Archive for June, 2012:

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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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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Pump Up Your Book Presents 5 Easy Steps to Financial Freedom Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + $10,000 Giveaway

Join Duane Harden, author of the nonfiction book, 5 Easy Steps to Financial Freedom: Do What You Love & Get Rich Doing It, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DUANE HARDEN Duane Harden just doesn’t teach you theory but rather you learn through his very own life hands-on experiences that come along with building a strong portfolio of successful businesses, including residential and commercial real estate, a restaurant, a music company, and many more. He began with no financial education, but he was determined and inspired. Today he leads a Cash Flow
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  • June 24, 2012
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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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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 Last Person Who Saw Farrokh Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Farrokh Nazerian, author of the drama play, The Last Person Who Saw Farrokh, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT FARROKH NAZERIAN Farrokh Nazerian has been a journalist, editor, poet, entrepreneur, art collector, developer, and above all, he has been a lifelong student of “knowledge.” Born in Iran, he lived in England, before residing in California, where he is working currently on his second book,  Sisyphus Revisited. His first book is a 4 act play titled The Last Person Who Saw Farrokh. You can visit his website at www.thelastpersonwhosawfarrokh.com. To get your paperback
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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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Join eXtasy Books at Literarily Speaking & Win Kindle Fire!

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Literarily Speaking as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://literarilyspeaking.net/2012/06/20/literarily-speaking-presents-extasy-books-and-devine-destinies-kindle-fire-giveaway/. 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. Sorry international!
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Join eXtasy Books at Literal Exposure & Win Kindle Fire!

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Literal Exposure as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://literalexposure.com/2012/06/19/kindle-fire-giveaway-by-extasy-books/. 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. Sorry international!
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Evelyn Project Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Kfir Luzzatto, author of the paranormal thriller, The Evelyn Project, as he tours internationally from July 2nd – August 31st, 2012, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KFIR LUZZATTO Kfir Luzzatto was born and raised in Italy, and moved to Israel as a teenager. He acquired the love for the English language from his father, a former U.S. soldier, a voracious reader and a prolific writer. Kfir has a PhD in chemical engineering and works as a patent attorney. He lives in Omer, Israel, with his full-time partner, Esther, their four children, Michal, Lilach, Tamar and Yonatan, and the dog Elvis. Kfir
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Join eXtasy Books at Reader Girls & Win Kindle Fire

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Reader Girls as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.readergirlsblog.com/2012/06/extasy-books-devine-destinies-kindle.html. 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. Sorry international!
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Last of the Seals Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Greg Messel, author of the mystery/romance, Last of the Seals, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 2012 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GREG MESSEL Greg Messel has written four novels and three unpublished memoirs. He published his premiere novel “Sunbreaks” in 2009, followed by “Expiation” in 2010 and “The Illusion of Certainty” in 2011. “Last of the Seals” is the first in a series of mysteries which are set in 1957 San Francisco. The second book in the series “Deadly Plunge’ will be published around Christmas of 2012. Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lost Girls Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Caitlin Rother, author of the true crime thriller, Lost Girls, as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27 2012 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CAITLIN ROTHER New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored eight books, including Poisoned Love (Kensington, December 2011), Dead Reckoning (Kensington, February 2011), Twisted Triangle (Wiley, 2009), Body Parts (Kensington, 2008), Deadly Devotion (Simon&Schuster/Pocket, July 2011), NYT bestseller My Life, Deleted (HarperOne, October 2011), and Naked Addiction (Dorchester, 2007). Her latest true crime project, Lost Girls (Kensington, July 2012), chronicles the rape and murder of two innocents, teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois, by sexual predator John
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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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Looking for blog hosts for huge Kindle Fire Promotion for The Baby Matrix

Laura Carroll will be touring July 2 – September 24 2012 with her nonfiction book, The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World. We are looking for blog hosts who would like to review this book, interview Laura, have her write a guest post for you or post a book spotlight during her July, August and September tour. This tour is also part of a huge Kindle Fire giveaway where you, the blogger, can win, too! Also we are offering incentives for not only your visitors but you, also. Win $50 for the blog with the most comments
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Devin Thorpe Author of Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom

Devin D. Thorpe, author of Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom: A Financial Planning Guide for Latter-day Saint Families, lives in China and teaches business at a local University on behalf of Brigham Young University.  Previously, Devin’s 25 year career in business, included seven years running an investment banking firm as well as other corporate finance positions.  He served an LDS Mission in Argentina.  He earned an MBA from Cornell University after earning a BS in Finance from the University of Utah.  More information is available at Devin’s blog: bw4bk.tumblr.com; follow @devinthorpe on Twitter; like Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom on Facebook. Thank you for this interview, Devin. 
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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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Join eXtasy Books at Cafe of Dreams & Win Kindle Fire!

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Cafe of Dreams as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.cafeofdreamsbookreviews.com/2012/06/win-kindle-fire.html. 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. Sorry
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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/2012/06/review-of-covenant-and-kindle-giveaway.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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Join eXtasy Books at Inside BJ’s Head & win Kindle Fire!

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Inside BJ’s Head as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.insidebjshead.blogspot.com/2012/06/extasy-books-devine-destinies-kindle.html. 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. Sorry
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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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Pump Up Your Book Presents Severed Threads Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Kaylin McFarren, author of the romantic suspense novel, Severed Threads, as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT KAYLIN MCFARREN   As many people know, Kaylin McFarren wasn’t born with a pen in hand like so many of her talented fellow authors. However, she has been involved with business and personal writing projects for many years. Her careers have taken her in all directions, ranging from fashion modeling and interior design to office manager and art gallery director. Yet her love of reading and interest in creative writing has remained ever present. As
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Pump Up Your Book Presents 1001 First Lines Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Scarlett Archer, author of the nonfiction book, 1001 First Lines, as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT SCARLETT ARCHER   Scarlett Rugers (writing as Scarlett Archer) has just released a book 1001 First Lines which is now available at Amazon! You can purchase a paperback, .lit, .epub, .mobi and PDF versions here: http://www.1001firstlines.wordpress.com. She has been writing for over fifteen years, completed over eleven novels, and her main drive is in speculative fiction or its contrasting opposite romantic comedic novels. She has a passion for studying the art of story telling and is a
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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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Join eXtasy Books at Waiting on Sunday to Drown & Win Kindle Fire!

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Waiting on Sunday to Drown as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.engelsigh.blogspot.com/2012/06/extasy-books-devine-destinies-kindle.html. 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 Sleep Magic: Surrendering to Success Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Victoria Pendragon, author of the self-help book, Sleep Magic: Surrendering to Success, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27  2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT VICTORIA PENDRAGON Victoria Pendragon was born and raised in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the oldest of eleven. Her life has been defined, as are most of ours perhaps, by conditions that would seem to have been beyond her control. Eighteen years of various sorts of abuse and two diseases that should have killed her rank among the most outstanding of those. Her study of metaphysics began in early childhood as an
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Final Approach: Northwest Airlines Flight 650 Tragedy and Triumph Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Lyle Prouse, author of the autobiography, Final Approach: Northwest Airlines 650 Tragedy and Triumph, as he tours the blogosphere August 6 – 24 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LYLE PROUSE Lyle Prouse was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1938. He is part Comanche and grew up in an alcoholic home in a World War II housing project. He was active in his Native American community. After graduating from High School in Wichita, Lyle joined the Marines as a private but made the rare transition from enlisted to officer grade and ultimately Captain, a jet fighter pilot flying combat missions in Vietnam.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mind Secrets Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Chris Reynolds, author of the urban fantasy/young adult novel, Mind Secrets, as she tours the blogosphere August 6  – 24 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CHRIS REYNOLDS Chris Reynolds is a lover of adventure stories. Chris spent her time growing up avidly reading them, watching them on TV and writing them in her school exercise books. She was often frustrated that stories written by other people didn’t go the way she wanted them to, so she decided to write her own. In the interim, she has worked for the BBC and independent radio as a journalist, written for magazines and some
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Pump Up Chats with James B. Rose, Spokesperson for Mary-Elaine Swanson

Mary-Elaine Swanson, the author of John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty, went to be with her Lord in May 2011. She did not have a chance to see this book published. We asked her spokesperson and friend, James B. Rose, president of the American Christian History Institute to give us some insight into Mary and why her book is important. Characterizing Mary-Elaine Swanson (1927-2011) and her book, “John Locke – Philosopher of American Liberty,” Nordskog Publishing, 2012 By James B. Rose, President, American Christian History Institute Quickened by the research and remarkable testimony of Verna M. Hall, American Christian Historian, Mary-Elaine Swanson (nee Adams) devoted her spiritual and intellectual
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