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Pump Up Your Book Presents My Reckless Valentine Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for MY RECKLESS VALENTINE by Olivia Dade on July 8!   Title: My Reckless Valentine Author: Olivia Dade Publisher: Lyrical Shine Library manager Angie Burrowes is in trouble again. Her superiors have never approved of her unconventional methods, but the latest warning is serious—another complaint from the administration or a patron, and she’s fired. With a steamy Valentine’s Day contest to conceal and her career on the line, the last thing Angie needs is a near-accident while driving home. At least, until she meets the tall, dark, and sexy stranger responsible for her very own spicy plot twist… Straight-laced
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{Historical Romance} Not Always a Saint Blog Tour Sign Ups!

Mary Jo Putney will be touring August 24 – September 18 with her historical romance, Not Always A Saint! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook) Interviews Guest Post Book Spotlight/Excerpt Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you!   Title: Not Always a Saint Author: Mary Jo Putney Publisher: Zebra Pages: 352 Genre: Historical Romance Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audible After the death of his sweetheart when he was at university, Daniel Herbert buried his grief in medical studies and his passion for healing. Viewed as a saint by those who know him, in his own mind, he
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Cuba Undercover Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Linda Bond’s CUBA UNDERCOVER virtual book tour July 14 – August 11!     Title: Cuba Undercover Author: Linda Bond Publisher: Entangled: Select Suspense Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Kindle  His revenge will change her life forever… Cuban-American TV reporter Rebecca Menendez’s success comes from playing by the rules. When she’s kidnapped by a fierce and intensely handsome man who needs her help, however, all of those rules seem pointless. Nothing could have prepared her for being taken hostage…or the irresistible reward if she complies: information about her long-thought dead father. Antonio Vega has spent almost every day of his adult life dreaming
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Relapse in Paradise Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for RELAPSE IN PARADISE by Roxanne Smith on July 2!   Title: Relapse in Paradise Author: Roxanne Smith Publisher: Lyrical Press Still stinging from her recent divorce, Emily Buzzly heads to majestic Hawaii to soothe her wounds. But once she arrives on Oahu, Emily discovers that a man she assumes is a beach bum is in fact her personal tour guide, hired by her sister. With his long hair and tattoos, Boston Rondibett is everything Emily detests—despite his sun-kissed surfer body. And with her straight-laced, executive persona, Emily is everything Boston rebels against. But both have a lot to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Ella Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for ELLA by Virginia Taylor on July 1!   Title: Ella Author: Virginia Taylor Publisher: Lyrical Press Ella Beaufort knew better than to rely on a sexy stranger. But with two sisters to support on the modest earnings of the family sheep station, she accepts shearer Cal Lynton’s help—along with his intoxicating kiss. The most Ella can hope for is an affair. Something a woman in her situation wouldn’t dare—or would she? Heir to his family fortune, Charlton Alfred Landon Lynton abandoned his privileged life to prove his independence. He doesn’t have time for a woman, but once he
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Waiting for Ethan Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for WAITING FOR ETHAN by Diane Barnes on June 30! Title: Waiting for Ethan Author: Diane Barnes Publisher: Lyrical Press When Gina Rossi was in junior high, her best friend’s psychic grandmother got everything right—from predicting that Gina would break her arm and travel to Italy, all the way to leading police to a missing neighborhood child. The one time Gina didn’t listen to her, she almost got herself killed. So when she says that Gina will marry a man named Ethan—but she will have to wait for him—Gina believes her, and waits… Now thirty-six, Gina’s Mr. Right is
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Supervillians Anonymous Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lexie Dunne’s SUPERVILLIANS ANONYMOUS virtual book tour June 30 – July 26! Title: Supervillians Anonymous Author: Lexie Dunne Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Format: Kindle/Paperback The stakes are huge and the hero is short when Hostage Girl returns snarkier than ever in Lexie Dunne’s urban superhero fantasy Supervillains Anonymous New superhero Gail Godwin, the one and only Hostage Girl, is in big trouble: her nemesis Chelsea is loose, her trainer Angélica is dead, and everybody thinks Gail did it. To make matters worse, Davenport Industries has thrown her into a prison that just happens to be full of the very
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Pro Rules Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andreea and Stephan Ehritt-Vanc’s PRO RULES book blast July 6 – July 17!     Title: Pro Rules Author: Andreea Ehritt-Vanc & Stephan Ehritt-Vanc Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 144 Genre: Sports Format: Kindle/Paperback Over the last twelve years, Stephan Ehritt-Vanc and Andreea Ehritt-Vanc, founders of the Pro-M International Tennis Academy, have played in or coached several players in more than sixty Grand Slams. In their guidebook, Pro Rules, they offer proven principles and a set of values that can help tennis players of all ages improve their game, achieve goals, and ultimately maximize their potential. Presented through five main elements—experience, acceptance-action response, respect, real
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Pump Up Your Book Presents He IS Real Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Janis Bolton Drinnon’s HE IS REAL book blast July 6 – July 17!     Title: He IS Real Author: Janis Bolton Drinnon Publisher: Xlibris Pages: 109 Genre: Poetry Format: Kindle/Paperback/Hardcover Janis began writing poetry in earnest after her first poem was published in an anthology in 1994 at age seventy- two. Following this, several of her poems were published in different anthologies through the years where she received numerous editors’ choice awards. The spiritual nature of Janis’ poems reflects her deep religious faith. In 1998, a book of her inspirational poems and selected Bible verses, “In HIS Care,” was published as a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Now That the Dust Has Settled Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Anthanasio Dzadagu’s NOW THAT THE DUST HAS SETTLED book blast July 6 – July 17!   Title: Now That the Dust Has Settled Author: Anthanasio Dzadagu Publisher: AuthorHouse Pages: 372 Genre: Biography/Autobiography Format: Kindle In this book, I try to explore why one section of the Catholic Community connected with the late Archbishop Chakaipa was overtaken by great remorse when he died, while another went into jubilation. This leads me into the examination of what kind of person Archbishop Chakaipa was. I do this in the context of his family background and his priestly and Episcopal ministries. He was of the Unendoro clan,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Social Media Overload Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Corey Perlman’s SOCIAL MEDIA OVERLOAD virtual book tour July 6 – July 31! Title: Social Media Overload Author: Corey Perlman Publisher: Garnet Group Pages: 169 Genre: Business Format: Paperback/Kindle You shouldn’t be on any social media site without a clear direction or purpose. This book will help you: • Determine which sites are right for your business and ignore the rest • Avoid website mistakes that are costing you business • Attract more prospects by outperforming your competition on Google • Stay “Top of Mind” with prospects using content marketing • Strengthen customer relationships and earn referrals using Facebook and LinkedIn
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Little Boy’s War Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Roy Bartlett’s A LITTLE BOY’S WAR book blast July 6 – July 17!   Title: A Little Boy’s War Author: Roy Bartlett Publisher: AuthorHouse Pages: 190 Genre: Biography/Autobiography Format: Kindle In this autobiographical reminiscence of the war years, Roy Bartlett relates the experiences of a young boy living in the West London suburb of Ealing, particularly during the sustained German Luftwaffe ‘Blitz’ on the capital in 1940 during which he sustained injury. Millions of people in London and other cities, children as well as adults, survived the horrors and rigours of the war. Many accounts have been written, but few from the viewpoint
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Island Bluffs Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Alan A. Winter’s ISLAND BLUFFS virtual book tour July 6 -31!     Title: Island Buffs Author: Alan A. Winter Publisher: KBPublishing Genre: Thriller/Suspense Format: Kindle/Paperback Island Bluffs is a story of love, forgiveness, and understanding the dark side of the human spirit. It explores the age-old question: are children accountable for the sins of their parents and grandparents? Carly Mason is a successful New York City forensic dentist. She and her widower husband, Gabe Berk, are trying to start a family. Thinking they had exhausted the options by consulting with all of Manhattan’s fertility experts, Carly and Gabe learn of an
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Second Chronicles of Illumination Virtual Book Tour – Win a Signed Hardcover!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you C.A. Pack’s SECOND CHRONICLES OF ILLUMINATION virtual book tour July 6 – July 31!     Title: Second Chronicles of Illumination Author: C.A. Pack Publisher: Antiqua Press Pages: 480 Genre: Fantasy Format: Kindle/Hardcover When an alien invasion threatens the existence of all the knowledge in the universe, eighteen-year-old Johanna Charette and seventeen-year-old Jackson Roth must rely on their wits, guts, and pluck to save the fantasy-come-to-life world of the Library of Illumination. It wouldn t be so bad if Johanna and Jackson weren t the ones responsible for breaching the portals to a dozen distant worlds. Now, outside forces are causing shock waves
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Poetically Baring My Soul Book Blast!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jerald Brown’s POETICALLY BARING MY SOUL virtual book tour June 22 – July 3, 2015!     Title: Poetically Baring My Soul Author: Jerald Brown Publisher: Jerald Brown Genre: Poetry Format: Paperback Poetically Baring My Soul is a poetry book that offers a honest inscription of trials, feelings, thoughts, and revelations. It creates a visual image from personal accounts within the expressions of the writings. Poetically Baring My Soul invites all those who have an acceptance of faith, a honesty and even accountability of self, and a vivid appreciation of metaphors and wordplay, to embrace the poems inside. ORDER INFORMATION Poetically Baring
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Pump Up Your Book Presents In Midnight’s Silence Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you T. Frohock’s IN MIDNIGHT’S SILENCE virtual book tour June 22 – July 10!   Title: In Midnight’s Silence: Los Nefilim: Part One Author: T. Frohock Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Format: Kindle  The fate of mankind has nothing to do with mankind… Born of an angel and a daimon, Diago Alvarez is a singular being in a country torn by a looming civil war and the spiritual struggle between the forces of angels and daimons. With allegiance to no one but his partner Miquel, he is content to simply live in Barcelona, caring only for the man he loves and
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  • June 11, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Exposing the Heiress Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jennifer Apodaca’s EXPOSING THE HEIRESS virtual book tour August 3 – August 28!   Title: Exposing the Heiress Author: Jennifer Apodaca Publisher: Entangled Ignite Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Kindle  This Marine will protect her at all costs… When wealthy heiress Alyssa Brooks finds out her stepfather has been paying her fiancé to marry her, she’s humiliated and betrayed. She quickly breaks the engagement, only to be blackmailed by her nowex-fiancé, who threatens both Alyssa and the son she gave up for adoption. With nowhere to go, she turns to the one man she can trust. Former Marine sniper Hunter Reece’s lethal skills
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Highlander vs Warrior – Who’s the Best Hero?

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Diana Cosby and Heather Grothaus and their leading men in a Hero vs. Hero challenge June 15 – June 22!   VS   Want to know more? Read on below to see each hero’s stats! GIRIC ARMSTRONG from AN OATH BROKEN by Diana Cosby age:  22 occupation: Giric Armstrong, Earl of Terrick physical appearance: 6’ 1″, with ice blue eyes, and black hair, muscular build special skills: swordmanship, kissing, lovemaking, and strategy. Swoon factor: his intense blue eyes, his fierceness as a protector of those he loves, his honor, and his kindness. real life analogue: Henry Cavill: http://thehollywoodbillboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/henry-cavill5.png quote: “Naught could be as special to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Bosom of Abraham Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Beatrice Blue Pipe’s THE BOSOM OF ABRAHAM book blast June 29- July 10!   Title: The Bosom of Abraham Author: Beatrice Blue Pipe Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 90 Genre: Historical Biography Format: Kindle/Paperback As a child, Beatrice Blue Pipe was confused and hurt by what her teachers told her. As a student, her teachers at Canada’s Christian-administered residential school system taught that God hated Canada’s First Peoples and First Nations. From Blue Pipe’s perspective, she was condemned. As she grew, the hateful lessons of her youth slowly consumed her, and like too many others, she attempted to silence those demons with alcohol and thoughts
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Merry Heart of Madness Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David A. Ringer and J.D.C. Ormond’s THE MERRY HEART OF MADNESS book blast June 29- July 10! Title: The Merry Heart of Madness Author: David A. Ringer with J.D.C. Ormond Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 378 Genre: Erotica Fiction Format: Kindle Weakened, he is promised only months to live. When Western medicine leaves him without hope, botany professor Dr. Charles Douglas follows his past back to India in search of the only cure left to try. A lifetime ago, before his escape into the academic world, Charles built another life, one rich with intrigue, danger, and easy cash as part of the shadow world of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sisterhood is Deadly Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lindsay Emory’s SISTERHOOD IS DEADLY virtual book tour July 1 – July 21!   Title: Sisterhood is Deadly Author: Lindsay Emory Publisher: Witness Impulse Genre: Mystery Format: Kindle  “We’ll be sisters ’til we die…” Margot Blythe is a professional sorority girl. As a Sisterhood Mentor for her beloved Delta Beta, she travels to colleges around the country, advising on serious sorority issues (and picking up all the gossip along the way). Margot is thrilled when she’s invited back to her alma mater to assist the Delta Betas—but tragedy strikes when their chapter advisor drops dead during a meeting, sending shockwaves down sorority
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Boys of Summer Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lucien N. Plante’s BOYS OF SUMMER book blast June 29- July 10! Title: Boys of Summer Author: Lucien N. Plante Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 254 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Kindle In the Darkness, Mike slid over the side of the ship and in to the water, without knowing direction swam away from the ship into the darkness hoping not to hear the sound of a rifle or the pain of its report. Without knowing where he was Mike hoped he was swimming for shore, hoping he would not end up as fish food. He had escaped the Yankees. This is a story of how
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Relax-a-bye Baby Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mimi Sommers’ RELAX-A-BYE BABY virtual book tour August 3 – 28! Title: Relax-a-bye Baby Author: Mimi Sommers Publisher: Angus MacGregor Genre: Children’s Book Format: Kindle  Mimi Sommers is the author of Relax a bye Baby: A bedtime guide to get your little one relaxand sleep tight. Inspired by her 6 years old son, she created a fun and interactive approach to bedtime through meditation and body relaxation. This book takes readers on a step-by-step body relaxation journey side-by-side with captive and imaginative illustrations, sprinkled with a little gratitude and a whole lot of affirmations. This book is designed to help the sleep
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Pump Up Your book Presents Bridesmaid Blues Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Boone Brux’s BRIDESMAID BLUES virtual book tour June 30 – July 31!     Title: Bridesmaid Blues Author: Boone Brux Publisher: Entangled Lovestruck Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Kindle  A wedding. An ex. And a secret. Maid-of-Honor Dani Brown can handle anything that comes her way when it comes to her best friend’s wedding. That is, until the bride asks for a huge favor-Dani needs to distract the best man, who happens to be Dani’s ex. The ex she has fantasized dismembering for a year now. The ex she’ll have to suck it up and play nice with if this wedding is to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Shakespeare Conspiracy Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jeffrey Hunter McQuain’s THE SHAKESPEARE CONSPIRACY virtual book tour August 3 – August 28!     Title: The Shakespeare Conspiracy Author: Jeffrey Hunter McQuain Publisher: Telemachus Press Genre: Fiction/Thriller Format: Kindle  What makes a secret worth dying for? That’s what Christopher Klewe, a brash young professor from Virginia, finds out in Jeffrey Hunter McQuain’s new thriller “The Shakespeare Conspiracy” when he stumbles upon the most shocking cover-up in literary history. On a rainy Halloween at Washington’s Kennedy Center, a masked killer brutally stabs Klewe’s best friend. Before dying, the victim deliberately drops his raincoat across a puddle and scrawls the letters “SoN”
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  • June 3, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Myth and Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mae Clair’s MYTH AND MAGIC virtual book tour June 15 – July 3!   Title: Myth and Magic Author: Mae Clair Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Contemporary Romantic Suspense Format: Kindle  AS CHILDREN THEY PLAYED GAMES OF MYTH AND MAGIC… Veronica Kent fell in love with Caith Breckwood when they were children. As a teenager, she was certain he was the man she was destined to marry. But a traumatic event from Caith’s past led him to fear a future together. He left Veronica, hoping to save her from a terrible fate. Twelve years later, Caith, now a P.I., is hired to investigate bizarre
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Breaking the Silence Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Maria Nieto’s BREAKING THE SILENCE book blast June 15 – 26!   Title: Breaking the Silence Author: Maria Nieto Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 202 Genre: Historical Thriller Format: Kindle/Paperback On a sweltering summer day, the streets of Old Madrid that once resonated with the laughter of children playing are empty and silent. But inside the apartment buildings there is life as families faithfully wait for updates about an army uprising in Spanish Morocco. Before long, their greatest fears come true. As rebel troops storm Madrid and chaos fills the streets, six-year-old Mari wonders why she cannot go outside to play. Unfortunately, she has no
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Going Home, Gambling on a Dream, Look of Love and Bachelorette for Sale Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lyrical Press’ GOING HOME, GAMBLING ON A DREAM, THE LOOK OF LOVE and BACHELORETTE FOR SALE virtual book tour June 15 – July 3!     Title: Going Home Author: Stacy Finz Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Kindle  The small mountain town of Nugget, California, has a strange way of giving people unexpected reasons to start over—and find the most irresistible chances to fall in love… Maddy Breyer needs to prove she can make her own life after betrayal blew up her previous happily-ever-after. Staying totally focused on renovating a decrepit mansion into a bed-and-breakfast might help her—and this recession-hit
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wicked Ride, Waking the Dragon and Brand of the Pack Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lyrical Press’ WICKED RIDE,WAKING THE DRAGON and BRAND OF THE PACK virtual book tour June 15 – July 3!   Title: Wicked Ride Author: Rebecca Zanetti Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Paranormal Romance Format: Kindle  “Non-stop action and a hero to die for!” —Alexandra Ivy If you love the Dark Protectors, these wicked hot Realm Enforcers are for you! Alexandra Monzelle is a hard-fighting, heat-packing Seattle vice cop, and she’s not much interested in being protected. Her short skirt and sex-kitten heels are tools to lure her suspects into talking about the deadly new drug hitting the streets. She can take care
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  • May 30, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Crying Shame, The Uninvited and Them Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lyrical Press’ A CRYING SHAME, THE UNINVITED and THEM by William Johnstone  virtual book tour June 15 – July 3!   Title: A Crying Shame Author: William Johnstone Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Thriller/Horror Format: Kindle  Each night they emerged from the murky depths of the swamp to claim another victim—a lovely, innocent, fertile female who would be carried off in huge hairy arms and plunged into a nightmare world of terror. Her screams would echo in the darkness. Her face would contort in the throes of horror and pain. But once taken, each became a mother of an unholy child, a
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