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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wings of Tru Love Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kenneth C. Drinnon’s WINGS OF TRU LOVE book blast September 14 – September 25!     Title: Wings of Tru Love Author: Kenneth C. Drinnon Publisher: Xlibris Genre: Military Format: Ebook Wings of Tru Love author Kenneth C Drinnon joined the United States Army Air Force in 1943 and served in the European Theater as a B17 ball-turret gunner with the 8th Air Force, 487th Heavy Bomb Group, and 838th Squadron. He flew thirty-four aerial combat missions from October 22, 1944 to February 28, 1945 over Nazi, Germany and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant before being discharged in 1945. There were
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{YA Fantasy Romance} Heartbound Blog Tour Sign Up

P.I. Alltraine will be touring October 5 – November 30 with her YA fantasy romance, HEARTBOUND! We are looking for: Reviews (Bloggers will be sent vouchers to pick up their e-copy at Amazon) Interviews Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Heartbound Author: P.I. Alltraine Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing Pages: 177 Genre: YA fantasy romance Petyr has never found it necessary to consider the humans as anything more than distant, inferior beings–until now. They are the cause of the fatal disease that has plagued his realm, taking the lives of too many of
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First Chapter: The Rockstar Remedy by Dr. Gabrielle Francis & Stacey Baker Masard

Title: The Rockstar Remedy Author: Dr. Gabrielle Francis with Stacy Baker Masand Publisher: HarperCollins Wave Pages: 330 Genre: Health and Wellness/Rock n Roll Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook Known as the “Rock n’ Roll Doctor” to some of the most famous bands in the world, Dr. Gabrielle Francis shares her unique holistic prescription to achieving health and balance—even when you don’t live like a saint! As a Holistic Doctor to the music industry’s elite, Dr. Francis has helped rock stars repair, recover, and refuel from the demanding schedules and occasional overindulgences that come along with the rock star lifestyle. Being overscheduled, sleep-deprived, overeating, drinking and managing physical and mental stressors aren’t lifestyle habits unique to
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{Relationships/Dating/Romance/Self-Help} Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients to Happily Living & Loving Together Blog Tour Sign Up

Jamillah & David Lamb will be touring October 5 – 30 with their relationship/dating/romance/self-help book, PERFECT COMBINATION: SEVEN KEY INGREDIENTS TO HAPPILY LIVING & LOVING TOGETHER! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback U.S. & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients to Happily Living & Loving Together Author: Jamillah & David Lamb Publisher: Between the Lines Productions Pages: 182 Genre: Relationships/Dating/Romance/Self-Help Jamillah and David Lamb are the dynamic couple behind the successful off-Broadway play, Platanos Y Collard Greens, which has enjoyed more
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Diamond Legacy Virtual Book Tour!

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Monica McCabe’s DIAMOND LEGACY virtual book tour September 7- October 2! Title: Diamond Legacy Author: Monica McCabe Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Kindle/Paperback Blood diamonds, corruption, and undercover spies are no match for the chaos of one stubborn veterinarian… What happens when a dental zoologist flies to Botswana to give a rare albino hippo a root canal? She lands smack in the middle of a diamond smuggling ring and right in the way of an undercover agent for International Diamond Security—one who knows firsthand the horror of conflict diamonds. Determined to bring down the cartel, he accepts the veterinarian’s
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{Thriller/Suspense} That Which Maddens and Torments Blog Tour Sign Up

Christopher Keating will be touring October 5 – 30 with his suspense/thriller, THAT WHICH MADDENS AND TORMENTS! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback U.S. & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: That Which Maddens and Torments Author: Christopher Keating Publisher: Christopher Keating Pages: 274 Genre: Suspense/Thriller With the encouragement of her uncle, a retired professor of geophysics, Josephine Black, a recent college graduate, begins reporting on the issue of climate change for a major New York City newspaper. She quickly discovers that she has a passion
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Massacre of Innocents Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon GC!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Loren Abbey and Pamela Zibura’s A MASSACRE OF INNOCENTS book blast September 14 – September 25!     Title: A Massacre of Innocents Author: Loren Abbey & Pamela Zibura Publisher: iUniverse Genre: True Crime/Murder Format: Ebook In 1952 on a highway in the small Northern California mountain village of Chester, a local businessman and four small children are carjacked, robbed and savagely bludgeoned. Three of the children are killed. A year earlier, a Folsom gold mine operator had been murdered in a home break-in robbery attempt and five months after the Chester murders, the quiet Southern California city of Burbank is rocked
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dancing For Fun Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon GC!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mark L. and Helena Greathouse’s DANCING FOR FUN book blast September 14 – September 25!   Title: Dancing for Fun Author: Mark L. and Helena Greathouse Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Education Format: Ebook Dancing is part of being human. Our earliest ancestors moved their bodies to the accompaniment of rhythms and chants. This urge to move, together with sounds or music, is part of our human nature. Dancing for Fun, the second in the series, presents dances in which you can express your deepest feelings together with music—alone or with a group of any size. Author Mark L. Greathouse, in collaboration with his
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Evolved Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Aubrey Coletti’s EVOLVED virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Evolved Author: Aubrey Coletti Publisher: Escape Artist Press Genre: YA/Scifi/Thriller The boarders of J. Alter High have fought their school, sabotaged their school, and attempted to destroy their school. Yet the powerful Academy and its enigmatic Headmistress have remained always one step ahead of them. Now they must decide whether or not to work with the school, to unlock the abilities that brought them there — a decision that could tear them all apart. But choose they must, before they are out of moves, out of options . .
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Murder Road Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Stephen Booth’s THE MURDER ROAD virtual book tour September 1 – October 2!     Title: The Murder Road Author: Stephen Booth Publisher: Witness Impulse Genre: Mystery/Suspense Format: Hardcover,Paperback, Ecopy For fans of Broadchurch, Louise Penny, and Peter Robinson comes a spellbinding new novel from internationally bestselling author Stephen Booth Welcome to the picturesque English village of Shawhead, where there’s one road in and one road out. And on that road this morning is an abandoned vehicle…with an ominous bloodstain inside. It’s a mystery. It could be a murder. Where—and who—is the driver? Whose blood has been discovered? Why are the people of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Chemo on the Rocks: My Great Alaskan Adventure Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rebecca L. Durkin’s CHEMO ON THE ROCKS: MY GREAT ALASKAN MISADVENTURE virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Chemo on the Rocks: My Great Alaskan Misadventure Author: Rebecca L. Durkin Publisher: Christine F. Anderson Publishing & Media Pages: 178 Genre: Memoir Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Nook Chemo on the Rocks is a shoreside seat on Rebecca (Becky) Durkin’s great Alaskan misadventure. It highlights the hilarity and heartache of a young girl who finds herself marooned in Ketchikan—fondly known as “The Rock”—where she remains on her self-imposed Alaskatraz for almost thirty years. Chemo on the Rocks is witty, inspirational, satirical, and sometimes terrifying.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents What’s the Deal with Teens and Time Management Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Leslie Josel’s WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH TEENS AND TIME MANAGEMENT virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: What’s the Deal with Teens and Time Management: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Your Teen Succeed Author: Leslie Josel Publisher: People Tested Media Pages: 88 Genre: Nonfiction/Parenting Time management is a challenge for everyone, but it is a particularly daunting challenge for teens. More than 70% of teens in the US struggle with time management and the numbers are growing. Teens are busier than ever and they lack the necessary tools to manage their time. Nationally recognized time management expert, Leslie Josel,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Teddy Bear Eye Club Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Suzanne M. Hurley’s THE TEDDY BEAR EYE CLUB virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: The Teddy Bear Eye Club Author: Suzanne M. Hurley Publisher: Wings ePress Pages: 286 Genre: Young Adult Format: Kindle/Nook Depressed, fourteen-year-old Mayah Lewis hides from the world, until she befriends new girl, beautiful bald-headed Celeste Daniels. Everything begins looking up, until one day, Celeste disappears. For More Information The Teddy Bear Eye Club is available at Amazon. Pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble. Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads All her life, Suzanne M. Hurley had a secret.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Defending Nora Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sarah Leyton’s DEFENDING NORA virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Defending Nora Author: Sarah Leyton Publisher: Siren Bookstrand Pages: 184 Genre: Romance/Erotica With nothing more exciting in her life than her bangs catching on fire while trying to flambé, Nora Connolly’s life was terrifically uneventful. Well, uneventful until her house got raided and she found out her boyfriend was actually a CIA agent turned traitor. When he escapes custody and begins stalking her she is forced to turn to the only man she knows can protect her, the man she’s been swooning over since high school. When Nora
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Earl’s New Bride Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Frances Fowlkes’ THE EARL’S NEW BRIDE virtual book tour September 7 – October 2!     Title: The Earl’s New Bride Author: Frances Fowkles Publisher: Entangled Scandalous Genre: Historical Romance Format: Kindle England, 1819 The Earl of Amhurst has returned to his estate in search of a wife and, more importantly, an heir. Simon Devere isn’t interested in some comely, simpering creature. A beautiful woman only brings heartbreak and ruin, and Simon’s disfigured visage is proof enough of that. No, he wants a wife who is unattractive and undesirable—and the homelier, the better. But nothing about Lady Henrietta Beauchamp is homely. She
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Pump Up Your Book Presents I, Mary Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Hartner’s I, MARY virtual book tour September 1 – November 27! Title: I, Mary Author: Mike Hartner Publisher: Eternity 4 Popsickle Publishing Pages: 266 Genre: Historical Romance Mary Crofter’s first trip on the water was just after her first birthday, when her parents came from her birthplace in Kilwa to Portsmouth. She’s been on several trips from Portsmouth to London and other places since. She loves the water and the water seems to love her. Can she survive on the water? Will people ever take seriously a GIRL as a sailor? Will she ever come off the water? If
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wilde At Heart Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tonya Burrows’ WILDE AT HEART virtual book tour September 7 – October 30!   Title: Wilde at Heart Author: Tonya Burrows Publisher: Entangled Ignite Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Kindle He has everything under control. Except her. Reece Wilde put everything in his life on the backburner to protect his brothers and their struggling company, Wilde Security. With a major contract on the line, Reece can’t afford any mistakes…like getting caught in a red-hot, X-rated moment with wild child Shelby Bremer, who’s more trouble than he can handle. Now he’s being blackmailed. Shelby’s mile-long impulsive streak gets her in more trouble than she’d
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Secret Letters Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Abby Bardi’s THE SECRET LETTERS virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: The Secret Letters Author: Abby Bardi Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Pages: 165 Genre: Women’s Fiction When thirty-seven-year-old slacker-chef Julie Barlow’s mother dies, her older sister Pam finds a cache of old letters from someone who appears to be their mother’s former lover. The date stamped on the letters combined with a difficult relationship with her father leads Julie to conclude that the letters’ author was a Native American man named J. Fallingwater who must have been her real father. Inspired by her new identity, Julie uses her small
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Avalon Relics: Lilith Links Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J.L. Clark’s THE AVALON RELICS: LILITH LINKS virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: The Avalon Relics: Lilith Links (Volume 1) Author: J.L. Clark Publisher: Createspace Pages: 315 Genre: YA Fantasy Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook Sophia Bennett is looking forward to celebrating her eighteenth birthday with her best friend Angie.  After graduating high school and enjoying the last days of her summer vacation the most important things on her mind are getting ready for college and catching the eye of her high school crush Jake…at least, until the night of her birthday party. Suddenly, Sophia is thrust into a world that
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Circle Dance Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lynne Constantine’s CIRCLE DANCE virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Circle Dance Author: Lynne Constantine & Valerie Constantine Publisher: Bookbaby Pages: 261 Genre: Women’s Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audible/Nook Young, smart and beautiful with everything figured out – or so they thought. Born into a prosperous Greek American family, sisters Nicole and Theodora have achieved the perfect balance between the old world rich in Greek tradition and the freedom of life in America. Nicole’s world spins out of control when she falls for a married senator who shares her heritage and her dreams. The decisions she makes will affect the
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  • August 21, 2015
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Cocktales: An After-50 Memoir Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Morgan Malone’s COCKTALES: AN AFTER-50 MEMOIR virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Cocktales: An After-50 Dating Memoir Author: Morgan Malone Publisher: Turquoise Morning Press Pages: 264 Genre: Romantic Memoir An After-50 Dating Memoir…or Eight Years, around Eighty Men, but not nearly Eight Thousand Kisses. There I was. Approaching 50, widowed for 15 years, alone for all that time, except for two kids, one dog, a full-time legal career, a house, a mortgage, some dear friends…and a wish. I just wanted to feel like a woman one more time. Not “Mom.” Not “Your Honor.” Not “Sis.” But, a desirable
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Guerilla Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mel Odom’s GUERILLA virtual book tour August 31- September 25!     Title: Guerilla Author: Mel Odom Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Science Fiction Format: Ecopy/Paperback He’s behind enemy lines. But those lines are shifting beneath his feet. In the jungles of Makaum, the Terran military is locked in a critical standoff over the planet’s resources with the hostile Phrenorians, even as both species maintain uneasy relations with the locals. Tensions could ignite at a moment’s notice. And Master Sergeant Frank Sage has just stumbled upon the spark plug. Alongside trusted Makaum scouts, Sage is running recon on what is possibly an unsanctioned
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Undercover With the Enemy Virtual Book Tour

  Title: Undercover With the Enemy Author: Sharron McClellan Publisher: Entangled Select Suspense Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Kindle When opposites ignite… High-risk securities operative Holly Milano usually prefers to work alone. Having a partner is, well, annoying. Case in point-her current assignment with Kane MacMillan. They’re working undercover in high society to retrieve a priceless diamond necklace. And Mr. Plan Everything is seriously cramping Holly’s fly-by-the-seat-of-her-sexy-pants style. Kane takes his job seriously, and he knows from experience that working with Holly usually ends in disaster. Their conflicting approaches could destroy their cover-or worse, get them killed. But when they’re forced to pose as an engaged couple, neither Holly nor
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  • August 15, 2015
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Peach of a Pair Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kim Boykin’s A PEACH OF A PAIR virtual book tour September 1 – November 27! Title: A Peach of a Pair Author: Kim Boykin Publisher: Penguin Random House/Berkley Books Pages: 304 Genre: Southern Women’s Fiction “Palmetto Moon” inspired “The Huffington Post” to rave, It is always nice to discover a new talented author and Kim Boykin is quite a find. Now, she delivers a novel of a woman picking up the pieces of her life with the help of two spirited, elderly sisters in South Carolina. April, 1953. Nettie Gilbert has cherished her time studying to be a music teacher
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lie In Wait Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Eric Rickstad’s novel, LIE IN WAIT virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Lie in Wait Author: Eric Rickstad Publisher: Witness Impulse Genre: Mystery/Suspense Format: Kindle/Paperback/Audible From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Silent Girls comes another unforgettable thriller set in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, featuring Detective Sonja Test Even in a quiet Vermont town, unspeakable acts of the past can destroy the peace of the present In the remote, pastoral hamlet of Canaan, Vermont, a high-profile legal case shatters the town’s sense of peace and community. Anger simmers. Fear and prejudice awaken. Old friends turn on each other.
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{Children’s Picture Book} Animals Have Feelings, Too! Blog Tour Sign Up

Karen Lee Stevens will be touring October 5 – 30 with her children’s picture book, ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS TOO! EXPLORING EMOTIONS FROM A-Z! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback U.S. & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Animals Have Feelings, Too!: Exploring Emotions From A to Z Author: Karen Lee Stevens Publisher: All for Animals Pages: 32 Genre: Children’s Picture Book Filled with humor and whimsical illustrations, this enchanting and educational A to Z guide takes young readers on a journey through the alphabet with a
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{YA Paranormal Romance} Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things Blog Tour Sign Up

Martina McAtee will be touring October 5 – November 30 with her YA paranormal romance, CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS!  Martina will be giving away a sugar skull coffee mug with Day of the Dead tea and sugar skull shaped sugar cubes. We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback U.S. & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things Author: Martina McAtee Publisher: Martina McAtee Pages: 450 Genre: YA Paranormal Romance 17 year old Ember Denning has made an art of isolating
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Heavens Truth of Cities and Sites Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dominic’s THE HEAVENS TRUTH OF CITIES AND SITES book blast August 24 – September 4 !   Title: The Heavens Truth of Cities and Sites Author: Dominic Publisher: Trafford Pages: 345 Genre: Education Format: Ebook When you purchase my book, you will see things never seen before. If you are interested in how we got here and when and why things were done in days gone by, then you will see that the ancients of the world made things for someone in the future to discover their meanings. This book will assist anyone who has interest in the ancients of our world,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Three Days in April Virtual Book Publicity Tour – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Edward Ashton’s novel, THREE DAYS IN APRIL virtual book tour September 15 – October 9! Title: Three Days in April Author: Edward Ashton Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse Genre: Mystery/Suspense Format: Kindle Anders Jensen is having a bad month. His roommate is a data thief, his girlfriend picks fights in bars, and his best friend is a cyborg…and a lousy tipper. When everything is spiraling out of control, though, maybe those are exactly the kind of friends you need. In a world divided between the genetically engineered elite and the unmodified masses, Anders is an anomaly: engineered, but still broke and living
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tamed by the Outlaw and Just One Reason Virtual Book Tour – Win a $10 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brooklyn Skye’s JUST ONE REASON and Michelle Sharp’s TAMED BY THE OUTLAW virtual book tour August 17 – September 11! Title: Just One Reason Author: Brooklyn Skye Publisher: Entangled Lovestruck Pages: 128 Genre: Romance Format: Kindle He’s more than she bargained for… As far as Declan Waterford is concerned, women are off limits-at least until he can earn enough money for his brother’s surgery. The dueling piano gig at Vegas’s Masquerade hotel barely pays enough…but if Declan can convince his boss to promote him, he’ll be set. And the Senior VP of the hotel’s gorgeous daughter might just be the “in” Declan
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