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Calling all bloggers to participate in Tessa Stockton’s The Unspeakable Book Blast!

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Tessa Stockton’s Christian suspense/thriller The Unspeakable Book Blast! This event will take place January 14 – February 15. We need at least 30 bloggers but are aiming for 50. Tessa will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate (payable by Amazon or Paypal) and one autographed paperback, The Unspeakable.  All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which I will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Dear Friends, Authors and Bloggers, We at Pump Up Your Book want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!  May today bring joy to your heart as you sit around around the table with your friends and loved ones sharing memories and love.  We would like to personally thank the authors who have trusted us to with their books and our kind and hard working tour hosts who take time out from their already hectic day to review these books or host the authors in another way.  Thanksgiving is a time for thankfulness and what better time to let all our friends, co-workers, clients and hosting team know
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Calling all bloggers to participate in Suzanne Jenkins’ The Greeks of Beaubien Street Blog Tour + $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Suzanne Jenkins’ women’s fiction The Greeks of Beaubien Street Book Tour/$100 Amazon GC Promotional Giveaway! This event will take place between January 2 and March 29. We are looking for at least 10 more bloggers who would be willing to review her book, interview her, have her write a guest post for you, post a book trailer reveal or just a plain and simple book spotlight. All bloggers will be included in the Rafflecopter form which means more Twitter or Facebook fans for you and you also will are eligible to win the $100 Amazon Gift Card as well. To sign up,
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Calling all bloggers to participate in Susan DiPlacido’s Shuffle Up and Deal Blog Tour + Kindle Fire Giveaway!

We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Susan DiPlacido’s erotica romance/romantic comedy Shuffle Up and Deal Book Tour/Kindle Fire Promotional Giveaway! This event will take place between December 3 – March 15.  We are looking for at least 20 more bloggers who would be willing to review her book, interview her, have her write a guest post for you or just a plain and simple book spotlight.  All bloggers will be included in the Rafflecopter form which means more Twitter or Facebook fans for you and you also will are eligible to win the Kindle Fire as well. To sign up, click here. When requesting a spot on her
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Eileen Hodgetts, author of ‘Whirlpool’

ABOUT EILEEN HODGETTS Eileen Enwright Hodgetts is the author of Whirlpool.  She is a much traveled writer. Brought up in England and Wales, she has also lived and worked in South Africa and Uganda and now makes her home in Pittsburgh, PA. Her life experiences allow her to use exotic backgrounds for her novels and to understand how an adventure can begin with just one small incident. For ten years she directed a humanitarian mission in East Africa and is also involved in a Ugandan Coffee Farm. Much of her writing reveals not only her great fondness for the British Isles, but also her British sense of humor which
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness today at Road to Here – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Road to Here, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2012/11/terminal-ambition-review-and-giveaway.html This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness today at My Devotional Thoughts – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at My Devotional Thoughts, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.mydevotionalthoughts.com/2012/11/pump-up-your-book-presents-terminal.html This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Join ‘The Sons of Jude’ Brandt Dodson at Pump Up Your Book! – Win a Kindle Fire HD!

Brandt Dodson, author of The Sons of Jude, is stopping off today at Pump Up Your Book, as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2012/11/05/pump-up-your-books-book-trailer-of-the-week-the-sons-of-jude-by-brandt-dodson/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins November 5 and ends on February 15 2013. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else she will be appearing so you won’t miss out on a great opportunity to win the Kindle Fire HD and/or the
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Watch Sheila Roberts’ new Merry Ex-Mas video where she’s the star!

This is soooo cute, just had to share! A song developed from Sheila Roberts’ new novel, “Merry Ex-Mas” (November 2012). This song was “written” by Jake O’Brien, a main character in the book. In the story, the music video of the song goes viral on YouTube and gets Jake in lots of trouble with his ex mother-in-law and his estranged wife. No mothers-in-law were harmed in the filming of this video. But poor Santa did get a hernia.


Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Escape with Dollycas – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Thoughts in Progress, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2012/10/25/terminal-ambition-virtual-blog-tour-win-a-kindle-fire-hd/ This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Thoughts In Progress – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Thoughts in Progress, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://masoncanyon.blogspot.com/2012/10/terminal-ambition-by-kate-mcguinness.html This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Bombshell Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Mike Faricy, author of the crime fiction, Bombshell, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – January 18 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MIKE FARICY Mike Faricy is the award winning author of mystery suspense thrillers woven together with a rich strain of humor and even some romance. He and his wife live in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland. His entertaining tales are populated with the sort of quirky, oddball characters we’d all like to know more about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They serve not so much as examples as they do warnings to the
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at She Writes – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at She Writes, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-tackle-the-gender-wage-gap-by-author-kate-mcguinness This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Baking Beauty – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Baking Beauty, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.bakingbeauty.net/guest-post/ This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at The Bibliophilic Book Blog – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at The Bibliophilic Book Blog, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/2012/10/book-review-terminal-ambition-by-kate.htm This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out
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Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of Julie Cannon

We at the staff of Pump Up Your Book would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Julie Cannon in her recent passing.  Our heart goes out to you in your time of grief and sorrow.  Even though we only knew Julie for a short while, she touched the lives of every person she met including us.  She will truly be missed. Visit Julie’s Facebook page here. Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow. — Robert Louis Stevenson


Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness today at Butterfly-o-Meter Books – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Butterfly-o-Meter Books, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://butterflyometerbooks.blogspot.com/2012/10/promo-terminal-ambition-by-kate.html This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Examiner – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Examiner, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-kate-mcguinness-author-of-terminal-ambition-1 This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Open Salon – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Open Salon, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://open.salon.com/blog/tgleichner/2012/10/07/killer_advertising_by_author_kate_mcguinness This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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Join ‘Tales from Earth’s End’ Sandy Nathan at The Book Connection – Win a free Kindle Fire HD!

Sandy Nathan, author of the Tales From Earth’s End series, is stopping off today at The Book Connection, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2012/10/interview-with-sandy-nathan-author-of.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to some lucky someone who comments on her blog posts and leaves a comment. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Examiner – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Examiner, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-kate-mcguinness-author-of-terminal-ambition?cid=db_articles This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Allvoices – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Allvoices, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13061889-how-to-tackle-your-gender-wage-gap-by-author-kate-mcguinness Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page
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Pump Up Your Book December 2012 Virtual Book Publicity Holiday Tour Special

Pump Up Your Book is happy to announce a very cost-saving special for December to help you promote your book during the holidays. Because we want to give back to the community and we know how everyone is strapped buying presents and getting ready for the holidays, we are offering a 2 week special only applicable during the month of December. If you are an author with a new release or a book that was published years ago and you want to give it new life, read on! The December 2012 Virtual Book Publicity Holiday Tour Package includes: Full publicity included but not restricted to daily postings about your
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Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at The Book Hoard – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at The Book Hoard, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.thebookhoard.com/2012/09/voluspa-a-magical-world-by-sam-d-ray-east/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to one lucky person who leaves a comment on any of their blog stops.  It could be you! The Kindle Fire HD giveaway is only open to U.S. and Canada but the $50  giveaway
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Join ‘The IRA on Film and Television’ Mark Connelly at Carol’s Notebook – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Mark Connelly is stopping off today at Carol’s Notebook as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-ira-on-film-and-television.html. This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes one lucky person who leaves a comment on one of his blog stops! This contest is open to everyone. If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they
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Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at Between the Covers – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at Between the Covers as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://bookexcerpts.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/author-interview-ray-east-voluspa/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to one lucky person who comments on Ray & Sam’s tour stops. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page
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Join ‘Tales From Earth’s End’ Sandy Nathan at The Road to Here – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Sandy Nathan, author of the Tales From Earth’s End series, is stopping off today at The Road to Here, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-angel-brown-eyed-boy-review-and.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to some lucky someone who comments on her blog posts and leaves a comment. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Book Lover Stop – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Book Lover Stop, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://bookloverstop.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/terminal-ambition-by-kate-mcguinness/ Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official
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Join ‘Pam of Babylon’ Suzanne Jenkins at I’d Rather Be Reading at the Beach – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Suzanne Jenkins is stopping off today at I’d Rather Be Reading at the Beach as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://irbratb.com/2012/09/14/dream-lover/. This contest begins July 2 and ends on September 24 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens
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