New Book for Review: Literary Fiction ‘The Illusion of Certainty’ by Greg Messel

Greg Messel is touring December 5 – January 27 with his fictional book, Illusion of Certainty (Yorkshire Publishing). The Illusion of Certainty follows two parallel storylines. Marc is a successful businessman who seems to have everything—a great job, a beautiful wife, a house in an upscale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon and two great kids who are preparing for college. But something is not right. Marc is unsettled by the sudden change in his wife, Aimee, who seems distant and unhappy. What’s going on with her? The second storyline involves a successful young attorney, Alexandra Mattson. Alex, as she is called by her friends, meets a handsome young cop, Sean,
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New Book for Review: Nonfiction ‘The Cross Dresser’s Wife’ by Dee A. Levy & B. Sheffield Hunt

Dee A Levy and B. Sheffield Hunt will be touring December 5 – 16 2011 with their nonfiction book, The Cross Dresser’s Wife: Our Secret Lives! At long last, valuable and emotionally intimate social commentary on the taboo subculture of cross dressing is revealed in the pages of THE CROSS DRESSER’S WIFE * OUR SECRET LIVES. Culled from the nonprofit website www.crossdresserswives.com by authors Dee A. Levy (the website’s founder) and B. Sheffield Hunt, this international collection of stories exposes, for the first time, the shocking secret lives of cross dressers’ wives or partners who silently grapple with the issue of transvestism in their marriage or relationship. This is
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New Book for Review: Mystery ‘The MacGuffin’ by Michael Craft

Michael Craft will be touring in January 2012 with his mystery novel, The MacGuffin! A cold-case murder fifteen years ago halted promising developments in the quest for clean energy when the rumored prototype of a groundbreaking water engine was stolen or destroyed. Now the race is on to repower America, and Cooper Brant, still grieving that long-ago murder of his father, suddenly finds his family visited by a second violent death, raising the stakes to unearth lost secrets. When Coop discovers how the two crimes are linked, a grim message becomes clear. He’s next. 300 pages You can visit his website at www.michaelcraft.com. If you would like to review
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The Star-Crossed Saga: Protostar Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011/January 2012

Join Braxton A. Cosby, author of the young adult science fiction novel, The Star-Crossed Saga: Protostar (Firefly Publishing & Ent,LLC), as he virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – January 23 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Braxton A. Cosby Braxton A. Cosby is a dreamer with a vision of continuously evolving and maximizing the untapped potential of the human spirit. Braxton received a lot of his inspiration from watching the accomplishments and exploits of his famous uncle, comedic legend Bill Cosby. A physical therapist by background, Braxton received his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate from the University of Miami. Braxton’s fascination of
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Writing Your Way Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Julie Smith, author of the how to writing book, Writing Your Way: The Great American Novel Track (BooksBNimble), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Author Julie Smith is the award-winning author of twenty novels and as many short stories. She’s a former reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the San Francisco Chronicle,  as well as a veteran of her own online writing school, plus an editorial service she founded with two other writers. She’s also taught writing at the  University of New Orleans and in numerous private seminars. During her
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Farsighted Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Emlyn Chand, author of the YA paranormal novel, Farsighted (Blue Crown Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Emlyn Chand Emlyn Chand has always loved to hear and tell stories, having emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). When she’s not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm, Novel Publicity. Emlyn loves to connect with readers and is available throughout the social media interweb. Visit www.emlynchand.com for more info. Don’t forget
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Pump Up Chats with Paranormal Romance Author Jaime McDougall

Jaime McDougall is a citizen of the world, currently loving life in beautiful country Victoria in Australia. She loves eating sushi, kidnapping her husband and naming her pets in honour of science fiction authors. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: High School: The Real Deal and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles. So You Want to Write a Guest Post: An Author’s Guide to Promoting with Guest Blogging is her most recent non-fiction ebook. She has also enjoyed writing a column called ‘The New Australian’ in local newspapers as well as various articles online. Echo Falls is her first paranormal romance novel. You can
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Humor Author Noah Baird

Noah Baird wanted to attend the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, but his grades weren’t good enough (who knew?).  However, his grades were good enough to fly for the U.S. Navy (again, who knew?), where he spent 14 years until the government figured out surfers don’t make the best military aviators. He has also tried to be a stand-up comedian in Hawaii for Japanese tourists where the language barrier really screwed up some great jokes. On the bright side, a sailboat was named after the punchline of one of his jokes. He has several political satire pieces published on The Spoof under the pen name orioncrew. 
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Pump Up Your Book Live! October 2011 Author Chat / Book Giveaway Winners Announced!

We are happy to announce the winners at our Pump Up Your Book Live! October 2011 Author Chat / Book Giveaway Party last night in the Pump Up Your Book chat room! Congratulations to the following winners! Melanie Ski won a paperback copy of Richard Blunt’s Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic! April Pohren won a paperback copy of M.E. Patterson’s Devil’s Hand! Molly Edwards won a paperback copy of Mary Ann Loesch’s Nephilim! April Pohren won a paperback copy of Greg Messel’s The Illusion of Certainty! Melanie Ski won a paperback copy of Sharon Bially’s Veronica’s Nap! April Pohren won a paperback copy of Peter Murphy’s Lagan Love! Molly
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Pump Up Your Book November 2011 Authors on Tour Video

New Book for Review: Relationship ‘How to Get a Married Woman To Have Sex With You…If You’re Her Husband’ by Stephan Labossiere

Stephen Labossiere will be touring in December 5 – 16 2011 with his relationship book, How to Get a Married Woman to Have Sex With You…If You’re Her Husband! “Just tell me yes…”, is exactly what men all over the world are thinking when they are desperately trying to get intimate with their wives, but are only met with excuse after excuse and rejection after rejection. Women typically want their men to just “know” what they want or figure it out on their own; so men are left being set up to fail because they are near clueless in regards to what their women are truly looking for.  Due to not truly
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New Book for Review: Invisible by Jeanne Bannon

Jeanne Bannon will be touring in December with her YA novel Invisible. Lola’s not pretty. Lola’s not popular. Lola wishes she could disappear … and then one day she does just that… For seventeen-year-old Lola Savullo, life is a struggle. Born to funky parents who are more in than she could ever be, Lola’s dream of becoming a writer makes her an outsider even in her own home. Bullied and despised, Lola still has the support of her best pal Charlie and Grandma Rose. Not only is she freakishly tall, Lola’s a big girl and when forced to wear a bathing suit at her summer job as a camp
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New Book for Review: Christian Fiction ‘Hearts That Survive: A Novel of the Titanic’ by Yvonne Lehman

Yvonne Lehman will be touring April 2 – 27 2012 with her Christian fiction novel, Hearts That Survive: A Novel of the Titanic! In April 1912, Lydia Beaumont is on her way to a new life with a boundless hope, against all that Craven Dowd desires for her and himself. Her friendship with Caroline Chadwick deepens as they plan Lydia’s wedding on board the “grandest ship ever built.” Then both women suffer tragic losses when the “unsinkable” Titanic collides with an iceberg and there are only 20 lifeboats for 2207 passengers. They struggle to keep their families and dreams together. Decades later, Caroline’s granddaughter, working at the museum in
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New Book for Review: YA Urban Fantasy ‘Revengeful Heart’ by Chrys Phillips

Chrys Phillips will be touring December 5 – 16 and again January 3 – 13 with her YA urban fantasy novel, Revengeful Heart! ITS A WICKED RUN OF LOVE ~ SECRETS ~ REVENGE ~ HEARTBREAK AND FEAR…ONE TASTE AND YOU’LL BE BEGGING FOR MORE! Can a broken heart be mended? Are soul mates destined to be together no matter what forces try to keep them apart? Lakeview exists…it’s a humble pleasant place to live…but amongst its scenic surrounds immortals are dwelling some are evil enough to haunt and horrify you for eternity and others are loving and full of heroic actions. Would you befriend them? How would you know
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Pump Up Your Book: New Books for Review December 2011

Pump Up Your Book would like to offer the following titles to bloggers interested in reviewing/hosting these books as part of the authors’ virtual book tours in December: Black & Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge Dancing on the Inside by Glen Strathy Death on a High Floor Donations to Clarity by Noah Baird Echo Falls by Jaime McDougall Farsighted by Emlyn Chand Fission by Tom Weston Food Allergy and Gluten Free Weight Loss by Nicolette Dumke Give Me a Break: No Fuss Meditation by Whitney Stewart Haunted by Douglas Misquita In Leah’s Wake by Terri Giuliano Long Inside the Spaghetti Bowl by Frank Zaccari Natural Treatment Solutions For Hyperthyroidism
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New Book for Review: Young Adult Science Fiction ‘The Star-Crossed Saga: Protostar’ by Braxton A. Cosby

Braxton A. Cosby (Bill Cosby’s nephew!!!) will be touring December 5 – January 13 with his science fiction young adult novel, The Star-Crossed Saga: Protostar! It Starts With Choice! What would you choose: love or irrefutable duty? On the brink of Civil War, the Torrian Alliance continues with its mission to obliterate Star-children across the universe in order to suppress an intergalactic evil. Following the recommendations of his Council, King Gregorio Derry has agreed to send his only son on a mission to restore honor to his family. Bounty Hunter Prince William Derry has crossed thousands of light-years to planet Earth, in order to fulfill this age old prophetic
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Romancing the Soul Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Dorothy Thompson, editor/co-author of Romancing the Soul: True Stories of Soul Mates from Around the World and Beyond (Zumaya Publications), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dorothy Thompson Dorothy Thompson is the compiler/editor/co-author of Romancing the Soul: True Stories of Soul Mates From Around the World and Beyond, as well as other relationship ebooks such as How to Find and Keep Your Soul Mate and 101 Facts You Never Knew About Soul Mates.  Her relationship columns have appeared in eNotAlone, SistersDiva Magazine, MindBodySpirit Magazine, Singles Cafe, SinglesStop, Innerself, Single Again, Free
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New Book for Review: Christian Fiction ‘Honor Redeemed’ by Loree Lough

Loree Lough will be touring February 6 – 29 with her Christian fiction novel, Honor Redeemed! During rush hour one cold November night, a jumbo jet crashes on a busy highway…most of it, anyway. Honor Mackenzie and Rowdy, her trusty Search and Rescue dog, join the SAR team to search for the tail section, reported by witnesses to have landed in the dark and rainy woods along Baltimore’s Patapsco River. Pulitzer prize-winning columnist Matt Phillips, forced to leave his SAR work behind to ensure his motherless twins would always have a dad, leaves the boys with a neighbor and heads to the woods, intent on getting another breaking story.
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The Nine Lives of Christmas Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011

Join Sheila Roberts, author of the women’s fiction novel, The Nine Lives of Christmas (St. Martin’s Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 23 2011 on her fifth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sheila Roberts Writing since 1989, Sheila Roberts has had 26 books published, both fiction and nonfiction, under different names. Her books have been chosen for book clubs, Readers Digest Condensed books, and her popular novel ON STRIKE FOR CHRISTMAS was made into a movie and appeared on the Lifetime Movie Network. Her novel ANGEL LANE was named one of Amazon’s Top Ten Romances for 2009. However, before she settled
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New Horror Novella for Review: The Noctuary by Greg Chapman

Greg Chapman will be touring in December with his horror novella The Noctuary. Struggling writer Simon Ryan’’s life has gone to Hell. Shadows are pouring into his reality and his words are not his own anymore. He has been chosen to become a scribe for some of the worst creatures of the Underworld – the ones whose sole purpose is to torment human souls – The Dark Muses. As Simon writes, he falls deeper into the abyss and before long he has no sense of what is real. With the help of another scribe, old and mutilated, Simon comes to discover that his writing can mould people and places
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New Book for Review: Natural Treatment Solutions For Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease by Eric M. Osansky D.C.

Eric M. Osansky D.C will be touring in December with his alternative health book, Natural Treatment Solutions For Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease. If you have hyperthyroidism or Graves’ Disease and are looking for a natural treatment solution to get to the underlying cause of your condition, then this book will show you how to restore your health naturally…and avoid radioactive iodine. In the United States, radioactive iodine is commonly recommended as the first line of treatment for hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease. While radioactive iodine is necessary at times, in most cases it should be the last resort. Antithyroid drugs may be necessary to manage the symptoms, but they of
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In Leah’s Wake Virtual Book Publicity Tour Nov/Dec 2011 & Jan 2012

Join Terri Giuliano Long, author of the women’s fiction novel, In Leah’s Wake (Createspace/Inspired Quill), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 14 – January 27 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Terri Giuliano Long Terri Giuliano Long is the bestselling author of the award-winning novel In Leah’s Wake. Books offer her a zest for life’s highs and comfort in its lows. She’s all-too-happy to share this love with others as a novelist and a writing teacher at Boston College. Her life outside of books is devoted to her family. In her spare time, she enjoys walking, traveling to far-flung places, and
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The Grym Brothers Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011

Join Jason Krumbine, author of The Grym Brothers Series, Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better off Dead (One Stray Word Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 23 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jason Krumbine Jason Krumbine is the author behind the pulse pounding, wisecracking Alex Cheradon Series, the dead soul hunting Grym Brothers Series (including Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better Off Dead), and the tongue-in-cheek paranormal romance “A Graveyard Romance.” You can visit his website at www.jasonkrumbine.com or visit him at Twitter at www.twitter.com/jasonkrumbine and Facebook
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Inside the Spaghetti Bowl Virtual Book Publicity Tour November/December 2011

Join Frank Zaccari, author of the family/relationships book, Inside the Spaghetti Bowl (Createspace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 14 – December 16 2011 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Frank Zaccari A native of western New York, Frank Zaccari earned a degree in finance from California State University at Sacramento after serving as a military medic in the U.S. Air Force. He spent over 25 years in the high-tech industry holding positions from account representative to CEO, and for nearly 20 years specialized in turn-around management of companies under 100 million dollars. Upon becoming a single, custodial parent after nearly 25
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New Tween Book for Review: The Incredibly Awesome Adventures of Puggie Liddell by Karen Mueller Bryson

Karen Mueller Bryson will be touring in December with her comedic adventure novel for teens, The Incredibly Awesome Adventures of Puggie Liddell. History made fun! In this fast-paced and action-packed time travel adventure, the wise-cracking whiz kid, Puggie Liddell’s modified Gameboy activates a time travel portal and he lands in the 1890s with his sibling rival, annoyingly prissy teen sister, Gigi, who thinks history is like-totally-gross. The kids must learn to work together to find a time travel portal back to the present before the eccentric scientist, Nikola Tesla, or his arch nemesis, inventor Thomas Edison, can steal the Gameboy and use it to complete a death ray machine,
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Winds of Change Virtual Book Publicity Tour Dec 2011/January 2012

Join Carole Eglash-Kosoff, author of the historic fiction novel, Winds of Change (Valley Village Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 and January 3 – 27 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Carole Eglash-Kosoff Carole Eglash-Kosoff lives and writes in Valley Village, California.   She graduated from UCLA and spent her career in business, teaching, and traveling.  She has visited more than seventy countries.   An avid student of history, she researched the decades preceding and following the Civil War for nearly three years, including time in Louisiana, the setting for Winds of Change and her earlier novel, When Stars Align. 
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Dancing on the Inside Virtual Book Publicity Tour November/December 2011

Join Glen C. Strathy, author of the middle grade novel, Dancing on the Inside (iUniverse), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 16 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Glen C. Strathy Glen C. Strathy started writing stories when he was 11 years old and too shy to have a life.  He eventually found a life when he started acting in community theatre and met other writers, actors, dancers, and artists.  He discovered that the best thing about performing arts (and other arts too) is that they give people more freedom to be who they want to be.  After
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New Book for Review: Women’s Fiction ‘In Leah’s Wake’ by Terri Giuliano Long

Terri Giuliano Long will be touring November 14 – December 16, and then again January 3 – 27 with her women’s fiction novel, In Leah’s Wake. The Tyler family had the perfect life until sixteen-year-old Leah decided she didn’t want to be perfect anymore. As Leah’s rebellion escalates, her parents, Zoe and Will, wage a desperate battle to save their daughter from destroying her brilliant future. Meanwhile, her younger sister, Justine, must bear the burden of coping with the destruction her out-of-control sibling leaves in her wake. In Cortland, Massachusetts, where money and image reign supreme, the Tylers, once town royalty, soon find themselves isolated, the subject of vicious
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New Book for Review: Christian Contemporary Fiction ‘The Mother Road’ by Jennifer Allee

Jennifer Allee will be touring in April 2 – 27 2012 with her Christian contemporary fiction novel, The Mother Road! Within the course of a week, marriage expert Natalie Marino is dumped by her husband, receives an urgent call home from her father, and discovers her estranged sister, Lindsay, is pregnant. A road trip on Route 66 may not help, but it sure couldn’t hurt. Or so Natalie thinks, until Lindsay’s boyfriend starts stalking them. Will their trip down the Mother Road bring the two sisters closer, or turn out to be the biggest wrong turn of their lives? 288 pages You can visit the author’s website at www.jenniferallee.com.
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Absolute Obsession Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011

Join C. Elizabeth, author of the contemporary romance, Absolute Obsession (Wings ePress), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1  – 23 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About C. Elizabeth C. Elizabeth lives in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. She stumbled upon writing, it found her, she finds writing a peaceful escape and is very excited to have her characters come alive in her readers’ minds. Her contemporary romance novel, Absolute Obsession, is about 42 year old Rose Gerbaldi who by an intervention of fate unites her heart and soul with 30 year old British movie star, Michael Terrance. Please visit and blog
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