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Pump Up Your Book Presents Enter, Knight Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you K.A. Keith’s ENTER,KNIGHT Virtual Book Tour!   Inside the Book: Title: Enter Knight Author: K.A. Keith Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Two infants, born simultaneously, are infused with otherworldly energies as the most ancient evil stirs. The Knight Apieron Farsinger, and Adestes Malgrim represent the heights of their opposing martial traditions in classic East versus West confrontation. In this medieval action adventure, Apieron’s country Ilycrium is conquered, while more sinister assaults transpire from beyond the lands of light. The Knight Apieron Farsinger, father to three small children and husband to a gentle wife, must leave hearth and home in quest
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Enter, Knight Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you K.A. Keith’s ENTER,KNIGHT Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: Enter Knight Author: K.A. Keith Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Two infants, born simultaneously, are infused with otherworldly energies as the most ancient evil stirs. The Knight Apieron Farsinger, and Adestes Malgrim represent the heights of their opposing martial traditions in classic East versus West confrontation. In this medieval action adventure, Apieron’s country Ilycrium is conquered, while more sinister assaults transpire from beyond the lands of light. The Knight Apieron Farsinger, father to three small children and husband to a gentle wife, must leave hearth and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents I Made It! Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Juana M. Ortiz’s I MADE IT Virtual Book Tour!   Inside the Book: Title: I Made It Author: Juana M. Ortiz Publisher: AuthorHouse Genre: Biography Format: Ebook/Paperback Author Juana Ortiz was born with cerebral palsy in the Dominican Republic, a country where prejudice against people with disabilities is strong. In I Made It, Ortiz shares the story of her experiences and struggles throughout her life, particularly her difficulties within the educational system. Through her writing, she seeks to address common misunderstandings that persist with regard to people with disabilities and their enrollment in school and to raise awareness regarding the inclusion
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Though I Don’t Deserve It, God’s Hand of Protection Watches Over Me

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Arthur Luke’s THOUGH I DON’T DESERVE IT, GOD’S HAND OF PROTECTION WATCHES OVER ME Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: Though I Don’t Deserve It, God’s Hand of Protection Watches Over Me Author: Arthur Luke Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Biography Format: Ebook/Paperback Though I Don’t Deserve It, God’s Hand of Protection Watches Over Me: My Story spans sixty-four years in the life of a believer in Jesus Christ, telling how God has watched over him and his family. Arthur Luke begins with his childhood in Georgia, follows the sojourns of his military family, narrates the key events
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Pump Up Your Book Presents My Name is Sarah Armstrong Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Judith Turner’s MY NAME IS SARAH ARMSTRONG Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: My Name is Sarah Armstrong Author: Judith Turner Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Family Life Format: Ebook/Paperback It is 1958 when fourteen-year-old Sarah Armstrong first writes in her journal about her role model, Margaret MacAuley, who survived a dangerous journey with her immigrant family in 1856 to join the Mormon Church in Utah. As Sarah continues to mature in Salt Lake City, she must face important choices after her father decides to leave the Mormon Church. Shunned by her extended family and the Mormon community,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tangled Web Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Marietta G. Cobb’s TANGLED WEB Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: Tangled Web Author: Marietta G. Cobb Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Suspense Format: Ebook/Paperback Quincy couldn’t believe the words on his paternal twin sons’ birth certificates. According to the legal documents, the boys had two different fathers, Quincy just one of them. His wife, Madge, has betrayed him, although he’s not surprised. She cajoled him into marriage through drugs and sexual assault—an assault that created the twins. Now, Quincy is resolute in discovering the identity of the second father. Imagine his horror when he finds it to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Flickers Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you FLICKERS virtual book tour March 29- April 22!   Inside the Book: Title: Flickers Author: Kathryn Jordan Release Date: March 29, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: General Fiction Format: Ebook Set in the dynamic years leading up to the Roaring Twenties, Flickers turns its lens on California’s glamorous silent film era, as Victorian civilities are swept away by a bold new century . . . Violet Winters is the daughter of one of California’s wealthy robber barons. Jack Sutter is the gardener’s son. In their youth, the two were inseparable. But in 1913 everything is changing, and despite their feelings for each
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Philistine Gamble Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Denis O’Rourke’s THE PHILISTINE GAMBLE Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: The Philistine Gamble Author: Denis O’Rourke Publisher: AuthorHouse Genre: Hard Boiled Format: Ebook/Paperback With The Philistine Gamble, O’Rourke adds mystery and a noir style to his mantra of Murder, Menace and Merriment. “Compost happens.” Discount private eye Nick Gamble says that a lot, usually when he opens the mail, but today it’s worse. Our flawed and philandering PI finds his friend and mentor, Bishop Francis Xavier Augustini, dead in the church office. It doesn’t help when one of LAPD’s not-so-finest Lieutenant Hardcastle catches Nick at
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Amelia’s Prayer Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christiane Banks’ AMELIA’S PRAYER BOOK TOUR June 6 – July 30!   Inside the Book: Title: Amelia’s Prayer Author: Christiane Banks Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Religious Fiction Format: Ebook/Hardcover/Paperback Sebastian Lavalle is just fifteen when he leaves home in 1934 to join the navy. Seven years later, Sebastian unfortunately knows all too well about the horrors of World War II and what it is like to fear the unknown. When repairs force his ship to the rugged shore of Newcastle, the young French naval officer is invited to a tea dance to celebrate Bastille Day. He seizes the opportunity, hoping to find
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{Cozy Mystery} Major Crimes Review Campaign Sign Up

We are taking review requests for Michele Lynn Seigfried’s cozy mystery, MAJOR CRIMES. This is an review campaign and not a tour. If requesting review copies, we ask that you post your review at Amazon, B&N and Goodreads no later than June 20. When you are ready to submit your review, come back and clicks below to take you directly to the book’s Amazon, B&N, and Goodreads pages. Review copies will be sent in paperback (U.S.) & PDF formats. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Major Crimes: A Jersey Shore Mystery Author: Michele Lynn Seigfried Publisher: Horseshoe Bay Publishing Pages: 284 Genre: Cozy Mystery Buckle up for hours of laughter,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fly Away Free Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Anne Turner Coppola’s FLY AWAY FREE Book Tour April 4 – May 27!   Inside the Book: Title: Fly Away Free Author: Anne Turner Coppola Publisher: Xlibris Genre: Juvenile Fiction Format: Ebook The story begins when Tessie Farrell, an older woman living in South Florida, is walking her dog and rescues a baby osprey whose parents are killed by three young boys raiding the osprey’s nest to steal the baby ospreys. Taking the rescued baby osprey home, Tessie contacts the police to report what happened. After caring and feeding the baby osprey and building a cage for the bird, Tessie finds herself
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Saving Jesus Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ralph William Ausman’s SAVING JESUS Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: Saving Jesus Author: Ralph William Ausman Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Alternative History Format: Ebook/Paperback The canvas of history provides a complex pattern of culture, change, and conflict. Colorful individuals were often the driving forces behind the progression of history. Was there a grander purpose behind these developments, beyond the individual people, locations, and events? History often turns on a simple thought or decision by those in a position to have a significant impact on the ultimate course for humankind. What influence did some of the most significant
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Bomb That Never Was Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J.R. Shaw’s THE BOMB THAT NEVER WAS Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: The Bomb That Never Was Author: J.R. Shaw Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Alternative History Format: Ebook/Paperback Praise for The Bomb That Never Was “Hitler has the bomb, and it’s headed for the USA. This meticulously researched historical novel will have you asking, ‘What if?’ This is an intelligent, fast-paced page-turner that will make you forget that you already know how it all turns out. Provocative, informative, and entertaining—I couldn’t put it down.” —Joseph P. DeSario, author of Limbo and Sanctuary and coauthor of Crusade: Undercover
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Pump Up Your Book Presents I Made It Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Juana M. Ortiz’s I MADE IT Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: I Made It Author: Juana M. Ortiz Publisher: AuthorHouse Genre: Biography Format: Ebook/Paperback Author Juana Ortiz was born with cerebral palsy in the Dominican Republic, a country where prejudice against people with disabilities is strong. In I Made It, Ortiz shares the story of her experiences and struggles throughout her life, particularly her difficulties within the educational system. Through her writing, she seeks to address common misunderstandings that persist with regard to people with disabilities and their enrollment in school and to raise awareness
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Pump Up Your Book Presents War Ready Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mary Lou Darst’s WAR READY Book Blast March 28 – April 8!   Inside the Book: Title: War Ready Author: Mary Lou Darst Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Biography Format: Ebook/Paperback “Her memoir is seen through the eyes of the girl living it, not at decades removed, which gives it both freshness and ache.” By Kirkus Indie For young Mary Lou, life was an adventure. Her father served in the military, and she traveled the world with him and her family. His assignments took them to Alaska, Virginia, Japan, Texas, and Germany, as part of the US Army’s responsibilities in policing the world. This
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Christianity and Cosmic Consciousness Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Alexis Georg Hoen’s Christianity and Cosmic Consciousness virtual book publicity tour June 6 – 30!   INSIDE THE BOOK   Title: Christianity and Cosmic Consciousness Author: Alexis Georg Hoen Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Religion Format: Ebook Born in the Ukraine, educated in Munich, and having practiced medicine in the United States, author Alexis Georg Hoen has been exposed to widely differing political systems and religious beliefs, and he has always maintained an interest as to the origin of these beliefs and their relation to the innermost nature of man. In Christianity and Cosmic Consciousness, he interprets the words and the sacrifice of Jesus
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Reid’s Deliverance Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you REID’S DELIVERANCE and  virtual book tour March 15 – April 15!   Inside the Book: Title: Reid’s Deliverance Author: Nina Crespo Release Date: March 15, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Paranormal Romance Format: Ebook Can their bond withstand the test of time? Lauren isn’t looking for love when she spends a scintillating night with Reid, the sexy keyboardist of Thane’s Redemption. While their passion may be off the charts, her trust issues–and Reid’s secret life as a time-traveling covert agent–makes any chance for a relationship impossible. When operatives involved in a mysterious project begin dying, Reid defies orders and travels alone into
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Vicar’s Frozen Heart, Lions in the Garden and Her One True Love Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you THE VICAR’S FROZEN HEART, LIONS IN THE GARDEN and HER ONE TRUE LOVE virtual book tour March 15 – April 15!   Inside the Book: Title: The Vicar’s Frozen Heart Author: Karyn Gerrard Release Date: March 1, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Historical Romance Format: Ebook His heart begins to heal… He gave her shelter from the storm, nursed her back to health, just as any good man might do for a damsel in distress. But Tremain Colson is more than just a small town vicar performing a gallant duty. He’s an ex-soldier whose spirit has been ravaged by war, a nobleman hiding
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Hot for the Scot and Beauty and the Bull Rider Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you HOT FOR THE SCOT and BEAUTY AND THE BULL RIDER virtual book tour March 15 – April 15!   Inside the Book: Title: Hot for the Scot Author: Janice Maynard Release Date: March 1, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Shine Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook In Janice Maynard’s sweet and sexy new series, three childhood friends with a shared passion for the Outlander novels and TV show decide to travel to Scotland looking for adventure—and their very own Highland heroes… It’s a dream come true for schoolteacher Hayley Smith. No homework to grade, no students to corral, no social media, Internet or cell phone…just a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Arch Enemy, The Coldest Fear and Time to Run Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you ARCH ENEMY, THE COLDEST FEAR and TIME TO RUN virtual book tour March 15 – April 15!   Inside the Book: Title: Arch Enemy Author: Leo J. Maloney Release Date: March 1, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Underground Genre: Thriller Format: Ebook “Maloney is the new master of the modern spy game.”–Mark Sullivan From real-life Black Ops veteran Leo J. Maloney–author of Twelve Hours and Black Skies–comes an electrifying novel of global terror that will enthrall readers right until the stunning climax . . . Arch Enemy The world is descending into chaos–and CIA warhorse Dan Morgan, after nearly losing his head on a covert
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lady Lost Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jane Goodger’s LADY LOST Cover Reveal March 16! Inside the Book: Title: Lady Lost Author: Jane Goodger Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Historical Romance Format: Ecopy Seek, and love will find… All Marcus Granton wants is to be left alone to lick his wounds after the humiliating scandal of his wife’s death in another man’s bed. Secluded in his moldering seaside estate on the cliffs of the Black Sea, he suddenly finds himself host to Lady Lilian Martin, one small child, and an annoying cache of servants all bent on ruining his solitude. Seems the lady got herself into a bit of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Archibald and Jockabeb Adventure Series

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you THE ARCHIBALD AND JOCKABEB ADVENTURE SERIES virtual book tour March 14 – May 13!   Inside the Book: Title: In the Forest Author: Art Collins Release Date: October 1, 2015 Publisher: A&J Publishing Genre: YA Fiction Format: Ebook When two young brothers, Archibald and Jockabeb, find and old leather map hidden in the forest just beyond their backyard, they can’t help but sneak out one night to follow its path. So begins the first of the boys’ amazing adventures. After a terrifying encounter with supernatural creatures, the boys meet a young Indian brave, Haktu, who shares with them the tragic story of how
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Submissive Seductions and Finding Their Balance Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you SUBMISSIVE SEDUCTIONS and FINDING THEIR BALANCE virtual book tour March 15 – April 15!   Inside the Book: Title: Submissive Seductions Author: Christine d’Abo Release Date: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Erotica Format: Ebook Sometimes getting what you want…makes you crave something more Purchasing a Dom from a charity auction was the wildest thing Liz had ever done. The chance to bring her secret fantasy to life, to be a submissive—even just for one night—was worth any price. And Gareth was everything she wanted in a Master. He touched, he taught, he tantalized. He opened her world to pleasures she’d never imagined.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents If I Had You Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Heather Hiestand’s IF I HAD YOU Cover Reveal March 14! Inside the Book: Title: If I Had You Author: Heather Hiestand Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Historical Romance Format: Ecopy Inside the glittering walls of a famous hotel, an ingénue experiences first passion . . . As she stands before the gilded doors of The Grand Russe Hotel, Alecia Loudon is poised on the threshold of a profound awakening. It is the Roaring Twenties, and London is buzzing with opportunities for adventure . . . and indiscretion. The young personal secretary knows nothing of the ways of men, but a chance meeting
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mixed Signals Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Diane Barnes’ MIXED SIGNALS Cover Reveal March 9! Inside the Book: Title: Mixed Signals Author: Diane Barnes Publisher: Lyrical Shine Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ecopy Getting dumped is never easy, but there’s a special bonus sting if your ex-fiancé is a producer for a popular morning radio show. Jillian Atwood’s breakup with Nico has become the hosts’ number-one topic. They’re even running a competition to find him a new girlfriend. The entire population of Boston, it seems, is tuning in with an opinion about who Nico should date next—and what Jillian should do to get over him. Jillian’s co-worker, Ben, has
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Pump Up Your Book Presents To Kiss a Thief Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Susanna Craig’s TO KISS A THIEF Cover Reveal March 7! Inside the Book: Title: To Kiss a Thief Author: Susanna Craig Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Historical Romance Format: Ecopy “A stunning, sensual storyteller, Susanna Craig is an author to watch!”—New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McQuiston In this captivating new series set in Georgian England, a disgraced woman hides from her marriage—for better or worse… Sarah Pevensey had hoped her arranged marriage to St. John Sutliffe, Viscount Fairfax, could become something more. But almost before it began, it ended in a scandal that shocked London society. Accused of being a jewel
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Amelia’s Prayer Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christiane Banks’ AMELIA’S PRAYER Book Blast March 14 – March 25!   Inside the Book: Title: Amelia’s Prayer Author: Christiane Banks Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Religious Fiction Format: Ebook/Hardcover/Paperback Sebastian Lavalle is just fifteen when he leaves home in 1934 to join the navy. Seven years later, Sebastian unfortunately knows all too well about the horrors of World War II and what it is like to fear the unknown. When repairs force his ship to the rugged shore of Newcastle, the young French naval officer is invited to a tea dance to celebrate Bastille Day. He seizes the opportunity, hoping to find comfort
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fly Away Free Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Anne Turner Coppola’s FLY AWAY FREE Book Blast March 14 – March 25!   Inside the Book: Title: Fly Away Free Author: Anne Turner Coppola Publisher: Xlibris Genre: Juvenile Fiction Format: Ebook The story begins when Tessie Farrell, an older woman living in South Florida, is walking her dog and rescues a baby osprey whose parents are killed by three young boys raiding the osprey’s nest to steal the baby ospreys. Taking the rescued baby osprey home, Tessie contacts the police to report what happened. After caring and feeding the baby osprey and building a cage for the bird, Tessie finds herself
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Pump Up Your Book Presents SufferStone Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Stell Atrium’s SufferStone Book Blast March 14 – March 25!   Inside the Book: Title: SufferStone Author: Stella Atrium Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Sci-Fi/Space Opera Format: Ebook On Dolvia the women of the savannah serve under the burka, but Kyle Le was denied that covering by tribal leaders. Only her gift of second sight and the mortgage on her father’s land protects her and her three sisters. Kyle Le meets Brian Miller, a Softcheeks who teaches her about offworld politics and accumulating wealth while she teaches him the words of power from Mekucoo. Working alongside the warrior Cyrus, they labor against the mining
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Fresh Take on Ergonomics Book Blast

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Betsy Oldenburg’s A FRESH TAKE ON ERGONOMICS Book Blast March 14 – March 25!   Inside the Book: Title: A Fresh Take On Ergonomics Author: Betsy Oldenburg Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Personal and Practical Guides Format: Ebook “As someone who has suffered for decades with an old whip lash injury, I finally have the tools needed to control the pain and repair the damage. Some of these tools are basic, but were never mentioned by the many doctors I have seen over the years. Betsy Oldenburg, a nationally certified therapeutic massage/bodywork therapist with over 30 years of experience shared those tools and techniques
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