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Pump Up Your Book Presents Grey Daze Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Allan Scott’s GREY DAZE virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Grey Daze (A Lance Underphal Mystery) Author: Michael Allan Scott Publisher: Independent Pages: 306 Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Supernatural/Paranormal Format: Paperback/Kindle GREY DAZE descends.  A fresh murder spins out of control, twisting into new realms of paranormal mystery. Not for the faint of heart, the third in the Lance Underphal Mystery series, is an interplay of corrupt characters immersed in today’s world. Paranormal twists and fast action in movie-like scenes set the story’s mystery/thriller elements apart from the typical whodunit/serial-killer thriller. Guided by his dead wife, a reluctant psychic finds
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Yell and Shout, Cry and Pout: A Kid’s Guide to Feelings Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Peggy Krugert Tietz’s YELL AND SHOUT, CRY AND POUT: A KID’S GUIDE TO FEELINGS virtual book tour September 1 – 30! Title: Yell and Shout, Cry and Pout: A Kid’s Guide to Feelings Author: Peggy Kruger Tietz Publisher: Peggy Kruger Tietz Pages: 40 Genre: Nonfiction/Psychoeducational Format: Paperback/Kindle Yell and Shout, Cry and Pout: A Kid’s Guide to Feelings is an essential guidebook for adults in steering children through the confusing behaviors that emotions evoke. When you understand the purpose of emotions, behavior becomes understandable. Each of the eight emotions is clearly defined thorough vignettes and illustrations, keeping both adult and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Maze Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jason Brannon’s THE MAZE virtual book tour September 1-30! Title: The Maze Author: Jason Brannon Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas Pages: 186 Genre: Christian Suspense/Fantasy Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audiobook A near death experience transports Jamie Burroughs into The Maze, a realm built by angels and demons and filled with traps and riddles for those haunted by their mistakes. For Jamie, The Maze becomes a terrifying journey through a world of darkness where his soul and the lives of those he loves hangs in the balance. With his family in danger and his soul in peril, Jamie is forced to reevaluate the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Rockstar Remedy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Gabrielle Francis’ THE ROCKSTAR REMEDY virtual book tour September 1-November 27! Title: The Rockstar Remedy Author: Dr. Gabrielle Francis with Stacy Baker Masand Publisher: HarperCollins Wave Pages: 330 Genre: Health and Wellness/Rock n Roll Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook Known as the “Rock n’ Roll Doctor” to some of the most famous bands in the world, Dr. Gabrielle Francis shares her unique holistic prescription to achieving health and balance—even when you don’t live like a saint! As a Holistic Doctor to the music industry’s elite, Dr. Francis has helped rock stars repair, recover, and refuel from the demanding schedules and occasional overindulgences that come
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Pump Up Your Book Presents No Bull Information Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. John Gamble’s NO BULL INFORMATION: A HUMOROUS, PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HELP AMERICANS ADAPT TO THE INFORMATION AGE virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: No Bull Information Author: Dr. John Gamble Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Pages: 166 Genre: Psychological/Self-Help Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Nook In his new book, NO BULL INFORMATION, Dr. John Gamble challenges readers to confront the Information Age by abandoning simplistic thinking and taking a measured approach that requires asking questions to analyze and understand complicated issues, to identify and avoid word traps, and to effectively dissect and comprehend numbers frequently used to confuse voters and consumers. Gamble
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  • June 18, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Bigfoot Blues Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ricardo Sanchez’s BIGFOOT BLUES virtual book tour July 6 – August 28! Title: Bigfoot Blues Author: Ricardo Sanchez Publisher: Carina Press Pages: 251 Genre: Cozy Mystery Format: Kindle She eloped with Bigfoot. Or maybe Bigfoot kidnapped her. Either way, I’ve been hired to uncover the truth behind Cindy Funk’s disappearance. Me? I’m Floyd, and I’m a PI living my life as Elvis would have wanted. Not just in sequined jumpsuits. With character. Cindy’s trail leads me to River City, Oregon—aka the Mythical Creature Capital of the World—where I catch Case #2. This one from an eccentric billionaire who’s lost a
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  • June 18, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents My Spouse Wants More Sex Than Me Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Ruxandra LeMay’s MY SPOUSE WANTS MORE SEX THAN ME: THE 2-MINUTE SOLUTION FOR A HAPPIER MARRIAGE virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: My Spouse Wants More Sex Than Me: The 2-Minute Solution for a Happier Marriage Author: Dr. Ruxandra LeMay Publisher: LJAR Services, LTC. Pages: 67 Genre: Nonfiction/Psychology/Self-Help Format: Kindle/Paperback (available soon) Is “not enough sex” a daily or weekly argument in your relationship? Is sex at the bottom of your to-do list after mopping the floors, laundry, and packing the kids’ lunches? Would you rather catch up on your favorite show than have sex? Then this
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Luna Marina and the McMachina Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you G.A. Costa & A.R. Costa’s  LUNA MARINA AND THE MCMACHINA virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: Luna Marina and the McMachina (The Adventures of Luna Marina Blue Book 1) Author: G.A. Costa & A.R. Costa Publisher: G.A. Costa & A.R. Costa Pages: 485 Genre: Young Adult Format: Paperback/Kindle Fourteen-year-old Luna Marina Blue has the temper and disposition of a sailor (with the language and the manners to match)! She’s mad at everyone and everything around her, but what has her maddest of all is that it’s the first day of school and summer vacation is over. Poor Little
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The White River Killer Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Stephen Wilson’s THE WHITE RIVER KILLER virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: The White River Killer Author: Stephen Wilson Publisher: Stephen Wilson File Size: 501 KB Genre: Mystery John Riley Hubbard is a young farmer and part-time reporter in a small southern town. After the body of an Arab college student is found near his home, Hubbard reluctantly agrees to cover the grisly story for the local paper. When he discovers there is a surprising link from this crime to his father’s unsolved murder, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the killer’s identity. Since he was a child, Hubbard
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Ben’s School Daze Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joanne Larcom & Robyn Sims’ BEN’S SCHOOL DAZE virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: Ben’s School Daze Authors: Robyn Sims and Joanne Larcom Publisher: Peence & Rogue Designs Pty Ltd Pages: 28 Genre: Children’s Picture Book This is a story about Ben, a lively and active boy, who finds the sensory experiences within his day to be overwhelming. Loud noises vibrate through his body and “shoes and sock bother him.. they never feel just right”. This can make it hard for Ben to be a good student.  But don’t worry, his teacher and mum know what to do
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fires of Man Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dan Levinson’s FIRES OF MAN virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: Fires of Man Author: Dan Levinson Publisher: Jolly Fish Press Pages: 392 Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama Format: Paperback/Kindle Supposedly, the war between Calchis and Orion ended decades ago. But upon reporting to an isolated Orion army base for basic training, Private Stockton Finn learns the war still rages, only the weapons have changed—most disturbingly of all, Finn has been selected to become one of those weapons. Across the border, young Calchan farm boy Aaron Waverly learns all too well just how determined his country is to win
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Guilt Free Motherhood Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Amber Khan’s GUILT FREE MOTHERHOOD: A 5-STEP GUIDE TO RECLAIMING YOUR TIME, HEALTH & WELL-BEING virtual book tour June 15 – July 31! Title: Guilt Free Motherhood: A 5-Step Guide to Reclaiming Your Time, Health & Well-Being Author: Amber Khan Publisher: Rethink Press Pages: 156 Genre: Nonfiction/Parenting/Motherhood Format: Paperback/Kindle “Own your happiness. Reclaim your well-being. Make a guilt-free lifestyle, your choice of living! Do you think being a ‘super mum’ is your only option? Do you neglect your own health while caring for others? Do you struggle to maintain a happy work/life balance? Do you often feel stressed and burnt-out?
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  • June 14, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Poofiest Pong Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Katherine Graham’s THE POOFIEST PONG virtual book tour July 6 – 10! Title: The Poofiest Pong Author: Katherine Graham Publisher: Katherine Graham Pages: 18 Genre: Children’s Picture Book Format: Kindle How do you measure the poofiness of your pongs? This is a question that baffles Max, the budding inventor. But with the help of his pong-o-meter and his little brother’s farts, Max and Billy are well on their way to blasting off for an adventure in outer space. For More Information The Poofiest Pong is available at Amazon. A journalist by training, Katherine Graham writes regularly for a number of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Candy’s Chocolate Kingdom Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Nirit Littaney’s CANDY’S CHOCOLATE KINGDOM virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: Candy’s Chocolate Kingdom (Book 1: Kingdom Fantasy Series) Author: Nirit Littaney Publisher: Nirit Littaney Pages: 26 Genre: Children Format: Kindle Meet Candy, the cute girl who loves chocolate so much she dreams about it at night. Grab some sweets and follow Candy though a Magical Chocolate Kingdom that fills her belly and teaches her an important lesson about limits, after something very unexpected happens in the delicious empire. Though the vivid illustrations are sure to make your mouth water, Candy’s new understanding is the real treat even
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Overcoming Anxiety Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David Berndt, Ph.D.’s OVERCOMING ANXIETY virtual book tour July 27 – August 20! Title: Overcoming Anxiety Author: David Berndt, Ph.D. Publisher: David Berndt, Ph.D. Pages: 110 Genre: Nonfiction/Self-Help Format: Kindle The good news is that anxiety can be overcome without relying on medication. Psychologist David Berndt, Ph.D., in Overcoming Anxiety outlines several self-help methods for management of anxiety and worry. In clear simple language and a conversational style, Dr. Berndt shares with the reader powerful step by step proven techniques for anxiety management. You will learn: A Self-hypnosis grounding technique in the Ericksonian tradition. Box Breathing, Seven Eleven and similar
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David S. Arthur’s SHAYTAN: A JOURNEY INTO EVIL virtual book tour July 6-31! Title: Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Author: David S. Arthur Publisher: Brighton Publishing LLC Pages: 395 Genre: Adventure/Thriller India – 1947. In the heart of the jungle, death stalks the night. The authorities claim it is a man-eating leopard. The natives believe it is something far more terrifying—a creature that by day wears the skin of a man, but when craving human flesh becomes the demon…SHAYTAN! While on expedition to India, historical sleuth Richard Quizzenbury and his wife, Emily, suddenly find themselves on the hunt for a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents ’89 Walls Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Katie Pierson’s ’89 WALLS virtual book tour June 1 – July 31! Title: ’89 Walls Author: Katie Pierson Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing Pages: 264 Genre: Young Adult Format: Paperback College is not in the cards for Seth. He spends his minimum wage on groceries and fakes happiness to distract his mom from the MS they both know will kill her. It’s agony to carry around a frayed love note for a girl who’s both out of his league and beneath his dignity. Quinn’s finishing high school on top. But that cynical, liberal guy in her social studies class makes
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  • May 20, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents BlindSight Virtual Book Excerpt Tour & Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Susan Peterson Wisnewski’s BLINDSIGHT virtual book excerpt tour Jue 1-26! Title: BlindSight Author: Susan Peterson Wisnewski Publisher: SPW Writes Pages: 238 Genre: Thriller/Paranormal/Suspense Format: Kindle Life is already bad enough after Tisha Adams loses both her job and her beautiful Manhattan apartment. Living in a musty garage apartment and working for her uncle in Queens, her life is upended when she witnesses a murder on her train commute. When the body disappears, she teams up with Detective Murphy, a man with mysterious abilities. But Tisha is keeping a secret of her own, a skill she’s always hated and feared. The
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  • May 7, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Color of Our Sky Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Amita Trasi’s THE COLOR OF OUR SKY virtual book tour July 6 – 31! Title: The Color of Our Sky Author: Amita Trasi Publisher: Bloomhill Books Pages: 424 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 one fateful night in 1993. India, 1986: Mukta, a ten-year-old girl from the lower caste Yellamma cult of temple prostitutes has come of age to fulfill her destiny of becoming a temple prostitute. In an attempt
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Let’s Talk About Tickling Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Veronica Frances’ LET’S TALK ABOUT TICKLING virtual book tour June 1 – September 30! Title: Let’s Talk About Tickling Author: Veronica Frances Publisher: Blue Note Books Pages: 240 Genre: Relationships/Nonfiction/Self-Help Format: Kindle Let’s Talk About Tickling is an honest, straightforward discussion about tickling. Discover the many different aspects of tickling—the fantasies, the realities, the many paradoxes of the tickling fetish and how to come to terms with ones own sensuality. A refreshing and very welcome find, Let’s Talk About Tickling is for anyone who wishes to expand their awareness of tickling and other related fetishes. This book will be of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents You Won’t Remember This Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kate Blackwell’s YOU WON’T REMEMBER THIS virtual book tour June 1 – 26! Title: You Won’t Remember This Author: Kate Blackwell Publisher: Bacon Press Books Pages: 232 Genre: Short Stories/Southern Fiction Format: Kindle The twelve stories in Kate Blackwell’s debut collection illuminate the lives of men and women who appear as unremarkable as your next-door-neighbor until their lives explode quietly on the page. Her wry, often darkly funny voice describes the repressed underside of a range of middle-class characters living in the South. Blackwell’s focus is elemental—on marriage, birth, death, and the entanglements of love at all ages—but her gift
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Unexpected Rain Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jason LaPier’s UNEXPECTED RAIN virtual book tour June 1 – 26! 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. Jax, the lowly dome operator on duty at the time, is accused of mass homicide and faced with a mound of impossible evidence against him. His only ally is Runstom, the rogue police
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Core Attraction Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ashlinn Craven’s CORE ATTRACTION virtual book tour June 1 – 26! Title: Core Attraction Author: Ashlinn Craven Publisher: Crimson Romance Pages: 201 Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Kindle Living with her dad and single since the Ice Age, Fiona Halpin’s plan is to get a promotion, a swanky house, and a boyfriend—strictly in that order. So when Dr. Declan MacCarthy and his protest leaflets turn up outside the power plant where she handles public relations, she’s almost too busy doing damage control to notice how gorgeous he is. Almost. Declan has returned from Japan to settle in his Irish hometown and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Loss Angeles Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mathieu Cailler’s LOSS ANGELES virtual book tour May 4-29! 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 examines the private lives of a diverse mix of characters. This collection of stories showcases the rawness of real life, the complexity of navigating personal challenges and internal conflicts, and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Grey Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christi J. Whitney’s GREY virtual book tour May 4 – June 26! 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 in his foster brother’s tattoo shop. But when strangers arrive in town, Sebastian soon realizes that his world is nothing at all what it seemed. Secretive gypsies surround him, shadowy figures stalk him, and the girl he’s been dreaming about turns up at school. Now
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  • April 14, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Twist of Fortune Book Publicity Tour & Win Prize!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Martin’s A TWIST OF FORTUNE virtual book excerpt tour May 4-29! Title: A Twist of Fortune (Book 4 of the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series) Author: Mike Martin Publisher: Booklocker Pages: 278 Genre: Mystery Format: Paperback A Twist of Fortune is the fourth book in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series and it continues the adventures of Sgt. Windflower as he tries to solve crime and experience the joy and the sadness of life in a small maritime community. Follow along as he feels the sometimes bitter taste of an east coast winter and the unique culinary delights of this part
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Ark Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Laura Liddell Nolen’s THE ARK virtual book tour May 4 – June 26! 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 belongs: in prison. With her criminal record, she doesn’t qualify for a place on an Ark, one of the five massive bioships designed to protect earth’s survivors during the meteor strike that looks set to destroy the planet. Only a select few will be
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  • April 10, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Anzard Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christopher Conroy’s ANZARD virtual book tour May 4-29! 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 part Pinocchio then added a generous helping of Alice in Wonderland…you’d get Anzard! ANZARD tells the story of how a young boy named Justin Cavell learns to listen to
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  • April 4, 2015
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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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