Posts Tagged ‘historical fiction’

  • January 5, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Aviator’s Wife Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Melanie Benjamin, author of the historical fiction, The Aviator’s Wife, as she tours the blogosphere February 4 – 28 2013 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————-   ABOUT MELANIE BENJAMIN Melanie Benjamin is the author of the nationally bestselling Alice I Have Been and The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb. Her latest book is the historical fiction, The Aviator’s Wife. Benjamin lives in Chicago, where she is at work on her next historical novel. Visit the Author: WEBSITE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK ————————————————-   ABOUT THE AVIATOR’S WIFE For much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the U.S. ambassador
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New Historical Fiction for Review: ‘The Man from 2063’ by Jack Duffy

Jack Duffy will be touring February 15 – 28 with his historical fiction, The Man from 2063. I knew it. I knew it, he repeated to himself. A conspiracy. But who had planned the murder? Was Lee Harvey Oswald even involved? If only one could go back in time and solve the mystery. I have to pursue this, he told himself. Someone has to find out the truth once and for all. On November 22, 2063 a new film finally proves a conspiracy was involved in the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Sean Zumwalt dares to go back in time to alter the course of world history and
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  • December 16, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents I Stood With Wellington and Forlorn Hope Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join James Mace, author of the historical fiction novels, I Stood With Wellington and Forlorn Hope, as he tours the blogosphere January 14 – March 22, 2013 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JAMES MACE James Mace was born in Edmonds, Washington, and grew up in Meridian, Idaho. He joined the U.S. Air Force out of high school, and three years later changed over to the U.S. Army. He spent a career as a soldier, including service in the Iraq War. In 2011, he left his full-time position with Army Guard and devoted himself completely to writing. His series, “Soldier of Rome – The
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Proxy Assassin Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join John Knoerle, author of spy fiction, The Proxy Assassin: Book Three of the American Spy Trilogy, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – January 11 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOHN KNOERLE John Knoerle began his creative endeavors in the early 70s as a member of the DeLuxe Radio Theatre, a comedy troupe in Santa Barbara. He then moved to LA and did stand-up comedy, opening for the likes of Jay Leno and Robin Williams. Knoerle wrote the screenplay Quiet Fire, which starred Karen Black, and the stage play The He-Man Woman Hater’s Club, an LA Time’s Critic’s Choice. He
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  • October 27, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beside Two Rivers Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Rita Gerlach, author of the Christian historical fiction, Beside Two Rivers, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT RITA GERLACH Rita Gerlach lives with her husband and two sons in a historical town nestled along the Catoctin Mountains, amid Civil War battlefields and Revolutionary War outposts in central Maryland.  In many of her stories, she writes about the struggles endured by early colonists, with both American and English settings. Her new historical series for Abingdon Press entitled ‘Daughters of the Potomac‘ was launched in February 2012, with Before the Scarlet Dawn, book 1,
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New Historical Fiction for Review: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin

Melanie Benjamin will be touring February 4 – 28 with her historical fiction, The Aviator’s Wife (Bantam Dell/Random House). For much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has stood in the shadows of those around her, including her millionaire father and vibrant older sister, who often steals the spotlight. Then Anne, a college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family. There she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles’s assurance and fame, Anne is certain the celebrated aviator has scarcely noticed her. But
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Like #Titanic? #Win a copy of Michael Bowler’s ‘A Matter of Time’ at #Goodreads!

Win a copy of Michael Bowler’s historical fiction, A Matter of Time, at Goodreads today! Enter below! Goodreads Book Giveaway A Matter of Time by Michael Bowler Giveaway ends September 28, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win About the Book: What is your destiny? This question haunts 20-year-old Jamie Collins. A junior at Santa Clara University in 1986, Jamie has friends, a professor who mentors him, and a promising future as a writer. Then the dreams begin – nightmarish visions that transport him back to a time and place fifty years before he was born: Titanic’s maiden voyage in 1912! Less than a week before
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Matter of Time Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Michael Bowler, author of the thriller/romance/historical fiction novel, A Matter of Time, as he tours the blogosphere September 4 – 28 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MICHAEL BOWLER Michael Bowler grew up in San Rafael, California. He attended St. Raphael’s School and Marin Catholic High School before attending Santa Clara University. Titanic and her tragic fate fascinated him for as far back as he can remember. He has a vast collection of artwork, memorabilia and virtually every book ever written about the disaster. He majored in English and Theatre at Santa Clara and got a master’s in film production from Loyola
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New Historical Fiction Novel for Review: Whirlpool by Eileen Hodgetts

Eileen Hodgetts, will be touring September 4 – November 30, 2012 with her historical fiction novel, Whirlpool! The year is 1923 and the jazz age is in full swing. Evangeline Murray, a young widow from Ohio, is recruited by the Women’s Freedom Movement to represent the spirit of modern womanhood by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Evangeline eagerly embraces her opportunity to achieve fame and fortune, until she sees the power of the River and begins to understand the risk she is taking. Joshua McClaren, an enigmatic battle-scarred veteran of World War I, and the best boatman on the river, reluctantly agrees to launch the headstrong Evangeline.
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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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New Historical Fiction Novel for Review: Willow Pond by Carol Tibaldi

Carol Tibaldi will be touring September 3 – September 29, 2012 with her historical fiction novel Willow Pond. As the Roaring Twenties crumbles into the Great Depression, Virginia Kingsley, owner of New York’s swankiest and most popular speakeasy, Baccanal, learns her baby nephew is kidnapped. Is she somehow involved? His movie star father and her niece must set aside their differences to work with Virginia and her shady contacts to find the stolen child. A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who befriends the mother may hold a key to the mystery. 324 pages You can visit Carol online at http://caroltibaldi.com. * * * * If you would like to review
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New Historical Fiction Novel for Review – Flesh by Khanh Ha

Khanh Ha will be touring August 6 through September 29, 2012 with his historical fiction novel, Flesh! The setting is Tonkin (northern Vietnam) at the turn of the 20th century. A boy, Tai, witnesses the beheading of his father, a notorious bandit, and sets out to recover his head and then to find the man who betrayed his father to the authorities. On this quest, Tai’s entire world will shift. FLESH takes the reader into dark and delightful places in the human condition, places where allies are not always your friends, true love hurts, and your worst enemy may bring you the most comfort. In that emotionally harrowing world, Tai
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Flesh Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Khanh Ha, author of the historical literary novel, Flesh, as he tours the blogosphere August 6 – September 29, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KHANH HA Khanh Ha was born in Hue, the former capital of Vietnam. During his teen years he began writing short stories which won him several awards in the Vietnamese adolescent magazines. He graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Flesh is his first novel. He is at work on a new novel. To find out more visit his website at : http://www.authorkhanhha.com/ or his blog at: http://authorkhanhha.blogspot.com/ ABOUT FLESH The setting is Tonkin (northern
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Interview: Author Kfir Luzzatto of “The Evelyn Project”

It is with pleasure that we bring you a personal interview with Kfir Luzzatto who is the author of “The Evelyn Project.”  Mr. Luzzatto, a resident of Israel, is a well-known patent attorney who turned his hand to writing fiction with much success!  Kfir is touring with Pump Up Your Book Virtual Book Tours from July 2nd through August 31st in a national tour of reviews, interviews, guest posts and spotlights.  Please see our Authors On Tour listing “The Evelyn Project” for a posting of his tour. “The Evelyn Project” is a paranormal suspense/thriller written in contemporary times in a European setting.  Luzzatto’s characters are vividly drawn and alive
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“The Evelyn Project” Suspenseful Thriller with Paranormal Underpinnings by Kfir Luzzatto!!

The Evelyn Project, which is beginning its tour on July 2nd through August 31st is sure to be a blockbuster!  With all the intrigue and suspense you could hope for in a contemporary, paranormal romance novel, this book will have you guessing until the very last pages. Kfir Luzzatto is an author making a name for himself, and one we’ll be hearing from in the future! Here’s a summary: Evelyn’s father did everything in his power to save his dying daughter, black magic included. But when a century later his plea for help gets into the wrong hands, all hell breaks loose. Caught in the slippery battlefield between the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Katyn Order Virtual Book Tour 2012

Join Douglas W. Jacobson, author of the historical fiction novel, The Katyn Order, as he virtually tours the blogosphere  July 2 – July 27, 2012 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Douglas W. Jacobson Douglas W. Jacobson is an engineer, business owner and World War Two history enthusiast. Doug has traveled extensively in Europe researching stories of the courage of common people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. His debut novel, Night of Flames: A Novel of World War Two was published in 2007 by McBooks Press, and was released in paperback in 2008. Night of Flames won the “2007 Outstanding Achievement Award” from
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New Noir Suspense Thriller for Review: The Wicked Wives by Gustine Pelagatti

Gustine Pelagatti will be touring July 2 – August 24 with his noir suspense thriller (based on a true story) novel, The Wicked Wives. Short description A true story based upon the 1938 Philadelphia conspiracy murder scandals in which 17 wives were arrested for murdering their husbands for insurance money. Extended description When I was an eight year old boy I overheard adults in my South Philadelphia neighborhood discussing 17 disenchanted and unfaithful neighborhood wives who murdered their husbands for insurance money, love and lust. This was a fascinating topic for an eight year old boy eavesdropping on adult conversation. The adults were discussing the true story of Philadelphia’s
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Thwarted Queen Virtual Book Tour May 2012

Join Cynthia Haggard, author of the historical fiction medieval novel, Thwarted Queen, as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May, 2012, on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. Thwarted Queen has been nominated for the Global e-book awards in the Historical Fiction, Medieval Novels category.   About Cynthia Haggard Born and raised in Surrey, England, CYNTHIA SALLY HAGGARD has lived in the United States for twenty-nine years. She has had four careers: violinist, cognitive scientist, medical writer and novelist. Yes, she is related to H. Rider Haggard, the author of SHE and KING SOLOMONS’S MINES. (H. Rider Haggard was a younger brother of the author’s
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It’s ‘A Story of the West’ Susan Spence’s Birthday Today!

We have a little secret.  One of our authors touring this month has a birthday today!  Her name is Susan Spence and she’s the author of the historical fiction, A Story of the West!  Please join in on the birthday celebrations and wish this lovely lady a very happy birthday!  And if you’d really like to make her day even more special, pick up a copy of her book!  Happy birthday, Susan!!!! ABOUT SUSAN SPENCE Susan Spence has always been intrigued with life in the west in the 1880s. She researched historical accounts and first-person narratives as she prepared to write A Story of the West. A lifelong resident
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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 Presents The Fairy Tale Bride Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kelly McClymer, author of the historical romance novel, The Fairy Tale Bride (Zebra), as she virtually tours the blogosphere May -25,2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KELLY McCLYMER Kelly McClymer started her writing career in short science fiction, moved to novel length historical romance and then shifted over to fantasy YA. Who knows what she’ll write next. You can visit Kelly at her website, http://kellymcclymer.com. ABOUT THE FAIRY TALE BRIDE Miranda Fenster gave up on a happily-ever-after following a disastrous London season, but she is determined to help her brother regain his star-crossed love by convincing the impeccably proper Duke of
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New Historical Romance Novel for Review: Nicholas by Cheryl Holt

Cheryl Holt will be touring June 4 – June 29 with her historical romance novel, Nicholas. CAN A ROGUE AND REBEL BECOME THE MAN OF HER DREAMS? Captain Nicholas Price has dedicated his life to the army. He never dreamed he’d someday become Earl of Stafford, a title and position he neither sought nor expected. Although he has no interest in the estate, and is intent on being an absentee landlord, he’s determined to do his duty to the land and its people. He hires a land agent to manage the property, not realizing that — as the man implements draconian policies that negatively impact the local citizenry — Nicholas
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Nicholas Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Cheryl Holt, author of the historical romance novel, Nicholas (Samhain Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 4 – 29,2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CHERYL HOLT CHERYL HOLT is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-seven novels. She is hailed as the undisputed “Queen” of erotic romance, as well as the international “Queen of Villains”. She has numerous national writing awards to her credit and is particularly proud to have been named “Best Storyteller of the Year” by Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine. The magazine also selected her as one of the “Top Twenty-Five Erotic Authors
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Two For Eternity Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Carl Alves, author of the historical fantasy book, Two For Eternity (Weaving Dreams Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 14 – July 13,2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CARL ALVES Carl went to Boston University majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Carl graduated with a BS degree, and has since worked in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. He later graduated from Lehigh University with an MBA degree. His debut novel “Two For Eternity” was released in 2011 by Weaving Dreams Publishing. His novel “Blood Street” will be published by True Grit Publishing in November, 2012. His short fiction has appeared
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Story of the West Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Susan Spence, author of the historical fiction, A Story of the West, as she virtually tours the blogosphere April 2 – May 25 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SUSAN SPENCE Susan Spence has always been intrigued with life in the west in the 1880s. She researched historical accounts and first-person narratives as she prepared to write A Story of the West. A lifelong resident of the west, she currently lives in Montana on an old sheep shearing station with lots of furry critters and one partially furry critter. This is her first novel, and she is busily working on a
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A Heart That Dares Virtual Book Publicity Tour March 2012

Join Jill Limber, author of the historical romance novel, A Heart That Dares (Boroughs Publishing Group), as she virtually tours the blogosphere March 5 – 23 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About 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
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New Historical Fiction Book for Review: A Story of the West by Susan Spence

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 he faced the stranger in front of him. “I know I don’t have a quarrel with you because I don’t know you,” he growled. “But I know you,” the menacing outlaw sneered back, clearly ready to use the Colt revolver hanging from his hip. Only a few years earlier Matt and his father had trailed a herd of longhorns north from Texas into Montana Territory. Upon arriving, they decided to stay and raise cattle on the fertile grasslands. Shortly after the Northern Pacific
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The Promised Land Virtual Book Publicity Tour March/April 2012

Join Valerie Stocking, author of the historical coming of age novel, The Promised Land (SJT Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere March 5 – April 20 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Valerie Stocking Valerie Stocking was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and wrote her first short story when she was five. When she was eight, she won a short story contest in Jack and Jill Magazine. She wrote her first play at the age of ten. In 1966, when she was twelve, she and her mother moved to a small town in Florida where they lived for a year. During this time,
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New Book for Review: Historical Romance ‘Montana Morning’ by Jill Limber

Jill Limber will be touring March 5 – 23 with her historical romance novel, Montana Morning. In the Montana Territory town of Dennison, the law allows a woman to save a man from hanging if she agrees to marry him. Battered and nearly unconscious with a noose around his neck, Katherine Holman decides Wes Merrick is perfect husband material. Under the terms of her father’s will, due to a youthful indiscretion, she must be married to inherit. She expects her ‘husband’ to leave as soon as the deed is in her name. She wasn’t prepared for the fact that the man she has chosen turns out to be an honorable sort
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