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First Chapter: You’re Not From Around Here, Are You? Reminiscences by Helga Stipa Madland

Title: You’re Not From Around Here, Are You? Reminiscences Author: Helga Stipa Madland Publisher: Aventine Press Pages: 202 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle I start with when I was born, then there was a World War, and then I went to Norman.—Klodnitz, in Upper Silesia, now a part of Poland, was my birth place; when everything collapsed in 1945 at the end of WWII, my family and I became refugees. We trekked across Germany, to the west, and eventually settled in a small village and then another one. Next was Canada, then the United States, Missouri; eventually we settled in Idaho, where my Father, who was a forester, found a
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  • March 2, 2015
  • Featured, First Chapters
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First Chapter: Czar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup by Elisabeth Amaral

Title: Czar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup Author: Elisabeth Amaral Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 324 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle The mid-1960s through the mid-1970s was a heady, turbulent time. There was a lot going on back then, and author Elisabeth Amaral was in the middle of it all: the fights for women’s rights, racial equality, a music revolution, be-ins, love-ins, riots in the streets, the rage against the Vietnam War, and sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It was an amazing time to be young. In Czar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup, Amaral shares her recollections of those times. She and her husband gave up their jobs in
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First Chapter: Escape Through the Wilderness by Gary Rodriguez

Title: Escape Through the Wilderness Author: Gary Rodriguez Publisher: Tate Publishing Pages: 254 Genre: Teens/Children Format: Paperback/Kindle Sixteen-year-old Savannah Evans walks with a slight limp thanks to a gymnastics’ accident that dashed her Olympic dreams, but didn’t stop her from attending an adventure camp in Idaho. At Camp Arrowhead, she quickly befriends Jade Chang and Rico Cruz, but Conner Swift taunts Savi because of her injury. When the four are teamed together for an overnight white-water river rafting adventure, Savi refuses to get in the same raft with Conner. Unfortunately, the director will not reassign her. A fun expedition down the river turns into a nightmare when their raft
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Taste of Sake Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for A TASTE OF SAKE by Heather Heyford on March 10! Title: A Taste of Sake Author: Heather Heyford Publisher: Kensington Books Half-Japanese Sake flies onto the grounds of the St. Pierre mansion with a crash (literally!) years after one of Papa’s many, long-forgotten affairs, shocking the whole family. Raised in the anonymity of bustling San Francisco by Haha, her single mother, Sake is ill-equipped to cope with the onslaught of attention from being the newest member of Napa Valley royalty. Her jet-black hair, olive-toned skin and petite stature make her feel even more the outsider. Will Sake’s clamshell-tight
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{Historical/Psychological Thriller} A Dream Called Marilyn Blog Tour Sign Up

Mercedes King will be touring April 6 – 30 with her historical/psychological thriller, A DREAM CALLED MARILYN! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! 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
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Redeeming Power of Brain Surgery Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book Tours is pleased to bring you author Paul Flower’s The Redeeming Power of Brain Surgery  (Suspense) virtual book tour April 1-30.   Title: The Redeeming Power of Brain Surgery: A Suspense Novel Author: Paul Flower Publisher: Scribe Publishing Company Publication Date: June 1, 2013 Pages: 250 ISBN: 978-0985956271 Genre: Susepense Format: Paperback, eBook (.mobi / Kindle), PDF   Jesse Tieter, M.D. has carefully constructed the ideal life. But lately, neither his Chicago-based neurology practice nor his wife and son are enough to suppress the memories that have haunted him since he was a little boy. He can’t stop thinking about that summer day in 1967 when his father died. So Jesse
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Pump Up Your Book Presents She’s All Caught Up Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jamila T. Davis’ SHE’S ALL CAUGHT UP!  virtual book tour March 16 – April 17! Title: She’s All Caught Up! Author: Jamila T. Davis Publisher: Voices International Publication Pages: 338 Genre: Memoir/Young Adult Format: Paperback/Kindle She’s All Caught Up is a cautionary tale based on the life of Jamila T. Davis, a federal prisoner serving a 12 1/2 year sentence. Jamila grew up in a loving middle class home, raised to become her parent’s ideal star child. All was copacetic until high school years. Jamila rebels and chooses to live life in the fast lane. When this good girl goes bad,
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(Suspense) The Redeeming Power of Brain Surgery: A Suspense Novel by Paul Flower – Blog Tour Sign Up

Paul Flower will be touring April 1-30, 2015 with his Suspense novel, The Redeeming Power of Brain Surgery!   We Are looking for: Reviews: (Paperback – US Only / 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!     Jesse Tieter, M.D. has carefully constructed the ideal life. But lately, neither his Chicago-based neurology practice nor his wife and son are enough to suppress the memories that have haunted him since he was a little boy. He can’t stop thinking about that summer day in
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Defining Intelligence Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Pat Keogh’s DEFINING INTELLIGENCE book blitz March 16- March 27!   Title: Defining Intelligence Author: Dr. Pat Keogh Publisher: AuthorHouse Pages: 168 Genre: Education Format: Ebook/Paperback/Hardcover Purchase at AMAZON It may be unethical for a person to conduct an intelligence assessment on another human being. Human intelligence is unquantifiable. Observing or analysing behaviour, appearance, personality, beliefs or acquired knowledge cannot produce a quantifiable measure of a person’s intelligence. The brain can perform millions of billions of calculations per second. This gives the person enormous power and incalculable potential. Yet, saying ‘I use my brain to think’ awards the ‘I’ (the mind) a
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TONIGHT 6:30 P.M. (EST) Kevin V. Symmons LIVE on A Book and a Chat

 TONIGHT,  February 24, at 6:30 p.m (EST), Kevin V. Symmons, will appear LIVE on A Book and a Chat, one of online radio’s most popular and sought after shows hosted by Barry Eva. Kevin Symmons has a BS and an MBA. He has attended the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music and studied in France. After a successful career in business management and consulting, he returned to his first love: writing. His first novel, a spell-binding paranormal romance titled “Rite of Passage” is set in the chaotic period after World War II. It’s received dozens of great reviews and was a RomCon Reader’s Crown Finalist for 2013. His second
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  • February 23, 2015
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Czar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Elisabeth Amaral’s CZAR NICHOLAS, THE TOAD, AND DUCK SOUP: A MEMOIR OF MARRIAGE, MIME AND MOVING ON virtual book tour March 2 – April 30! Title: Czar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup Author: Elisabeth Amaral Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 324 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook The mid-1960s through the mid-1970s was a heady, turbulent time. There was a lot going on back then, and author Elisabeth Amaral was in the middle of it all: the fights for women’s rights, racial equality, a music revolution, be-ins, love-ins, riots in the streets, the rage against the Vietnam War, and sex, drugs, and rock
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{Fantasy} Desert Rising Blog Tour Sign Up

Kelley Grant will be touring April 13 – April with her fantasy novel , DESERT RISING! We are looking for: Reviews Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Excerpt/Mini-teaser Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Desert Rising Author: Kelley Grant Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: 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
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Edward IV, England’s Forgotten Warrrior Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Anthony Corbet’s Edward IV, England’s Forgotten Warrior Kin book blitz March 16- March 27! Title: Edward IV, England’s Forgotten Warrior King Author: Dr. Anthony Corbet Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 464 Genre: History Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON As the 100 Years War ground to its dismal end, England groaned under the misrule of Henry VI and his Lancastrian favorites. The House of York rose in rebellion; and Parliament restored York in the line of inheritance to the throne. Edward, Earl of March, triumphed at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross; Parliament asked him to be King and the people proclaimed him Edward IV. His
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Understanding the Economic Basics Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dan Blatt’s Understanding the Economic Basics and Modern Capitalism book blitz March 16- March 27! Title: Understanding the Economic Basics and Modern Capitalism Author: Dan Blatt Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 558 Genre: Business/Economics Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON UNDERSTANDING of the economic successes and failures of the past century and today begins here. Dan Blatt, after almost a half-century of accurate published economic forecasts, examines history’s most important economic works. He shows why capitalist market mechanisms successfully raise billions out of poverty and why socialist and other administered alternatives flourish briefly and then collapse. UNDERSTANDING begins with the basic texts: An Inquiry into the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Santo Nino, The Body of Christ Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Romito S. Olaguer’s Santo Nino, The Body of Christ book blitz March 16- March 27! Title: Santo Nino, The Body of Christ Author: Romito S. Olaguer Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 312 Genre: Religion/Christianity Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON John 18:36 We, Members of the Body of Christ are not of this world, although we live in this world. Romans 8:31 If God be for us (Body of Christ) Who can be against us.   Romeo S. Olaguer is a retired offshore oil and gas production employee in the Gulf of Mexico and other parts of the world. He has a BS degree in Mechanical
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Silver Diaspora Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christopher T. Rand’s SILVER DIASPORA book blitz March 16- March 27!   Title: Silver Diaspora Author: Christopher T. Rand Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 320 Genre: Historical Memoir Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON At the outset, the members of author Christopher T. Rand’s family lived in a world of great wealth. They were among the richest people in the United States. But they then faced a dilemma: compelled to choose between staying on in their ancestral world or keeping up with the times in the nation around them and integrating themselves into the American mainstream. With each generation, the pressure on these individuals to choose
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Ride Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kayla Davidson’s THE RIDE virtual book tour March 16 – April 17!   Title: The Ride Author: Kayla Davidson Publisher: Virtuous Books for Kids Pages: 32 Genre: Children’s Format: Paperback/Hardcover Learning to ride a bicycle is a risky challenge for Olivia. She avoids this risk and even turns down ice cream, her favorite snack. What will encourage Olivia to overcome her fear and take a chance? The Ride gives children hope and understanding. Regardless of the size of the task or regardless of the person’s age, gaining strength and courage from the Lord is only a prayer away. In this, her second
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{Non-fiction Artistic} Autograph Penis Blog Tour Sign Up

H.O. Tanager will be touring April 6 – June 26 with her non-fiction artistic book, AUTOGRAPH PENIS! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback or kindle) 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: Autograph Penis Author: H.O. Tanager Publisher: H.O. Tanager Pages: 282 Genre: Nonfiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Performance artist H. O. Tanager holds high hopes for her cross-country trip to Boston: to see great art, to eat delicious food… and to incite mayhem. But once the journey actually begins, it’s all she can do to hold on for the ride.
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{Thriller} The Logic Bomb Blog Tour Sign Up

Scott Richard Lord will be touring April 6 – 30 with his thriller, THE LOGIC BOMB! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) 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: 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
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Thoughts for a New Perspective Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kurt M. Jordan’s Thoughts for a New Perspective book blitz March 9- March 20! Title: Thoughts for a New Perspective Author: Kurt M. Jordan Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 204 Genre: Body, Mind, Spirit Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON Too often in life, we see only what we are conditioned to see. Influenced by our parents, environment, education, religious beliefs, mass media, or society in general, these narrow-minded perspectives limit our growth and prevent us from truly connecting with others. In his guidebook Thoughts for a New Perspective, an innovative transformational leader shares fascinating insight on how to remove our blinders, open our minds to a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Legion’s Lawyers Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Vince Aiello’s LEGION’S LAWYERS virtual book tour March 2 – 27! Title: Legion’s Lawyers Author: Vince Aiello Publisher: SarEth Publishing Pages: 296 Genre: Thriller Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle LEGION’S LAWYERS, the latest thriller by Vince Aiello about the Legion law firm, dissects, in Aiello’s signature punchy style, the driving ambition within the firm and its deadly consequences. The firm’s head, Roger Legion, has appeared in Aiello’s previous books about the firm, LEGAL DETRIMENT and THE LITIGATION GUY. Readers have developed mixed reactions to Legion, who is both a brutal taskmaster and a great litigator. Love him or hate him, all look forward
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Grace of Gratitude Journal Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Deborah Perdue’s GRACE OF GRATITUDE JOURNAL virtual book tour March 2 – March 27! Title: Grace of Gratitude Journal Author: Deborah Perdue Publisher: Applegate Valley Publishing Pages: 104 Genre: Self Help Format: Paperback/Kindle Grace of Gratitude is an exquisite journal that has lined pages for the reader to express their own thoughts of gratitude. Inspiring examples of gratitude by the author Deborah Perdue, and beautiful illustrations by Tara Thelen are interspersed throughout. Gratitude is a valuable spiritual practice, and through this journal, one can reap the benefits of appreciation of life to feel more joy and more peace on a sustained level.
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{SciFi Comedy} Genius De Milo Blog Tour Sign Up

Russ Colchamiro will be touring April 6 – June 26 with his scifi comedy, GENIUS DE MILO! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback U.S. only & ebook) 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: 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
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Ribbons of Death Book Blitz!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Edith A. Petrick’s RIBBONS OF DEATH book blitz March 2 – 13! Title: Ribbons of Death Author: Edita A. Petrick Publisher: Solstice Publishing Pages: 371 Genre: Suspense Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle The ancients believed that once in a Blue Moon a child with Peacetaker powers is born. Such child, when grown to maturity, can seed murderous madness in people’s minds by merely walking amongst them. A simple amulet activates the Peacetaker’s powers. When a horribly scarred man knocks on the door of Stella Hunter’s ramshackle cottage in upstate Montana, she lets him in. What’s there to lose? The book critics killed
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Apron Strings Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mary Morony’s APRON STRINGS virtual book tour March 2 – March 27! Title: Apron Strings Author: Mary Morony Publisher: Mary Morony Pages: 252 Genre: Literary Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audio When a grown-up tells you not to worry, you had better start—first rule of thumb, Sallee Mackey, age seven. She is already more than a little bit wary of the adults in her segregated, Southern world with good reason. Sallee’s mother Ginny is flat out dangerous; her father Joe is on his way out the door; and Mr. Dabney the bigoted neighbor seems to be just a little too interested with the goings on
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Abruzzo Intrigue and Corsican Justice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Bluette Matthey’s ABRUZZO INTRIGUE and CORSICAN JUSTICE virtual book tour March 2 – March 27!   Title: Corsican Justice Author: Bluette Matthey Publisher: Blue Shutter Publishing Pages: 284 Genre: Travel Mystery Format: Kindle/Paperback In Bluette Matthey’s first novel, Corsican Justice, we are introduced to Hardy Durkin, an American tour outfitter who seems to experience a mystery at every stop. Hardy is visiting Corsica for the first time to explore the possibility of arranging a hiking tour for   segments of Corsica’s infamous hiking trail, the GR20.  He was also seeking closure from the fact that his father was killed in a highway
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{Historical Fiction} The Queen of Sparta Blog Tour Sign Up

T.S. Chaudhry will be touring April 6 – 30 with his historical fiction, THE QUEEN OF SPARTA! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) 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: 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
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Full Circle Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Patty Bryant’s FULL CIRCLE book blast March 2 – March 13!     Title: Full Circle Author: Patty Bryant Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 298 Genre: Mystery Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON It looks like someone left the door to the nether region open again, and reporter Molly Martindale has got another batch of otherworldly supplicants who need her help. Not long ago, Molly quite literally went to hell to help secure peace for her friend Dennis, who was born Buddy Parker in the 1920s in her beloved, adopted hometown of Oxbow, Florida. Oxbow has always felt charmed to Molly—that is, if she doesn’t count
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Living the Palio Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Thomas W. Paradis’ LIVING THE PALIO book blast March 2 – 13!   Title: Living the Palio Author: Thomas W. Paradis Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 266 Genre: Travel Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON It was May 2013 when Thomas Paradis convened in Siena, Italy, with a cohort of American faculty and students to lead a two-month inaugural study-abroad program. After a harrowing journey across the ocean, students and faculty alike soon realized that adapting to a foreign culture and language would be more challenging than they expected, especially amid one of the world’s more authentic community festivals-the Palio horse race. Paradis weaves witty stories
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Galadria: Peter Huddleston and the Knights of the Leaf Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Miguel Lopez de Leon’s GALADRIA: PETER HUDDLESTON AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE LEAF virtual book tour March 2 – 27! Title: Galadria: Peter Huddleston & The Knights of the Leaf Author: Miguel Lopez de Leon Publisher: Galadria Worldwide Pages: 148 Genre: Fantasy Format: Paperback/Kindle In book three of Miguel Lopez de Leon’s Galadria fantasy series, GALADRIA: PETER HUDDLESTON & THE KNIGHTS OF THE LEAF, Peter and his family command a mystical cast of powerful, exciting new characters in their war against the blood-thirsty tyrant, Knor Shadowray. Reviewers of book three of the GALADRIA trilogy praise the author’s stunning artistry and
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