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Pump Up Your Book Presents Principium The Stone Prophecy Series Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon GC!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Alexandra Lamarre’s PRINCIPIUM The Stone Prophecy Series virtual book tour April 20-May 1!   Title: Principium: The Stone Prophecy Series Author: Alexandra Lamarre Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Fantasy Format: Kindle Ever since her mother’s death twelve years ago, fourteen-year-old Kiarra Johnson wonders if she is a good witch or if she is doomed to a lifetime of evil. Her life is anything but mundane as she lives in a rented room in her father’s home in the village of Kiamika, a magical society hidden from mortals who would persecute them for their gifts. For many years, Kiarra has lived across the lake from
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Correcting Misconceptions Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rev. Dr. Hazel Ann Gibbs Depeza’s CORRECTING MISCONCEPTIONS virtual book tour April 20-May 1!   Title: Correcting Misconceptions Author: Rev. Dr. Hazel Ann Gibbs De Peza Publisher: Partridge Publishing Genre: Education Format: Kindle The book, a research paper, reveals and analyzes misconceptions about the Spiritual Baptist Faith, an indigenous religious expression of Christianity in Trinidad and Tobago. It highlights the academic bias to the Faith, which is maligned and misunderstood because of its humble beginnings amidst ex-plantation slaves of African descent and its history of persecution and prosecution by the colonial authorities of the early 20th century.The research provided answers to some
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Bookwright Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you George R. Dasher’s BOOKWRIGHT virtual book tour April 20-May 1! Title: Bookwright Author: George R. Dasher Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Science Fiction Format: Kindle/Paperback/Hardcover With his ship crippled and his crew dead, Jarl Hawkins fights for survival in space as his dying spaceship, the Cassiopeia, drifts out of control. But there is nothing he can do, and his own death is certain. Oddly enough, rescue comes in the form of an old wizard named Kvasir, who offers Jarl his chance at a new life on Vanir, a planet unlike anything Jarl has ever encountered. There, the King fights his rivals for control of his
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Day Before Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Liana Brooks’ THE DAY BEFORE virtual book tour April 28 – May 15!   Title: The Day Before Author: Liana Brooks Publisher: Harper Voyage Impulse Pages: 304 Genre: Thriller Format: Kindle A body is found in the Alabama wilderness. The question is: Is it a human corpse … or is it just a piece of discarded property? Agent Samantha Rose has been exiled to a backwater assignment for the Commonwealth Bureau of Investigation, a death knell for her career. But then Sam catches a break—a murder—that could give her the boost she needs to get her life back on track. There’s a snag,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sacred Relationships Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon GC!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Kate Pola Brooks’ SACRED RELATIONSHIPS PSYCHOLOGY FOR THE SOUL virtual book tour April 20-May 1!     Title: Sacred Relationships Author: Dr. Kate Pola Brooks Publisher: Xlibris Genre: Psychology/Relationship Format: Kindle/Paperback/Hardcover Everything You Want To Understand About Relationships “Sacred Relationships: Psychology for the Soul”, is designed to define the inter-relatedness of everything and everyone. It gives clarity to the functioning of the mind, the psyche and the heart. “Sacred Relationships” defines the patterns of our thinking, understanding, ‘knowing’ and loving capacities. This book clears up misunderstandings and misinterpretations around our connection to this world, our Selves, and others, within the Universal
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{Short Stories} Loss Angeles Blog Tour Sign Up

Mathieu Cailler will be touring May 4-29 with his short story collection, LOSS ANGELES! We are looking for: Reviews (unlimited paperbacks) 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: Loss Angeles Author: Mathieu Cailler Publisher: Short Story America Press Pages: 217 Genre: Short Stories Format: Hardcover Set in the glamorous city of Los Angeles, California, LOSS ANGELES skips the shine and celebrity the city is known for and instead dives deeply into the lives of ordinary Angelenos. In each of the fifteen stories in this collection, author Mathieu Cailler
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  • April 6, 2015
  • Featured, First Chapters
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First Chapter: A Dream Called Marilyn by Mercedes King

Title: A Dream Called Marilyn Author: Mercedes King Publisher: Triumph Productions Pages: 177 Genre: Historical / Modern Historical / Psychological Thriller Format: Kindle In the summer of 1962, nothing could prepare Dr. Charles Campbell for his first meeting with new client, Marilyn Monroe. A reputable L.A. psychiatrist, he’s been hired by a studio executive to treat and subdue the star, no matter what it takes. Although he’s been warned about Ms. Monroe’s unpredictability, she’s not what he expected. Gaining Marilyn’s trust means crossing doctor-patient boundaries, and trying to separate fact from Hollywood-fed-rumors proves destructive to both Charles’ career and his personal life. As Marilyn shares her secrets and threatens
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First Chapter: Genius de Milo by Russ Colchamiro

Title: Genius De Milo Author: Russ Colchamiro Publisher: Crazy 8 Press Pages: 320 Genre: SciFi/Comedy Format: Paperback/Kindle Best pals Jason Medley and Theo Barnes barely survived a backpacking trip through Europe and New Zealand that — thanks to a jar of Cosmic Building Material they found — almost wiped out the galaxy. But just as they envision a future without any more cosmic lunacy: The Earth has started fluxing in and out of existence, Theo’s twin girls are teleporting, and Jason can’t tell which version of his life is real. All because of Milo, the Universe’s ultimate gremlin. Joined by the mysterious Jamie — a down-and-out hotel clerk from
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{Children’s Fiction} Anzard Blog Tour Sign Up

Christopher Conroy will be touring May 4-29 with his children’s fiction, ANZARD! We are looking for: Reviews (unlimited paperbacks) 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: Anzard Author: Christopher Conroy Publisher: CreateSpace Pages: 154 Genre: Children’s Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Author Christopher Conroy has just released a book for kids aged 8-12 called ANZARD. Teachers, parents, producers…take note!  This appealing and well-written book would give Lewis Carroll (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) reason to worry.  As a matter of fact if you mixed in one part Harry Potter, with one
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Quantum Level Zero Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ted Grosch’s QUANTUM LEVEL ZERO virtual book tour May 4-29! Title: Quantum Level Zero Author: Ted Grosch Publisher: Double Dragon eBooks Pages: 287 Genre: SciFi Format: Kindle/Nook Winston Churchill stated that history is written by the victors. Germany terrorized Britain’s civilian population with V1 and V2 rockets. The Nazi historians would have a legitimate rational for that had they won the war. Quantum Level Zero takes place in a dystopian society of the near future Earth, where fanatics are about to win the war on terror for the good for the people and the good of society. Their leader, Matteen
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  • April 4, 2015
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents Hearts Beneath the Badge Virtual Book Excerpt Publicity Tour & $50 Amazon GC Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book Presents Hearts Beneath the Badge Virtual Book Excerpt Publicity Tour & $50 Amazon GC Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Karen Solomon’s HEARTS BENEATH THE BADGE virtual book excerpt tour May 4-29! Title: Hearts Beneath the Badge Author: Karen Solomon Publisher: Missing Niche Publishing Pages: 247 Genre: Nonfiction Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Nook Hearts Beneath the Badge is a unique compilation of interviews with officers across the country. It’s not about the crimes they witness or the judgment they face; it’s about them – Damien, Danny, Frances, Ken, Pamela, Brian, and more. Their thoughts, their fears, their proud moments and their heartbreak. It’s about the people we often don’t see because we are blinded by the uniform. They are among the hundreds of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Jack of Souls Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Stephen C. Merlino’s THE JACK OF SOULS virtual book tour May 4-29! Title: The Jack of Souls Author: Stephen C. Merlino Publisher: Tortoise Rampant Books Pages: 352 Genre: YA Fantasy Format: Paperback/Hardcover/Kindle An outcast rogue named Harric must break a curse laid on his fate or die by his nineteenth birthday. As his dead-day approaches, nightmares from the spirit world stalk him and tear at his sanity; sorcery eats at his soul. To survive, he’ll need more than his usual tricks. He’ll need help—and a lot of it—but on the kingdom’s lawless frontier, his only allies are other outcasts. One
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Ghostcrow Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you M.K. Theodoratus’ THE GHOSTCROW virtual book tour May 4-29! Title: The Ghostcrow: A Tale of Andor Author: M.K. Theodoratus Publisher: Smashwords Pages: 55 Genre: Supernatural Fantasy Format: Kindle/Nook Seeing ghosts has plagued Dumdie Swartz since early childhood. Afraid that ghost guts might stick to her if she stepped through them, thirteen-year-old Dumdie Swartz still cringes when she encounters them. Her strange attempts to avoid spirits create a lonely life. Her sisters constantly mock her strange behavior, her parents are clueless, and her social life is zero. Dumdie finds solace working in a shared garden with her elderly neighbor, Mr. Carson.
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{Women’s Fiction} The Color of Our Sky Blog Tour Sign Up

Amita Trasi will be touring June 1-26 with her women’s fiction/suspense, THE COLOR OF OUR SKY! We are looking for: Reviews (10 paperbacks US only & unlimited ebooks) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Read first chapter here. Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: The Color of Our Sky Author: Amita Trasi Publisher: Bloomhill Books Pages: 304 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Suspense Format: Paperback/Kindle A sweeping, emotional journey of two childhood friends—one struggling to survive the human slave trade and the other on a mission to save her—two girls whose lives converge only to change
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(Mystery / Police Procedural) From New York To The Smokies by Wayne Zurl – Blog Tour Sign Up

  Wayne Zurl will be touring June 1-30, 2015 with his mystery / police procedural From New York To The Smokies, a 5 book anthology collection of Sam Jenkins Mysteries! We Are looking for: Book Reviews (eBook / PDF) Author Guest Post Author Interview Character Interviews Book Spotlight   Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!         Author Wayne Zurl is back with his popular Sam Jenkins Mysteries Series. From New York To The Smokies is a 5 book anthology collection from the Sam Jenkins Mysteries Series!   THE BOAT TO PRISON Seventeen-year-old Sam Jenkins is busy
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{YA SciFi} The Ark Blog Tour Sign Up

Laura Lidden Nolen will be touring May 6 – June 26 with her young adult scifi, THE ARK! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only – you will be sent an ebook from Kindle store) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Read first chapter here. Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: The Ark Author: Laura Liddell Nolen Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 239 Genre: YA Scifi Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook There’s a meteor headed for Earth, and there is only one way to survive. It’s the final days of earth, and sixteen-year-old Char is right where she
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{SciFi} Unexpected Rain Blog Tour Sign Up

Jason LaPier will be touring June 1-26 with his scifi, UNEXPECTED RAIN! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only – you will be sent a link to NetGalley) Read excerpt here. Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Unexpected Rain Author: Jason LaPier Publisher: HarperCollins (HarperVoyager) Pages: 350 Genre: SciFi Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook In a domed city on a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, a recently hired maintenance man named Kane has just committed murder. Minutes later, the airlocks on the neighbourhood block are opened and the murderer is asphyxiated along with thirty-one innocent residents.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Young Girl’s Testimony: From Disastrous To Evangelist Book Blast Event – Win A $25 Amazon GC

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Shana Joseph‘s Christian / Non Fiction / Autobiography, A Young Girl’s Testimony: From Disastrous To Evangelist Book Blast Event  May 1-29!   Title: A Young Girl’s Testimony: From Disastrous To Evangelist Author: Shana Joseph Publisher:   Xulon Press Pubication Date: September 23, 2013 Format: Paperback – 110 pages / eBook ISBN: 978-1628396867 Genre: Christian / Non Fiction / Autobiography   Book Description: In this book is a powerful message that rises out of a true-life story woven in sadness, heartache, pain, joy and God working miracles. You will see lessons learned, wisdom gained, and experiences to share. It’s revealing unforgettable moments all in unforgettable testimonies.   Book Excerpt:  From Page 30: At the
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{Thriller/Paranormal/Suspense} BlindSight Book Excerpt Tour Sign Up

Susan Peterson Wisnewski will be touring June 1-26 with her thriller/paranormal/suspense, BLINDSIGHT This is a book excerpt tour. Bloggers will post their book excerpts chronologically so the reader can hop from blog to blog to not only get an exclusive glimpse into Susan’s new book but also have a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card! All bloggers’ Twitter handle or Facebook link will be included in the Rafflecopter. We are looking for: Book Excerpt Spotlights ONLY Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: BlindSight Author: Susan Peterson Wisnewski Publisher: SPW Writes
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Logic Bomb Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Scott Richard Lord’s THE LOGIC BOMB virtual book tour April 6-30! Title: The Logic Bomb Author: Scott Richard Lord Publisher: The Logic Bomb Pages: 264 Genre: Thriller Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Fiction collides with fact with frightening prescience in Scott Lord’s ripped-from-the-headlines techno-thriller, THE LOGIC BOMB. In his exciting debut as a novelist, Lord, a practicing lawyer, mixes shady financial deals, organized crime, and the real-life threat of cyber warfare into an unlikely but always entertaining blend of high drama and comedy. Scott Turow, author of the bestselling legal thriller PRESUMED INNOCENT, hails Lord as “a terrific writer. Read THE LOGIC BOMB.”
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Queen of Sparta Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you T.S. Chaudhry’s THE QUEEN OF SPARTA virtual book tour April 6-30! Title: The Queen of Sparta Author: T.S. Chaudhry Publisher: Top Hat Books Pages: 383 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Author T.S. Chaudhry offers a new spin on Spartan history in his novel, THE QUEEN OF SPARTA. In the book, Queen Gorgo, the wife of the courageous Spartan leader, Leonidas, surreptitiously organizes the Greek resistance against the invasion of the mighty Persian king, Xerxes, and his massive army. Although founded on the writings of historian, Herodotus, Chaudhry’s revision of the 480 B.C. invasion challenges readers to imagine the brilliant and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Notorious P-Man Sam: Miami’s Urban Chronicles Vol.1 Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book Tours is pleased to bring you author Thomas Barr, Jr.‘s Notorious P-Man Sam: Miami’s Urban Chronicles Vol. 1 (Urban Fiction) virtual book tour May 1-29, 2015.     Title: Notorious P-Man Sam: Miami’s Urban Chronicles Vol. 1 Vol. 1: Miami’s Urban Chronicles Author: Thomas Barr., Jr. Publisher: VIP INK Publishing Group, Inc. / Printhouse Books Publication Date: April 1, 2015 Pages: 88 ASIN: B00U37SSM2 Genre: Urban Fiction Format: Paperback, eBook, PDF   This book is about the struggle of African American men as they traverse the perils of 20th and twenty first century life in the professional realms of the work place atmosphere. The differences in opportunities are often overlooked in
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(Urban Fiction) Notorious P-Man Sam: Miami’s Urban Chronicles Vol.1 by Thomas Barr, Jr. – Blog Tour Sign Up

  Thomas Barr, Jr. will be touring May 1-29, 2015 with his Urban Fiction novel, Notorious P-Man Sam: Miami’s Urban Chronicles Vol. 1!   We Are looking for: Reviews: (paperback / eBook / PDF) Author Guest Posts Author Interviews Character Interviews Book Spotlights   Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!       This book is about the struggle of African American men as they traverse the perils of 20th and twenty first century life in the professional realms of the work place atmosphere. The differences in opportunities are often overlooked in comparison to other
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{YA} Grey Blog Tour Sign Up

Christi J. Whitney will be touring May 4 – June 26 with her young adult urban fantasy, GREY (Book 1 in the Romany Outcasts series)! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only – you will be sent to NetGalley) 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: Grey (The Romany Outcasts Series, Book 1) Author: Christi J. Whitney Publisher: HarperCollins/HarperVoyager Pages: 400 Genre: Young Adult (Urban Fantasy) Format: Paperback/Kindle Sebastian Grey always thought he was a fairly normal teenager – good friends, decent grades, and a pretty sweet job
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Brass Giant Virtual Book Publicity Tour – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brooke Johnson’s THE BRASS GIANT virtual book tour April 27-May 15!   Title: The Brass Giant Author: Brooke Johnson Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse Genre: Steampunk Format: Kindle Sometimes, even the most unlikely person can change the world Seventeen-year-old Petra Wade, self-taught clockwork engineer, wants nothing more than to become a certified member of the Guild, an impossible dream for a lowly shop girl. Still, she refuses to give up, tinkering with any machine she can get her hands on, in between working and babysitting her foster siblings. When Emmerich Goss–handsome, privileged, and newly recruited into the Guild–needs help designing a new clockwork
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Desert Rising Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kelley Grant’s DESERT RISING virtual book tour April 13-30!   Title: Desert Rising Author: Kelley Grant Publisher: Harper Voyage Impulse Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Format: Kindle “It frightens me, knowing the One has called up two such strong individuals. It means that there are troubled times in our future, and you must prepare yourselves.” The Temple at Illian is the crown jewel of life in the Northern Territory. There, pledges are paired with feli, the giant sacred cats of the One god, and are instructed to serve the One’s four capricious deities. Yet Sulis, a young woman from the Southern Desert, has
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Hearts Beneath the Badge Book Excerpt Tour Sign Up

Karen Solomon will be touring May 4-29 with her nonfiction, HEARTS BENEATH THE BADGE!  This is a book excerpt tour.  Bloggers will post their book excerpts chronologically so the reader can hop from blog to blog to not only get an exclusive glimpse into Karen’s new book but also have a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!  All bloggers’ Twitter handle or Facebook link will be included in the Rafflecopter. We are looking for: Book Excerpt Spotlights ONLY Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Hearts Beneath the Badge Author: Karen
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Apex Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Aer-ki Jyr’s APEX virtual book tour April 6-30! Title: Apex Author: Aer-ki Jyr Publisher: Harper Voyage Impulse Pages: 368 Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Format: Kindle A new dawn is coming. It’s been eons since Humans controlled the universe, after their defeat by a mysterious enemy. With their downfall came a virtual dark age in which culture and technology stagnated. But now trade is once again flourishing as Human artifacts resurface throughout the galaxy, resurrecting long-forgotten advancements. And one such discovery may very well alter the course of the future forever. An epic space adventure, Aer-ki Jyr’s Apex is a breathless race to the ultimate
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{YA Fantasy} The Jack of Souls Blog Tour Sign Up

Stephen Merlino will be touring May 4-29 with his YA fantasy, THE JACK OF SOULS! We are looking for: Reviews mainly (Paperback or ebook available) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Read first chapter here! Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: The Jack of Souls Author: Stephen C. Merlino Publisher: Tortoise Rampant Books Pages: 352 Genre: YA Fantasy Format: Paperback/Hardcover/Kindle An outcast rogue named Harric must break a curse laid on his fate or die by his nineteenth birthday. As his dead-day approaches, nightmares from the spirit world stalk him and tear at
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Schade of Night by J.P. Wilder Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Schade of Night by J.P. Wilder’s  book blitz April 6 – April 17!     Title: Schade of Night Author: J.P. Wilder Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 356 Genre: Fantasy Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON Schade Lee, ex-FBI agent turned PI, is on a mission to prove her dreams wrong. While on a case to find runaway Kylie Berson, Schade follows a gruesome path where she learns Kylie is in love with a serial killer with animalistic instincts. But what she does not know is that the killer is of supernatural origins, that she will inherit a demonic bloodline on her thirty-third
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