Posts Tagged ‘blog tours’

New Book for Review: Unexpected Christmas Hero by Kathi Macias

Kathi Macias is touring November 12th – November 23rd with her second annual contemporary Christmas novel, Unexpected Christmas Hero. Never expecting to be homeless, Josie Meyers and her children are shocked when circumstances force them to live on the streets. Rick, a down-and-out disabled vet, befriends them, reawakening memories of a faith Josie had in childhood. But can she reconcile her once-held beliefs with her current situation? Will she and her children even survive long enough to try to rekindle Josie’s faith? Visit Kathi online at www.kathimacias.com. 240 pages If you would like to review, Unexpected Christmas Hero, please email Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net or fill out the form
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New Book for Review: The Deliverer by Kathi Macias

Kathi Macias is touring September 10th – 21st with the third and final book of her contemporary international suspense “Freedom” series. The Deliverer picks up just months after Special Delivery leaves off, continuing with the stories of Mara, freed from slavery but still struggling with scars and memories from the past; Jonathan, attending Bible college but strongly drawn to Mara, despite her past; and Lawan, having escaped the brothel in Thailand and miraculously reunited with her younger sister in the US and adopted by the same family. Will Mara be able to move past the pain and hatred that bind her, even if it means traveling back to the
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with ‘Artists and Thieves’ Linda Schroeder + Win Kindle Fire!

I’m honored to have Linda Schroeder here with us today, the last day of her 2 month virtual book tour!  Time is running out to win the Kindle Fire she’s giving away so if you haven’t entered yet, click here and do so fast! ABOUT LINDA SCHROEDER Linda Schroeder divides her time between the bright sun of California and the high mountains of Colorado. She has a Master’s degree in English and one in Communicative Disorders/Audiology. In addition to her novel, Artists & Thieves, she has published a college text. Her early interest in English expanded to include language disorders and she began a second career as an audiologist
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with “Willow Pond” author Carol Tibaldi

C arol Tibaldi is the author of “Willow Pond.” Carol Tibaldi was born and raised in Bayside, New York and attended Queens College of the City University of New York. She loves to travel and has lived in London and Los Angeles. For twenty five years she worked as a newspaper reporter and covered the crime beat. She is a history buff and loves to research different time periods having a special affinity of the prohibition era and the Civil War. Willow Pond is her first novel and she is hard at work on the sequel. You can visit Carol Tibaldi’s website at www.caroltibaldi.com Link to book on Amazon
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Pump Your Book Presents Willow Pond Virtual Publicity Tour 2012

Join author Carol Tibaldi, author of the historical romance novel, Willow Pond, as she tours the blogosphere this September 3rd – 29th with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CAROL TIBALDI : Carol Tibaldi was born and raised in Bayside, New York and attended Queens College of the City University of New York. She loves to travel and has lived in London and Los Angeles. For twenty five years she worked as a newspaper reporter and covered the crime beat. She is a history buff and loves to research different time periods having a special affinity of the prohibition era and the Civil War. Willow Pond is her first novel
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Join ‘The Samsara Chronicles’ Gabriella Bradley & Diana Kemp at The Book Faerie Reviews & WIN FREE KINDLE FIRE

Gabriella Bradley and Diana Kemp, authors of The Samsara Chronicles, are stopping off today at The Book Faery Reviews, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Visit today’s stop at http://tbfreviews.net/2012/07/25/netherworld-book-spotlight-kindle-giveaway/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins June 4 and ends on August 31 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.
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Join Gabriella Bradley & Diana Kemp at Books Books and More Books & WIN KINDLE FIRE

Gabriella Bradley and Diana Kemp, authors of The Samsara Chronicles, are stopping off today at Books Books and More Books, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Visit today’s stop at http://www.dream-reader-dreamer2229.blogspot.com/2012/07/review-of-nirvana-samsara-chronicles.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins June 4 and ends on August 31 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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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Things I Do For You Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Mary Carter, author of the mainstream fiction, The Things I Do For You, as she tours the blogosphere August 6 – 31 2012 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MARY CARTER Mary Carter is a freelance writer and novelist. The Things I Do For You, is her sixth novel. Her fifth novel, The Pub Across the Pond, was July’s pick of the month with Barnes and Noble online book club, and is also available as an audiobook through Blackstone Audio. Her other works include:  My Sister’s Voice, Sunnyside Blues, She’ll Take It, and Accidentally Engaged.  In addition to her novels she has
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First Chapters: Pam of Babylon by Suzanne Jenkins

Title: Pam of Babylon Author: Suzanne Jenkins Paperback: 334 pages Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction Publisher: CreateSpace (June 14, 2011) Language: English ISBN – 1461135923 ISBN – 978-1461135920 About Pam of Babylon: Pam Smith lives a charmed life as a well-to-do Babylon, N.Y., homemaker in a large house by the water. In her 50s with her children grown, Pam is happy with her exemplary husband Jack. After he has a heart attack on the subway, however, she finds out more than she ever wanted to know about Jack. Pam must confront a series of revelations that unmask a life she realizes she only thought she knew, and the losses and
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New Suspense Novel for Review: Humanizing the Jaguar by Monica Daddio

Monica Daddio will be touring August 6 – September 29,2012 with her thriller, Humanizing the Jaguar. How do you tame the untamable? Bryan Wharton has been through more than any child should bear, leaving him emotionally scarred. When his new family proves to him that love and encouragement do exist, Bryan pursues his only dream. With the friendship and support of a few boys from school, they succeed in making their wild fantasies of becoming rock stars a reality. Through their hard work they rise to fame, while Bryan’s confident, cocky attitude generates animosity within the group. After a particularly grueling ordeal, he meets a young woman who captivates
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Humanizing the Jaguar Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Monica Daddio, author of the suspense, Humanizing the Jaguar, as she tours the blogosphere August 6 – September 28, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MONICA DADDIO Monica Daddio was born and raised in Trenton, NJ. She attended St. Stephens and Holy Cross grammar schools, Junior 4, and Trenton High. From there went to wrok for Mercer County Elections Office. Most recently she has retired and relocated to the Bristol VA/TN area. Her passion and love has always been music and she will jokingly tell you that she is a professional listener. With a vast collection of over 500 artists, she has
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New Thriller for Review: Ride the Tiger by Pat Silver-Lasky

Pat Silver-Lasky will be touring August 6 – August 31,2012 with her thriller, Ride the Tiger. Fame, money and sex, that’s what tinsletown is all about. Madelaine Brent wanted them all and she always got everything she wanted. But sometimes everything is too much and somebody gets murdered. Maddie remembered an ancient Chinese proverb her agent told her as a warning, so long ago: ‘She who rides the tiger better not dismount.’ Was she about to fall off? This is the deeply penetrating story of a film star who puts her career and her erotic desires above all else. Madelaine Brent is willing to undergo the tortuous beauty treatments
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Ride the Tiger Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Pat Silver-Lasky, author of the thriller novel, Ride the Tiger, as she tours the blogosphere August 6 – August 31, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT PAT SILVER-LASKY Pat Silver-Lasky wrote as a team with her late husband, the well known Hollywood screen writer and author, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., son of the film pioneer. Jesse Lasky, Sr.’s company, Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company produced the first full length motion picture in Hollywood, The Squaw Man. Jesse, Jr. wrote 40 films, 8 for C.B. DeMille, including The Ten Commandments, and Samson And Delilah. With Jesse, Pat wrote 4 books (including the American
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New Legal Thriller for Review: Terminal Ambition by Kate McGuinness

Kate McGuinness will be touring August 13 – November 16,2012 with her legal thriller, Terminal Ambition. Maggie Mahoney wants justice for women at her law firm. The firm chairman wants to be Attorney General. Only one can win. Sweeny, Owens & Boyle sits at the top of Wall Street law firms. Brilliant and beautiful, Maggie Mahoney became a partner and the trophy wife of its managing attorney. Her husband’s death renders Maggie an outsider with the firm’s male establishment and creates a power vacuum. Obsessed with his dream of becoming the next Attorney General, firm chairman, Andy Anderson, chooses a surprising replacement: Jack Slattery, a reputed sexist. Jack’s background
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Let’s Talk Intuition Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Darlene Pitts, author of the body, mind and spirit/self-help book, Let’s Talk Intuition, as she tours the blogosphere August 6 – August 24, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DARLENE PITTS Darlene Pitts is an intuition consultant, speaker, and author of two books: Discover Your Intuition and Let’s Talk Intuition. She is also the creator of the “Abundant Living Cards” designed to help people use their intuition to create financial success. She discovered her own intuition in 1994, after an angelic encounter during sleep and several prophetic dreams. She teaches people how to use their intuition in twenty-eight areas of life,
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New Adventure Fantasy Novel for Review: The Big Throw

C.V. Rosasco will be touring September 4 – October 26,2012 with his thriller novel, The Big Throw. The terrifying challenges Charlie faces in a strange, parallel world called the Devic Realm, must be faced alone. His animal and spirit guides can only point the way. An ominous test awaits him that will throw him into the shadowy forces of Washington D.C., al-Qaida, and the envoys of darkness on Earth. On a planet lost in political violence and disconnected from the natural world, Charlie is challenged to grow up and embody the nature of love, commitment, and ferocity. 432 pages * * * * * If you would like to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Big Throw Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join C.V. Rosasco, author of the adventure fantasy novel, The Big Throw, as he tours the blogosphere September 4 – October 26, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT C.V. ROSASCO C.V. Rosasco is an author and psychotherapist living and working in a weird town called Hollywood. He has worked as a stage and soap opera actor, a childrens’ social worker in South Central L.A., an addiction specialist with gay addicts, and a janitor. He is a beach volleyball player, just took up Jiu-Jitsu, has had two nervous breakdowns ( 3 if you’re really counting), and is an avid meditator / yogi. ABOUT
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Voluspa: A Magical World Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Join Ray East and Sam D., authors of the YA fantasy romance, Voluspa: A Magical World, as they tour the blogosphere August 6  – October 28 2012 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! Voluspa: A Magical World Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of a huge Kindle Fire HD promotional giveaway.  Not only can you win a Kindle Fire HD for your very own but you can also win $50 by following the authors’ tour and leaving comments. See details below. ABOUT SAM D. AND RAY EAST Ray East and Sam D have moved to Voluspa and live in the Forest of Skotos with their
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New Crime Detective Novel for Review: Fit to Kill

Donnie Ray Whetstone will be touring August 6 – August 24,2012 with his thriller novel, Fit to Kill. How do you stop a personal trainer, who fantasizes about killing his clients, then carries out his gruesome desire on someone else? Making matters worse, how do you stop desires for your own trainer, jeopardizing your marriage? More troubling, do you want to? That’s what Detective Tara Tanner must solve in this crime thriller. La Flore is renowned for its elite personal trainers. This model city however, faces a crisis. Someone is on a killing binge. The killer is vicious and cunning. He harbors a profound irony for one of the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fit to Kill Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Donnie Ray Whetstone, author of the crime/detective thriller novel, Fit to Kill, as he tours the blogosphere August 6 – August 24, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DONNIE RAY WHETSTONE Donnie Whetstone resides in Rochester, Washington with his wife Diane. He is a full time personal trainer with over twenty years of experience and more than 70,000 training hours in homes, gyms and his own private training studio. Donnie is currently the co-owner of Fit Stop 24 Fitness Centers located in both Olympia and Yelm, Washington. Though Fit to Kill is his first novel, he is no stranger to writing,
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New Thriller Novel for Review: The Prisoner

Norm Applegate will be touring August 6 – August 24,2012 with his thriller novel, The Prisoner. Syria A brutal killing in a city jail. Isolation. Escape. Murder. A prisoner walks out and disappears. England A stranger enters an apartment, a grotesque murder, a passport is seized. Canada A woman meets a stranger, a sultry night together, in the morning she’s dead… USA A FedEx driver is mutilated, a .50 caliber sniper rifle is missing… Houston The President makes an appearance… The Prisoner: a merciless assassin, cold and ruthless with no compassion for human life. Jack Dwyer ex-military psychologist puts together the pieces. You go to the FBI, they don’t
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Pam of Babylon Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Join Suzanne Jenkins, author of the contemporary women’s fiction series, Pam of Babylon (Pam of Babylon, Don’t You Forget About Me and Dream Lover), as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – September 24 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Pam of Babylon Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own!   ABOUT SUZANNE JENKINS   Suzanne Jenkins lives at the west Michigan lakeshore with her husband, two dogs and two sheep.  Her latest books are Pam of Babylon, Don’t You Forget About Me and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Wicked Wives Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Gus Pelagatti, author of the noir suspense thriller, The Wicked Wives, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GUS PELAGATTI Gus Pelagatti is a practicing trial lawyer with over 47 years of experience trying civil and criminal cases including homicide.  He’s a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, limited to attorneys who have been recognized as achieving a standard of excellence as a trial expert.  He has spent years researching the true story of the 1938 insurance scam murders, interviewing judges, lawyers, police and neighbors involved in the trials. Gus was born
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shadow in the Reflection Virtual Book Tour 2012

Join Joe Niehaus and Mary Sikora, authors of the fantasy novel, Shadow in the Reflection, as they tour the blogosphere September 3 – October 26 2012 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOE NIEHAUS Joe Niehaus, a veteran police officer in Ohio, is the author of six books and numerous articles in police and martial arts magazines.  He holds certificates in fraud examination and clinical and forensic hypnosis.  A graduate of Tiffin University, he is an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Ashford University and Sinclair Community College. Purchase this book through:  Amazon and Barnes and Noble ABOUT MARY SIKORA Mary Sikora is
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Finding Home-Breaking Free From Limits Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012+ $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Join Joleen Bridges, author of the self-help spiritual book, Finding Home – Breaking Free From Limits, as she tours the blogosphere July 16 – August 17, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOLEEN BRIDGES Joleen is a life-long Missouri resident and currently resides in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Besides writing, Joleen’s favorite things to do are; hang out with family, travel, read, and pretty much anything related to nature. Joleen is passionate about the topics of consciousness, enlightenment, spirituality and personal empowerment. Her debut book,Finding Home, Breaking Free from Limits, available at Amazon.com and on the book’s website, represents over 10 years of research
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wanting Rita Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Kindle Fire Giveaway

Join Elyse Douglas, the husband/wife writing team of the women’s fiction novel, Wanting Rita, as they tour the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 2012 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Wanting Rita Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT ELYSE DOUGLAS Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Columbia University. She has enjoyed
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Join Gabriella Bradley & Diana Kemp at Reviews by Martha’s Bookshelf + Win Kindle Fire!

Gabriella Bradley and Diana Kemp, authors of The Samsara Chronicles, are stopping off today at Reviews by Martha’s Bookshelf, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Visit today’s stop at http://www.marthasbookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/06/book-review-nadir-samsara-chronicles.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins June 4 and ends on August 31 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.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Anger Mastery Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Nook 8GB Tablet Giveaway

Join Kevin Burk, author of the nonfiction, Anger Mastery: Get Angry, Get Happy, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KEVIN B. BURK Kevin B. Burk has been helping people around the world to improve their lives and relationships since 1996 through his astrological counseling and relationship coaching practice. His humor, wisdom and compassion are always present, in his books (ten so far, including Astrology: Understanding the Birth Chart, The Relationship Handbook: How to Understand and Improve Every Relationship in Your Life, and his newest book, Anger Mastery: Get Angry, Get Happy), his
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Son of a Soldier Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Aiken Brown, author of the Christian fiction, Son of a Soldier, as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT AIKEN BROWN Aiken Brown graduated summa cum laude from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. She is the author of In a Brother’s Eyes: the Brant McLachlan Story (2005), For Such a Time as This (2007) and Son of a Soldier (2012). Aiken’s book are available at all major booksellers and in Kindle, Nook and other ebook formats! Learn more about Aiken Brown’s books at www.aikenbrown.blogspot.com and become a fan at www.facebook.com/booksbyaikenbrown. To get your
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Spider Brains Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Susan Wingate, author of the young adult fiction, Spider Brains, as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SUSAN WINGATE Most recently, Susan Wingate’s novels, SPIDER BRAINS and DROWNING each reached Amazon Bestseller status in 2012. DROWNING won the 2011 Forward National Literature Award for Drama. She would love for you to read her books. You can find them all under the tab on this site labeled “Books”. SUSAN has written eleven novels, two short story collections, a few plays, one screenplay and tons of poems. Her latest 2011 novel DROWNING  (contemporary women’s fiction), won 1st place in the 2011 Forward National
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