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  • March 5, 2015
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Reclaiming Her Heart, Reclaimed By Her Master, hot @nd nerdy and Daisy Chains Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lyrical Press and Kensington Books RECLAIMING HER HEART, RECLAIMED BY HER MASTER, hot @nd nerdy and DAISY CHAINS virtual book tour April 2 – 30!   Title: Reclaiming Her Heart Author: Allison Merritt Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Romance Format: Kindle When a broken heart heals, love can grow stronger… Ben Darling is infuriating, arrogant, and though he may look like every woman’s dream, he’s no better than a common thief for stealing Paralee Blake’s childhood home. She stopped trusting Ben the moment he broke her heart, and now nothing and no one is going to sway her opinion of him. Not
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  • March 5, 2015
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The City Beneath, Marked for Magic and Darkness Eternal Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lyrical Press and Kensington Books THE CITY BENEATH, MARKED FOR MAGIC and DARKNESS ETERNAL virtual book tour April 2 – 30! Title: The City Beneath Author: Melody Johnson Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Paranormal Romance Format: Kindle As a journalist, Cassidy DiRocco thought she had seen every depraved thing New York City’s underbelly had to offer. But while covering what appears to be a vicious animal attack, she finds herself drawn into a world she never knew existed. Her exposé makes her the target of the handsome yet brutal Dominic Lysander, the Master Vampire of New York City, who has no problem
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Served Hot, Becoming His Master and Between Now and Never Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lyrical Press’ SERVED HOT, BECOMING HIS MASTER and BETWEEN NOW AND NEVER  virtual book tour March 16 – 31! Title: Served Hot Author: Annabeth Albert Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Romance Format: Kindle In Portland, Oregon, the only thing hotter than the coffee shops, restaurants, and bakeries are the hard-working men who serve it up—hot, fresh, and ready to go—with no reservations… Robby is a self-employed barista with a busy coffee cart, a warm smile, and a major crush on one of his customers. David is a handsome finance director who works nearby, eats lunch by himself, and expects nothing but “the usual”—small
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wicked City, Thane’s Redemption and Being Emerald Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kensington Books/Lyrical Press’ THE WICKED CITY, THANE’S REDEMPTION and BEING EMERALD  virtual book tour March 16 – 31!   Title: The Wicked City Author: Megan Morgan Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Format: Kindle Whatever June Coffin says, goes—literally. And it’s not just because she’s a chain smoking rebel. As a Siren, June has the ability to force people to obey any command she voices. But in a world where those with supernatural powers quickly become lab rats for science, she’d rather look out for herself than fight on the front lines…until her similarly gifted twin brother, Jason, is captured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Memory of Your Kiss, Starling and The Ghosts of Peppernell Manor Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lyrical Press/Kensington Books THE MEMORY OF YOUR KISS, STARLING and THE GHOSTS OF PEPPERNELL MANOR  virtual book tour March 16 – April 17!   Title: The Memory of Your Kiss Author: Wilma Counts Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Romance Format: Kindle An Untimely Encounter… When her father falls gravely ill, eighteen-year-old Sydney Isabella Waverly dutifully agrees to marry the earl whose estate borders her family’s modest country home. But on a trip to Bath before she weds, Sydney meets the enigmatic, heroic Captain Zachary Quintin, with whom she feels an unmistakable mutual attraction. Still, they have no choice but to part ways, regretting
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Monster Squad: The Iron Golem Book Blast!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christian Page’s MONSTER SQUAD: THE IRON GOLEM book blast March 16 – April 17!   Title: Monster Squad: The Iron Golem Author: Christian Page Publisher: New Generation Publishing Genre: Young Adult Format: Kindle/Paperback Monsters. Mad Scientists. Danger. Dark forces are converging on the sleepy town of Autumn’s Hallow. Monsters in the woods, mad scientists on the loose and sinister minions lurk. Four young friends must band together to uncover a secret plot that threatens them, the town they live in and the people they love. It’s up to Blaine Davis, Daschle Gaunt, Shelley Merry and Drake Harker, heirs to fantastic powers to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Every Move She Makes, Death and Desire and Twelve Hours Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kensington Books/Lyrical Press’ EVERY MOVE SHE MAKES, DEATH AND DESIRE and TWELVE HOURS  virtual book tour March 16 – 31!   Title: Every Move She Makes Author: Jannine Gallant Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Mystery/Suspense Format: Kindle No matter where she goes, he knows her every move… Long ago, Rachel Carpenter was a glamorous soap star. She gave it all up to move to Napa Valley with her daughters to open up a bookstore near her family vineyard. Her life is safe and dependable, until she encounters Kane Lafferty at a wilderness camp in the rugged High Sierra. A burned-out police detective struggling
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Soldier of Rome: Rebellion in Judea Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you James Mace’s SOLDIER OF ROME: REBELLION IN JUDEA virtual book tour  April 2 – 27!   Title: Soldier of Rome: Rebellion in Judea Author: James Mace Publisher: CreateSpace Pages: 430 Genre: Historical Format: Kindle/Paperback In the year 66 A.D. the Roman province of Judea exploded in rebellion. Far from being a revolution of unified peoples, the various Jewish factions of Sadducees, Zealots, Sicarii, and Edomites are in a state of civil war; as anxious to spill the blood of each other as they are to fight the Romans. The Judeans find hope when the Romans commit a serious tactical blunder and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Taste of Sake Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for A TASTE OF SAKE by Heather Heyford on March 10! Title: A Taste of Sake Author: Heather Heyford Publisher: Kensington Books Half-Japanese Sake flies onto the grounds of the St. Pierre mansion with a crash (literally!) years after one of Papa’s many, long-forgotten affairs, shocking the whole family. Raised in the anonymity of bustling San Francisco by Haha, her single mother, Sake is ill-equipped to cope with the onslaught of attention from being the newest member of Napa Valley royalty. Her jet-black hair, olive-toned skin and petite stature make her feel even more the outsider. Will Sake’s clamshell-tight
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Pump Up Your Book Presents She’s All Caught Up Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jamila T. Davis’ SHE’S ALL CAUGHT UP!  virtual book tour March 16 – April 17! Title: She’s All Caught Up! Author: Jamila T. Davis Publisher: Voices International Publication Pages: 338 Genre: Memoir/Young Adult Format: Paperback/Kindle She’s All Caught Up is a cautionary tale based on the life of Jamila T. Davis, a federal prisoner serving a 12 1/2 year sentence. Jamila grew up in a loving middle class home, raised to become her parent’s ideal star child. All was copacetic until high school years. Jamila rebels and chooses to live life in the fast lane. When this good girl goes bad,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Defining Intelligence Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Pat Keogh’s DEFINING INTELLIGENCE book blitz March 16- March 27!   Title: Defining Intelligence Author: Dr. Pat Keogh Publisher: AuthorHouse Pages: 168 Genre: Education Format: Ebook/Paperback/Hardcover Purchase at AMAZON It may be unethical for a person to conduct an intelligence assessment on another human being. Human intelligence is unquantifiable. Observing or analysing behaviour, appearance, personality, beliefs or acquired knowledge cannot produce a quantifiable measure of a person’s intelligence. The brain can perform millions of billions of calculations per second. This gives the person enormous power and incalculable potential. Yet, saying ‘I use my brain to think’ awards the ‘I’ (the mind) a
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{Fantasy} Desert Rising Blog Tour Sign Up

Kelley Grant will be touring April 13 – April with her fantasy novel , DESERT RISING! We are looking for: Reviews Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Excerpt/Mini-teaser Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Desert Rising Author: Kelley Grant Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Fantasy Format: Kindle ”It frightens me, knowing the One has called up two such strong individuals. It means that there are troubled times in our future, and you must prepare yourselves.” The Temple at Illian is the crown jewel of life in the Northern Territory. There, pledges are paired with feli, the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Edward IV, England’s Forgotten Warrrior Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Anthony Corbet’s Edward IV, England’s Forgotten Warrior Kin book blitz March 16- March 27! Title: Edward IV, England’s Forgotten Warrior King Author: Dr. Anthony Corbet Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 464 Genre: History Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON As the 100 Years War ground to its dismal end, England groaned under the misrule of Henry VI and his Lancastrian favorites. The House of York rose in rebellion; and Parliament restored York in the line of inheritance to the throne. Edward, Earl of March, triumphed at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross; Parliament asked him to be King and the people proclaimed him Edward IV. His
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Understanding the Economic Basics Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dan Blatt’s Understanding the Economic Basics and Modern Capitalism book blitz March 16- March 27! Title: Understanding the Economic Basics and Modern Capitalism Author: Dan Blatt Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 558 Genre: Business/Economics Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON UNDERSTANDING of the economic successes and failures of the past century and today begins here. Dan Blatt, after almost a half-century of accurate published economic forecasts, examines history’s most important economic works. He shows why capitalist market mechanisms successfully raise billions out of poverty and why socialist and other administered alternatives flourish briefly and then collapse. UNDERSTANDING begins with the basic texts: An Inquiry into the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Santo Nino, The Body of Christ Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Romito S. Olaguer’s Santo Nino, The Body of Christ book blitz March 16- March 27! Title: Santo Nino, The Body of Christ Author: Romito S. Olaguer Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 312 Genre: Religion/Christianity Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON John 18:36 We, Members of the Body of Christ are not of this world, although we live in this world. Romans 8:31 If God be for us (Body of Christ) Who can be against us.   Romeo S. Olaguer is a retired offshore oil and gas production employee in the Gulf of Mexico and other parts of the world. He has a BS degree in Mechanical
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Silver Diaspora Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christopher T. Rand’s SILVER DIASPORA book blitz March 16- March 27!   Title: Silver Diaspora Author: Christopher T. Rand Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 320 Genre: Historical Memoir Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON At the outset, the members of author Christopher T. Rand’s family lived in a world of great wealth. They were among the richest people in the United States. But they then faced a dilemma: compelled to choose between staying on in their ancestral world or keeping up with the times in the nation around them and integrating themselves into the American mainstream. With each generation, the pressure on these individuals to choose
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Ride Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kayla Davidson’s THE RIDE virtual book tour March 16 – April 17!   Title: The Ride Author: Kayla Davidson Publisher: Virtuous Books for Kids Pages: 32 Genre: Children’s Format: Paperback/Hardcover Learning to ride a bicycle is a risky challenge for Olivia. She avoids this risk and even turns down ice cream, her favorite snack. What will encourage Olivia to overcome her fear and take a chance? The Ride gives children hope and understanding. Regardless of the size of the task or regardless of the person’s age, gaining strength and courage from the Lord is only a prayer away. In this, her second
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{Non-fiction Artistic} Autograph Penis Blog Tour Sign Up

H.O. Tanager will be touring April 6 – June 26 with her non-fiction artistic book, AUTOGRAPH PENIS! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback or kindle) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Autograph Penis Author: H.O. Tanager Publisher: H.O. Tanager Pages: 282 Genre: Nonfiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Performance artist H. O. Tanager holds high hopes for her cross-country trip to Boston: to see great art, to eat delicious food… and to incite mayhem. But once the journey actually begins, it’s all she can do to hold on for the ride.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Thoughts for a New Perspective Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kurt M. Jordan’s Thoughts for a New Perspective book blitz March 9- March 20! Title: Thoughts for a New Perspective Author: Kurt M. Jordan Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 204 Genre: Body, Mind, Spirit Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON Too often in life, we see only what we are conditioned to see. Influenced by our parents, environment, education, religious beliefs, mass media, or society in general, these narrow-minded perspectives limit our growth and prevent us from truly connecting with others. In his guidebook Thoughts for a New Perspective, an innovative transformational leader shares fascinating insight on how to remove our blinders, open our minds to a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Behind a Lady’s Smile Cover Reveal

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for BEHIND A LADY’S SMILE by Jane Goodger on February 26!   Title: Behind a Lady’s Smile Author: Jane Goodger Publisher: Lyrical Press The Lost Heiresses It’s one thing for a girl to lose her way, quite another to lose her heart… Genny Hayes could charm a bear away from a pot of honey. But raised in the forests of Yosemite, she’s met precious few men to practice her smiles upon. Until a marvelously handsome photographer appears in her little corner of the wilderness and she convinces him to take her clear across the country and over the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Grace of Gratitude Journal Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Deborah Perdue’s GRACE OF GRATITUDE JOURNAL virtual book tour March 2 – March 27! Title: Grace of Gratitude Journal Author: Deborah Perdue Publisher: Applegate Valley Publishing Pages: 104 Genre: Self Help Format: Paperback/Kindle Grace of Gratitude is an exquisite journal that has lined pages for the reader to express their own thoughts of gratitude. Inspiring examples of gratitude by the author Deborah Perdue, and beautiful illustrations by Tara Thelen are interspersed throughout. Gratitude is a valuable spiritual practice, and through this journal, one can reap the benefits of appreciation of life to feel more joy and more peace on a sustained level.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents One Last Time Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for ONE LAST TIME by Denise Daisy on February 20!   Title: One Last Time Author: Denise Daisy Publisher: Lyrical Press When it comes to love, time is all they need… Averie is terrified of anything remotely scary, but when she finds herself short of cash, she has no choice but to work on the catering staff at the creepy historic Faulkner mansion. The Faulkner Plantation was the site of a bloody massacre in the 1800s, and the event is an attempt to change its reputation. There’s just one catch: the host has more in store than dinner.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Apron Strings Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mary Morony’s APRON STRINGS virtual book tour March 2 – March 27! Title: Apron Strings Author: Mary Morony Publisher: Mary Morony Pages: 252 Genre: Literary Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audio When a grown-up tells you not to worry, you had better start—first rule of thumb, Sallee Mackey, age seven. She is already more than a little bit wary of the adults in her segregated, Southern world with good reason. Sallee’s mother Ginny is flat out dangerous; her father Joe is on his way out the door; and Mr. Dabney the bigoted neighbor seems to be just a little too interested with the goings on
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Abruzzo Intrigue and Corsican Justice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Bluette Matthey’s ABRUZZO INTRIGUE and CORSICAN JUSTICE virtual book tour March 2 – March 27!   Title: Corsican Justice Author: Bluette Matthey Publisher: Blue Shutter Publishing Pages: 284 Genre: Travel Mystery Format: Kindle/Paperback In Bluette Matthey’s first novel, Corsican Justice, we are introduced to Hardy Durkin, an American tour outfitter who seems to experience a mystery at every stop. Hardy is visiting Corsica for the first time to explore the possibility of arranging a hiking tour for   segments of Corsica’s infamous hiking trail, the GR20.  He was also seeking closure from the fact that his father was killed in a highway
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Deception Cover Reveal – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for DECEPTION by A.S. Fenichel on February 17!   Title: Deception (Demon Hunters) Author: A.S. Fenichel Publisher: Kensington Books When Demons threaten Regency London, only a Lady can stop them. Lillian Dellacourt is beautiful, refined and absolutely lethal. She’s also the most feared and merciless demon hunter in The Company. She’s come a long way from the penniless seamstress’s daughter sold to the highest bidder, and it wasn’t by trusting a man, let alone an exiled Marquis with more on his mind than slaying the hellspawn . . . For Dorian Lambert, Marquis de Montalembert, being sent
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Blood Stitches Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for BLOOD STITCHES by Erin Fanning on February 25!   Title: Blood Stitches Author: Erin Fanning Publisher: Kensington It’s called El Toque de la Luna–The Touch of the Moon. At least that’s how nineteen-year-old Gabby’s older sister, Esperanza, refers to the magical powers she inherited from their Mayan ancestors. Esperanza says women with El Toque weave magic into their knitting, creating tapestries capable of saving–or devastating–the world. Gabby thinks Esperanza is more like touched in the head–until a man dressed like a candy corn arrives at their Seattle home on Halloween. But “Mr. C” is far from sweet… Soon,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Love, Lattes and Danger Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for LOVE, LATTES AND DANGER by Sandra Cox on February 24!   Title: Love, Lattes and Danger Author: Sandra Cox Publisher: Lyrical Press It’s a dirty job, but some mutant’s got to do it… Joel Eisler is a mutant with special talents. He can detect an oil leak in the ocean simply by tasting the water. Because of this unique ability, he’s been purchased by a large oil company, along with his dolph sister, Amy. The upside of spending his days and nights in the ocean is that it gives him the opportunity to save the lives of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Full Circle Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Patty Bryant’s FULL CIRCLE book blast March 2 – March 13!     Title: Full Circle Author: Patty Bryant Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 298 Genre: Mystery Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON It looks like someone left the door to the nether region open again, and reporter Molly Martindale has got another batch of otherworldly supplicants who need her help. Not long ago, Molly quite literally went to hell to help secure peace for her friend Dennis, who was born Buddy Parker in the 1920s in her beloved, adopted hometown of Oxbow, Florida. Oxbow has always felt charmed to Molly—that is, if she doesn’t count
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Living the Palio Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Thomas W. Paradis’ LIVING THE PALIO book blast March 2 – 13!   Title: Living the Palio Author: Thomas W. Paradis Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 266 Genre: Travel Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON It was May 2013 when Thomas Paradis convened in Siena, Italy, with a cohort of American faculty and students to lead a two-month inaugural study-abroad program. After a harrowing journey across the ocean, students and faculty alike soon realized that adapting to a foreign culture and language would be more challenging than they expected, especially amid one of the world’s more authentic community festivals-the Palio horse race. Paradis weaves witty stories
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wicked Ride Cover Reveal – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for WICKED RIDE by Rebecca Zanetti on February 18!   Title: Wicked Ride Author: Rebecca Zanetti Publisher: Kensington Books “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 of herself and then some. Unfortunately, she can’t seem to get that
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