Pump Up Your Book Presents Am I Going To Be Okay? Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Debra Whittam’s AM I GOING TO BE OKAY? WEATHERING THE STORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION AND GRIEF virtual book tour March 25 – June 24! Inside the Book Title: Am I Going To Be Okay? Weathering the Storms of Mental Illness, Addiction and Grief Author: Debra Whittam Publisher: Turning Point International Pages: 253 Genre: Memoir/Women’s Psychology/Applied Psychology Am I Going To Be Okay? is an American story with a universal message. Ms. Whittam traces her history in the form of stories about her all too human, and sometimes unhinged family; she throws a rope to the little girl living there,
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  • March 14, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Braking for Bodies Book Blast – Win Cinch Tote & Notepad!

We invite you to Duffy Brown’s BRAKING FOR BODIES Book Blast April 3. Duffy is giving away 20 BRAKING FOR BODIES Cinch Totes & Notepads to be given away at 12 midnight! Inside the Book: Title: BREAKING FOR BODIES (Book 2 Cycle Path Mystery Series) Author: Duffy Brown Publisher: Penguin Berkley Prime Crime Pages: Genre: Cozy Mystery Meet the Author   While others girls dreamed of dating Brad Pitt, Duffy Brown longed to take Sherlock Holmes to the prom. Today she is a National Bestselling author and conjures up who-done-it stories for Berkley Prime Crime. She has two series, the Consignment Shop mysteries set in Savannah and the Cycle
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{Christian/Christian Living/Personal Growth} Giant Killers Blog Tour Sign Up

Steve Lawson will be touring April 4 – 29 with his Christian/Christian living/personal growth book, GIANT KILLERS: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES. We are looking for reviews (paperback/PDF), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo (HTML included)  Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Steve Lawson Author: Giant Killers: Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities Publisher: Independent Pages: 144 Genre: Christian/Christian Living/Personal Growth It seemed a lopsided battle. On one side, a small shepherd with a sling and five stones. On the other, a heavily armored ten-foot giant whose taunts and challenges immobilized an army of seasoned warriors. The story of David and Goliath has become an almost universal underdog story; but
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{Romance} Scorpio’s Kiss Blog Tour Sign Up

MC Domovitch will be touring April 18 – July 18 with her romance, SCORPIO’S KISS. We are looking for reviews (paperback/PDF), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo (HTML included) There will be a giveaway with this tour so please be sure to leave your Twitter handle or Facebook link on the form when signing up. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: SCORPIO’S KISS Author: MC Domovitch Publisher: Lansen Publishing Pages: 588 Genre: Romance Scorpio’s Kiss is a spell-binding tale of love, ambition and greed that will keep the reader turning the pages until its surprise ending. Set in New York and Paris amid the glamorous and competitive worlds of
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{Christian/Religious/Memoir} The Black Sheep Shadow Blog Tour Sign Up

Ashley Terrell will be touring April 19 – 26 with her Christian/religious/memoir, THE BLACK SHEEP SHADOW. We are looking for reviews (paperback/PDF) only. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: The Black Sheep Shadow Author: Ashley Terrell Publisher: Ashley Terrell LLC Pages: 136 Genre: Christian/Religious/Memoir The city lights blind your amazement. The sound of the traffic challenges you to be alive. Families ask bystanders to make magic and capture the moment with photographs. Newly engaged couples seal their union by kissing under shooting stars while loving by crossing their hearts. But what if your heart was under arrest, wouldn’t want to embrace something to feel something like others? Go inside
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sister Dear Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Laura McNeill’s SISTER DEAR virtual book tour April 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: Sister Dear Author: Laura McNeil Publisher: HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson Pages: 336 Genre: Domestic Suspense All Allie Marshall wants is a fresh start. But when dark secrets refuse to stay buried, will her chance at a new life be shattered forever? Convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, Allie watched a decade of her life vanish. Now, out on parole, Allie is determined to clear her name and reconnect with the daughter she barely knows. But Allie’s return to Brunswick, Georgia, sends earthquakes through the small, coastal
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{Relationship/Self-Help} Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Soul Mates And Were Not Afraid to Ask Testimonial Sign up

We are seeking testimonials for the upcoming relationship/self-help book, EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SOUL MATES AND WERE NOT AFRAID TO ASK by Dorothy Thompson.  If your testimonial is chosen, it will appear in the front matter of the book and for promotional purposes.  This is not for a review.  It is for a one or two sentence testimonial, but if you’re interested in a review as well, you can request the full ebook on the form below.  Bloggers/Reviewers will be sent a three chapter sample  in PDF format. Publication is slated for late spring/early summer.  We ask that you send your testimonial before April 11 if
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{Historical Fiction} Beneath the African Sun Blog Tour Sign Up

Maria Lynch will be touring May 2 – 27 with her historical fiction, BENEATH THE AFRICAN SUN. We are looking for reviews (paperback/PDF) and interviews. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Beneath the African Sun Author: Maria Lynch Publisher: Friesen Press Pages: 282 Genre: Historical Fiction When Sabby Mendes leaves Portuguese Goa aboard the dhow Monsoon Wind bound for British East Africa in 1916, he has one dream—to find work as a tailor in the relatively new capital of Nairobi. Sabby is a young man, still a teenager, but he is determined to build a life for himself, and he knows that the opportunities in the British Protectorate are
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{Anthology/Boxed Set} Summer Heat Book Blast Sign Up

We invite you to participate in SUMMER HEAT Book Blast April 25 – May 27. Sixteen New York Times, USA Today, and International best-selling authors share new stories about Alpha men, Detectives, Sports’ Heroes, and sexy men. These authors write from their hearts and have stories that entertain.  As an added bonus, one blogger who participates will win a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate and one person who leaves a comment on any of the blogs who host them will also win a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate! Inside the Book: Title: Summer Heat Box Set Authors: Caridad Pineiro, Nina Bruhns, Rebecca York, Jennifer Lowery, Taylor Lee, Traci Hall, Stephanie Queen,
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  • March 8, 2016
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Book Marketing Tips: 98 Book Marketing Ideas That Can Help Authors Increase Sales

Whether you’re a self- or traditionally published author, there’s a wide array of marketing tactics you or your publisher can use to amplify a book’s exposure and reach more readers. To spark inspiration and get those creative juices flowing, we put together 98 book marketing ideas. Some of these ideas can help directly increase book sales, while others may help expand your platform, which can lead to future sales. Not all of these ideas will be applicable all the time, but these can help you brainstorm when developing your own marketing plan. Read the rest of article at BookBub.


{Nonfiction/Self-Help} SUPER SIZED SUCCESS Blog Tour Sign Up

Linda Zander will be touring April 4 – May 27 with her nonfiction/success/personal development/self-help/business & money book, SUPER SIZED SUCCESS: 9 STEPS TO MAXIMUM RICHES IN MINIMUM TIME. We are looking for interviews, guest posts and book spotlights (HTML included). Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: SUPER SIZED SUCCESS: 9 Steps to Maximum Riches in Minimum Time Author: Linda Zander, The Success Packager Publisher: MAXAR Press Pages: 138 Genre: Non-Fiction: Success/Personal Development/Self-Help/Business & Money The only Get Rich Quick method that puts VALUES before profit as the non-negotiable to achieving lasting riches in all areas of ones’ life. Super Sized Success delivers a revolutionary new definition of success never
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tell Me a Story Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tamara Lush’s TELL ME A STORY virtual book tour April 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: Tell Me a Story Author: Tamara Lush Publisher: Independent Pages: 102 Genre: Erotic Romance Bookstore owner Emma Price attends a sexy literacy fundraiser called Story Brothel in Orlando, expecting a few raunchy jokes and a chance to show off her writing. She’s intrigued when Caleb King, a successful real estate developer in a custom tailored suit, pays to listen to her read from her erotic novel. Later, the mysterious Caleb with beautiful eyes asks her to read him a bedtime story at his
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{Paranormal Romance} Going Both Ways Blog Tour Sign Up

Phil Fragasso will be touring April 4-29 with his paranormal romance/satire/humor/mainstream fiction, GOING BOTH WAYS. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDF ), interviews, and guest posts. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: GOING BOTH WAYS Author: Phil Fragasso Publisher: Wild Rose Press Pages: 276 Genre: Paranormal Romance/Satire/Humor/Mainstream Fiction After a prolonged rant about how easy women have it, Patrick awakens as a woman (Trish). But rather than staying a woman, he’s male one day and female the next. The male and female characters share a single mindset – so Patrick is always in Trish’s head and vice versa. As much as Patrick tries to keep his situation private,
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{Erotic Romance} Tell Me a Story Blog Tour Sign Up

Tamara Lush will be touring April 4-29 with her erotic romance, TELL ME A STORY. We are looking for reviews (PDF only), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo (html provided). Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Tell Me a Story Author: Tamara Lush Publisher: Independent Pages: 102 Genre: Erotic Romance Bookstore owner Emma Chase attends a sexy literacy fundraiser called Story Brothel in Orlando, expecting a few raunchy jokes and a chance to show off her writing. She’s intrigued when Caleb King, a successful real estate developer in a custom tailored suit, pays to listen to her read from her erotic novel. Later, the mysterious Caleb with beautiful eyes
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{Memoir} Am I Going To Be Okay? Blog Tour Sign Up

Debra Whittam will be touring March 25 – June 24 with her memoir/women’s psychology book, AM I GOING TO BE OKAY? WEATHERING THE STORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION AND GRIEF. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S.), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo (html provided). Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Am I Going To Be Okay? Weathering the Storms of Mental Illness, Addiction and Grief Author: Debra Whittam Publisher: Turning Point International Pages: 253 Genre: Memoir/Women’s Psychology/Applied Psychology Am I Going To Be Okay? is an American story with a universal message. Ms. Whittam traces her history in the form of stories about her all too human, and
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{Cozy Mystery} Braking for Bodies Book Blast Sign Up

We invite you to Duffy Brown’s BRAKING FOR BODIES Book Blast April 3.  Duffy is giving away a BRAKING FOR BODIES Cinch Tote & Notepad to be given away at 12 midnight.  HTML will be included for this tour.  Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: BREAKING FOR BODIES (Book 2 Cycle Path Mystery Series) Author: Duffy Brown Publisher: Penguin Berkley Prime Crime Pages: Genre: Cozy Mystery No one knows why Peephole Perry came all the way to Mackinac from LA, but when he winds up dead things are looking bad for Evie’s BFF who once worked for the jerk.  Now Evie has to gear up and get a grip
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{Domestic Suspense} Sister Dear Blog Tour Sign Up

Laura McNeill will be touring April 4 – 29 with her domestic suspense, SISTER DEAR. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs) or interviews. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Sister Dear Author: Laura McNeil Publisher: HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson Pages: 336 Genre: Domestic Suspense All Allie Marshall wants is a fresh start. But when dark secrets refuse to stay buried, will her chance at a new life be shattered forever? Convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, Allie watched a decade of her life vanish. Now, out on parole, Allie is determined to clear her name and reconnect with the daughter she barely knows. But Allie’s return to Brunswick, Georgia,
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  • March 1, 2016
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First Chapter: The Bipolar Millionaire by John E. Wade

Title: The Bipolar Millionaire Author: John E. Wade II Publisher: Sunbury Press Pages: 164 Genre: Memoir John E. Wade II, retired CPA, author, investor, television producer, and philanthropist, reveals in his memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire, his personal struggle with bipolar disorder and how he has succeeded in living a balanced and blessed life, despite his mental illness. Wade takes the reader through his family experiences, political aspirations and beliefs, spiritual journey, relationship trials and errors, all while battling mental illness. Through his religious beliefs, personal perseverance, and the help of friends, family, and his mental health professionals, Wade lives an active, creative, and successful life. His memoir doesn’t end
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First Chapter: The Carrington Prophecy by R. Lawson

Title: The Carrington Prophecy (Book 5 of The CIA International Thriller Series) Author: R. Lawson Publisher: Independent Pages: 298 Genre:  Thriller/Espionage Biff Roberts, the CIA’s counterterrorism director, receives actionable intelligence that a rogue regime is planning a sneak attack with the goal of exploding a nuclear device above the United States, triggering an unnatural Carrington Event. The cosmic storm of the Carrington Event’s electromagnetic pulse waves released by the explosion would cripple all electronic systems and power grids in the U.S., leaving the homeland defenseless and vulnerable to conventional warfare. With North Korea looking to be the most likely suspect, Biff is tasked to intervene and prevent this attack
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First Chapter: Existential Threats by R. Lawson

Title: Existential Threats (Book 4 of The CIA International Thriller Series) Author: R. Lawson Publisher: Independent Pages: 345 Genre:  Thriller/Espionage The CIA’s incoming Director of Counter Terrorism, Biff Roberts, is inheriting a multitude of challenges. For starters, there is the existential threat of a nuclear Iran. Added to that, the Middle East has become enmeshed in a surge of radical religious extremism ranging from fanatical Muslims of the Islamic State to the Taliban, groups who commit unspeakable atrocities using violence to pursue their atavistic goals. Syria’s civil war could result in Assad’s weapons of mass destruction getting into the hands of the splintered groups of Islamic Jihadists fighting there.
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{Science Fiction/Political Thriller} The Hidden Reality Blog Tour Sign Up

Stephen Martino will be touring April 4 – June 30 with his science fiction/political thriller, THE HIDDEN REALITY. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights/promo. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: The Hidden Reality Author: Stephen Martino Publisher: Light Messages Pages: 318 Genre: Science Fiction/Political Thriller In the year 2084, the brilliant inventor, Alex Pella, finds himself at a precarious crossroad between the pursuit of justice and preservation of his own sanity. While attempting to undermine an international New World Order government created by the financial juggernaut known as The New Reality, he must also face the hidden truths about his own genetic
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  • February 24, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The CIA International Thriller Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you R. Lawson’s THE CIA INTERNATIONAL THRILLER SERIES virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Existential Threats (Book 4 of The CIA International Thriller Series) Author: R. Lawson Publisher: Independent Pages: 345 Genre:  Thriller/Espionage The CIA’s incoming Director of Counter Terrorism, Biff Roberts, is inheriting a multitude of challenges. For starters, there is the existential threat of a nuclear Iran. Added to that, the Middle East has become enmeshed in a surge of radical religious extremism ranging from fanatical Muslims of the Islamic State to the Taliban, groups who commit unspeakable atrocities using violence to pursue their
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  • February 23, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Not Quite So Stories Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Two Book Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David S. Atkinson’s NOT QUITE SO STORIES virtual book tour March 1 – May 27! Inside the Book Title: NOT QUITE SO STORIES Author: David S. Atkinson Publisher: Literary Wanderlus LLC Pages: 166 Genre: Absurdist Literary Fiction The center of Not Quite So Stories is the idea that life is inherently absurd and all people can do is figure out how they will live in the face of that fact. The traditional explanation for the function of myth (including such works as the relatively modern Rudyard Kiping’s Just So Stories) is as an attempt by humans to explain and demystify
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Unicorn: Addiction, Guilt and a Decision That Would Change Her Life Forever Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you L.E. Get’s UNICORN: ADDICTION, GUILT AND A DECISION THAT WOULD CHANGE HER LIFE FOREVER virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Unicorn: Addiction, Guilt, and a Decision That Will Change Her Life Author: L.E. Get Publisher: Telemachus Press Pages: 240 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Literary Fiction/Drama Scarlet has the life most only dream about—she travels the world, she makes plenty of money and she has the best friend anyone could ask for. But, piece by piece, her world is falling apart because of her damaged family, years of resentment and her sister’s drug and alcohol addiction. Scarlet tries
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Changing Teams Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jennifer Allis Provost’s CHANGING TEAMS virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Changing Teams Author: Jennifer Allis Provost Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 36 Genre: Contemporary Romance Britt Sullivan, part time model and full time aspiring artist, is sick of living alone in the city… Taking lame jobs just to make ends meet is leading Britt nowhere, and she knows something has to change. She needs some excitement, and when she meets blue-eyed Midwesterner Sam MacKellar at a photo shoot, she realizes he’s perfect for her in every way—well, except for the fact that he’s gay. A
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First Chapter: From Ashes Into Light by Mouw Gudrun

Title: From Ashes Into Light Author: Gudrun Mouw Pages: 240 Genre: Literary/Visionary Fiction Publisher: Raincloud Press From Ashes into Light is a transpersonal tale of epic tragedy, spirituality, family, and personal redemption. It is told through three distinct voices: the haunting story of Ruth, a Jewish adolescent during Kristallnacht in World War II Austria, Saqapaya, a stalwart Native American from coastal California during the time of the Spanish conquest, and Friede Mai. Friede is born during WW II to a Bavarian soldier and an East-Prussian mother. As those around her struggle with the inevitable chaos and paradox of war, young Friede opens her heart to gruesome enemies, at times
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Perfect Tear Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Connie Lansberg’s THE PERFECT TEAR virtual book tour March 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: The Perfect Tear Author: Connie Lansberg Publisher: Rockit Press Pages: 320 Genre: YA Fantasy The Perfect Tear begins with the Singers of the world who, during their initiation by a multi-dimensional being, are given a magical three-pronged hair comb to use as tuning forks to help keep the world in harmony.  They are a special breed of women, able to connect their voices to the vibration of the earth in order to create this needed balance and equilibrium for all. The story follows the
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  • February 20, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Networking Karma Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gail Tolstoi-Miller’s  NETWORKING KARMA virtual book tour March 1 – April 29! Inside the Book Title: Networking Karma Author: Gail Tolstoi-Miller Publisher: Consultnetworx Pages: 160 Genre: Business/Self-Help Are you Awkward? Uncertain? Even jittery at networking events? Author Gail Tolstoi Miller, an award-winning entrepreneur and successful CEO, feels your pain. In fact, she spent years experiencing the same emotions when networking. An avowed introvert, Gail discovered a powerful and universal law of connecting, she calls Networking Karma. And when she embraced it, Gail put those anxious, apprehensive interactions behind her to become a career coach and owner of a networking event
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{Inspirational Contemporary Romance} Cupid’s Quest Blog Tour Sign Up

Lori Soard will be touring April 4 – 29 with her inspirational contemporary romance, CUPID’S QUEST. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews and guest posts. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: CUPID’S QUEST Author: Lori Soard Publisher: Grace Nicole Books Pages: 201 Genre: Inspirational Contemporary Romance The only life Gracie has ever known has been the nursing home and the residents who are like family to her. Now, she risks losing it all and her friends scattering to different homes if she can’t come up with the money to save the business. Between caring for his ailing mother and running the family farm, Brandt is stretched thin.
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{Romantic Suspense} Banished Threads Blog Tour Sign Up

Kaylin McFarren will be touring April 4 – June 30 with her romantic suspense, BANISHED THREADS. We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S./PDFs), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Banished Threads (Book 3 – Threads Series) Author: Kaylin McFarren Publisher: Creative Edge Publishing LLC Pages: 258 Genre: Romantic Suspense A valuable art collection disappears turning a treasure-hunting duo into crime-stopping sleuths committed to vindicating family members in Kaylin McFarren’s action-packed suspense novel, Banished Threads. While vacationing at the stately Cumberforge Manor in Bellwood, England, Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen attend an elegant dinner party hosted by her uncle, Paul Lyons, and his aristocratic
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