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Winner Announced in Lowell T. Christensen’s The One-Minute Zillionaire Book Blast!

Congratulations to Alison Flores! She won the $25 Amazon gift card during Lowell T. Christensen’s The One-Minute Zillionaire Book Blast. Thanks to all who entered. Look for more chances to win fabulous prizes all month long from a variety of authors and Pump Up Your Book!


Pump Up Your Book Presents Scorned Justice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Margaret Daley, author of the Christian fiction, Scorned Justice, as she tours the blogosphere April 1 – 26 2013 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SCORNED JUSTICE Texas Ranger Brody Calhoun is with his parents in west Texas when an unexpected attack injures the brother of Rebecca Morgan, Brody’s high school sweetheart. The local sheriff, a good friend, asks for Brody’s help. At first, it seems an open-and-shut case. As Brody digs deeper, he realizes the attack may be related to an organized crime trial Rebecca will be overseeing. With Rebecca’s help, he compiles evidence involving cattle rustling, bribery and dirty payoffs
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  • March 30, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lila Munro’s Love Vindicated Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash + Gift Basket!

Join Lila Munro, author of the BDSM contemporary romance, Love Vindicated (Book 1 of the Steele Image series), as she tours the blogosphere June 20 on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Lila will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash to one lucky reader PLUS a gift basket which includes her Slower Lower seies of 3 books and a copy of The Executive Officer’s Wife! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form on the participating blogs below on June 20 and good luck! WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Sarah L for winning the Amazon Gift Card and Gift Basket! ABOUT LOVE VINDICATED In
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  • March 29, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Search for the Lost Realm Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash!

Join Kraig Dafoe, author of the fantasy/adventure novel, Search for the Lost Realm, as he tours the blogosphere April 1 – May 31 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!This tour is part of a $100 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash giveaway. ABOUT SEARCH FOR THE LOST REALM Search for the Lost Realm is an epic journey in which a young man named Varan wants to find a power which has been missing from the world of Kantania for thousands of years. Varan sets out but soon discovers his true mission is to save the worlds creator from a spiritual bond placed upon him by the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Age Re-Defined Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Robert Henry, author of the health/fitness book, Age Re-Defined, as he tours the blogosphere April 1 – May 31 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT AGE RE-DEFINED Your state of health, how you feel, and how you look are more within your control than you think – even in your forties and fifties (and beyond). This book addresses exercise, fitness, nutrition, wellness, and the mind-body connection. Its purpose is not to promote a particular exercise program or a particular diet plan – although its coverage of exercise, fitness, and nutrition is extensive – but rather to inform, educate, and motivate the
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Winner Announced in the January Justice Book Blast!

Congratulations to Cassie J!  She won the $25 Amazon gift card during Athol Dickson’s January Justice Book Blast. Thanks to all who entered. Look for more chances to win fabulous prizes all month long from a variety of authors and Pump Up Your Book!


Pump Up Your Book Presents Darkness Before Dawn Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Ace Collins, author of the Christian fiction, Darkness Before Dawn, as he tours the blogosphere April 1 – 26 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN On the same night she discovers she is pregnant, twenty-eight-year-old nurse Meg Richards’ husband is killed in an auto accident caused by a drunken teen. James Thomas, the teen, comes from one of the most influential families in the community. He’s a star athlete and glamour boy at the local high school. Angered by her senseless loss, Meg blames God for what has happened and considers a decision that could change her life
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  • March 16, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Angel Falls Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Connie Mann, author of the Christian fiction, Angel Falls, as she tours the blogosphere April 1 – 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT ANGEL FALLS Her best friend’s been murdered and Brazilian orphanage director Regina da Silva will do whatever it takes to protect her friend’s baby. Even if it means dealing with an intimidating man she’s not sure she can trust. Former Army Ranger Brooks Anderson refuses to protect anyone ever again. The last time he did, the woman and child both died. He’s just here to transport an orphan for adoption, as promised, and then he’s outta there.
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  • March 15, 2013
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Guest Blogger: Vicious Circle: A Writer’s Lament by Susan DiPlacido

Vicious Circle By Susan DiPlacido You are a writer. No.  Not yet.  You want to be a writer.  You know you can be a writer.  So here’s your intricate, long-thought, grand plan to accomplish this. Write. So you do.  Put ass in chair, hit the keys, and turn that white page into a blur of intentioned, clever, and compelling words.  Words that string to sentences, sentences to characters, characters creating plot and problems, littered with jokes and allegory and metaphor and any other trick in your arsenal. Write and keep writing and then when you’re tired, write some more. When it’s almost done, when you’re scanning for spelling and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents After the Ending Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue, authors of the apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic romance novel, After the Ending, Book One of The Ending Series, as they tour the blogosphere May 6 – May 31, 2013 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! —————————————————————   ABOUT AFTER THE ENDING The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with them—with the rest of the world—but I didn’t. I thought witnessing the
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  • March 14, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Harkness Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Michael Bigham, author of the mystery novel, Harkness, as he tours the blogosphere May 6 – June 28, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT HARKNESS Harkness isn’t your typical Western sheriff. Cowboy boots make his arches ache, he’s phobic of horses, but he does have a horse of sorts – a `39 Chevy pickup he calls Hoopie, and a sidekick – a neurotic wiener dog named Addison. Harkness is a man of his times, shaped for both good and bad by his experiences in WWII. He deals with issues like bigotry and sexual suppression in a believable manner. We come to
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New Apocalyptic/Post-apocalyptic Romance ‘After the Ending’ by Lindsey Fairleigh & Lindsey Pogue

Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue are touring from May 6 – May 31, 2013 with their apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic romance novel for women, After the Ending. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest post spots, first chapter reveals, book spotlights with giveaways. Please mention how you want to host this author and provide three dates that would work for you when inquiring. The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with
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  • March 10, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Terminus Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Joshua Graham, author of the paranormal suspense novel, Terminus, as he tours the blogosphere April 1 – 29 2013 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TERMINUS How far must an angel fall to find his destiny? Having witnessed one too many senseless deaths, Nikolai, a disillusioned Reaper 3rd Class, resigns his commission with the Angel Forces after a tedious century of gathering souls. Immediately, another division recruits him with the promise of a more rewarding career, and issues his initial assignments: To bring down a few very dangerous threats to the human race.  In the process, Nikolai falls in love with one
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Promote Your Book Through Magazine and Ezine Articles

The editor of a writing-related ezine said to me the other day, “I don’t know why more authors don’t offer us articles. We almost always publish them along with their bio. It’s great publicity for their books.” Why not promote your book doing what you love best — writing? Here are several examples to help get your started. Many popular magazines and ezines use book excerpts. Of course, they generally want excerpts from books that relate to their magazine — cooking magazines want excerpts from cookbooks, a travel magazine will quote travel books and poetry magazines want to excerpt poetry books. Use your imagination to come up with more
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PUYB Virtual Book Tour: Join ‘Shuffle Up and Deal’ Susan DiPlacido at Broowaha & Win Kindle Fire HD!

Susan DiPlacido, author of Shuffle Up and Deal, is stopping off today at Broowaha, as part of her virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Meet Izzy Santillo. She’s a charming-but-lonely thirty-four year old woman who loves poker and harbors a secret crush on the reigning king of Hold ‘em. Meet Nick Nolan, the reigning king of Hold ‘em. On the tables, he’s fast and loose and almost always wins. But when it comes to women, playboy Nick holds his cards too close and always loses. When Izzy and Nick meet in embarrassing fashion at a Las Vegas poker
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PUYB Virtual Book Tour: Join ‘Tickling Daphne H.’ Veronica Frances at Close Encounters with the Night Kind & Win Kindle Fire HD!

Veronica Frances, author of Tickling Daphne H., is stopping off today at Close Encounters of the Night Kind, as part of  her virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Tickling Daphne H. follows the ticklish journeys of Daphne, Dave, Carol and Harold, exploring how tickling deeply affects the lives of these four people. The story deals with the many different faces of tickling; the addictive and torturous, the pleasurable and erotic and the humorous and romantic. This is the very unusual love story of Daphne and Dave, two people facing their tickle-demons together. It is primarily the journey of
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Wayne Hatford, author of ‘Going for Excelsior: Thriving in Seniorhood’

Wayne Hatford, B.A. in French and Spanish, M.A. in International Administration, is a teacher, writer, editor and author dedicated to bridging the gap between the physical and non-physical worlds. To that end, he channeled a friend, Janice Horn ~ “Letters from Janice: Correspondence with the Astral Plane” and, more recently, the spirit essence of Rudolph Valentino ~ “Valentino Speaks: The Wisdom of Rudolph Valentino” and “Going for Excelsior: Thriving in Seniorhood,” all of which are available via Amazon.com. Each of these works explores the “Other Side” while offering insight and practical suggestions on how best to make the most of this one. A life-long student of metaphysics and transformation,
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First Chapter: Revelation by Morrie Richfield

Title of Book: REVELATION Genre: Inspirational Fantasy Author: Morrie Richfield Website: www.mrbreezethenovel.com Publisher: Morrie Richfield PURCHASE REVELATION HERE SUMMARY: Mr. Breeze is back; so is Michael Ryan and Rover, the magical dog. MR. BREEZE fans can rejoice. REVELATION, Morrie Richfield’s much-anticipated sequel to his novel MR. BREEZE, has arrived. Readers new to the strange but inspiring tale of a super being and his attempt to set mankind on a straight and moral path for its very survival can immerse themselves in what critics and readers alike are calling an “inspirational fantasy” with important lessons for all of us. In MR. BREEZE, published in 2011, Richfield introduced readers to Zackary,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wondertown Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Mac Fallows, author of the fantasy novel, Wondertown, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT WONDERTOWN Wondertown is a full-length fantasy novel from Mac Fallows that includes twelve original songs—each one an extension of the story sung by the characters themselves- and seventeen illustrations from acclaimed illustrator, Emrah Elmasli. The story centres around Neil Abbott, an undersized, introverted eleven-year old boy with the ability to tell about people by touching their possessions. He doesn’t fit in either at home or at school and rarely speaks to anyone, with the exception of his grandmother, who
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  • February 24, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with ‘Oddities & Entities’ Roland Allnach

Roland Allnach has been writing since his early teens, first as a hobby, but as the years passed, more as a serious creative pursuit. He is an avid reader, with his main interests residing in history, mythology, and literary classics, along with some fantasy and science fiction in his earlier years. Although his college years were focused on a technical education, he always fostered his interest in literature, and has sought to fill every gap on his bookshelves. By nature a do-it-yourself type of personality, his creative inclinations started with art and evolved to the written word. The process of creativity is a source of fascination for him, and
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  • February 23, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Revelation Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash!

Join Morrie Richfield, author of the inspirational fantasy, Revelation, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – May 31 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! This tour is part of a $100 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash giveaway. If interested in signing up for a review, interview, guest post, first chapter reveal, book trailer reveal or book spotlight, please let us know by contacting Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below along with your contact information. ——————————————————————– ABOUT REVELATION Mr. Breeze is back; so is Michael Ryan and Rover, the magical dog. MR. BREEZE fans can rejoice. REVELATION, Morrie Richfield’s much-anticipated sequel
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  • February 23, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beyond the Valley Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Rita Gerlach, author of the Christian historical romance, Beyond the Valley, as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT BEYOND THE VALLEY When Sarah Carr’s husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie’s family for help, but they are unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude. Sarah’s new life in the Colonies finds her surrounded by a family’s whirlwind of secrets, while
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  • February 23, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Secret of Maggie’s Swamp Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Paul A. Barra, author of the children’s/middle grade novel, The Secret of Maggie’s Swamp, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT THE SECRET OF MAGGIE’S SWAMP In this middle-grade mystery-adventure, a twelve-year-old girl discovers a grave injustice in the 1980s South when a neighbor is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Penny must find the courage to use her unique gift – her uncanny ability to foresee the future – to thwart a crazed desperado and find a treasure that will prove her neighbor’s innocence. Poor Penelope Andrews. Her neighbor is
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  • February 19, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured, What's New?
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Pump Up Your Book Presents K. Baskett’s No Greater Illusion Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash!

Join K. Baskett, author of the dystopian, No Greater Illusion, as she tours the blogosphere April 1 – 26 on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! K. will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash, an autographed paperback copy & one ebook copy of her book, No Greater Illusion! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below starting April 1 and good luck! ————————————————– ABOUT NO GREATER ILLUSION A number of unacquainted adults, from various walks of life, routinely enjoy the benefits of residing in a nation where liberty and justice are among its chief luxuries. Having different statuses of education, income, and ethnicity, all
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Calling All Bloggers to Participate in Athol Dickson’s January Justice Book Blast!

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Athol Dickson’s January Justice Book Blast! This event will take place March 18 – 22, 2013 . Athol will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About January Justice: Reeling from his wife’s
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  • February 17, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Heart in Hand Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Barbara Cameron, author of the Christian/Amish fiction, Heart in Hand, as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT HEART IN HAND Anna, a knitter and the oldest of the three cousins, watches the wedding of Naomi and Nick the following fall and remembers her own wedding. A widow, Anna thinks about how short her time with her husband was; as she looks at her grandmother, she wonders if Leah is recalling her own marriage. Her grandparents were married for a longer time than she and her husband were, but Anna and her grandmother
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  • February 14, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tickling Daphne H. Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win Kindle Fire HD!

Join Veronica Frances, author of the erotica/adult fiction, Tickling Daphne H., as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – May 31 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! This tour is part of a huge Kindle Fire HD Giveaway. If interested in signing up for a review, interview, guest post, or book spotlight, please let us know by contacting Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below along with your contact information. ——————————————————————– ABOUT TICKLING DAPHNE H. Tickling Daphne H. follows the ticklish journeys of Daphne, Dave, Carol and Harold, exploring how tickling deeply affects the lives of these four people. The
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First Chapter: Vampire of Macondo by Deborah Dupre

Title of Book: VAMPIRE OF MACONDO Genre: Nonfiction Author: Deborah Dupre Website: www.deborahdupre.com Publisher: Duprevent Publishing PURCHASE VAMPIRE OF MACONDO HERE SUMMARY: The untold story of psychopathic genocide of Americans by the petrochemical military industrial complex, of how BP’s Deepwater Horizon catastrophe has sickened and killed thousands of people on the Gulf of Mexico Coast and government covered it up. Hear heart-rending cries of the victims. Read thoroughly documented evidence of crimes by Big Oil, the military, the seafood and tourism industries, health care providers, and corrupt government leaders. FIRST CHAPTER The Land Where Not Only Women Bleed It’s ‘Very Scary’ “I’m having, I guess you can describe it
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with R. Gregory Lande, Author of The Abraham Man

R. Gregory Lande, DO is a physician and retired US Army Medical Corps Officer. Dr. Lande completed his medical education at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Lande was commissioned an officer in the US Army. During his career in the military, Dr. Lande was active in a wide variety of clinical, academic and administrative positions. Upon leaving the US Army as a full colonel, Dr. Lande was awarded the Legion of Merit recognizing his career contributions. The next phase of his career involved administrative positions in hospital management, research, and teaching at various civilian facilities. Dr. Lande is the author of numerous medical and historical works.
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  • February 4, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lifetime of Achievement Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Jordan Maylea Ramirez, author of the self-help book, Lifetime of Achievement, as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – April 26 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————– ABOUT LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT There are too many people going through life content with mediocrity.  People going to jobs they hate, to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. People who are dreading Monday, looking forward to hump day and praying for Friday; and let’s not even talk about those two weeks of paid vacation… those are gold! How long have we been this way? Is this really what life is
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