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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win Pump Up Your Book T-shirt + $10 Amazon Gift Card!

It’s day 3 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at The Book Faery Reviews with a great giveaway! Win a Pump Up Your Book T-Shirt and $10 Amazon Gift Card!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!


Win a copy of Kim Antieau’s Her Frozen Wild at Workaday Reads!

Win a copy of Kim Antieau’s Her Frozen Wild at Workaday Reads today! Scientists in the Altai in Siberia uncover the 2,500 year old frozen mummy of a tattooed priestess or shaman. This mummy has the same mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) as American archaeologist Ursula Smith whose mother disappeared in Siberia 30 years earlier. Ursula travels from the U.S. to Siberia to unravel the mystery of the “lady” and meets Sergei Ivanovich Polyakov, a Russian doctor who graciously invites her into his home. After they become lovers, she discovers he has the same tattoos on his body as the tattooed lady. He tells a disbelieving Ursula that they have met
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Win a copy of Jill Muehrcke’s Waking Up Happy at Let’s Book It!

Win a copy of Jill Muehrcke’s Waking Up Happy at Let’s Book It today! WAKING UP HAPPY: A HANDBOOK OF CHANGE WITH MEMOIRS OF RECOVERY AND HOPE: Powerful, absorbing, and beautifully written, this first-of-its-kind book of transformation and healing includes memoirs of people who have recovered from addictions, harmful habits, and intolerable situations, along with exercises readers can do to make the same transformations in their own lives. Half of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Recovery Foundation helping people build new lives – so every time someone buys a book, they will be helping someone TRANSFORM THEIR LIFE! Would you like to be notified
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Win copy of Valerie Stocking’s The Promised Land!

Win a copy of Valerie Stocking’s The Promised Land at Colloquium today! It’s 1966, just two years after President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law, and twelve-year-old Joy Bradford’s life is changing dramatically. Born and raised in the white suburbs of Connecticut, Joy is moving to Willets Point, Florida, to live with her mother Jessica because her parents are divorcing. Hoping it really is the Promised Land that her mother describes, she joins in Jessica’s enthusiasm only to find out how horribly wrong that vision is. Unfortunately for Joy, the move does nothing to change her mother’s emotional and mental instability, resulting in a continuation
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win Pump Up Your Book Tote Bag w/Paperback Copy of Romancing the Soul!

It’s day 2 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents!  Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at Let’s Book It with a great giveaway! Win a Pump Up Your Book tote bag with a paperback copy of Dorothy’s anthology of soul mate stories, Romancing the Soul tucked inside!  Sorry, only U.S. and Canada residents may enter (blame the postal system!).  To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other  giveaways we have this month!


Win a copy of A.K. Alexander’s thriller DADDY’S HOME!

Win a copy of A.K. Alexander’s thriller novel, Daddy’s Home, at Literarily Speaking today! A KILLER STALKS HIS PREY… A calculating and deadly killer is in search for what he terms as his perfect family. Preying upon single mothers and their innocent children, the police have dubbed him “The Family Man.” HE WATCHES THEM…HE TAKES THEM… He plays out his role as the perfect father. When things don’t go so perfect in his insane fantasy world, the family man kills. HOLLY JENNINGS IS ON THE CASE… Crime Scene Investigator Holly Jennings of the San Diego Police Department is determined to track him down and see that justice is served.
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary: Win I Cannot Live Without Books Pendant + Pump Up Your Book Magnet!

Woot!  Today kicks off the Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary party!  Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Pump Up Your Book, happy birthday to you!  We are celebrating big and inviting our blogger friends to help us out give away some fantastic prizes!  Today, we’re giving away a ‘I Cannot Live Without Books’ pendant and a Pump Up Your Book magnet on our dear friend April Pohren’s blog, Cafe of Dreams! Take a look at the pendant!  Isn’t that cute?  What book lover can resist that?  So hop over to April’s blog and fill out the Rafflecopter thingee and it could be yours!
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Win a copy of Rudy Mazzocchi’s medical thriller ‘Equity of Evil’ today!

Win an e-copy of Rudy Mazzocchi’s medical thriller, Equity of Evil, at Literarily Speaking today! A Venture Capital Fund makes a risky investment to start a challenging new business that appears capable of reaching profitabililty with modest capital requirements. The real challenge: optimizing one of the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the World — Abortion. Founding Partner, Roman Citrano, a successful entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, soon struggles with what he believes is his choice to establish the controversial new company. He soon realizes that he and others are but pawns on a massive, ugly chessboard being manipulated to benefit a far larger, illicit market in human organs for
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In honor of Titanic 100th Anniversary, Yvonne Lehman gives away copy of ‘Hearts That Survive: A Novel of the Titanic’ today!

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Yvonne Lehman is giving away a copy of her book, Hearts That Survive: A Novel of the Titanic, at  Literarily Speaking! In April 1912, Lydia Beaumont is on her way to a new life with a boundless hope, against all that Craven Dowd desires for her and himself. Her friendship with Caroline Chadwick deepens as they plan Lydia’s wedding on board the “grandest ship ever built.” Then both women suffer tragic losses when the “unsinkable” Titanic collides with an iceberg and there are only 20 lifeboats for 2207 passengers. They struggle to keep their families and dreams
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Win a copy of Kim Antieau’s Her Frozen Wild today!

Win a copy of Kim Antieau’s Her Frozen Wild at Books, Products and More today! Scientists in the Altai in Siberia uncover the 2,500 year old frozen mummy of a tattooed priestess or shaman. This mummy has the same mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) as American archaeologist Ursula Smith whose mother disappeared in Siberia 30 years earlier. Ursula travels from the U.S. to Siberia to unravel the mystery of the “lady” and meets Sergei Ivanovich Polyakov, a Russian doctor who graciously invites her into his home. After they become lovers, she discovers he has the same tattoos on his body as the tattooed lady. He tells a disbelieving Ursula that they
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Pump Up Your Book! 5th Year Anniversary Celebration * Giveaways * Free Blog Tours * Book Jewelry * Amazon GCs!

Pump Up Your Book is celebrating its 5th Year Anniversary by giving YOU prizes throughout the month of April. This event allows us the opportunity to say thank you to our authors, bloggers, reviewers and readers for their patronage. Pump Up Your Book opened its virtual doors the first week of April 2007 with one customer. Today our client list has grown to an average of 30 – 50 authors a month. What started as an experiment, escalated into one of the largest virtual book tour companies on the Internet. We have represented authors from all walks of life and platforms: from self-published authors to celebrities such as Judge
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Pump Up Your Book Hosts The Barrett Company at Facebook Chat/Party

Well known, experienced, professional Hollywood book, TV and movie publicist Charlie Barrett and vice-president Barbara Wall will be appearing live at Pump Up Your Book’s Facebook  page on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. eastern to discuss book publicity, media relations and their experiences working with stars and celebrities.  The Barrett Company can help authors get their books launch off the ground.  If you are an author serious about selling books, you need to join in on the chat on Tuesday night. Charlie formed The Barrett Company in 1991 as a full service publicity and media relations agency to serve books/authors/publishers, television and motion picture
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Last Call for April 2012 Reviews

We’re tying up April tours and wanted to put out one last call if anyone wanted a chance to review these books before the deadline of March 20.  If you don’t have time for a review and would like to send an interview, have the author write a guest post for you, or post a pre-formatted spotlight with a book giveaway, that’s great, too! Please leave a comment below or email Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com if you are interested.  Thank you! ______________________ Susan Spence will be touring April 2 – May 25 2012 with her historical fiction novel, A Story of the West. Matt Daly’s eyes narrowed as
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Q&A Talk with Rudy Mazzocchi at Goodreads + Win FREE eBook + Win $25 Gift Certificate

Rudy Mazzocchi, author of the  medical thriller, Equity of Evil (Twilight Times Books) will be on hand throughout the day of Monday, March 12 2012, to answer questions at his Q&A session on Goodreads. Rudy A. Mazzocchi is best known as a medical device and biotechnology entrepreneur, inventor, and angel investor, with a history of starting new technology ventures throughout the U.S. and Europe. He’s been privileged to have the opportunity to see the newest innovations in healthcare and work with some of the most brilliant researchers, scientists and physicians in the industry. Authoring more than 50 patents, he has helped pioneer new companies involved in cardiology, oncology, orthopedics,
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Romance Author Jill Limber to appear on A Book and a Chat

Romance author Jill Limber will be appearing tonight on Barry Eva’s A Book and a Chat starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern!  To listen in, visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/across-the-pond/2012/03/08/a-book-and-a-chat-with-jill-limber. A multi-published author and former RWA President, Jill Limber’s latest books are Montana Morning, A Heart That Dares and The Right Track. As a child, some of Jill’s tales got her in trouble, but now she gets paid for them. Residing in San Diego with her husband and a trio of dogs and one very ancient cat, Jill’s favorite pastime is to gather friends and family for good food, conversation and plenty of laughter. You can visit her website at www.JillLimber.com. Website |
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2/05/12 – 2/11/12 Pump Up Your Book’s Weekly Twitterville Roundup

2/05/12 – 2/11/12 Pump Up Your Book’s Weekly Twitterville Roundup Happy Sunday! We decided to start a weekly roundup of all the most informative links we have found on the web that we’ve tweeted during the last week that have to do with book publishing, book promoting and social media that would be informative to the published and about to be published author. This week’s tweets include why reviewers can’t finish your book, a new Indie author becomes Amazon’s best seller, and more interesting things around Twitterville that I thought you’d love to know about it. Here’s one to watch.  Kelly Wilkinson has become Amazon’s best selling author with
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1/29/12 – 2/04/12 Pump Up Your Book’s Weekly Twitterville Roundup

1/29/12 – 2/04/12 Pump Up Your Book’s Weekly Twitterville Roundup Happy Sunday! We decided to start a weekly roundup of all the most informative links we have found on the web that we’ve tweeted that have to do with book publishing, book promoting and social media that would be informative to the published and about to be published author.  This week’s tweets include a contest to see if you can guess the goof I made in a trailer (see first link below).  So far, I’ve not had anyone figure it out so the Pump Up Your Book cap is still up for grabs!  Also Sally Collings talks about going
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1/22/12 – 1/29/12 Pump Up Your Book’s Weekly Twitterville Roundup

1/22/12 – 1/29/12 Pump Up Your Book’s Weekly Twitterville Roundup Happy Sunday! We decided to start a weekly roundup of all the most informative links we have found on the web that we’ve tweeted that have to do with book publishing, book promoting and social media that would be informative to the published and about to be published author.  This week’s tweets include informative articles on self-publishing which I highly encourage authors who are planning to self-publish to look into first.  Enjoy! Why Every Entrepreneur Should Self-Publish a Book http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/why-every-entrepreneur-should-self-publish-a-book/ via @techcrunch Indie Epublishing: A Beginner’s To Do List http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/indie-epublishing-a-beginners-to-do-list Help! My Book’s Not Selling http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/help-my-books-not-selling Join the Book Publicity
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‘Red Hot Sky’ author Gordon Gumpertz on A Book and a Chat Blog Talk Radio Show tonight!

Gordon Gumpertz, author of the action adventure fiction novel, Red Hot Sky, is stopping off at A Book and a Chat Radio Show on Day 8 of his virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! Listen to Gordon tonight at A Book and a Chat starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern. Call-ins welcome! ABOUT THE BOOK: CO2 buildup in earth’s atmosphere reaches a tipping point. Global weather destabilizes, turns chaotic. Ice storms, dust storms, floods, blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes pummel the earth nonstop. A secret computer model reveals that the frantic weather will peak out, and transform world climate into an alien environment devastating to human survival. Scientists Ben Mason,
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Pump Up Your Book’s 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza Facebook Chat Party Winners!

We are happy to announce the winners at our Pump Up Your Book 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza Facebook Chat Party last Friday night!  If you are listed among the winners (lucky you!), please email Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife@gmail.com and let us know what you won.  If it’s a paperback or other physical prize, please include your mailing address.  If it’s an ebook, let us know whether you need the mobi file (Kindle), epub file (Nook) or pdf.   All winners were chosen at Random.org.  Winners have until December 30 to let us know if you’ve won. We at Pump Up Your Book want to thank everyone for coming and showing
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Pump Up Your Book joins Google+ to help authors promote their books

Back when Twitter was in its infancy, I joined but never fully understood just what Twitter could do for me.  The first impression I got was that it was just another social network and nothing like we see today.  As I fully understood what a GREAT social networking tool it was, I look back on those early years and could have kicked myself in the butt.  Facebook came along and I was more prepared. Now we’re seeing Google+.  By now, I’m fully aware that you should never ignore a possible good thing as far as social networks go because you just never know how far a reach they can
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Pump Up Your Book’s 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza Facebook Chat Party!

ATTENTION:  WINNERS ARE NOW SELECTED FOR PUMP UP YOUR BOOK’S 1ST ANNUAL HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA FACEBOOK CHAT PARTY!!!  CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT IF YOU WON!  HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY EVERYONE! WE’RE HAVING A FACEBOOK PARTY!!!! Pump Up Your Book is proud to host the 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza Facebook  Chat Party for authors touring in December 2011.  What better way to set the holiday mood by having a chance to talk to your favorite authors and win some wonderful prizes for you or to give to that special person for the holidays?  ‘Tis the season, right???  We’re giving away more than 50 prizes including books, gifts  and cash awards!!!
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Pump Up Your Book Live! November 2011 Authors on Tour Chat/Book Giveaway Party Friday Night!

The Pump Up Your Book Live! November 2011 Authors on Tour Chat/Book Giveaway Party will be held this Friday night, November 18 starting at 8 p.m. eastern time.  Chat with your favorite authors including Jason Krumbine, Terri Giuliano Long, Mike DiCerto, Noah Baird, C. Elizabeth, Veronica Blade, Jaime McDougall, Michelle Richardson, Cheryl Malandrinos, Frank Zaccari, M.E. Patterson and Glen C. Strathy! You can also win prizes! To find out more details, click here. See you at the party!!!


Pump Up Your Book Live! October 2011 Author Chat / Book Giveaway Winners Announced!

We are happy to announce the winners at our Pump Up Your Book Live! October 2011 Author Chat / Book Giveaway Party last night in the Pump Up Your Book chat room! Congratulations to the following winners! Melanie Ski won a paperback copy of Richard Blunt’s Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic! April Pohren won a paperback copy of M.E. Patterson’s Devil’s Hand! Molly Edwards won a paperback copy of Mary Ann Loesch’s Nephilim! April Pohren won a paperback copy of Greg Messel’s The Illusion of Certainty! Melanie Ski won a paperback copy of Sharon Bially’s Veronica’s Nap! April Pohren won a paperback copy of Peter Murphy’s Lagan Love! Molly
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Pump Up Your Book November 2011 Authors on Tour Video


New Book for Review: Women’s Fiction ‘The Nine Lives of Christmas’ by Sheila Roberts

Sheila Roberts will be touring in November 2011 with her women’s fiction novel, The Nine Lives of Christmas. Bestselling author Sheila Roberts brings us a humorous, heartwarming Christmas novel about a matchmaking cat who brings a couple together just in time for the holidays. When a guy is in trouble, he starts making deals with his Creator…and Ambrose the cat is no exception. In danger of losing his ninth and final life, Ambrose makes a desperate plea.  He’ll do anything—anything!—if he can just survive and enjoy a nice long, final life. His prayer is answered when a stranger comes along and saves him, and now it looks like he has to hold
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Pump Up Your Book: New Books for Review October 2011

Are you a book blogger who loves to read books?  You have come to the right place!  We are looking for qualified book bloggers to review our titles.  As these authors will be on tour in October, the deadline for inquiring is September 25.  Contact us by using the form below.  Thanks! Karen Simpson will be touring in October and November with her contemporary speculative fiction novel Act of Grace. Why would Grace Johnson, an African American high school senior, take a bullet to save the life of a Ku Klux Klansman named Jonathan Gilmore? The question hovers unanswered over Grace’s hometown of Vigilant, Michigan. Few people, black or
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New Book for Review: Mainstream Fiction ‘You Never Know’ by Lilian Duval

Lilian Duval is touring in October  2011 with her mainstream fiction novel, You Never Know: Tales of Tobias, an Accidental Lottery Winner. What happens when an ordinary person becomes extraordinary? Tobias starts out in life much the same as any of us—not rich, not poor, with imperfect parents and unlimited ambition. When he’s twenty years old, his future is altered in irreparable ways after a tragic car accident pushes him down a new path. The once-promising anthropology major is forced to abandon his dreams in order to care for his orphaned, brain-damaged younger brother. In his late thirties, Tobias works in a bookstore, trying desperately to make ends meet
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New eBook for Review: Paranormal Fantasy ‘Nephilim’ by Mary Ann Loesch

Mary Ann Loesch will be touring in October 2011 with her paranormal fantasy, Nephilim. When sin stains your soul, he tattoos your skin… Tattoo artist Nathan Ink is more than he seems. An angel living in secret on earth, he forces his clients to face their flaws by tattooing images of their sins on their bodies, but this glimpse into the soul often results in his clients’ deaths. Although Nathan avoids the other angels, when they ask him to keep an eye on Faye, a nephilim being stalked by another of her kind, he reluctantly agrees. The angels have kept Faye in the dark about her stalker, but to
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New Book for Review: Contemporary Fantasy/Supernatural Thriller ‘Devil’s Hand’ by M.E. Patterson

M.E. Patterson will be touring in October and November 2011 with his contemporary fantasy/supernatural thriller, Devil’s Hand. A Las Vegas poker ace with supernatural luck is swept into a world-ending conflict between fallen angels and otherworldly shades, in a thrilling debut novel for readers who enjoy Dean Koontz, Jim Butcher, and Tim Powers. The lone survivor of a tragic plane crash, Trent Hawkins inherited a mysterious lucky streak that made him famous, and hated, in the poker circles of the City of Sin. It wasn’t long before the eyes in the sky threw him on the blacklist and chased him out of town. Now, after years away, Trent returns
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