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Pump Up Your Book Presents Landfall Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joseph Jablonski’s LANDFALL virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Landfall Author: Joseph Jablonski Publisher: Bacon Press Books Pages: 204 Genre: Literary Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle After a long career at sea, Jake Thomas thinks he’s finally put his life in order. He’s got a new wife, a new home, time to write and tend his roses. But his past and the secrets he’s kept, even from himself, won’t stay buried. Forty years earlier, a woman was murdered during Jake’s first voyage on the American freighter, the SS James Wait. Her children want answers only Jake can give. But resurrecting
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First Chapter: Shadows in the Fog by Greg Messel

Title: Shadows in the Fog Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 353 Genre: Mystery Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON The story begins on a stormy morning in February of 1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane crash which killed rock ’n roll stars Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens. Private Eye Sam Slater is hired to perform what he thinks is a routine two-day job as a favor for a friend. However, it all goes terribly wrong when a young San Francisco policeman is gunned down while sitting in a parked car with Sam. The murder sets
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Pinch of Me, Dash of You Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Heather Thurmeier’s PINCH OF ME, DASH OF YOU virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Pinch of Me, A Dash of You Author: Heather Thurmeier Publisher: Fated Desires Pages: 119 Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Kindle Kali can’t cook to save her life, but she can write. As a foodie reviewer for both a huge national paper and a successful blog, she’s well on her way to achieving her dreams. When she’s offered a cookbook deal, she thinks she’s finally made it…until her latest review comes out a little harsher than expected and the restaurateur threatens to expose all her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Caldric Blackwell’s THE BOY WHO COULDN’T CRY WOLF virtual book tour January 5 – 9! Title: The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf Author: Caldric Blackwell Publisher: Icasm Press Pages: 32 Genre: Children’s Picture Book Format: Paperback/Kindle Six-year-old Byron Woodward is a werewolf who can’t howl. Determined not to embarrass himself after being chosen to lead a full-moon ceremony, he embarks on a mission to learn how to howl. He learns a lot about howling during his journey, but more importantly, he learns a valuable lesson about believing in himself. For More Information The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf is available
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Depression and Your Child Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Deborah Serani’s DEPRESSION AND YOUR CHILD: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS virtual book tour February 2 – 27! Title: Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Author: Deborah Serani Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Pages: 232 Genre: Self-Help/Psychology, Parenting Format: Hardback/Paperback/Kindle Seeing your child suffer in any way is a harrowing experience for any parent. Mental illness in children can be particularly draining due to the mystery surrounding it, and the issue of diagnosis at such a tender age. Depression and Your Child is an award-winning book that gives parents and caregivers a uniquely textured understanding of
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{Self-Help} Unlocking the Mystery of You: The Pinnacle of Purpose Blog Tour Sign Up

D.L. Anderson will be touring January 5 – March 27 with his self-help book, UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF YOU: THE PINNACLE OF PURPOSE! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) 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: Unlocking the Mystery of You: The Pinnacle of Purpose Author: D.L. Anderson Publisher: Author House Pages: 195 Genre: Self-Help Format: Paperback/Kindle Do you know who the most important person in your life is? Just look in the mirror and you will see – it’s you. Whether you’re a college student,
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{Literary Fiction} Landfall Blog Tour Sign Up

Joseph Jablonski will be touring January 5 – 30 with his literary fiction, LANDFALL! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) 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: Landfall Author: Joseph Jablonski Publisher: Bacon Press Books Pages: 204 Genre: Literary Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle After a long career at sea, Jake Thomas thinks he’s finally put his life in order. He’s got a new wife, a new home, time to write and tend his roses. But his past and the secrets he’s kept, even from himself, won’t stay buried. Forty years
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{Sci-Fi} Epitaph: Reveille Blog Tour Sign Up

Victor Nieves will be touring January 5 – 30 with his sci-fi, EPITAPH: REVEILLE! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) 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: Epitaph: Reveille Author: Victor Nieves Publisher: Acorn Book Services Pages: 358 Genre: Sci-Fi Format: Paperback/Kindle In year 2343, the galaxy receives a deadly wake-up call… Nearly three-hundred years have passed since humanity ascended to the stars, joining with a conglomeration of alien races all living under the rule of a single, united community – the United Galactic Coalition –
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{Contemporary Romance} Pinch of Me, Dash of You Blog Tour Sign Up

Heather Thurmeier will be touring January 5 – 30 with her contemporary romance, PINCH OF ME, DASH OF YOU! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only) 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. Please understand we have certain restrictions regarding host requirements.  Your blog needs to be updated frequently, have no fewer than 60 posts and you must have content related to the book on tour.  Thank you! Title: Pinch of Me, A Dash of You Author: Heather Thurmeier Publisher: Fated Desires Pages: 119 Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Kindle Kali can’t
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rhys Ella’s KATO AND THE FOUNTAIN OF WRINKLES virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Author: Rhys Ella Publisher: Tate Publishing Enterprises, LLC Pages: 284 Genre: Comedy/Action/Adventure/Young Adult Format: Paperback For famous animal actor Kato Rhyan, being named “Cutest Pug Alive” by Pooch Magazine was cool (all right, really cool).  But for him, acting isn’t about fame, it’s a part of him buried deep within his soul; and he’s not about to let anything stand in his way of becoming the first animal to win an Oscar for Best Actor, even if it means
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Colorado Hope Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Charlene Whitman’s COLORADO HOPE virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Colorado Hope Author: Charlene Whitman Publisher: Ubiquitous Press Pages: 412 Genre: Sweet Western Historical Romance Format: Kindle 1875 ~ Beset by a sudden spring storm on the Front Range, newlywed Grace Cunningham watches in horror as her husband, Monty, is swept downriver. Pregnant and despairing, she stumbles into Fort Collins and tries to make a life for herself, praying that one day the man she loves will walk into town and back into her life. A year after Grace’s tragic loss, Monty enters the dress shop where she
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tears of the Sea Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you MaryLu Tyndall’s TEARS OF THE SEA virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Tears of the Sea Author: Marylu Tyndall Publisher: Ransom Press Pages: 260 Genre: Fantasy Romance Format: Kindle Doomed by the evil warlock Forwin to wander the ancient seas as a mermaid for all eternity, Perdita longs for the release death would bring. Every ten years she has a chance to break the curse when she emerges from the sea fully human for one month. The catch? She must find a man willing to die for her. Captain Savion Ryne wants nothing to do with beautiful women.
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{Self-Help/Parenting} Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Blog Tour Sign Up

Deborah Serani will be touring February 2 – 27 with her self-help/psychology/parenting book, DEPRESSION AND YOUR CHILD: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS! We are looking for: Reviews (paper only) 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: Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Author: Deborah Serani Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Pages: 232 Genre: Self-Help/Psychology, Parenting Format: Hardback/Paperback/Kindle Seeing your child suffer in any way is a harrowing experience for any parent. Mental illness in children can be particularly draining due to the mystery surrounding
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shadows in the Fog Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Greg Messel’s SHADOWS IN THE FOG virtual book tour December 1 – February 13! Title: Shadows in the Fog Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 353 Genre: Mystery Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle The story begins on a stormy morning in February of 1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane crash which killed rock ’n roll stars Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens. Private Eye Sam Slater is hired to perform what he thinks is a routine two-day job as a favor for a friend. However, it all goes terribly wrong
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First Chapter: Open Your Heart for Happy Relationships by Eve Picquette

Title: Open Your Heart for Happy Relationships: 10 Shift Keys – What Your Angels Have Been Trying to Tell You for Centuries Author: Eve Picquette Publisher: Enchanted Eve, Inc. Pages: 78 Genre: Self Help/Inspiration Format: Paperback Purchase at AMAZON How many times have you read or seen something that made you want to change your life and relationships – but you didn’t know how? Introduced by two angels, Hope and Impatience, Open Your Heart for Happy Relationships – What Your Angels Have Been Trying to Tell You for Centuries… answers the “how” question. Eve Picquette shows readers how to: Open their hearts to love Shift their lives, using 10
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Broken Bonds Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Karen Harper’s BROKEN BONDS virtual book tour December 15 – January 16! Title: Broken Bonds Author: Karen Harper Publisher: MIRA Pages: 384 Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Paperback, Kindle Haunted by the past… Cold Creek is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from the events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad—even deadly—memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they’re hoping their
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Blood of the Fifth Knight Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you E.M. Powell’s THE BLOOD OF THE FIFTH KNIGHT virtual book tour January 5 – February 13! Title: The Blood of the Fifth Knight Author: E.M. Powell Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Pages: 355 Genre: Historical Mystery/Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audiobook England, 1176. King Henry II has imprisoned his rebellious Queen for her failed attempt to overthrow him. But with her conspirators still at large and a failed assassination attempt on his beautiful mistress, Rosamund Clifford, the King must take action to preserve his reign. Desperate, Henry turns to the only man he trusts: a man whose skills have saved him once before. Sir
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{Sweet Western Historical Romance} Colorado Hope Blog Tour Sign Up

Charlene Whitman will be touring January 5 – 30 with her sweet western historical romance, COLORADO HOPE! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback – 6 available & unlimited ebooks) 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: Colorado Hope Author: Charlene Whitman Publisher: Ubiquitous Press Pages: 412 Genre: Sweet Western Historical Romance 1875 ~ Beset by a sudden spring storm on the Front Range, newlywed Grace Cunningham watches in horror as her husband, Monty, is swept downriver. Pregnant and despairing, she stumbles into Fort Collins and tries to make a life for
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{YA Speculative Feminist Fiction} P.O.W.ER Blog Tour Sign Up

Lisa A Kramer will be touring January 5 – 30 with her YA speculative feminist fiction, P.O.W.ER! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Guest Posts Interviews 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: P.O.W.ER Author: Lisa A. Kremer Publisher: Word Hermit Press Pages: 291 Genre: YA Speculative Feminist Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle What would happen if women and girls joined their unique abilities together to change the world? In a world where access to the written word is reserved to men, Andra BetScrivener has been able to read and write ever
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{Fantasy Romance} Tears of the Sea Blog Tour Sign Up

MaryLu Tyndall will be touring January 5 – 30 with her fantasy romance, TEARS OF THE SEA! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews 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: Tears of the Sea Author: MaryLu Tyndall Publisher: Ransom Press Pages: 260 Genre: Fantasy Romance Format: Kindle Doomed by the evil warlock Forwin to wander the ancient seas as a mermaid for all eternity, Perdita longs for the release death would bring. Every ten years she has a chance to break the curse when she emerges from
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  • November 9, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Welcome to Nursing HELLo: A Graphic Memoir Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joel Craig’s WELCOME TO NURSING HELLO: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR virtual book tour November 3 – 28! Title: Welcome to Nursing HELLo: A Graphic Memoir Author: Joel Craig Publisher: Joel Craig Pages: 190 Genre: Graphic Memoir/Nonfiction Format: Paperback A MUST HAVE FOR ANY NURSING STUDENT! This nurse is not out to save the world. He’s too busy dodging bed pans and urine containers. What happens when all the jobs for movie star have been filled. The next best thing is to become a registered nurse and that is exactly what Joel Craig did. Here is Joel’s journey through the pitfalls, quicksand, and joy(s)
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{Historical Mystery/Thriller} The Blood of the Fifth Knight Blog Tour Sign Up

E.M. Powell will be touring January 5 – February 13 with her historical mystery/thriller, THE BLOOD OF THE FIFTH KNIGHT! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook/paperback) (Sorry paperbacks for review are gone) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character 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!   England, 1176. King Henry II has imprisoned his rebellious Queen for her failed attempt to overthrow him. But with her conspirators still at large and a failed assassination attempt on his beautiful mistress, Rosamund Clifford, the King must take action to preserve his reign. Desperate,
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First Chapter: I, James by Mike Hartner

Title: I, James Author: Mike Hartner Publisher: Eternity4Popsicle Publishing Pages: 293 Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance Format: Kindle Purchase at AMAZON James Crofter was ripped from his family at age 11. Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land. Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the happiness he so richly desires?   First Chapter: My name is James, and I am the second son of Walter and Maria.  My mother is Princess of Castile, now Spain, and my father is ruler of the whole of the Iberian Empire that includes Portugal.  Yes, Spain and Portugal are united, which occurred during
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{Fiction/Comedy/Action/YA} Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Blog Tour Sign Up

Rhys Ella will be touring January 5 – 30 with her fiction/comedy/Action/YA, FOUNTAIN OF WRINKLES! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character 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: Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Author: Rhys Ella Publisher: Tate Publishing Enterprises, LLC Pages: 284 Genre: Comedy/Action/Adventure/Young Adult Format: Paperback For famous animal actor Kato Rhyan, being named “Cutest Pug Alive” by Pooch Magazine was cool (all right, really cool).  But for him, acting isn’t about fame, it’s a part of him buried
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Exile Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tom Stacey’s EXILE virtual book tour December 1 – 16! Title: Exile Author: Tom Stacey Publisher: Tom Stacey Pages: 389 Genre: Epic Fantasy Format: Kindle On the fringes of the Verian Empire, two small boys stumble upon a strange altar, buried in the heart of a mountain. There they awaken a horror unseen for generations, that will descend upon the realm of men while it is at its weakest. For Veria is a nation at war with itself, only recently recovered from a bloody rebellion, and the time of heroes has passed. The empire is in a state of chaos,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Too Late to Run Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John Perich’s TOO LATE TO RUN virtual book tour December 1 – 16! Title: Too Late to Run Author: John Perich Publisher: John Perich Pages: 402 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Format: Kindle Too Late to Run is the third book in a series of gritty mystery novels starring Boston photojournalist Mara Cunningham. This time, Mara reluctantly aids a crooked real estate developer from her past who’s been detained on trumped-up charges. But each clue she uncovers turns up more enemies – backwoods militias, corrupt bankers, and a mysterious pyromaniac – and raises doubts as to her friend’s innocence. For More Information Too
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First Chapter: The Temple of All Knowing by Lee Papa

Title: The Temple of All Knowing Author: Lee Papa Publisher: WaveCloud Corporation Pages: 186 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON The Temple of All Knowing is a memoir of one woman’s passage from personal and professional turmoil to spiritual awakening. A compelling straight forward and sometimes humorous account of the most personal of journeys as this 40-something woman finds herself in Sin City with promise of a new life, new husband and elderly mother living with her. She instead is uncovered as a central character in the deepest of possible challenges only to break through to discover her authentic spiritual self through a near death experience and a
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{Mystery/Thriller} Shadows in the Fog Blog Tour Sign Up

Greg Messel will be touring December 1 – February 13 with his mystery/thriller, SHADOWS IN THE FOG! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character Guest Posts Book Trailer Reveals 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: Shadows in the Fog Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 353 Genre: Mystery Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle The story begins on a stormy morning in February of 1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane crash which killed rock ’n roll
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fighter Pilot’s Daughter Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mary Lawlor’s FIGHTER PILOT’S DAUGHTER virtual book tour November 17 – December 19! Title: Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War Author: Mary Lawlor Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Pages: 336 Genre: Memoir Format: Hardcover/Kindle FIGHTER PILOT’S DAUGHTER: GROWING UP IN THE SIXTIES AND THE COLD WAR tells the story of the author as a young woman coming of age in an Irish Catholic, military family during the Cold War.  Her father, an aviator in the Marines and later the Army, was transferred more than a dozen times to posts from Miami to California and Germany
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Pump Up Your Book Presents I, James Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Hartner’s I JAMES virtual book tour November 3 – January 30! Title: I, James Author: Mike Hartner Publisher: Eternity4Popsicle Publishing Pages: 293 Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance Format: Kindle James Crofter was ripped from his family at age 11. Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land. Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the happiness he so richly desires?   For More Information I, James is available at Amazon. Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads. Mike Hartner was born in Miami in 1965. He’s traveled much
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