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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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Pump Up Your Book Presents Reflections of a Successful Wallflower Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andrea Michaels’ REFLECTIONS OF A SUCCESSFUL WALLFLOWER virtual book tour March 2 – 27! Title: Reflections of a Successful Wallflower Author: Andrea Michaels Publisher: Outskirts Press Pages: 340 Genre: Business Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle Reflections of a Successful Wallflower can only be compared to reading the diaries of Andrea Michaels, considered to be the backbone of the special events industry. This multiple award-winning business woman shares openly and candidly, not only the public wunderkind but the inner woman. Discover the workings of one of the foremost event producers in the world. You’ll laugh; you’ll cry; you’ll be in disbelief and fascinated at the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Meadowdale Community Project Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Matt Shea’s THE MEADOWDALE COMMUNITY PROJECT virtual book tour March 2 – March 27! Title: The Meadowdale Community Project Author: Matt Shea Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Pages: 233 Genre: Fiction/Family Life Format: Paperback/Kindle Demolition crews continue to raze abandoned and condemned structures in the sleepy town of Meadowdale – a city hit hard by the sluggish economy. A once-cherished building is now the dilapidated Meadowdale Community Center (MCC), where the handicapped and mentally-challenged sort recyclable materials and create artwork from refuse that catches their eye. This prompts many to consider the MCC a burial ground for lost causes. But a mysterious stranger in
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Quiet Revolution Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ed Barajas’ THE QUIET REVOLUTON virtual book tour March 2 – March 27! Title: The Quiet Revolution Author: Ed Barajas Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 110 Genre: Non-fiction/Law Format: Kindle This is a different view of our criminal justice system in a way that challenges the negative portrayals from people considered experts. Contrary to the prevailing view of most experts describing a broken and inhumane system, something appears to be working. For the past twenty years crime has taken a plunge in the US and the experts appear to be clueless regarding the cause. Barajas suggests the reason for less crime is because of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wonderful Worlds Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Robert Greenough’s WONDERFUL WORLDS book blitz March 2 – 13!   Title: Wonderful Worlds Author: Robert Greenough Publisher: Trafford Pages: 494 Genre: Religion/Spirituality Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON Wonderful Worlds is an explanation to laymen of events in cosmos and earth history, sequences of species life, and interactions of the brain, mind, soul, genome, enzymes, organs, and body. We see development of cultures directed from positions of logic and reason, eventually describing what makes us human. Proposed as beginning even before the accepted moment of the big bang, the cosmos erupts later over billions of years to first life in a progression of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Angel Hair Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Margot Griffith’s ANGEL HAIR book blitz February 16 – 27!     Title: Angel Hair Author: Margot Griffiths Publisher: Xlibris Pages: 280 Genre: General Fiction Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON Victoria BC 1958: A haunting first novel of a privileged, tight-knit neighborhood—an insular world of stifling traditional values; a world where the eccentric and gifted Morgan family doesn’t fit. Eleanor and Hugh have settled into the rhythms of a long rift, bound by history and remnants of love. Their ten year old daughter Myfanwy escapes into the world of her imagination, but as conflicts escalate, her older brother Owen seeks a more desperate
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Iron Ring Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Auston Habershaw’s THE IRON RING virtual book tour February 10 – 27! Title: The Iron Ring Author: Auston Habershaw Publisher: Harper Voyage Impulse Pages: 192 Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Format: Kindle Tyvian Reldamar—criminal mastermind, rogue mage, and smuggler of sorcerous goods—has just been betrayed by his longtime partner and left for dead in a freezing river. To add insult to injury, his mysterious rescuer took it upon himself to affix Tyvian with an iron ring that prevents the wearer from any evildoing. Revenge just got complicated. On his quest to get even, Tyvian navigates dark international conspiracies, dodges midnight assassins, and uncovers the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Better Believe: A Story of Hope Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ruby Lee Tuesday’s BETTER BELIEVE book blitz February 16 – 27!   Title: Better Believe Author: Ruby Lee Tuesday Publisher: Trafford Pages: 132 Genre: Biography Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON Ruby Lee Tuesday was born to be her father’s property. Trapped in an abusive home where only perfect was good enough for the devil, Ruby attempted to distract herself from his ways through her music, poetry, art, and most importantly, her faith in God. Tuesday shares a heartbreaking story of childhood trauma as she bravely pursued her dreams, despite living with parents who seemed determined to destroy her, both physically and emotionally. While
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Chronicles of Elizabeth Highland Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Elizabeth Highland’s The Chronicles of Elizabeth Highland book blitz February 16 – 27!   Title: The Chronicles of Elizabeth Highland Author: Elizabeth Highland Publisher: AuthorHouse Pages: 370 Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON 1973 This is the love story of Elizabeth Highland and Timothy Blumefield. To be or not to be… that is their question. Friends for 40 years… they have lived 3000 miles apart for the past 20. Through the twists and turns of life somehow fate and destiny brings them together in an uncanny spiritual journey guided by the universe. Elizabeth chronicles their story… a tale that takes her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Gray Skies Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Elle Emtage’s GRAY SKIES book blitz February 16 – 27! Title: Gray Skies Author: Elle Emtage Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 170 Genre: Romance Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON Dunstan’s dashing good looks, thriving business and exotic lifestyle made him one of the world’s most sought after bachelors; but none of this seemed to quell Dunstan’s desire for Destiny. As their courtship evolves their romance is woven from a tapestry of classical beauty and romantic places in the orange light of the Tuscan sun. To Destiny, her life once filled with endless days of meetings and long nights alone is now full of life and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Love is the Essence of Time Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Samuel Douglas’s LOVE IS THE ESSENCE OF TIME book blitz February 16 – 27!     Title: Love is the Essence of Time Author: Samuel Douglas Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 114 Genre: Family/Relationship Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON This book is all about love as seen through the eyes of the author. Love Is the Essence of Time explores his deepest thoughts as he seeks to relate his understanding of the most powerful word on earth. He attempts to answer burning questions that affect everything that love touches. It is one of those books straight from the heart.   Samuel Douglas was born in
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Rendezvous in Baghdad Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ben Sheldon’s RENDEZVOUS IN BAGHDAD book blitz February 16 – 27!   Title: Rendezvous in Baghdad Author: Ben Sheldon Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 208 Genre: Thriller Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON As throngs of humanity pack Rome’s St. Peter’s Square, all await the news from the Sistine Chapel as to who will be the next Pope. But no one is more anxious than Iraqi American Sami Yusuf, for he and one of the papal candidates share a well-kept secret. When it is finally announced that Cardinal Paul Rogan has been elected Pope, Sami knows the one thing about Father Rogan that no one
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