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Pump Up Your Book Presents Colorado Hope Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Charlene Whitman’s COLORADO HOPE virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Colorado Hope Author: Charlene Whitman Publisher: Ubiquitous Press Pages: 412 Genre: Sweet Western Historical Romance Format: Kindle 1875 ~ Beset by a sudden spring storm on the Front Range, newlywed Grace Cunningham watches in horror as her husband, Monty, is swept downriver. Pregnant and despairing, she stumbles into Fort Collins and tries to make a life for herself, praying that one day the man she loves will walk into town and back into her life. A year after Grace’s tragic loss, Monty enters the dress shop where she
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tears of the Sea Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you MaryLu Tyndall’s TEARS OF THE SEA virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Tears of the Sea Author: Marylu Tyndall Publisher: Ransom Press Pages: 260 Genre: Fantasy Romance Format: Kindle Doomed by the evil warlock Forwin to wander the ancient seas as a mermaid for all eternity, Perdita longs for the release death would bring. Every ten years she has a chance to break the curse when she emerges from the sea fully human for one month. The catch? She must find a man willing to die for her. Captain Savion Ryne wants nothing to do with beautiful women.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sahara Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Angella Ricot’s Sahara book blitz December 1- December 12!   Title: Sahara Author: Angella Ricot Publisher: AuthorHouse Pages: 240 Genre: Fiction/Suspense Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON When three sisters overhear their father’s overwhelming deal to sell them into prostitution, they immediately take fate into their own hands in search of their own destiny. They embark on a powerful and compelling journey that takes root in the exotic realm of the Caribbean island of Labadee, later to spring fully fledged in the glamorous cosmopolitan city of New York. Out of the struggle emerges the valiant and beautiful heroine, Sahara, a sensational gold thief
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{Self-Help/Parenting} Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Blog Tour Sign Up

Deborah Serani will be touring February 2 – 27 with her self-help/psychology/parenting book, DEPRESSION AND YOUR CHILD: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS! We are looking for: Reviews (paper only) 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: Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Author: Deborah Serani Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Pages: 232 Genre: Self-Help/Psychology, Parenting Format: Hardback/Paperback/Kindle Seeing your child suffer in any way is a harrowing experience for any parent. Mental illness in children can be particularly draining due to the mystery surrounding
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shadows in the Fog Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Greg Messel’s SHADOWS IN THE FOG virtual book tour December 1 – February 13! Title: Shadows in the Fog Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 353 Genre: Mystery Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle The story begins on a stormy morning in February of 1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane crash which killed rock ’n roll stars Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens. Private Eye Sam Slater is hired to perform what he thinks is a routine two-day job as a favor for a friend. However, it all goes terribly wrong
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Dangerous Marriage Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you William Blunt’s A Dangerous Marriage book blitz December 8- December 19!     Title: A Dangerous Marriage Author: William Blunt Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 332 Genre: Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON In A Dangerous Marriage, Julia Davenport’s social life has drifted into a backwater. Then she meets Peter Medea at a business reception in New York City. She is drawn by his aura of power and erotic magnetism and is lured into a hasty marriage. By indulging her compelling emotional and physical needs she finds immediate gratification, but at a devastating cost. Her romantic adventure turns out to be fraught with conflict and betrayal.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Make A Stand Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Agnew Smith’s Make A Stand book blitz December 8- December 19!   Title: Make a Stand Author: Agnew Smith Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 260 Genre: Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON Terry Freeman is a disgruntled computer salesman and talented musician and songwriter who, along with his best friend, Damon King, is attempting to fulfill his musical dreams through their popular band, Infinite Noise.  It appears the sky is the limit for Infinite Noise until tragedy strikes, derailing Terry’s and his band members’ dreams of fame and success. Nearly two years later, Terry tries to put the tragedy behind him and rekindle the magic
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First Chapter: Open Your Heart for Happy Relationships by Eve Picquette

Title: Open Your Heart for Happy Relationships: 10 Shift Keys – What Your Angels Have Been Trying to Tell You for Centuries Author: Eve Picquette Publisher: Enchanted Eve, Inc. Pages: 78 Genre: Self Help/Inspiration Format: Paperback Purchase at AMAZON How many times have you read or seen something that made you want to change your life and relationships – but you didn’t know how? Introduced by two angels, Hope and Impatience, Open Your Heart for Happy Relationships – What Your Angels Have Been Trying to Tell You for Centuries… answers the “how” question. Eve Picquette shows readers how to: Open their hearts to love Shift their lives, using 10
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Broken Bonds Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Karen Harper’s BROKEN BONDS virtual book tour December 15 – January 16! Title: Broken Bonds Author: Karen Harper Publisher: MIRA Pages: 384 Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Paperback, Kindle Haunted by the past… Cold Creek is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from the events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad—even deadly—memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they’re hoping their
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Blood of the Fifth Knight Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you E.M. Powell’s THE BLOOD OF THE FIFTH KNIGHT virtual book tour January 5 – February 13! Title: The Blood of the Fifth Knight Author: E.M. Powell Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Pages: 355 Genre: Historical Mystery/Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audiobook England, 1176. King Henry II has imprisoned his rebellious Queen for her failed attempt to overthrow him. But with her conspirators still at large and a failed assassination attempt on his beautiful mistress, Rosamund Clifford, the King must take action to preserve his reign. Desperate, Henry turns to the only man he trusts: a man whose skills have saved him once before. Sir
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Social Media Overload Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Corey Perlman’s SOCIAL MEDIA OVERLOAD virtual book tour December 1 – 31! Title: Social Media Overload Author: Corey Perlman Publisher: Garnet Group Pages: 169 Genre: Business Format: Paperback/Kindle You shouldn’t be on any social media site without a clear direction or purpose. This book will help you: • Determine which sites are right for your business and ignore the rest • Avoid website mistakes that are costing you business • Attract more prospects by outperforming your competition on Google • Stay “Top of Mind” with prospects using content marketing • Strengthen customer relationships and earn referrals using Facebook and LinkedIn For
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{Sweet Western Historical Romance} Colorado Hope Blog Tour Sign Up

Charlene Whitman will be touring January 5 – 30 with her sweet western historical romance, COLORADO HOPE! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback – 6 available & unlimited ebooks) 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: Colorado Hope Author: Charlene Whitman Publisher: Ubiquitous Press Pages: 412 Genre: Sweet Western Historical Romance 1875 ~ Beset by a sudden spring storm on the Front Range, newlywed Grace Cunningham watches in horror as her husband, Monty, is swept downriver. Pregnant and despairing, she stumbles into Fort Collins and tries to make a life for
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sagacious Teens Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J. Thompson’s Sagacious Teens book blitz December 8- December 19!   Title: Sagacious Teens Author: J. Thompson Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 208 Genre: Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Purchase at AMAZON Adolescents are wiser than we believe. Today’s youth face multiple challenges—many of which are portrayed in the adolescent drama, Sagacious Teens, that shares a multicultural glimpse into the lives of more than a dozen teenagers from diverse backgrounds. From Carlos who shares a far-fetched story of a weekend gone awry with his friend Ernesto to Richard who is having trouble balancing his girlfriend’s demands with his own needs. Seasoned teacher J. Thompson provides eye-opening
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Angels in Disguise Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dolores McNany’s Angels in Disguise book blitz December 8 – December 19!   Title: Angels in Disguise: Stories from America’s School Nurses Author: Dolores McNany Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 166 Genre: Medical/Nursing Format: Paperback/Ebook Purchase at AMAZON School nurses serve on the front lines of the everyday struggle for our children’s health, yet they are often perceived as little more than glorified dispensers of bandages. This false perception, held by many parents, officials, and administrators, does a serious disservice to this dedicated group of health professionals. Angels in Disguise tells the oral history of school nursing through the eyes, ears, and hearts of school
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{YA Speculative Feminist Fiction} P.O.W.ER Blog Tour Sign Up

Lisa A Kramer will be touring January 5 – 30 with her YA speculative feminist fiction, P.O.W.ER! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Guest Posts Interviews 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: P.O.W.ER Author: Lisa A. Kremer Publisher: Word Hermit Press Pages: 291 Genre: YA Speculative Feminist Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle What would happen if women and girls joined their unique abilities together to change the world? In a world where access to the written word is reserved to men, Andra BetScrivener has been able to read and write ever
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Culture Without Accountability Virtual Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Julie Miller and Brian Bedford’s CULTURE WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY – WTF? WHAT’S THE FIX? virtual book tour December 1 – 31! Title: Culture Without Accountability – WTF? What’s The Fix? Author: Julie Miller & Brian Bedfore Publisher: Criffel Publishing Pages: 142 Genre: Business Format: Kindle What happens when businesses, families or individuals fail to be accountable for their actions and decisions? It can be devastating for business results, relationships and reputations. Culture Without Accountability – WTF? What’s The Fix? is full of real life stories of what accountability looks like, what can go wrong without it, and offers a proven process for installing
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Love is Poetry Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Charles and Boyd Hooks’ Love is Poetry book blitz December 1 – 12!     Title: Love is Poetry: My Dreams and A Tribute to My Dad Author: Charles and Boyd Hooks Publisher: Xlibris Pages: 188 Genre: Poetry Format: Paperback/Kindle I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR…..That was my oath to my god and country in August 1963. I was an infantryman and a paratrooper for the U.S. Army. I fought for my country in Vietnam. After my discharge I was a self contractor and had a son and daughter. To this day that has been my life. Literally no legacy to be remembered by maybe my
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{Fantasy Romance} Tears of the Sea Blog Tour Sign Up

MaryLu Tyndall will be touring January 5 – 30 with her fantasy romance, TEARS OF THE SEA! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews 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: Tears of the Sea Author: MaryLu Tyndall Publisher: Ransom Press Pages: 260 Genre: Fantasy Romance Format: Kindle Doomed by the evil warlock Forwin to wander the ancient seas as a mermaid for all eternity, Perdita longs for the release death would bring. Every ten years she has a chance to break the curse when she emerges from
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  • November 9, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Welcome to Nursing HELLo: A Graphic Memoir Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joel Craig’s WELCOME TO NURSING HELLO: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR virtual book tour November 3 – 28! Title: Welcome to Nursing HELLo: A Graphic Memoir Author: Joel Craig Publisher: Joel Craig Pages: 190 Genre: Graphic Memoir/Nonfiction Format: Paperback A MUST HAVE FOR ANY NURSING STUDENT! This nurse is not out to save the world. He’s too busy dodging bed pans and urine containers. What happens when all the jobs for movie star have been filled. The next best thing is to become a registered nurse and that is exactly what Joel Craig did. Here is Joel’s journey through the pitfalls, quicksand, and joy(s)
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Would a Maharajah Sleep Here Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Stephen and Leanne Troy’s Would a Maharajah Sleep Here book blitz November 17 – 28! Title: Would a Maharajah Sleep Here? Author: Stephen and Leanne Troy Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 324 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle Inspired by a movie, television show, book, or stories from friends, we may find ourselves daydreaming about trips to exotic locations with exciting adventures. For some lucky ones, these dreams become reality. Would a Maharajah Sleep Here? presents firsthand stories of luxury travel and discovery by two fun and experienced travelers. Authors and travelers Stephen and Leanne Troy provide accounts of historic exploration, luxury hotel stays, and encounters with
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Four Noble Truths Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J.D. Buxton’s Four Noble Truths book blitz November 17 – 28! Title: Four Noble Truths Author: J.D. Buxton Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 397 Genre: Action/Adventure Format: Paperback/Kindle Dragon is a handsome, passionate and deeply devoted young man with a hidden, horrible past that haunts him into his present life. After suffering unimaginable abuse in a child pornography ring in Taiwan and an addiction to Heroin, Dragon’s only light on a path of darkness is his love, Raven, who more than fulfills his physical and emotional needs. United by the organization that found and ultimately saved Dragon, he and Raven happily bask in the love
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{Historical Mystery/Thriller} The Blood of the Fifth Knight Blog Tour Sign Up

E.M. Powell will be touring January 5 – February 13 with her historical mystery/thriller, THE BLOOD OF THE FIFTH KNIGHT! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook/paperback) (Sorry paperbacks for review are gone) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character 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!   England, 1176. King Henry II has imprisoned his rebellious Queen for her failed attempt to overthrow him. But with her conspirators still at large and a failed assassination attempt on his beautiful mistress, Rosamund Clifford, the King must take action to preserve his reign. Desperate,
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First Chapter: I, James by Mike Hartner

Title: I, James Author: Mike Hartner Publisher: Eternity4Popsicle Publishing Pages: 293 Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance Format: Kindle Purchase at AMAZON James Crofter was ripped from his family at age 11. Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land. Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the happiness he so richly desires?   First Chapter: My name is James, and I am the second son of Walter and Maria.  My mother is Princess of Castile, now Spain, and my father is ruler of the whole of the Iberian Empire that includes Portugal.  Yes, Spain and Portugal are united, which occurred during
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{Fiction/Comedy/Action/YA} Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Blog Tour Sign Up

Rhys Ella will be touring January 5 – 30 with her fiction/comedy/Action/YA, FOUNTAIN OF WRINKLES! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character 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: Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Author: Rhys Ella Publisher: Tate Publishing Enterprises, LLC Pages: 284 Genre: Comedy/Action/Adventure/Young Adult Format: Paperback For famous animal actor Kato Rhyan, being named “Cutest Pug Alive” by Pooch Magazine was cool (all right, really cool).  But for him, acting isn’t about fame, it’s a part of him buried
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Last Casualty of the Great War Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gregory M. Galvin’s The Last Casualty of the Great War book blitz December 1 – 12!   Title: The Last Casualty of the Great War Author: Gregory M. Galvin Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 250 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle John Alston quietly wonders what it is about his face that makes other people think he is someone else. Even though he looks nothing like his three siblings or anyone else in his family, in his eyes, he is just a normal middle-aged man trying to make his way in the world. But one day during a chance encounter with a German visitor at the World
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Guide to the Study of Basic Medical Mycology Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kee Peng Ng’s A Guide to the Study of Basic Medical Mycology book blitz December 1 – 12!   Title: A Guide to the Study of Basic Medical Mycology Author: Kee Peng Ng Publisher: Partridge Singapore Pages: 92 Genre: Medical Format: Paperback/Kindle Mycotic diseases are gaining importance because of the increase in opportunistic fungal infections in patients whose immune systems are compromised. The identification of fungi isolated from clinical material has posed a variety of problems to many laboratories because of lack of expertise and experience, especially in the identification of recently emerged rare fungi that had not been previously reported. A Guide
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Exile Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tom Stacey’s EXILE virtual book tour December 1 – 16! Title: Exile Author: Tom Stacey Publisher: Tom Stacey Pages: 389 Genre: Epic Fantasy Format: Kindle On the fringes of the Verian Empire, two small boys stumble upon a strange altar, buried in the heart of a mountain. There they awaken a horror unseen for generations, that will descend upon the realm of men while it is at its weakest. For Veria is a nation at war with itself, only recently recovered from a bloody rebellion, and the time of heroes has passed. The empire is in a state of chaos,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Too Late to Run Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John Perich’s TOO LATE TO RUN virtual book tour December 1 – 16! Title: Too Late to Run Author: John Perich Publisher: John Perich Pages: 402 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Format: Kindle Too Late to Run is the third book in a series of gritty mystery novels starring Boston photojournalist Mara Cunningham. This time, Mara reluctantly aids a crooked real estate developer from her past who’s been detained on trumped-up charges. But each clue she uncovers turns up more enemies – backwoods militias, corrupt bankers, and a mysterious pyromaniac – and raises doubts as to her friend’s innocence. For More Information Too
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First Chapter: The Temple of All Knowing by Lee Papa

Title: The Temple of All Knowing Author: Lee Papa Publisher: WaveCloud Corporation Pages: 186 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON The Temple of All Knowing is a memoir of one woman’s passage from personal and professional turmoil to spiritual awakening. A compelling straight forward and sometimes humorous account of the most personal of journeys as this 40-something woman finds herself in Sin City with promise of a new life, new husband and elderly mother living with her. She instead is uncovered as a central character in the deepest of possible challenges only to break through to discover her authentic spiritual self through a near death experience and a
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{Mystery/Thriller} Shadows in the Fog Blog Tour Sign Up

Greg Messel will be touring December 1 – February 13 with his mystery/thriller, SHADOWS IN THE FOG! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character Guest Posts Book Trailer Reveals 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: Shadows in the Fog Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 353 Genre: Mystery Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle The story begins on a stormy morning in February of 1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane crash which killed rock ’n roll
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