Posts Tagged ‘book promotions’

  • January 5, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Aviator’s Wife Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Melanie Benjamin, author of the historical fiction, The Aviator’s Wife, as she tours the blogosphere February 4 – 28 2013 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————-   ABOUT MELANIE BENJAMIN Melanie Benjamin is the author of the nationally bestselling Alice I Have Been and The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb. Her latest book is the historical fiction, The Aviator’s Wife. Benjamin lives in Chicago, where she is at work on her next historical novel. Visit the Author: WEBSITE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK ————————————————-   ABOUT THE AVIATOR’S WIFE For much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the U.S. ambassador
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  • January 3, 2013
  • Author Interviews, Featured
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A Chat with ‘French Illusions’ Linda Kovic-Skow + Kindle Fire HD Giveaway!

Linda Kovic-Skow resides in Kirkland, Washington. She earned an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting in 1978 from North Seattle Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1985. She has been married for 27 years and has two daughters. An enthusiastic traveler, Linda also enjoys boating, gardening and socializing with friends. French Illusions, her debut memoir, is the culmination of a three-year project. You can visit her website at www.lindakovicskow.com. ———— INTERVIEW ———– Thank you for this interview, Linda! Can you tell us why you wrote French Illusions? About four years ago, after my husband and I dropped our youngest daughter off at
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  • December 27, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Greeks of Beaubien Street Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Suzanne Jenkins, author of the contemporary women’s fiction, The Greeks of Beaubien Street, as she tours the blogosphere January 2 – March 29 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Greeks of Beaubien Street Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of a $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash giveaway. See details further down on how you can win! ABOUT SUZANNE JENKINS Suzanne Jenkins is the author of the Pam of Babylon Series. The Greeks of Beaubien Street is a new series about a Greek homicide detective who grew up above the family grocery store in Greektown, Detroit. Jenkins has fond memories of growing
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  • December 26, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Saving Grace Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win Kindle Fire HD!

Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins, author of the mystery/women’s fiction, Saving Grace, as she tours the blogosphere January 2 – March 29 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 spot, book spotlight or book trailer reveal, please leave us your Twitter or Facebook link on the form below. ——————————————————————–   ABOUT PAMELA FAGAN HUTCHINS Pamela Fagan Hutchins writes award-winning mysterious women’s fiction and relationship humor books, and holds nothing back.  She is known for “having it all” which really means she has a
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  • December 13, 2012
  • Book Blasts, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Christmas Kindness Book Blast – $25 Amazon GC + Free Books

Join C.C. Gevry, author of the children’s book, A Christmas Kindness, as she tours the blogosphere December 17th on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book!  Cheryl will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC, one autographed copy of A Christmas Kindness (as soon as available), and one autographed copy of Little Shepherd.  To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below starting on December 17th. Good luck! About C.C. Gevry Cheryl Malandrinos, writing as C. C. Gevry, is a children’s author and editor. She is a member of SCBWI. A Christmas Kindness is her first book with 4RV Publishing. Visit her online at http://ccgevry.com. Follow Cheryl on Facebook at:
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  • December 8, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Plague Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, author of the thriller, Plague, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – February 28 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————— ABOUT H.W. “BUZZ” BERNARD H. W. “Buzz” Bernard is a writer and retired meteorologist.  His debut novel, Eyewall, which one reviewer called a “perfect summer read,” was released in May 2011 and went on to become a best-seller in Amazon’s Kindle Store. His second novel, Plague, came out in September 2012. He’s currently at work on his third novel, Supercell. Before retiring, Buzz worked at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, as a senior meteorologist for 13
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Reconstructing Jackson Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Holly Bush, author of the historical romance, Reconstructing Jackson, as she tours the blogosphere January 2 – 25 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT HOLLY BUSH Holly Bush was born in western Pennsylvania to two avid readers. There was not a room in her home that did not hold a full bookcase. She worked in the hospitality industry, owning a restaurant for twenty years and recently worked as the sales and marketing director in the hospitality/tourism industry and is credited with building traffic to capacity for a local farm tour, bringing guests from twenty-two states, booked two years out. Holly has
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  • November 28, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Executive Command Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Gary Grossman, author of the political thriller, Executive Command, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – February 28 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  Executive Command Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your very own!   ABOUT EXECUTIVE COMMAND The clock is ticking down to an attack on America’s most vulnerable natural resource: Water. Our nation’s water resources are high on terrorist target lists, but low on America’s consciousness. Water sources are largely unprotected, providing open access to any enemy with chemicals and biotoxins.
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  • November 25, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lucas Trent 3: Grand Theft Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Richard Blunt, author of the YA fiction, Lucas Trent 3: Grand Theft Magic, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 2012 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Lucas Trent 3: Grand Theft Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own!   ABOUT RICHARD BLUNT   Publishing under a pen name to keep his personal life separate from his writing life, Richard Blunt was raised in the heart of Europe, in a nation where English is not the native language. Like his
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  • November 25, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Absolute Obstruction Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join C. Elizabeth, author of the romantic suspense, Absolute Obstruction, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – January 11 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT C. ELIZABETH C. Elizabeth lives in St. Albert,  Alberta, Canada and during her short writing career she’s learned a lot about herself, sometimes to the point that she wonders how the heck she got this far in life and know so little about herself. For the majority of her life she dabbled in many things, such as drawing, photography, sewing, only to find that after a while, she would lose interest, but writing is a different story — it found
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  • November 24, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents French Illusions Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Linda Kovic-Skow, author of the memoir, French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The French Illusions Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT LINDA KOVIC-SKOW Linda Kovic-Skow resides in Kirkland, Washington. She earned an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting in 1978 from North Seattle Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1985. She has
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join J.W. Nicklaus, author of the fiction drama, The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 – 14 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT J.W. NICKLAUS J.W. Nicklaus attests to living somewhere between the city closest to the Sun and upon the precipice of Hell—but the winters are mild in Arizona. An avid reader and peerless amateur philosopher, he is “DNA and energy. I am cellular and soulful. I am shadow and light. I am carbon and water . . . and I am stardust. As are we all.” His singular ambition is simple: to leave the world a
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  • November 23, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Vampire of Macondo Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Deborah Dupre, author of the nonfiction, Vampire of Macondo: Life, crimes and curses in south Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico that powerful forces do not want you to know, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Vampire of Macondo Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge $100 Visa Card giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ———————————————–   ABOUT DEBORAH DUPRE   New Orleans native Deborah Dupré reports censored human rights news stories. With Science and Ed. Specialist Grad Degrees from U.S. and Australian
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  • November 20, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shuffle Up and Deal Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Susan DiPlacido, author of the erotica romance/romantic comedy, Shuffle Up and Deal, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Shuffle Up and Deal Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT SUSAN DIPLACIDO Susan DiPlacido is the author of 24/7, Trattoria, Mutual Holdings, House Money, Lady Luck, Shuffle Up and Deal, and American Cool. Trattoria was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Small Press Romance 2005, and her short story, “I,
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  • November 10, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Rosedale the Vampyre Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lev Raphael, author of the historical supernatural fiction, Rosedale the Vampyre, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 –  14 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LEV RAPHAEL Lev Raphael is the author of twenty-four books in genres from memoir to mystery to Jane Austen mashup.  He’s been in love with storytelling since second grade and a reader of catholic tastes since he discovered his first public library.  Lev has published traditionally with large and small houses, and recently gone indie because it’s the wave of the future.  His latest fiction, Rosedale the Vampyre, grows out of his love of The
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Purrs of Wisdom Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC & Free e-Books!

Join Ingrid King, author of the nonfiction pet book, Purrs of Wisdom: Conscious Living Feline Style, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – January 11 on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book!  Ingrid will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC, one autographed paperback copy and 3 electronic copies of her book!  To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below and good luck! (We are still recruiting bloggers for this giveaway.  To sign up, click here.  Last day to sign up is December 25) ABOUT INGRID KING Ingrid King is a former veterinary hospital manager turned award winning writer. Her popular blog, The Conscious Cat, a comprehensive
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  • November 3, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sam Slater Mysteries Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Greg Messel, author of the mystery series, Sam Slater Mysteries, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GREG MESSEL Greg Messel has written five novels and three unpublished memoirs. He published his premiere novel “Sunbreaks” in 2009, followed by Expiation in 2010 and The Illusion of Certainty in 2011. Last of the Seals is the first in a series of mysteries which are set in 1957 San Francisco. The second book in the series Deadly Plunge will be published around Christmas of 2012. Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Heart’s Journey Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Barbara Cameron, author of the Amish fiction, The Heart’s Journey, as she tours the blogosphere November 19 – December 14 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT BARBARA CAMERON Barbara Cameron is CBD, CBA and ECPA bestselling author of 35 books (including an exciting new series Stitches in Time for Abingdon Press) including fiction and nonfiction books for Abingdon Press, Thomas Nelson, Harlequin, and other publishers. Barbara has sold three films to HBO/Cinemax and is the first winner of the Romance Writers of American Golden Heart Award. Her two novellas won 2nd and 3rd place in the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest from
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  • November 3, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Christmas Star Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Ace Collins, author of the Christian fiction holiday novel, The Christmas Star, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT ACE COLLINS Bestselling author Ace Collins has written more than fifty books including novels Farraday Road, Swope’s Ridge and Words of the Father, as well as the nonfiction Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, grAttitudes, and Lassie A Dog’s Life. His books have become movies and network television specials. He has appeared on Good Morning America, the NBC Nightly News and The Today Show and has been featured in the Distinguished Lecture Series
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Proxy Assassin Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join John Knoerle, author of spy fiction, The Proxy Assassin: Book Three of the American Spy Trilogy, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – January 11 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOHN KNOERLE John Knoerle began his creative endeavors in the early 70s as a member of the DeLuxe Radio Theatre, a comedy troupe in Santa Barbara. He then moved to LA and did stand-up comedy, opening for the likes of Jay Leno and Robin Williams. Knoerle wrote the screenplay Quiet Fire, which starred Karen Black, and the stage play The He-Man Woman Hater’s Club, an LA Time’s Critic’s Choice. He
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  • November 1, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dead on Ice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lauren Carr, author of the mystery, Dead on Ice, as she tours the blogosphere November 19 – December 14 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LAUREN CARR Lauren Carr fell in love with mysteries when her mother read Perry Mason to her at bedtime. Lauren is also the author of the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. The first two books in her series, It’s Murder, My Son and Old Loves Die Hard have been getting rave reviews from readers and reviewers. Lauren’s fifth mystery, Shades of Murder has been receiving rave reviews since its release.
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  • October 28, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sweetest Taboo Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Eva Marquez, author of the YA/adult fiction, Sweetest Taboo, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT EVA MARQUEZ Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, daughter of European immigrants, Eva Márquez has spent most of her life outside of her home country. At the age of five, Eva accompanied her parents to the United States, where the family settled permanently. After graduating from university, she went on to complete graduate studies in International Relations in Spain. Eva received her Master of International Studies degree from the University of Sydney and went on to work
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Texan’s Choice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Shelley Gray, author of the Christian historical fiction, A Texan’s Choice, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 302012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHELLEY GRAY Shelley Gray’s first Amish novel, Hidden, was nominated for the Inspirational Readers Choice award. Her book Simple Gifts won the Reviewers Choice Award. Shelley’s novel, The Protector, recently made the New York Times bestseller list.  Her novels have won the prestigious HOLT Medallion Award, the Reviewers Choice Award, and been highlighted in the Philadelphia Enquirer, Time Magazine, and USA Today. She’s also been interviewed on NPR as well as numerous regional radio stations. In
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  • October 27, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beside Two Rivers Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Rita Gerlach, author of the Christian historical fiction, Beside Two Rivers, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT RITA GERLACH Rita Gerlach lives with her husband and two sons in a historical town nestled along the Catoctin Mountains, amid Civil War battlefields and Revolutionary War outposts in central Maryland.  In many of her stories, she writes about the struggles endured by early colonists, with both American and English settings. Her new historical series for Abingdon Press entitled ‘Daughters of the Potomac‘ was launched in February 2012, with Before the Scarlet Dawn, book 1,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Cocaine Zombies Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Scott A. Lerner, author of the paranormal suspense thriller, Cocaine Zombies, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SCOTT A. LERNER Author and attorney Scott A. Lerner resides in Champaign, Illinois. He obtained his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and went on to obtain his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. He is currently a sole practitioner in Champaign, Illinois. The majority of his law practice focuses on the fields of Criminal law and Family Law. Mr. Lerner lives with his wife,
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First Chapters: Lady Grace by Sandy Nathan

Title: Lady Grace Author: Sandy Nathan Paperback: 426 pages Genre: Visionary Fiction Publisher: Vilasa Press (March 23, 2012) Language: English ISBN – 1937927008 ISBN – 978-1937927004 About Lady Grace The Earth has been devastated by a nuclear holocaust. Technological wizard Jeremy Edgarton and a few of his friends were whisked off planet moments before the horror by the goldies, a race of super-evolved aliens who seemed too good to be true. Unfortunately for Jeremy, that’s exactly what they were and now he wants out. Jeremy’s mother, Veronica Edgarton, is awakening from a cryogenic sleep in a chamber deep beneath the ice near the North Pole. She is facing life
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  • October 23, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fast Food Vindication Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Join Lisa Tillinger Johansen, author of the nonfiction book, Fast Food Vindication, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Fast Food Vindication Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT LISA TILLINGER JOHANSEN Lisa Tillinger Johansen is a registered dietitian and health educator who teaches a variety of classes on diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, weight management, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and healthy eating for adults and teens. She holds a Master of Science degree
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  • October 22, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents No Time for Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour – Godiva Chocolates/Book Giveaway

Join JB Miller, author of the chick lit novel, No Time for Love, as she tours the blogosphere November 15 ’12 – January 25 ’13 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The No Time for Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of a Godiva Chocolates/Book  Giveaway. See details further down on how you can win! ———————————– ABOUT JB MILLER J.B. Miller is a published author of fiction, non-fiction, award-winning poetry, music, and numerous articles and blogs. No Time For Love is her first novel. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. Visit her blog at http://notimeforlovebyjbmiller.wordpress.com.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Bombshell Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Mike Faricy, author of the crime fiction, Bombshell, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – January 18 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MIKE FARICY Mike Faricy is the award winning author of mystery suspense thrillers woven together with a rich strain of humor and even some romance. He and his wife live in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland. His entertaining tales are populated with the sort of quirky, oddball characters we’d all like to know more about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They serve not so much as examples as they do warnings to the
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Join ‘Tales from Earth’s End’ Sandy Nathan at The Book Connection – Win a free Kindle Fire HD!

Sandy Nathan, author of the Tales From Earth’s End series, is stopping off today at The Book Connection, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2012/10/interview-with-sandy-nathan-author-of.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to some lucky someone who comments on her blog posts and leaves a comment. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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