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Pump Up Your Book Presents Going and Coming Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christopher Stone’s GOING AND COMING virtual book tour February 1 – March 25! Inside the Book: Title: Going and Coming Author: Christopher Stone Publisher: MLR Press Genre: Mystery/Metaphysical Format: Ecopy/Print For gay, metaphysical sleuth Dr. Minnow Saint James, the workplace spans time, space, dimensions, and the entirety of the vast, incomprehensible affair that is God’s Creation. At forty, Dr. Minnow Saint James, “Minn” to his friends, is a gay, metaphysical sleuth who, through Past Life Regression therapy, spans time, space, dimensions, and the entirety of God’s Creation to discover the past, or future, life origins of his patient’s most challenging present day
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Book of Barkley Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you L.B. Johnson’s THE BOOK OF BARKLEY virtual book tour February 1 – March 25! Inside the Book: Title: The Book of Barkley Author: L.B. Johnson Publisher: Outskirts Press Genre: Memoir Format: Ecopy/Paperback 2015 Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. 2015 Reader’s Favorite International Book Award – Silver Winner. Gripping Memoir, Hailed “An Instant Classic” by Critics, Shares Journey of Love & Life through the Inspirational Eyes of Man’s Best Friend… Crafted from the heart and experiences of L.B. Johnson, ‘The Book of Barkley: Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever’ takes readers from the author’s depths of grief and personal despair
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Hazard of Shadows Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Phillip’s HAZARD OF SHADOWS virtual book tour January 18 – March 18! Inside the Book:   Title: Hazard of Shadows Author:Mike Phillips Publisher: Caliburn Press Pages: 280 Genre: Fantasy Format: Ecopy/Paperback The enchanted creatures of legend still exist, taking refuge from an age of camera phones and government labs in a secret place called the World Below. After leading a revolution against Baron Finkbeiner, the despotic ruler of the World Below, Mitch Hardy has taken the throne. Unknown to him, ancient powers are at work. The Lords of Faerie seek to revenge the death of Baron Finkbeiner and recover the mysterious Blade
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{Children’s Picture Book} Crystal the Christmas Angel Blog Tour Sign Up

Theresa Oliver will be touring February 1 – 26 with her children’s picture book, CRYSTAL THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Book Information: Title: Crystal the Christmas Angel Author: Theresa Oliver Publisher: Write More Publications Pages: 66 Genre: Children’s Picture Book All of the angels in Heaven are preparing for a big event, and Crystal, a little angel, wants to be a part of it. But the more she tries, the more the angels tell her that she is just too little. That is, until God himself gives her the biggest, most important task of all
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{Inspirational/Women’s Fiction} Recognitions Blog Tour Sign Up

Daniela I. Norris  will be touring February 1-29 with her inspirational/women’s fiction, RECOGNITIONS! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Book Information: Title: Recognitions Author: Daniela I. Norris Publisher: Roundfire Books Pages: 200 Genre: Inspirational/Women’s Fiction Amelia Rothman, a foreign-rights editor from New York, has a turbulent personal life. She juggles a divorce and two teenage kids, and decides to seek hypnotherapy to help her deal with insomnia and anxieties. But when during the session an unexpected event emerges, she tries to understand how it is relevant to her current life and why it suddenly triggers a series of synchronicities
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Pump Up Your Book Presents To Win Her Trust, Heartsong, My Reckless Valentine and Nick of Time Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you TO WIN HER TRUST, HEARTSTONG, MY RECKLESS VALENTINE and NICK OF TIME virtual book tour January 12 – February 5, 2016!   Title: To Win Her Trust Author: Mackenzie Crowne Release Date: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook Can she trust this player with her heart? Ever since experiencing a childhood trauma, reclusive artist CC Calhoun has suffered from panic attacks. But when a fateful kiss from handsome wide receiver, Kevin “Tuck” Tucker, is enough to stop one of those episodes cold, she wonders if guarding her heart has been the right choice. Will going on a test
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{Children’s} The Daffodils Still Grow: A Book for Grieving Daughters Blog Tour Sign Up

Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell will be touring Febrary 1 – April 29 with her children’s book, THE DAFFODILS STILL GROW: A BOOK FOR GRIEVING DAUGHTERS! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) 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: The Daffodils Still Grow: A Book for Grieving Daughter Author: Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell Publisher: Mascot Books Pages: 38 Genre: Children’s Picture Book The Daffodils Still Grow is a full-color illustrated book that portrays life after a loved one dies as seen from the observations of
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{Romantic Comedy} The Average Girl Blog Tour Sign Up

Angelina Goode will be touring February 1 – 26 with her romantic comedy, THE AVERAGE GIRL! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) 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: The Average Girl Author: Angelina Goode Publisher: Beach Blanket Publishing Pages: 228 Genre: Romantic Comedy Being average can lead to wonderful things… Olivia Fowler, helper of the star-struck, runs a successful business helping average people meet celebrities in everyday ways. Flawless at what she does, the celebrities don’t have a clue they’re part
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First Chapter: Linked by Judy Serrano

Title: LINKED Author: Judy Serrano Publisher: 6K Publishing Pages: 273 Genre: Paranormal Romance Daphne Foster is a substitute teacher stuck in an English class, waiting for that dreaded parent-teacher conference. With much preparation and anxiety, she encounters the unforgettable Charlie Cross. His charm and good looks, win her over but rumors of his involvement with organized crime make his continued disappearances disturbing. In walks Heathcliff Vanderpool, creating a love triangle of unusual sorts. Unknown to Daphne, Heathcliff and Charlie are old friends: Older than she could have imagined. With Charlie away on business, Daphne and Heathcliff discover a passion between them lying beneath the surface. As their souls link,
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First Chapter: The Last Dinner Party by Carly M. Duncan

Title: The Last Dinner Party Author: Carly M. Duncan Publisher: Createspace Pages: 390 Genre: Mystery When Jeanie D’Alisa is found murdered in her bedroom after hosting a dinner party in her home, detectives Anna Cole and Kristy Hicks are called to investigate the crime. Known within her community for her generous, yet unpredictable nature, Jeanie’s secrets unfold as family, friends and neighbors become suspects. Anna and Kristy discover stamped passport pages revealing travels unknown and a curious relationship between Jeanie and the charming salesman who frequents the apartment building. Meryl, Jeanie’s devoted and needy friend, further complicates the investigation when she phones Jeanie’s sister who is studying abroad and lies to her
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First Chapter Reveal: Mirror World by John Calicchia

Title: Mirror World Author: John Calicchia Publisher: Psychangel Books Pages: 404 Genre: YA Fantasy What would you do if you saw the future apocalypse of the world in a mirror? Would you try to save the world and those you love, or die trying? Welcome to my life, this is the vision of the future I’ve been cursed to see.    – Cailyssa Larkin When Cailyssa Larkin looks in a mirror she has an ominous feeling that someone is watching her. Stranger still, she has visions that foretell the future. While visiting her Uncle Spencer, Cailyssa gazes into a mirror and sees a dark future that only she can change.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Prevention of Crohn’s Disease Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gilles R.G. Monif, M.D.’s THE PREVENTION OF CROHN’S DISEASE Book Blast January 11 – 22! Inside the Book: Title: The Prevention of Crohn’s Disease Author: Gilles R.G. Monif, M.D. Publisher: AuthorHouse Genre: Health Format: Ebook Prior to 1936, Crohn’s disease was a rare and unrecognized disease entity. Today, the United States is the midst of a rapidly growing epidemic. It is estimated that between 800,000 and 1.2 million citizens are currently afflicted. The unanswered question is WHY? In the 1990s, circumstantial scientific data inferred a potential causal relationship between Crohn’s disease in humans and mycobacterial pathogen in domestic animals, Mycobacterium avium subspecies
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Dawn of Dae Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Trillian Anderson’s novel, The Dawn of Dae (Urban Fantasy) from January 4 – February 29, 2016.  Inside the Book: Title: The Dawn of Dae Series: Dae Portals Book 1 Author: Trillian Anderson Publisher: Bright Day Publishing Publication Date: December 1, 2015 Format:  eBook  / ePub / PDF – 222 pages ASIN: B0161ZVY6G Genre: Urban Fantasy The chance to attend college is just what Alexa Daegberht needs to break out the mold of her caste. If she can become a Bach, she can escape the poverty she’s endured ever since her parents died when she was five. Only through education can she rise above her
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(Urban Fantasy) The Dawn of Dae by Trillian Anderson – Blog Tour Sign Up

  Trillian Anderson will be touring January 4 – February 29, 2016 with her Urban Fantasy novel, The Dawn of Dae!   We Are looking for: Book Reviews (eBook – .mobi / ePub / PDF/ ) Author Guest Post Author Interview Character Interview Book Spotlight   Please sign up on the form below. Thank you!           The chance to attend college is just what Alexa Daegberht needs to break out the mold of her caste. If she can become a Bach, she can escape the poverty she’s endured ever since her parents died when she was five. Only through education can she rise above her birth
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dark and Stormy Knight Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you DARK AND STORMY KNIGHT by Nina Mason on her virtual book tour January 5 – January 29, 2016!   Title: Dark and Stormy Knight Author: Nina Mason Release Date: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Romance Format: Ebook She’ll risk everything for their love—even her life. Aspiring screenwriter Gwyn Morland is ready for her big break. That means securing the film rights to elusive author Lady Ruthven’s acclaimed novel—which means traveling to Scotland. It’s a trip timid Gwyn isn’t prepared for, and her fears seem justified when her tour bus careens over a cliff outside of Castle Glenarvon. But the plot thickens
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Slim Pickins’ in Fat Chance, Texas and Linny’s Sweet Dream List Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you SLIM PICKINS’ IN FAT CHANCE, TEXAS and LINNY’S SWEET DREAM LIST virtual book tour January 5 – January 29, 2016!       Title: Slim Pickins’ in Fat Chance, Texas Author: Celia Bonaduce Release Date: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Womens Fiction Format: Ebook “A fresh, heartwarming voice.” —Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author It’s been a year since an eccentric billionaire summoned seven strangers to the dilapidated, postage stamp-sized town of Fat Chance, Texas. To win a cash bequest, each was required to spend six months in the ghost town to see if they could transform it—and themselves—into
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  • January 1, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mirror World Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John Calicchia’s MIRROR WORLD virtual book tour January 4 – March 31! Inside the Book Title: Mirror World Author: John Calicchia Publisher: Psychangel Books Pages: 404 Genre: YA Fantasy What would you do if you saw the future apocalypse of the world in a mirror? Would you try to save the world and those you love, or die trying? Welcome to my life, this is the vision of the future I’ve been cursed to see.    – Cailyssa Larkin When Cailyssa Larkin looks in a mirror she has an ominous feeling that someone is watching her. Stranger still, she has visions
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  • December 31, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Uneven Exchange Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you S.K. Derban’s UNEVEN EXCHANGE virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: Uneven Exchange Author: S.K. Derban Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 344 Genre: Mystery/Romance Like fire and ice, Alexandra Callet’s life runs hot and cold. At the age of thirty-three, Alexandra owns a stunning home and a successful interior design company. But she is in love with her business partner, Jake Taylor, and he doesn’t even seem to realize she’s a woman. She should be on top of the world, but instead she feels dragged down by the void in her heart. Hoping for answers, she decides a trip
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Oh Ship! Tales of a Cruising Chick and Other Travel Adventures Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lori A. Moore’s OH SHIP! TALES OF A CRUISING CHICK AND OTHER TRAVEL ADVENTURES virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title:  OH SHIP! TALES OF A CRUISING CHICK AND OTHER TRAVEL ADVENTURES Author: Lori Moore Publisher: Tate Publishing Pages: 134 Genre: Travel/Humor Reading Lori A. Moore’s true tales of things that happen on the high seas will have you saying, “Oh Ship!” From stories of passengers pepper-spraying other passengers to grown men fighting over glass figurines of penguins, you’ll laugh until your ribs hurt. For More Information Oh Ship! Tales of a Cruising Chick and Other Travel Adventures
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  • December 30, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Caskets From Costco Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kelly Wilson’s CASKETS FROM COSTCO virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: CASKETS FROM COSTCO Author: Kelly Wilson Publisher: Gravity Pages: 182 Genre: Memoir/Humor For twenty years, I thought that I had been marching through the stages of grief in a straight line. I had been following the formula, crossing each processed grief experience off my list. Except that I was totally deluded. And I didn’t discover that until Jim, my beloved father-in-law, died. I found myself drying off from my shower the morning after his death, really hoping he couldn’t see me naked. Or, if he could,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Journey Beyond the Trauma Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. J. Denee’s JOURNEY BEYOND THE TRAUMA virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: Journey Beyond the Trauma: Simple Practices of Resilence for Survivors of Sexual Abuse Author: Dr. J. Denee Pages: 99 Genre: Self-Help Journey Beyond the Trauma: Simple Practices of Resilience for Survivors of Sexual Abuse goes right to the heart of the issues related to abuse. It shares the impacts of abuse and offers simple, yet, practical strategies and information to help survivors reclaim and restore their lives. Dr. J. Denee’ guides readers through a 30-day journey to jumpstart their innate resilience. Journey Beyond the Trauma
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Winemaker Detective: An Omnibus Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noel Balen’s THE WINEMAKER DETECTIVE: AN OMNIBUS virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book: Title: The Winemaker Detective: An Omnibus Author: Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noel Balen Publisher: LeFrench Book Pages: 309 Genre: Mystery/French Cozy/Culinary Mystery An immersion in French countryside, gourmet attitude, and light-hearted mystery. Two amateur sleuths gumshoe around French wine country, where money, deceit, jealousy, inheritance and greed are all the ingredients needed for crime. Master winemaker Benjamin Cooker and his sidekick Virgile Lanssien solve mysteries in vineyards with a dose of Epicurean enjoyment of fine food and beverage. Each story is a homage
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Linked Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Judy Serrano’s LINKED virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: LINKED Author: Judy Serrano Publisher: 6K Publishing Pages: 273 Genre: Paranormal Romance Daphne Foster is a substitute teacher stuck in an English class, waiting for that dreaded parent-teacher conference. With much preparation and anxiety, she encounters the unforgettable Charlie Cross. His charm and good looks, win her over but rumors of his involvement with organized crime make his continued disappearances disturbing. In walks Heathcliff Vanderpool, creating a love triangle of unusual sorts. Unknown to Daphne, Heathcliff and Charlie are old friends: Older than she could have imagined. With
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  • December 30, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Last Dinner Party Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Carly M. Duncan’s THE LAST DINNER PARTY virtual book tour January 4 – February 26! Inside the Book Title: The Last Dinner Party Author: Carly M. Duncan Publisher: Createspace Pages: 390 Genre: Mystery When Jeanie D’Alisa is found murdered in her bedroom after hosting a dinner party in her home, detectives Anna Cole and Kristy Hicks are called to investigate the crime. Known within her community for her generous, yet unpredictable nature, Jeanie’s secrets unfold as family, friends and neighbors become suspects. Anna and Kristy discover stamped passport pages revealing travels unknown and a curious relationship between Jeanie and the charming salesman who
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shadow Touched and Grave Attraction Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you SHADOW TOUCHED and GRAVE ATTRACTION virtual book tour January 5 – January 29, 2016!     Title: Shadow Touched Author: Erin Kellison Release Date: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Paranormal Romance Format: Ebook *Shadow Touched is Ellie and Cam’s complete story, previously released as Shadow Touch, Shadow Play and Shadow Hunt, ending in the thrilling conclusion, the previously unreleased Shadow Burn. A darkness looms over humankind, lurks in mirrors, blurs boundaries—a twilight world ruled by powerful mage Houses… It is bleeding into our world, bringing with it banshees, wraiths, fae from the twisting forests of Twilight. But Eleanor Russo’s problem
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Everything to Lose Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you husband/wife writing team JP Ratto’s EVERYTHING TO LOSE virtual book tour February 1-26!! Inside the Book Title: Everything To Lose Author: JP Ratto Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 250 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Private investigator Lucas Holt is on a mission… Lucas Holt specializes in kidnap recovery. Ex-Delta Force and a former NYPD detective, he has spent the last fifteen years burying himself in case files to cope with the unsolved abduction of his daughter, Marnie. Janet Maxwell just can’t let go… After the death of Janet’s husband and son in a tragic car accident, she hopes Holt’s expertise can locate the daughter
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Evanthia’s Gift Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Effie Kammenou’s EVANTHIA’S GIFT virtual book tour February 1-26!! Inside the Book Title: Evanthia’s Gift Author: Effie Kammenou Pages: 548 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Contemporary Romance A LOVE STORY SPANNING DECADES – DEEPENED BY TRADITION, HERITAGE, LOSS, STRUGGLE, PERSEVERANCE AND LOYALTY. In the year 1956, Anastacia Fotopoulos finds herself pregnant and betrayed, fleeing from a bad marriage. With the love and support of her dear friends Stavros and Soula Papadakis, Ana is able to face the challenges of single motherhood. Left with emotional wounds, she resists her growing affection for Alexandros Giannakos, an old acquaintance. But his persistence and unconditional love for
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fighter Pilot’s Daughter Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mary Lawlor’s FIGHTER PILOT’S DAUGHTER: GROWING UP IN THE SIXTIES AND THE COLD WAR virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book: 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
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Sojourn Among the Avatars of Wisdom Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dudley Mecum’s A SOJOURN AMONG THE AVATARS OF WISDOM Book Blast January 11 – 22!   Title: A Sojourn Among the Avatars of Wisdom Author: Dudley Mecum Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Visionary and Metaphysical Format: Ebook Chris Cole enjoys aiming for the stars. After he rockets into orbit aboard the space shuttle, his mission is cut short when he is the victim of an accident aboard the International Space Station. Whisked back to earth for medical observation, Chris is eventually released. Before his return flight to Kennedy Space Center the next day, Chris decides to attend a nearby medieval fair with an acquaintance—a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents York Street Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jan Walters’s YORK STREET Book Blast January 11 – 22!     Title: York Street Author: Jan Walters Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Crime Fiction Format: Ebook “The story left me ready for more adventures with all the characters. I look forward to the next book from this author!” – Kelly Stuhr, Senior Des Moines Police Officer Brett O’Shea is a young street cop in Des Moines trying to make detective. He works by the book and doesn’t believe in hocus-pocus. When a killer begins terrorizing the streets of his city, Brett is forced to alter his view of the paranormal world when a
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