 31! Inside the Book Title: THE MENTOR Author: Lee Matthew Goldberg Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin’s Press Pages: 336 Genre: Thriller / Suspense / Mystery Kyle Broder has achieved his lifelong dream and is an editor at a major publishing house. When Kyle is contacted by his favorite college professor, William Lansing, Kyle couldn’t be happier. Kyle has his mentor over for dinner to catch up and introduce him to his girlfriend, Jamie, and the three have a great time. When William mentions that he’s been writing
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Power of Alchemy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Genevieve Crownson’s THE POWER OF ALCHEMY Blog Tour July 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: THE POWER OF ALCHEMY Author: Genevieve Crownson Publisher: Dreamspire Publishing Pages: 366 Genre: Scifi / Time Travel / YA WHAT IF YOUR GIFT BECAME YOUR CURSE? Emma Diamond is still reeling from the shocking revelation she’s been given an extraordinary ability meant to save humanity, when everything she knows and loves begins to unravel. Caught in a vicious snare of secrets and lies, Emma’s only hope is to find a mysterious ring believed to hold a centuries old power so formidable it could destroy
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📢 {Historical Fiction/Thriller} The Competition: Da Vinci’s Disciples Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Donna Russo Morin’s THE COMPETITION: DA VINCI’S DISCIPLES. 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 August 13, 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 paperback (U.S.), PDF & ePub. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: THE COMPETITION: DA VINCI’S DISCIPLES Author: Donna Russo Morin Publisher: Diversion Books Pages: 298 Genre: Historical Fiction/Thriller In a studiolo behind a church, six women gather to
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Scribble & Author Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Miri Leshem-Pelly’s SCRIBBLE & AUTHOR Blog Tour June 19 – July 14! Inside the Book Title: SCRIBBLE & AUTHOR Author: Miri Leshem-Pelly Publisher: Kane Miller Books Pages: 32 Genre: Picture Book Scribble & Author is written as a dialogue between the main character, Scribble, and the author who created her. Scribble’s journey starts on a peaceful shore called THE BEGINNING, continues to the rough, adventurous MIDDLE, and leads finally to the gate of THE ENDING, but it’s not at all what Scribble expected… Scribble is a scribble and Author is an author, but who really gets to tell the tale?
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Call House: A Washington Novel Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you C.P. Stiles’ THE CALL HOUSE: A WASHINGTON NOVEL Blog Tour June 12 – July 7! Inside the Book Title: THE CALL HOUSE: A WASHINGTON NOVEL Author: C.P. Stiles Publisher: Bacon Press Books Pages: 204 Genre: Literary Fiction A war on vice In Washington, DC—a city constantly awash in scandals? Hard to believe, but it really happened.  Only not exactly the way it’s told here. All Mattie Simon knows is that she want adventure and her hometown doesn’t have any. She wants independence, maybe some romance. All Andrew Stevens wants is to do his job as a newly-elected congressman. But Washington
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📢 {Christian Fiction} God Send Me My Husband Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Sherylynn L. Rochester’s GOD SEND ME MY HUSBAND. 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 September12, 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 & ePub. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: GOD SEND ME MY HUSBAND Author: Sherylynne E. Rochester Publisher: Shekinah Publication & Communications, Inc. Pages: 296 Genre: Christian Fiction God Send Me My Husband, brought to you by
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Tell On You Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Freda Hansburg’s TELL ON YOU Blog Tour June 5 – July 28! Inside the Book Title: TELL ON YOU Author: Freda Hansburg Publisher: Micro Publishing Media Pages: 248 Genre: Thriller Tell on You is a psychological suspense novel that best fits within the Gone Girl-inspired niche genre of “grip lit.”   Jeremy Barrett’s obsessive love equals that of Jay Gatsby for Daisy Buchanan, as life imitates art in his private school English class. But his angst-driven infatuation brings dire consequences as he is drawn into the machinations of his disturbed 16-year-old student Nikki Jordan, whose bad intentions rival those of her
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📢 {Thriller} Tell On You Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Freda Hansburg’s TELL ON YOU. 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 August 9, 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 paperback (U.S.) & PDF. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: TELL ON YOU Author: Freda Hansburg Publisher: Micro Publishing Media Pages: 248 Genre: Thriller Tell on You is a psychological suspense novel that best fits within the Gone Girl-inspired niche genre
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Call to War Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andi O’Connor’s CALL TO WAR Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: CALL TO WAR Author: Andi O’Connor Publisher: Purple Sun Press Pages: 258 Genre: Fantasy Darrak’s adventure concludes with this thrilling finale of The Dragonath Chronicles!   Following the betrayal of two of his trusted companions and a devastating battle in Mystandia, Darrak’s talents are desperately needed by the citizens of both Earth and Dragonath. Torn with the decision of where his loyalty should remain, he finally decides to confide in Andillrian. Together, they craft a plan they hope will save Darrak’s home planet, but their optimism
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Hello, Agnieszka Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Evy Journey’s HELLO, AGNIESZKA Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: HELLO, AGNIESZKA Author: Evy Journey Publisher: Sojourner Pages: 273 Genre: Women’s Fiction Elise thought she knew her mother. Agnieszka Halverson is a caring woman, a great cook, and an exceptional piano player; but living in a secure, predictable world, she’s also a little dull. Her world is devastated when her oldest son attempts suicide, and Elise finds her mother has a past—both sweet and bitter—that she must now reveal to explain the suicide attempt. A past rich with a passion for music and shattered dreams, betrayal
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Tapped Out for College Students: Stress Relief Using EFT Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kelley Pryor Amrien & Becki Stevens’ TAPPED OUT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: STRESS RELIEF USING EFT Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: TAPPED OUT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: STRESS RELIEF USING EFT Author: Kelley Pryor Amrein & Becki Stevens Publisher: Creative Spirit Books Pages: 236 Genre: Nonfiction/Self-Help/Stress-Relief You’re in college and college is stressful. Your stress impacts every facet of life, from classes to grades to work commitments. Even your physical health can be affected. Studies show that college students like you now face more stress than ever, leaving you with less time for relaxation and self-care. When
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📢 {YA/Fantasy/Satire} Moxie’s Decision Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Hank Quense’s MOXIE’S DECISION. 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 August 5, 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 & ePub. Thank you! Inside the Book Title: MOXIE’S DECISION Author: Hank Quense Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing Pages: 230 Genre: YA/Fantasy/Satire Entertaining from beginning to end, MOXIE’S DECISION is uproariously funny and satire at its best.    A top pick!
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Pop-Out Girl Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Irene Woodbury’s POP-OUT GIRL Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: POP-OUT GIRL Author: Irene Woodbury Publisher: SynergEbooks Pages: 188 Genre: Commercial Fiction When Zane Hollister returns home to Las Vegas after two years in prison and discovers his showgirl-lover is with another guy, he goes ballistic. After stalking and taunting the couple for months, his toxic jealousy takes a darker turn. To wipe out Colton, Zane masterminds a devilish zip line accident and a terrifying car crash. When those fail, he resorts to kidnapping Jen and forcing her to marry him. And it gets even worse
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📢 {Regency Romance Suspense} The Duke Needs a Wife Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Katy Walters’ THE DUKE NEEDS A WIFE. 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 August 3, 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: THE DUKE NEEDS A WIFE Author: Katy Walters Publisher: Independent Pages: 190 Genre: Regency Romance Suspense On the untimely demise of her parents, Miss Cassandra Whitney endures abject poverty raising her siblings.
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents I Can Find You Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joss Landry’s I CAN FIND YOU Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: I CAN FIND YOU (Emma Willis Series #2) Author: Joss Landry Publisher: Book Beatles Publishing LTD. Pages: 372 Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal     Emma just turned fifteen. Her powers have spiraled to include unusual magic, and she gladly relies on Hank and Christina’s friendship to mark the way. Thomas Carson’s feelings for Emma have changed, her aunt Franka tells her—a young man her aunt describes as a young buck whose testosterone plays a big role in his life. New friends around Emma surprise her.
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Discovery Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Louis Kraft & Robert S. Goodman’s THE DISCOVERY Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: THE DISCOVERY Author: Louis Kraft & Robert S. Goodman MD Publisher: Createspace Pages: 311 Genre: Legal Thriller In THE DISCOVERY by Robert S. Goodman and Louis Kraft, a young obstetrician/gynecologist delivers a premature baby after attending a dinner party. The child survives the delivery, but complications lead to a malpractice lawsuit two decades later. In 1952, a pregnant seventeen-year-old gives birth in a Los Angeles hospital. Two nurses attend to the young woman while they wait for the doctor on call
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Seduction Squad: Tainted Pre-Order Publicity Blitz & Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Amanda Stewart’s SEDUCTION SQUAD Pre-Order Publicity Blog Tour June 12 – July 7! Inside the Book Title: SEDUCTION SQUAD: TAINTED Author: Amanda Stewart Publisher: Carina Press Pages: 111 Genre: Erotic Romance The members of Seduction Squad are beautiful, skillful and deadly. Trained in the twin arts of seduction and assassination, their mission is to discover the darkest secrets of the world’s most powerful men. Sex, secrets and slaughter On Christie Mason’s eighteenth birthday, crime boss Theo Ward took her virginity and walked out of her life without a backward glance. She’s quietly nursed a broken heart for ten years, but
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📚 First Chapter: Surgeon’s Story by Mark Oristano

Title: SURGEON’S STORY Author: Mark Oristano Publisher: Authority Publishing Pages: 190 Genre: Nonfiction Medical What is it like to hold the beating heart of a two-day old child in your hand?  What is it like to counsel distraught parents as they make some of the most difficult decisions of their lives? Noted pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Kristine Guleserian has opened up her OR, and her career, to author Mark Oristano to create Surgeon’s Story – Inside OR-6 With a top Pediatric Heart Surgeon.  Dr. Guleserian’s life, training and work are discussed in detail, framed around the incredibly dramatic story of a heart transplant operation for a two-year old girl
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Port in a Desert Storm Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tom Fugate’s PORT IN A DESERT STORM Blog Tour June 26 – 30! Inside the Book Title: PORT IN A DESERT STORM Author: Tom Fugate Publisher: Independent Pages: 304 Genre: Espionage/Thriller July of 1990. The world is once again a dangerous place. The powder keg that is the middle east is once again ready to explode. The small oil rich country of Kuwait has been invaded by the forces of the Saddam Hussein, the dictator of Iraq. The world is on the brink of war as a coalition is formed and preparations are made. Lee Thomas is once again right
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📖 Press Release: Pump Up Your Book Announces Mark Oristano’s Surgeon’s Story Virtual Book Tour

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pump Up Your Book! is proud to announce Mark Oristano’s SURGEON’S STORY (Authority Publishing) virtual book tour May 1 – July 28. Mark will be guest appearing at blogs throughout the U.S. and international regions talking about his phenomenal new literary fiction that critics are saying is a page turner! Mark has been a professional writer/journalist since the age of 16. After growing up in suburban New York, Oristano moved to Texas in 1970 to attend Texas Christian University.  A major in Mass Communications, Mark was hired by WFAA-TV in 1973 as a sports reporter, the start of a 30-year career covering the NFL and professional
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