Posts Tagged ‘books’

  • July 4, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on {Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents The Enchanted Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Win $100 Amazon Gift Card!

{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents The Enchanted Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Win $100 Amazon Gift Card!

Join Elaine Cantrell, author of the fantasy romance, The Enchanted, as she tours the blogosphere August 5 – September 27 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  Elaine will be giving away a $100 Amazon Gift Card at the end of her tour on September 27.  Enter through the Rafflecopter form below! *** Contest is over!  Congratulations to Linda Henderson for winning the $100 Amazon Gift Card!*** ABOUT THE ENCHANTED Forced by his father into a marriage he didn’t want, Prince Alan soon finds that his bride isn’t the sweet, submissive creature he expected.  Morgane has the heart of a dragon and beauty beyond compare,
Read More


{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Angel Killer Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join PJ Nunn, author of the mystery novel, Angel Killer, as she tours the blogosphere August 5 – 30 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT ANGEL KILLER The death of a child is every mother’s nightmare.  But what if the child has no mother?  What if their little bodies are discarded like garbage and no one even seems to care that they’re gone? Shari Markham, psychologist for the Dallas Police Department, knows what it feels like to be unclaimed and unwanted. She can’t turn away, even if it means demons dancing in her dreams at night.  But when her relentless pursuit of information
Read More


{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Marcie Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Carly M. Duncan, author of the chick lit novel, Marcie, as she tours the blogosphere August 5 – 30 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MARCIE When Kate’s mother, Marcie, dies mysteriously she is forever tormented by the many questions surrounding her mother’s death. In Marcie’s absence Kate clings to her mother’s husbands, searching for solace. As family secrets are revealed Kate works to build her own life and family, but the mystery of her mother’s death sidetracks her until she finally gets the answer she’s always hoped for. Purchase your copy at AMAZON.   ABOUT CARLY M. DUNCAN Carly M. Duncan
Read More


{First Chapter} Training Temptation by Diana Baron

Title of Book: TRAINING TEMPTATION Genre: Erotic Romance Author: Diana Baron Website: www.DianaBaron.com Publisher: Amazon Digital Services PURCHASE TRAINING TEMPTATION HERE SUMMARY: Caught in a web of deceit, Caroline must run the race of her life to save her family home. Her reputation as the high society owner of the #1 stable for Ponygirls in the world is on the line. And, there’s only one man who can help her win. Edward Hastings is steamy, passionate, and dangerous. With molten brown eyes and a rock hard body, the notorious playboy could have any woman in the world, but he only wants her. The first time he’d seen Caroline dressed
Read More


  • June 27, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured
  • Comments Off on {Book Blast} Pump Up Your Book Presents Be Careful What You Wish For Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash

{Book Blast} Pump Up Your Book Presents Be Careful What You Wish For Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash

Join R.K. Avery, author of the mystery/thriller, Be Careful What You Wish For, as she tours the blogosphere August 5 – 30 on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! R.K. will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash and a signed paperback copy of her book to one lucky reader! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form on the participating blogs below and good luck! ABOUT BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Bunting Valley, North Dakota—a scenic and picturesque town where nothing dreadful ever happens—is a place where people feel safe leaving their front doors unlocked and their cars running in the driveways. So when
Read More


  • June 24, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on {Virtual Book Tour} Down and Out in Beverly Heels Virtual Book Publicity Tour

{Virtual Book Tour} Down and Out in Beverly Heels Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kathryn Leigh Scott, author of the chick lit novel, Down and Out in Beverly Heels, as she tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HEELS Meg Barnes, a beloved actress for her role as TV detective Jinx Forgarty,  has it all but thanks to her newlywed con-man  husband,  loses everything and ends up living on the streets of Tinsel Town in her Ritz-Volvo. This fun, light-hearted romance takes us into the Hollywood social swirl, but also delves into the gritty truth of what it is to be “homeless and hiding
Read More


  • June 24, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on {Virtual Book Tour} Pretty Is As Pretty Does Virtual Book Publicity Tour

{Virtual Book Tour} Pretty Is As Pretty Does Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Debby Mayne, author of the Christian fiction, Pretty is as Pretty Does, as she tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DOES Priscilla Slater goes to her 10-year high school reunion as a successful business woman. Even though she got rid of her mousy brown hair, swapped out her discount store wardrobe for designer clothes, and now has perfectly straight teeth, she can’t get past feeling like the ugly duckling. Her parents’ disapproval for her choice of careers—running a chain of hair salons—deepens her self-doubt. She experiences self-discovery and learns that
Read More


{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Training Temptation Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Diana Baron, author of the erotic romance, Training Temptation, as she tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TRAINING TEMPTATION Caught in a web of deceit, Caroline must run the race of her life to save her family home. Her reputation as the high society owner of the #1 stable for Ponygirls in the world is on the line. And, there’s only one man who can help her win. Edward Hastings is steamy, passionate, and dangerous. With molten brown eyes and a rock hard body, the notorious playboy could have any woman in the world,
Read More


  • June 16, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on {Virtual Book Tour} Hollywood Strip Virtual Book Publicity Tour

{Virtual Book Tour} Hollywood Strip Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Shamron Moore, author of the chick lit, Hollywood Strip, as she tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT HOLLYWOOD STRIP A young Midwestern girl moves to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune only to find success is more than she bargained for. Callie is a plucky young woman who knows exactly what she wants: fame, fortune, and a fabulous career as a Hollywood actress. A starring role in an unlikely hit movie and a romance with a sexy, chart-topping singer brings her instant notoriety. But in the City of Angels, overnight success is a breeding
Read More


  • June 3, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured
  • Comments Off on {Book Blast} Pump Up Your Book Presents Michelle Manning’s Siding with Plato Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash

{Book Blast} Pump Up Your Book Presents Michelle Manning’s Siding with Plato Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash

Join Michelle Manning, author of the Adult YA, Siding with Plato, as she tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Michelle will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash to one lucky reader! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form on the participating blogs below and good luck! If you would like to host Michelle, please email Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com. ABOUT SIDING WITH PLATO Brooke Aarons can’t get to college fast enough. Leaving behind her small town life, she intends to transform herself into a brilliant psychologist with no distractions along the way. But when she
Read More


  • March 15, 2013
  • Featured
  • Comments Off on Guest Blogger: Vicious Circle: A Writer’s Lament by Susan DiPlacido

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
Read More


  • January 5, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents The Aviator’s Wife Virtual Book Publicity Tour

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
Read More


  • November 24, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents French Illusions Virtual Book Publicity Tour

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
Read More


  • November 20, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents Shuffle Up and Deal Virtual Book Publicity Tour

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,
Read More


  • November 3, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents Sam Slater Mysteries Virtual Book Publicity Tour

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
Read More


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
Read More


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
Read More


  • October 20, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents Winter’s Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour + $50 Visa Card/eBook & Swag Giveaway

Pump Up Your Book Presents Winter’s Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour + $50 Visa Card/eBook & Swag Giveaway

Join Cynthia Gail, author of the contemporary romance, Winter’s Magic, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – January 11 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT CYNTHIA GAIL     My husband and I live in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee with our teenage son and three dogs. Life is busy, but when I have free time, I love to read. A math/science girl at heart and a retail analyst by trade, I never thought I’d be writing romance. But one day, a story popped into my head and I had to write it down. The fantasy, escape, and wonder of
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Presents Merry Ex-Mas Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Sheila Roberts, author of the holiday fiction, Merry Ex-Mas, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her seventh virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHEILA ROBERTS Sheila Roberts lives in the Pacific Northwest. She’s happily married and has three children. Her books have been printed in several different languages and have been chosen for book clubs such as Doubleday as well as for Readers Digest Condensed books. Her best-selling novel ON STRIKE FOR CHRISTMAS was made into a movie and appeared on the Lifetime Movie Network. Her novel ANGEL LANE was named one of Amazon’s Top Ten Romances for 2009. When
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Chats with Ray East, author of ‘Voluspa’

Ray East and Sam D have moved to Voluspa and live in the Forest of Skotos with their 5 year old daughter and a pet Typhon. They visit Earth with the help of an Empath from time to time. Ray East did her masters in Phsychology from Univeristy of Sussex and has worked as a counselor for adolescents. Sam D used to teach at a SPJC before he moved to Voluspa. Their latest book is Voluspa: A Magical World. Visit their website at www.magicalworldofvoluspa.com. Thanks for the interview, Ray.  I’d love to know why writing Voluspa was so important to you? We wanted to present this magical world which
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Presents The Love of Divena Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kay Marshall Strom, author of the Christian historical fiction, The Love of Divena, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KAY MARSHALL STROM Kay Marshall Strom is the author of forty published books.  Her writing credits also include numerous magazine articles, short stories, curriculum, stories for children, two prize-winning screenplays, and booklets for writers.  Kay speaks at seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the country.  She and her husband Dan Kline love to travel, and more and more Kay’s writing and speaking take her around the word. Her latest book is the Christian
Read More


Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at Beyond the Books – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at Beyond the Books, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://beyondthebooks.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/character-interview-amy-benson-from-ray-east-sam-ds-voluspa/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Chats with YA Steampunk Author SM Blooding & Win Set of Tarot Dolls!

SM Blooding lives in Colorado with her pet rock, Rockie, and Ms. Jack, who’s a real bird. She’s still learning to play the piano and guitar, which is going marginally better, and for those of you looking for an Arabic update, she has successfully learned one word, “Yalla, people yalla!” She’s dated vampires, werewolves, sorcerers, weapons smugglers and US Government assassins. Yes. She has stories. Her latest book is the YA steampunk, The Hands of Tarot. Visit SM Blooding on the web at  www.smblooding.com. About the Book: She imprisoned and beat him. And now she thinks he’s her trophy. Synn El’Asim will do almost anything to prove her wrong.
Read More


  • September 7, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents Mr. Breeze Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Pump Up Your Book Presents Mr. Breeze Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Join Morrie Richfield, author of the inspirational fantasy,  Mr. Breeze, as he tours the blogosphere October 1 – January 11 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Mr. Breeze 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 MORRIE RICHFIELD Morrie Richfield lives in Pennsylvania with his two sons, his dogs and his cat. He is working on his next novel, and he still dreams that someday the world will be a better place for all of us to live. His latest book is the inspirational
Read More


Join ‘Tales From Earth’s End’ Sandy Nathan’ at Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf & Win new Kindle Fire HD!

Sandy Nathan, author of the Tales From Earth’s End series, is stopping off today at Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf, 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://melissaseclecticbookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/09/advice-about-writing-from-my-mom-guest.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 the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. If you’d like to visit the author’s official
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Presents Sandwich with a Side of Romance Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Krista Phillips, author of the Christian fiction romance, Sandwich with a Side of Romance, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KRISTA PHILLIPS KRISTA PHILLIPS is a debut author and owner of the popular blog, One Woman’s Dream. She lives with her husband and four daughters in Middle Tennessee. Her latest book is the Christian fiction romance, Sandwich with a Side of Romance. Visit her website at www.KristaPhillips.com. Connect with her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kristaphillips. Friend her at Facebook at www.facebook.com/authorkristaphillips. Pick up a copy of Sandwich with a Side of Romance at
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Presents Angie of the Garden Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join J.E. Hall, author of the romance/mystery, Angie of the Garden, as he tours the blogosphere September 4 – 28 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT J.E. HALL J.E. Hall is the author of the romance mystery novel, Angie of the Garden. Pick up your copy at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Angie-Garden-J-E-Hall/dp/1468557297/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342449026&sr=1-1&keywords=ANGIE+OF+THE+GARDEN Purchase your copy at the publisher’s website:  http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000549256/Angie-of-the-Garden.aspx ABOUT ANGIE OF THE GARDEN Angie of the Garden is a story about a psychiatrist named Hollis Simms. He is an affable individual who is dedicated to his patients, and his family. Hollis is married to a provocative and wealthy woman named Olivia: their irrepressible
Read More


  • August 28, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents Tales From Earth’s End Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Pump Up Your Book Presents Tales From Earth’s End Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Join Sandy Nathan, author of the paranormal fantasy Tales From Earth’s End series including The Angel & the Brown-Eyed Boy, Lady Grace: A Thrilling Adventure Wrapped in Epic  Love and Sam & Emily: A Love Story From the Underground, as she tours the blogosphere September 4 – November 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Tales From Earth’s End 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 as well as cash prizes! ABOUT SANDY NATHAN Sandy Nathan writes to amaze and delight, uplift and inspire,
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Chats with Greg Messel, author of ‘Last of the Seals’

Greg Messel has written four 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 has had a newspaper career as a columnist, sportswriter and news editor. He won a Wyoming Press Association Award as a columnist while working for a daily newspaper in Wyoming. Greg also spent many years
Read More


Pump Up Your Book Chats with Lyle Prouse, author of ‘Final Approach: Northwest Airline Flight 650 Tragedy and Triumph

Lyle Prouse was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1938. He is part Comanche and grew up in an alcoholic home in a World War II housing project. He was active in his Native American community. After graduating from High School in Wichita, Lyle joined the Marines as a private but made the rare transition from enlisted to officer grade and ultimately Captain, a jet fighter pilot flying combat missions in Vietnam. After his discharge from the Corps, Lyle became an airline captain for Northwest Airlines and flew for nearly 22 years before the same alcoholism that killed his parents almost destroyed his life. He was the first commercial pilot
Read More