Posts Tagged ‘fantasy author’

Interview with Lydia & Santina Casablanca, Authors of ‘The Dawsons’

“The only way in or out of Magika is through several portals around the world, and they open only once a year at twilight. Witches in books and movies on Earth are nothing like witches in the witch world. On this planet, witches fly without broomsticks and heal quickly. They are given a gift from an angel on the day of their birth, but they also receive a curse by a demon on the same day. The only way to get rid of the curse is to kill the demon who gave it. However, if you do get rid of the curse, you will gain another. Witches senses are
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Sunwright Chronicles: A New World Blog Tour @SunWrightCron

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kevin M. Villegas’ THE SUNWRIGHT CHRONICLES: A NEW WORLD Virtual Book Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: THE SUNWRIGHT CHRONICLES: A NEW WORLD Author: Kevin M. Villegas Publisher: Independent Pages: 120 Genre: Fantasy BOOK BLURB: The Sunwright Chronicles : A New World, takes place in the world called Alavar, the Sunwrights a mostly Magical family made up of Paris Sunwright, Suadela Sunwright, Calia Sunwright, Tobias & Jaedus Sunwright and last but not least Pershing Sunwright, have all arrived from a long but bitter stay from modern earth. Alavar is a fresh new world, so the Sunwrights
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Stonehill Downs Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sarah Remy’s STONEHILL DOWNS virtual book tour April 6-30! Title: Stonehill Downs Author: Sarah Remy Publisher: Harper Collins/Voyager Pages: 400 Genre: Fantasy Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook Stonehill Downs follows Mal, a powerful mage who functions as Lord Vocent, the king’s personal forensic scientist and detective.  Magic and murder are his calling.  Never have the two entangled in quite as terrifying a manner as on Stonehill Downs, where Avani, a Goddess-gifted outsider, has discovered a host of gruesome corpses reeking of supernatural malfeasance.  The investigation is haunted by ghosts of Mal’s past, and the two quickly learn that they must cast aside their
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Metatron: The Mystical Blade Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Laurence St. John’s METATRON THE MYSTICAL BLADE virtual book tour September 2 – 26! Title: Metatron: The Mystical Blade Author: Laurence St. John Publisher: Imajin Books Pages: 102 Genre: YA Fantasy Format: Paperback/Kindle Thirteen-year-old Tyler Thompson is on the verge of becoming a superhero, but he must prove himself so he can earn the remainder of his superpowers and fulfill his destiny. When his grandfather, Benjamin, is held prisoner at AREA 51, where the eternal powers are presumed to be hidden, Tyler attempts to penetrate the base’s heavy security. However, Dr. Mason Payne, the evil scientist who killed Tyler’s father,
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  • July 4, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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{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,
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  • March 29, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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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 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 2, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tom Weston’s Feathered Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC & Autographed Copy of Feathered!

Join Tom Weston, author of the fantasy, Feathered: Being a Fairy Tale, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 on his first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Tom will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC and one autographed copy of his book, Feathered: Being a Fairy Tale! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below and good luck! ————————————————– ABOUT FEATHERED Whenever Alexandra Caroline O’Rourke, AKA Alex, met with trouble, she generally blamed her younger sister, Jackie. And Alex’s sudden engagement to marry a Viking prince, against her will, probably classified as trouble. If nothing else, a wedding held in 11th century Ireland would
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  • December 2, 2011
  • Featured, First Chapters
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First Chapters: Remington & The Mysterious Fedora by Chuck Waldron

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Remington & The Mysterious Fedora By Chuck Waldron WriteByMe Books (April 6, 2011) Fantasy 256 pages Chapter One Walking through a door one afternoon was a life-changing event for Josh. Earlier that morning, he had made a grand announcement.  Grandiose might have better described it. “I’m going to write a novel, and what’s more I’m going to write it in a month.” When his friends stopped laughing he said, “I’m not kidding.  I saw it on the internet, a challenge to write a 50,000-word
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Remington & the Mysterious Fedora Virtual Book Tour December 2011

Join Chuck Waldron, author of the fantasy novel, Remington & The Mysterious Fedora (WriteBy MeBooks), as he virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Chuck Waldron U.S. born, Canadian novelist Chuck Waldron is currently working on his fourth novel, a thriller about an investigative blogger who uncovers more than he ever imagines…and has no idea what to do with his discovery. His first novel, Tears in the Dust, is a mystery set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War in 1937.  When Alestair Ferguson volunteers to fight in the International Brigade he doesn’t realize
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Richard Blunt

Richard Blunt is the author of the fantasy novel, Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic. He is currently working on his second book in the Lucas Trent series. You can visit his website at www.lucastrent.com. Visit him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/lucas_trent and Facebook at www.facebook.com/people/richard-blunt. Thank you for this interview, Rick.  Can you tell us briefly what your latest book, “Guardian in magic”, is all about? It is actually the first part of a series. It tells the story about a teenager that stumbles from a quite normal life into a wonderful world of mystery, conspiracy and magic, that had always been right before his eyes, hidden in plain sight.
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Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour September/October 2011

Join Richard Blunt, author of the fantasy novel, Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic (Author House), as he virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – October 28 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Richard Blunt Richard Blunt is the author of the fantasy novel, Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic. He is currently working on his second book in the Lucas Trent series. You can visit his website at www.lucastrent.com. Visit him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/lucas_trent and Facebook at www.facebook.com/people/richard-blunt. About Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic “Guardian in Magic” is a fantasy novel located in a world very similar to the one we live
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New Book for Review: Fantasy ‘Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic’ by Richard Blunt

Richard Blunt will be on virtual book tour September and October 2011 with his latest fantasy novel, Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic. A clearing deep inside a forest, somewhere near Luton, England. The place looked perfect for a quiet camping night, or as a place for romance, but right now it was not. Who were those twelve strangers? A group of rowdies, six strong, on one side of the place and a group of regular teenagers, also six strong on the other. Tension was in the air. None of the people moved very much, they kept their distance. Words were exchanged, strong statements, but no real threats, no gestures. Then
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A Death at the North Pole Virtual Book Tour December 2010

Join Joel M. Andre, author of the horror novel, A Death at the North Pole, as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 15 – December 17 ‘10 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joel M. Andre Joel M. Andre was born January 13, 1981. At a young age he was fascinated with the written word. It was at fourteen that Poe blew his mind, and Andre began to dabble with darker poetry. Between the years of 1999 and 2007 Joel was featured in various poetry anthologies and publications. In 2008 he released his first collection, Pray the Rain Never Ends. Knowing there was
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