Pump Up Your Book Presents Unawqi, Hunter of the Sun Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kali Kucera’s UNAWQI, HUNTER OF THE SUN virtual book tour December 5 – January 13! Inside the Book Title: Unawqi, Hunter of the Sun Author: Kali Kucera Publisher: Independent Pages: 218 Genre: Mythical Realism In a time when supernatural and industrial worlds are staged to collide, an Andean boy finds himself in the center of an epic struggle between the cosmos and the earth. Unawqi is born with both insurmountable power and a fate of certain death, both of which are challenged by his hunt of the emperor, Aakti, the Sun: the very force that desires to abandon the earth
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sight Unseen Book Blast!

We invite you to Erin Leigh Crisp’s SIGHT UNSEEN Book Blast on December 5! Leave a comment on each of her tour stops to let her know you stopped by! Inside the Book: Title: Sight Unseen Author: Erin Leigh Crisp Publisher: Independent Pages: 198 Genre: Christian Romance Emilia Phillips is looking for a career and a way out of her day job. She is not looking for a man to rescue her heart. Asher Mason wants his life back. He lost his sight and the hero-life he loved in a millisecond. He no longer trusts his instincts, especially about women. But the sweet-smelling waitress in his favorite café tempts
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Duck Squad Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John Arnold’s DUCK SQUAD virtual book tour December 5 – January 13! Inside the Book Title: Duck Squad Author: John Arnold Publisher: Createspace Pages: 75 Genre: Fantasy Three ducks escape from a university lab experiment and find sanctuary in a fraternity house. They discover human beings can be their friends – and enemies. Their adventures begin righting wrongs – and getting even. BUYING LINKS: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Meet the Author John Arnold has had his work presented in either a reading or production at American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco) playreading series; California Playwrights Festival, Sacramento; Out and About
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  • November 1, 2016
  • First Chapters
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First Chapter: Your Body, Your Style: Simple Tips on Dressing to Flatter by Rani St. Pucchi

Title: Your Body, Your Style Author: Rani St. Pucchi Publisher: Koehler Books Pages: 150 Genre: Nonfiction Rani St. Pucchi, a trend-setting designer whose designs have been recognized in Entertainment Tonight, Harper’s Bazaar, WWD, Town and Country, Bride’s, Cosmopolitan Bride, Martha Stewart Weddings and The Knot, can help define the style that flatters you most — no matter what age or stage of life you are in or what your body type is. Women from all over the world have clamored to have a private consultation with Rani so they may benefit from her expertise and regain their self-confidence and shine. In Your Body, Your Style, Rani shares with you
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First Chapter: Beethoven in Love: Opus 139 by Howard J. Smith

Title: BEETHOVEN IN LOVE; OPUS 139 Author: Howard Jay Smith Publisher: SYQ Pages: 385 Genre: Literary Fiction/Biographical Fiction At the moment of his death, Ludwig van Beethoven pleads with Providence to grant him a final wish—one day, just a single day of pure joy. But first he must confront the many failings in his life, so the great composer and exceedingly complex man begins an odyssey into the netherworld of his past life led by a spirit guide who certainly seems to be Napoleon, who died six years before. This ghost of the former emperor, whom the historical Beethoven both revered and despised, struggles to compel the composer to confront the
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First Chapter: I, Angus by Mike Hartner

Title: I, Angus Author: Mike Hartner Publisher: Eternity 4 Popsicle Publishing Pages: 260 Genre: Historical Fiction During a time of civil strife and purging the North has lost more men to Wars then it ever did to Nature. Angus has grown up learning that his life is better off with only him and a family. But is that really in the Grand Plan. The North needs someone to build community. But first, Angus needs to be forged… beaten, shaped, bolded and trained. Watch as Angus hits both lows and highs across the lands of England, Scotland and France, before meeting a challenge of new land. For More Information I,
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Pump Up Your Book! Announces Rani St. Pucchi’s Your Body, Your Style: Simple Tips on Dressing to Flatter Virtual Book Tour

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pump Up Your Book! is proud to announce Rani St. Pucchi’s Your Body, Your Style: Simple Tips on Dressing to Flatter virtual book tour starting November 1 and ending February 10.  Rani will be guest appearing at blogs throughout the U.S. and international regions talking about her phenomenal new book that will help the average woman in America which is size 14 and that relationship starts with an individual’s relationship to self.. Thirty years ago, Rani St. Pucchi took the bridal world by storm, despite having no formal training in fashion. She is an award winning couture fashion designer and founder of the world-renowned bridal house
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Pump Up Your Book Presents I, Angus Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Hartner’s I, ANGUS virtual book tour November 1 – January 27! Inside the Book Title: I, Angus Author: Mike Hartner Publisher: Eternity 4 Popsicle Publishing Pages: 260 Genre: Historical Fiction During a time of civil strife and purging the North has lost more men to Wars then it ever did to Nature. Angus has grown up learning that his life is better off with only him and a family. But is that really in the Grand Plan. The North needs someone to build community. But first, Angus needs to be forged… beaten, shaped, bolded and trained. Watch as Angus
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Your Body, Your Style: Simple Tips on Dressing To Flatter Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rani St. Pucchi’s YOUR BODY, YOUR STYLE: SIMPLE TIPS ON DRESSING TO FLATTER virtual book tour November 1 – February 10! Inside the Book Title: Your Body, Your Style Author: Rani St. Pucchi Publisher: Koehler Books Pages: 150 Genre: Nonfiction Rani St. Pucchi, a trend-setting designer whose designs have been recognized in Entertainment Tonight, Harper’s Bazaar, WWD, Town and Country, Bride’s, Cosmopolitan Bride, Martha Stewart Weddings and The Knot, can help define the style that flatters you most — no matter what age or stage of life you are in or what your body type is. Women from all over
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Poisonous Journey Book Blast!

We invite you to Malia Zaidi’s A POISONOUS JOURNEY Book Blast November 1-30! Leave a comment on each of her tour stops to let her know you stopped by! Inside the Book: Title: A Poisonous Journey Author: Malia Zaidi Publisher: Bookbaby Pages: 385 The year is 1925, a time that hovers between two catastrophic wars, a time of jazz and sparkle, and a time of peace and reflection. For Lady Evelyn, struggling to outrun the ghosts of her tragic past, it is a time of transformation. Left orphaned after a fire when she was only four, Lady Evelyn Carlisle was raised in London by her stern aunt and uncle.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Death at First Sight Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lena Gregory’s DEATH AT FIRST SIGHT virtual book tour November 2 – 9! Inside the Book Title: Death at First Sight Author: Lena Gregory Publisher: Berkley Pages: 304 Genre: Cozy Mystery It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that something’s not right on Bay Island…   Since she left her psychiatric practice in New York City to open up a psychic shop in her hometown on Bay Island, Cass Donovan has given her fair share of readings to conflicted customers. But what she sees in Ellie Callahan’s future doesn’t bode well. When Ellie’s mother, Marge, publicly confronts Cass about
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Death at First Sight Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lena Gregory’s DEATH AT FIRST SIGHT Book Blast November 1 – 30! Enter below to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Inside the Book Title: Death at First Sight Author: Lena Gregory Publisher: Berkley Pages: 304 Genre: Cozy Mystery It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that something’s not right on Bay Island…   Since she left her psychiatric practice in New York City to open up a psychic shop in her hometown on Bay Island, Cass Donovan has given her fair share of readings to conflicted customers. But what she sees in Ellie Callahan’s future doesn’t bode well.
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First Chapter: Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson by William Hazelgrove

Title: Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson Author: William Hazelgrove Publisher: Regnery Pages: 352 Genre: Narrative Nonfiction After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years; yet, in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, Mrs. Wilson dedicated herself to managing the office of the President, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. Though her Oval Office authority was acknowledged in Washington, D.C. circles at
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Battle for Cymmera Book Blast & Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dani-Lyn Alexander’s BATTLE FOR CYMMERA, KINGDOM OF CYMMERA BOOK THREE Book Blast November 22! Inside the Book Title: Battle for Cymmera, Kingdom of Cymmera Book Three Author: Dani-Lyn Alexander Publisher: Lyrical Press/Kensington Pages: 226 Genre: YA Fantasy With Chayce Maynard on the run, Ryleigh and Jackson can finally begin rebuilding their kingdom. But when a cryptic message suggests Chayce was seen in Argonas, chaos creeps back into Cymmera once more . . . Jackson knows Cymmera will never be safe until Chayce, guilty of treason, is detained and executed. After ordering Cymmeran guardsmen to scour the land, he and the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents How To Eat Your ABC’s Book Blast!

We invite you to Theresa A. Mckeown’s HOW TO EAT YOUR ABC’S Book Blast November 1-30! Leave a comment on each of her tour stops to let her know you stopped by! Inside the Book: Title: HOW TO EAT YOUR ABC’S Author: Theresa A. McKeown Publisher: The ABC’s of Everything, LLC Pages: 30 Genre: Children’s Picture Book How to Eat your ABC’s” is a cleverly written and illustrated book, which encourages children to get excited about healthy eating, while also developing a genuine love for reading.  Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a fresh fruit or vegetable and is narrated by BuzzBee, (a friendly honeybee who adores children).
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Pump Up Your Book Presents One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Beth M. Caruso’s ONE OF WINDSOR: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICA’S FIRST WITCH HANGING virtual book tour November 1 – 30! Inside the Book Title: One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging Author:  Beth M. Caruso Publisher: Ladyslipper Press Pages: 358 Genre:  Historical Fiction Alice, a young woman prone to intuitive insights and loyalty to the only family she has ever known, leaves England for the rigid colony of the Massachusetts Bay in 1635 in hopes of reuniting with them again. Finally settling in Windsor, Connecticut, she encounters the rich American wilderness and its inhabitants, her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The To-Do List Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sharon Struth’s THE TO-DO LIST virtual book tour November 7 – 11! Inside the Book Title: The To-Do List Author: Sharon Struth Publisher: Solsbury Hill Press Pages: 240 Genre: Romantic Comedy/Suspense Relax, she’s got this… Maggie Harris has her ultra-organized life well in hand, until she finds her neighbor and husband together, in her bed, and the tight hold she keeps on her world unravels, leaving her grasping for an escape. So how can she refuse when she’s handed the dream job of running her aunt’s bookstore and a chance for a fresh start? Even though the bookstore is in
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fair to Hope Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sam Reed’s FAIR TO HOPE virtual book tour November 1 – 30! Inside the Book Title: FAIR TO HOPE Author: Sam Reed Publisher: North Loop Books Pages: 222 Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Velma had lived two lives: her first as a former foster kid, and her second as an unlikely recruit into a secret order that satisfied her need for retribution. Her fifteen-year-old self had given up on hope, but after three years with the Taram, she’d found her life’s purpose. That is, until she is surprisingly named Kachina, the fabled chosen empowered to fight the last battle for the fate of the world. Having
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Pump Up Your Book Presents There’s a Bumbie Under My Bed Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Bethany Ramos’ THERE’S A BUMBIE UNDER MY BED virtual book tour October 31 – Nov 30! Inside the Book Title: There’s a Bumbie Under My Bed Author: Bethany Ramos Publisher: Saturn’s Moon Press Pages: 24 Genre: Children’s Picture Book There’s a Bumbie Under My Bed tells the story of a boy who can’t go to sleep because of all the monster bunnies keeping him up at night. Told in the first-person narrative, the little boy delays bedtime, using his flashlight and hand to create scary and silly bunny shadow puppets on the wall. According to the boy, friendly, spooky characters like
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Bodybuilding for Weight Loss Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you James Eaton’s BODYBUILDING FOR WEIGHT LOSS virtual book tour November 1 – 30! Inside the Book Title: Bodybuilding for Weight Loss Author: James Eaton Publisher: Independent Pages: 61 Genre: Health/Fitness Do you want to take part in a workout that has stretched across the ages, from all around the globe? Do you want to build muscle while dropping pounds? Body building might just be for you! With a detailed history of body building from its first appearances until its inception into the Olympics, you will find all the tips you need to succeed in body building for your specific goal.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Scarecrow on the Marsh Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Don Weeks’ SCARECROW ON THE MARSH virtual book tour November 1 – 30! Inside the Book Title: Scarecrow on the Marsh: A Cape Cod Thriller Author: Don Weeks Publisher: All Things That Matter Pages: 192 Genre: Mystery/Thriller When the mutilated body of renowned cosmetic surgeon Randall Landry turns up at a secluded bayside marsh in the town of Sandwich, Police Chief Thom Burrough’s life is turned upside down. While investigating the murder, he and BarnstableCounty coroner Abby Rhodes will uncover a plot more sinister than anything they could have imagined. On the outskirts of Chatham, a group of terrorists has
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First Chapter: Ghost Hampton by Ken McGorry

Title: GHOST HAMPTON Author: Ken McGorry Publisher: Independent Pages: 450 Genre: Paranormal Thriller Lyle Hall is a new man since his car accident and spinal injury. The notoriously insensitive Bridgehampton lawyer is now afflicted with an odd sensitivity to other people’s pain. Especially that of a mysterious young girl he encounters outside a long-abandoned Victorian house late one October night. “Jewel” looks about 12. But Lyle knows she’s been dead a hundred years. Jewel wants his help, but it’s unclear how. As if in return, she shows him an appalling vision—his own daughter’s tombstone. If it’s to be believed, Georgie’s last day is four days away. Despite Lyle’s strained
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First Chapter: On Top of the World (Until the Bell Chimes) by David Lamb

Title: ON TOP OF THE WORLD (UNTIL THE BELL CHIMES) Author: David Lamb Publisher: Woolly Mammoth Books Pages: 240 Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Contemporary Romance/Multicultural/Humor/Satire 2016 BEST FICTION-Pacific Book Awards. FROM THE FUNNY AND NATURALLY BRILLIANT DAVID LAMB, award-winning playwright of the New York Times celebrated play, Platanos Y Collard Greens, comes a modern spin on Dickens’ classic tale that perfectly combines humor and romance in a story re-imagined for our digital, consumerist age.  This version of Scrooge and Belle is familiar, yet unlike any you’ve come across before. Scrooge, or rather Scrooje, is music’s biggest superstar, with one hundred million albums sold, fifteen million devoted YouTube subscribers, two and a half million Facebook
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First Chapter: One-Way Ticket Home by K.C. Hardy

Title: One-Way Ticket Home Author: K.C. Hardy Publisher: Casbury Lane Press Pages: 262 Genre: Christian Inspirational Fiction Days before boarding the plane to Italy for her daughter’s wedding, Julie Whitaker receives an unexpected phone call from her past. The memory of Mark Jennings, a handsome and charming Top Gun pilot, had haunted her for decades. Their fairy tale wedding was everything she’d ever dreamed of, but it quickly turned into her worst nightmare. Starting a new a life without Mark proved to be much harder than Julie had imagined. But in her darkest hour, God revealed Himself in a miraculous way, giving her the strength she needed not only
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  • October 2, 2016
  • Book Blasts
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Pump Up Your Book Presents One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging Book Blast!

We invite you to Beth M. Caruso’s ONE OF WINDSOR: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICA’S FIRST WITCH HANGING Book Blast October 3 – 28! Leave a comment on each of her tour stops to let her know you stopped by! Inside the Book: Title: One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging Author:  Beth M. Caruso Publisher: Ladyslipper Press Pages: 358 Genre:  Historical Fiction Alice, a young woman prone to intuitive insights and loyalty to the only family she has ever known, leaves England for the rigid colony of the Massachusetts Bay in 1635 in hopes of reuniting with them again. Finally settling in Windsor, Connecticut,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beethoven In Love; Opus 139 Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Howard J. Smith’s BEETHOVEN IN LOVE; OPUS 139 virtual book tour November 1 – April 28! Inside the Book Title: BEETHOVEN IN LOVE; OPUS 139 Author: Howard Jay Smith Publisher: SYQ Pages: 385 Genre: Literary Fiction/Biographical Fiction At the moment of his death, Ludwig van Beethoven pleads with Providence to grant him a final wish—one day, just a single day of pure joy. But first he must confront the many failings in his life, so the great composer and exceedingly complex man begins an odyssey into the netherworld of his past life led by a spirit guide who certainly seems to be
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Ghost Hampton Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ken McGorry’s GHOST HAMPTON virtual book tour October 3 – November 30! Inside the Book Title: GHOST HAMPTON Author: Ken McGorry Publisher: Independent Pages: 450 Genre: Paranormal Thriller Lyle Hall is a new man since his car accident and spinal injury. The notoriously insensitive Bridgehampton lawyer is now afflicted with an odd sensitivity to other people’s pain. Especially that of a mysterious young girl he encounters outside a long-abandoned Victorian house late one October night. “Jewel” looks about 12. But Lyle knows she’s been dead a hundred years. Jewel wants his help, but it’s unclear how. As if in return,
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First Chapter: Girl Within Girl by S.P. Aruna

Title: Girl Within Girl: An Erotic Thriller (Book 1: Unraveling) Author: S.P. Aruna Publisher: BookBaby Pages: 170 Genre: Erotic Thriller Katrina is never alone. She is bound to others inside her, tighter than any Siamese twins could ever be: Cherry, the freewheeling photojournalist, Anisa, the covert spy-assassin, and others as yet unknown, all sharing her body and mind as she goes about her work in a psychiatric hospital. But she is starting to unravel, and her sole hope is the handsome Dr. Sean Paisley, the only one who can make her whole again. Girl Within Girl is a dark erotic thriller that wanders through a sensual maze of mind
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Pump Up Your Book Presents For the Love of Meat Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jenny Jaeckel’s FOR THE LOVE OF MEAT virtual book tour October 3- 28! Inside the Book Title: For the Love of Meat Author: Jenny Jaekel Publisher: Raincloud Press Pages: 162 Genre: Short Stories/Light Romance/Historical For the Love of Meat combines whimsical and surreal illustrations with engaging, intimate encounters that explore the depths of human experience. Unique and diverse in setting, and with touches of magical-realism, these nine stories will tug at the strings of the wandering, romantic heart, setting it delightfully ablaze. In Wander the Desert, Sister Aurelia, a nun from the early 20th century, finds herself stranded in the Mexican desert with
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Pump Up Your Book Presents On Top of the World (Until the Bell Chimes) Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David Lamb’s ON TOP OF THE WORLD (UNTIL THE BELL CHIMES) virtual book tour October 3- December 16! Inside the Book Title: ON TOP OF THE WORLD (UNTIL THE BELL CHIMES) Author: David Lamb Publisher: Woolly Mammoth Books Pages: 240 Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction/Multicultural/Humor/Satire 2016 BEST FICTION-Pacific Book Awards. FROM THE FUNNY AND NATURALLY BRILLIANT DAVID LAMB, award-winning playwright of the New York Times celebrated play, Platanos Y Collard Greens, comes a modern spin on Dickens’ classic tale that perfectly combines humor and romance in a story re-imagined for our digital, consumerist age.  This version of Scrooge and Belle is familiar, yet unlike
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