Posts Tagged ‘romance’

Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Precious Burdens by Avery Sterling #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

Title: Precious Burdens Author: Avery Sterling Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Pages: 324 Genre: Historical Romance Sarafina di Ramonicci sets sail for America as the promised bride in an arranged political marriage. Taken prisoner at sea, she clashes with her captor and demands freedom, only to discover he is planning her future husband’s demise, with her as a pawn in their deadly feud. The challenge of escape tests her loyalty to family, human decency, and love. Captain Nye Tarquin is a dangerous man. Left to die on the streets of New Orleans, he swears retribution on the man responsible. When he makes Sarafina part of his plan, he isn’t
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  • August 18, 2023
  • Book Promotion Articles
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How to Create an Amazon Author Page That Drives Book Sales

One of the greatest options for indie authors to self-publish a book is through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing or KDP. It gives millions of consumers quick and easy access to every book you publish. It’s an excellent book marketing tool to help you get your name out there!      To boost your visibility to potential readers and set yourself up for a lot of book sales, you’ll need to create an Author Page in Your Amazon Author Central account. Understanding what an Amazon Author Page optimization is the first step toward success.     Read the rest of article at Vents Magazine.


Pump Up Your Book Presents Avery Sterling’s Precious Burdens Virtual Book Publicity Tour #HistoricalRomance

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Avery Sterling’s A Divisive Storm Virtual Book Tour August 21 – September 21. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: Precious Burdens Author: Avery Sterling Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Pages: 324 Genre: Historical Romance Sarafina di Ramonicci sets sail for America as the promised bride in an arranged political marriage.        Taken prisoner at sea, she clashes with her captor and demands freedom, only to discover he is planning her future husband’s demise, with her as a pawn in their deadly feud. The challenge of
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Jo Denning’s Hush Hush City Virtual Book Publicity Tour #DarkUrban #Fantasy #Romance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jo Denning’s HUSH HUSH CITY Virtual Book Tour June 5 – July 28! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Inside the Book · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: Hush Hush City Author: Jo Denning Publisher: Leabhar & Fola Publishing House Pages: 330 Genre: Dark Urban Fantasy Romance Cruel Prince meets Law & Order in Hush Hush City, the thrilling sequel to Dead Blood City and second installment in the Saoirse Reilly series! Saoirse Reilly, police detective and wayward psychic, is still reeling from the events of Dead Blood City. Her
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Blake’s Folly Romance Trilogy Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Romance #Historical

  · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J. Arlene Culiner’s Blake’s Folly Romance Trilogy Virtual Book Tour April 24 – May 19. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Inside the Series · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: Blake’s Folly Romance Trilogy Author: J. Arlene Culiner Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Pages: App. 214 pp. each Genre: Historical / Contemporary Romance By 2023, the silver boomtown of Blake’s Folly, once notorious for saloons, brothels, speakeasies, and divorce ranches, has become a semi-ghost town of abandoned shacks and weedy dirt roads.
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents MERMAID BEACH Virtual Book Publicity Tour #WomensFiction #Romance

  · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sheila Roberts’ Mermaid Beach Virtual Book Tour April 3 – 28. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Inside the Book · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·  Title: Mermaid Beach (Moonlight Harbor Series Book 7) Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: MIRA Pages: 384 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Romance Bonnie Brinks and her all-woman band, The Mermaids, are the pride of Moonlight Harbor. They’re the house band at The Drunken Sailor, and that’s just the right amount of fame for Bonnie. A lifetime ago, she went to Nashville
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  • June 4, 2022
  • Book Teasers, book trailers
  • Comments Off on 📚 Book Teaser Trailer Reveal: Promise of the Heart By Susan Berry @susanberry111 #Booktrailer #Bookteaser

📚 Book Teaser Trailer Reveal: Promise of the Heart By Susan Berry @susanberry111 #Booktrailer #Bookteaser

Title: PROMISE OF THE HEART Author: Susan Berry Publisher: Independent Pages: 203 Genre: Clean Romance After a distasteful first meeting, and a rocky start to their romance, Maggie Kinsley has been happily married to Desmond for the last eleven months. And although she was often alone when he traveled for business, she rather enjoyed how he passionately greeted her when returning home. So when he received a letter naming him as executor of a property that belonged to a deceased family friend and had to leave for a few weeks, Maggie should have been content as she kissed him goodbye. But there was something about the whole thing that
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Promise of the Heart Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Romance

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Susan Berry’s PROMISE OF THE HEART  Virtual Book Tour June 1 – July 29. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Inside the Book Title: PROMISE OF THE HEART Author: Susan Berry Publisher: Independent Pages: 203 Genre: Clean Romance Book Blurb: After a distasteful first meeting, and a rocky start to their romance, Maggie Kinsley has been happily married to Desmond for the last eleven months. And although she was often alone when he traveled for business, she rather enjoyed how he passionately greeted her when returning
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Thunder on the Moor Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Historical #TimeTravel #Romance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andrea Matthews’ THUNDER ON THE MOOR Virtual Book Tour May 6 – June 6. Inside the Book Title: THUNDER ON THE MOOR Author: Andrea Matthews Publisher: Independent Genre: Historical Time Travel Romance BOOK BLURB: Maggie Armstrong grew up enchanted by her father’s tales of blood feuds and border raids. In fact, she could have easily fallen for the man portrayed in one particular image in his portrait collection. Yet when her father reveals he was himself an infamous Border reiver, she finds it a bit far-fetched—to say the least—especially when he announces his plans to return to his sixteenth century Scottish
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  • April 2, 2022
  • First Chapters
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First Chapter: Sand Dollar Lane by Sheila Roberts

SAND DOLLAR LANE BY SHEILA ROBERTS Title: SAND DOLLAR LANE (Moonlight Harbor Series Book 6) Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin / Mira Genre: Women’s Fiction / Romance BOOK BLURB: Brody Green is finding it hard to recover after being dumped by his fiancée, Jenna Jones, then watching her walk down the aisle with someone else. Jenna is determined to make up for her love defection and find him the perfect woman, but Brody is done with love. First a divorce, then a broken engagement. From now on he’s keeping things light, no commitments. Luckily Brody’s business is booming. Beach Dreams Realty is the best real estate company in town.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sand Dollar Lane Virtual Book Publicity Tour #WomensFiction #Romance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sheila Roberts’ SAND DOLLAR LANE Virtual Book Tour April 4 – 29. Inside the Book Title: SAND DOLLAR LANE (Moonlight Harbor Series Book 6) Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin / Mira Genre: Women’s Fiction / Romance BOOK BLURB: Brody Green is finding it hard to recover after being dumped by his fiancée, Jenna Jones, then watching her walk down the aisle with someone else. Jenna is determined to make up for her love defection and find him the perfect woman, but Brody is done with love. First a divorce, then a broken engagement. From now on he’s keeping things light, no
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  • January 6, 2022
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First Chapter: The Witch of Rathborne Castle by Virginia Barlow

By Virginia Barlow Title: THE WITCH OF RATHBORNE CASTLE Author: Virginia Barlow Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Pages: 330 Genre: Paranormal Romance BOOK BLURB: Lady Jane Lenwood is abandoned and alone in an empty castle in the middle of a dark twisted forest. The locals call her a witch because she has the “sight.” When a wounded stranger is found within the gates, she is warned he carries secrets and their lives will be intertwined. Lady Jane walks with a limp following a riding accident the night her mother left her. And had given up on having a normal life. She blames her misfortune on the current Duke of Rathborne.
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📚First Chapter Reveal: ASCENSION (THE DEMON HUNTERS SERIES BOOK ONE) by A.S. Fenichel

ASCENSION (THE DEMON HUNTERS BOOK ONE) By A.S. Fenichel BOOK BLURB: When demon hunters threaten London, even ladies must answer the call… Lord Gabriel Thurston returns home from war to find his fiancée much changed. She’s grown from a sweet girl into a mysterious woman who guards her dark secrets well. When he sees her sneaking away from a ball, he’s convinced it’s for a lover’s rendezvous. Following her to London’s slums, Gabriel watches in horror as his fiancée ruthlessly slays a man. Lady Belinda Clayton’s only concern was her dress for the next ball—until demons nearly killed her, and a group of Demon Hunters saved her life. Now, a
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents THE DEMON HUNTERS SERIES Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Paranormal #Historical #Romance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you A.S. Fenichel’s THE DEMON HUNTERS SERIES Virtual Book Tour June 22 – August 20. Inside the Series Title: DEMON HUNTER SERIES Author: A.S. Fenichel Publisher: Independent Pages: 320 – 340 each book Genre: Paranormal Historical Romance SERIES BLURB: In a world fraught with demons threatening to destroy humankind, a company of demon hunters will risk everything to save the world. ASCENSION When demon hunters threaten London, even ladies must answer the call… Lord Gabriel Thurston returns home from war to find his fiancée much changed. She’s grown from a sweet girl into a mysterious woman who guards her dark secrets
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents SUNSET ON MOONLIGHT BEACH Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Romance #WomensFiction

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sheila Roberts’ SUNSET ON MOONLIGHT BEACH Virtual Book Tour March 15 – April 15. Title: SUNSET ON MOONLIGHT BEACH Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin Mira Pages: 416 Genre: Romance / Women’s Fiction BOOK BLURB: Jenna Jones has been standing on the shore of the Sea of Love for too long. Even with two good men interested in her, she’s been afraid to wade in. According to her best friend, Courtney, she should. The water’s fine. Life is great! Practically perfect, if you don’t count Courtney’s problems with her cranky ex-boss. Maybe Courtney’s right. It’s time to dive in. When tragedy
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents SAFE HARBOR Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Historical #WWII #Romance

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gerhardt Roberts’ SAFE HARBOR Virtual Book Tour November 16 – December 16! Inside the Book Title: SAFE HARBOR Author: Gerhardt Roberts Publisher: Roberts Ink Pages: 311 Genre: Historical / World War II / Romance In World War II Berlin, Jews such as Erich Reinhold, who can pass for Aryan, and his sweetheart, Nessa Baumgartner, go underground. In a city where Jewish life is being snuffed out, they soon find themselves in a world of false identification papers and forged ration cards, risking their lives to help others escape to freedom. Safety is a foreign word, danger is everywhere and
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents HELLALYLE AND HILDEBRAND Book Blast #Medieval #Romance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tagai Tarutin’s HELLALYLE AND HILDEBRAND Book Blast November 9 – December 9! Inside the Book Title: HELLALYLE AND HILDEBRAND Author: Tagai Tarutin Publisher: Silverwood Books Pages: 244 Genre: Medieval / Romance BOOK BLURB: Hellalyle and Hildebrand, were drawn into a relationship engineered by those same unseen forces who had selected her bodyguard; their purpose, to thwart the devil, incarnate in Prinz Paulus, in its attempts to kill the princess. A downs-syndrome girl of mysterious origins, named Ethla, emerges out of the wildwood. She is taken care of by Princess Hellalyle. and plays a crucial part in the narrative. The king,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Reckless in Red Virtual Book Tour #RegencyRomance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rachael Miles’ RECKLESS IN RED Virtual Book Tour September 1 – 30! Inside the book Title: RECKLESS IN RED Author: Rachael Miles Publisher: Kensington Zebra Pages: 360 Genre: Regency Romance BOOK BLURB: Lena Frost is a force to be reckoned with. A woman who has made her way in society without family or fortune, she’s about to realize her first big success as an artist. . . . Until her business partner makes off with her money, leaving her with little more than her hopes—and a dead body in her studio. Now Lena is at the mercy of a strikingly
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents THE MARVELOUS MECHANICAL MAN Virtual Book Publicity Tour #steampunk #adventure #romance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rie Sheridan Rose’s THE MARVELOUS MECHANICAL MAN Virtual Book Tour May 4 – June 26! Inside the Book Title: THE MARVELOUS MECHANICAL MAN Author: Rie Sheridan Rose Publisher: Independent Pages: 270 Genre: Steampunk Adventure Romance BOOK BLURB: The Marvelous Mechanical Man is the first book in a Steampunk series featuring the adventures of Josephine Mann, an independent woman in need of a way to pay her rent. She meets Professor Alistair Conn, in need of a lab assistant, and a partnership is created that proves exciting adventure for both of them. Alistair’s prize invention is an automaton standing nine feet
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Turkish Affair Virtual Book Publicity Tour #romance

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J. Arlene Culiner’s THE TURKISH AFFAIR Virtual Book Tour February 17 – March 13! Inside the Book Title: THE TURKISH AFFAIR Author: J. Arlene Culiner Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Pages: 242 Genre: Romantic Suspense BOOK BLURB: Love and Danger at the ancient Hittite site of Karakuyu Priceless artifacts are disappearing from the ancient Hittite site of Karakuyu in Turkey, and the site director has vanished. Called in to solve the mystery, archaeologist Renaud Townsend is hindered by both his inability to speak the language and the knowledge that the local police are corrupt. His attraction to translator Anne Pierson
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Mocha, Moonlight and Murder Virtual Book Publicity Tour #romance #mystery

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you MaryAnn Kempher’s MOCHA, MOONLIGHT AND MURDER Virtual Book Tour February 17 – May 15! Inside the Book Title: MOCHA, MOONLIGHT AND MURDER Author: MaryAnn Kempher Publisher: Independent Pages: 248 Genre: Romance Mystery BOOK BLURB: One night, 28-year-old, Katherine O’Brian, decides to walk to an all-night diner. The only problem? It’s midnight, but Katherine lives in Reno Nevada, a city that never sleeps; she can clearly see the diner’s lights in the distance. It’s no big deal, until she passes someone’s garage where a man is loading a dead body into the trunk of his car. And now, she’s in trouble.
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents 100 Dates and a Wedding Virtual Book Publicity Tour #romance

DUE TO NONPAYMENT WE WILL NOT BE BOOKING TOURS FOR STEPHANIE F. TUMBA IN THE FUTURE. THEREFORE, THE TOUR SCHEDULE AND BUYING LINKS ON THIS PAGE HAVE BEEN DELETED. Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Stephanie F. Tumba’s 100 DATES AND A WEDDING Virtual Book Tour February 14 – March 13! Inside the Book Title: 100 DATES AND A WEDDING Author: Stephanie F. Tumba Publisher: Sté Tumba Capital Pages: 420 Genre: Romance BOOK BLURB: 100 Dates & a Wedding recounts Valérie’s love affair in London and shares the lessons she has learned. She tells about her worst experiences and the lessons she learned from them. His
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Devil and Dayna Dalton Virtual Book Publicity / Blog Tour #Fantasy #Romance

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brit Lunden’s THE DEVIL AND DAYNA DALTON Virtual Book Tour November 4 – 29! INSIDE THE BOOK Title: THE DEVIL AND DAYNA DALTON Author: Brit Lunden Publisher: Chelshire, Inc. Pages: 128 Genre: Fantasy/Romance Reporter Dayna Dalton’s reputation has been ruined since birth. The daughter of wild child, Becky Dalton, is expected to follow her mother’s footsteps; never given a chance to prove she’s different. Dana’s been in love with Clay Finnes since she was a teenager. Her unrequited love for Sheriff Finnes leaves her empty. He’s happily married and unavailable. Instead, Dayna finds herself stuck in the revolving door of
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Featured Interview: A.S. Finechel, Author of ‘A Lady’s Virtue’ #interview #regency #romance @asfenichel

“A masculine, ungloved hand reached toward her. “I’m terribly sorry, miss. Entirely my fault. Are you hurt?” His accent was strange, American perhaps. Having no gloves on, she was hesitant to touch him, but there was no help for it. She couldn’t remain on her back like a turtle. The warmth of his skin traveled up her arm, and her cheeks heated. His fingers were strong and rough. This was no gentleman’s hand. She stood as he eased her to her feet. “Not at all,” she said. “I was distracted.”” –From A LADY’S VIRTUE by A.S. Fenichel A.S. Fenichel gave up a successful career in New York City to
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Summer Retreat Virtual Book Publicity Tour #WomensFiction #Romance #VBT @_Sheila_Roberts

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sheila Roberts’ THE SUMMER RETREAT Virtual Book Tour April 1 – 26! Inside the Book Title: THE SUMMER RETREAT Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin/MIRA Pages: 384 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Romance BOOK BLURB: Celeste Jones has plans for a perfect summer with her boyfriend (and hopefully soon-to-be fiancé)—until he dumps her to be with the woman he’s had on the side for months. Heartbroken and furious, Celeste resolves to move on. When the going gets tough, the tough…okay, the not-so-tough go to the beach. As soon as school lets out for the summer, she waves goodbye to her first-graders, packs up her
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Twelve Days Virtual Book Publicity Tour #romance #VBT @HopeWatersBooks

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Hope Waters’ TWELVE DAYS Virtual Book Tour December 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: TWELVE DAYS Author: Hope Waters Publisher: Independent Pages: 212 Genre: Romance BOOK BLURB: Zoey Blake is having a perfect holiday season. Finals are over and it’s time to head home for Christmas, but when she wins the Hartbreakers True Love contest to join them on their tour, she has a chance to follow her favorite band for twelve days — and twelve steamy nights. Mackenzie has been a player since and joining Hartbreakers has only edged up his game, that is until he meets Zoey.
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents A Highland Emerald Virtual Book Publicity Tour @RayburnLady #Scottish #Historical #Romance #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brenda B. Taylor’s A HIGHLAND EMERALD Virtual Book Tour September 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: A HIGHLAND EMERALD Author: Brenda Taylor Publisher: Bethabara Press Pages: 268 Genre: Scottish Historical Romance BOOK BLURB: Aine MacLean is forced into an arranged marriage with Sir William, Chief of Clan Munro, yet her heart belongs to a handsome young warrior in her father’s guard. She must leave Durant Castle, the home of her birth on the Isle of Mull, and travel across Scotland in a perilous journey to her husband’s home on Cromarty Firth. William agrees to a year and day of
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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 Nurse to the Marquess Virtual Book Publicity Tour @KatyWalters07

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Katy Walters’ NURSE TO THE MARQUESS Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: NURSE TO THE MARQUESS Author: Katy Walters Publisher: Celtic Circle Publishing Pages: 181 Genre: Regency Suspense/Romance BOOK BLURB: Under pressure from her aunt, Lady Rosamond Whitney agrees to attend the Little Season in support of her widowed friend Lady Harriett Templeton. Still mourning for her young husband, Lady Harriett also has no desire to marry again. Yet they both give in to their beloved aunt who fears for their future if they do not meet worthy husbands. After visiting the modiste who is preparing
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Dawsons Virtual Book Publicity Tour @TDawsons

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lydia and Santina Casablanca’s THE DAWSONS Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: THE DAWSONS Author: Lydia and Santina Casablanca Publisher: Xlibris Pages: 432 Genre: Fantasy/Romance BOOK BLURB: Witnessing the horrific demise of everyone he knew and loved has made Derrick Dawson strong, but it has also made him cold and broken. Tormented by his past and fears for the future, Derrick drowns himself in alcohol and drugs to dull the pain he can’t seem to escape. When Rose, the granddaughter of his sworn enemy, suddenly appears in his life, his world turns upside down. The wall
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