Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tour’

New Book for Review: ‘Your Average Joe: Unplugged’ by Joseph D. Schneller

Joseph Schneller is touring in September 2011 with his humorous Christian living/devotional book, Your Average Joe: Unplugged. Joseph writes for those tired of the canned answers for everyday believers desiring to live in faith amidst the joys and pains, the responsibilities and tragedies of life.  Through 30 daily devotionals and a half-dozen humorous articles, he presents honest, often humorous encouragement for our Christian pilgrimage through this fallen world. Excerpt: Trash Talk* (Women Are Not Allowed To Read This)  OK, now that it’s just us guys, let’s get down to business. You are a newly married man. While this is a great thing in many regards, you’ve quickly learned that
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The Manicurist Virtual Book Publicity Tour August, September & October 2011

Join Phyllis Schieber, author of the literary fiction novel, The Manicurist (Bell Bridge Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – September 30 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Phyllis Schieber The first great irony of Phyllis Schieber’s life was that she was born in a Catholic hospital. Her parents, survivors of the Holocaust, had settled in the South Bronx among other new immigrants.  In the mid-fifties, her family moved to Washington Heights, an enclave for German Jews on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, known as “Frankfurt-on-the-Hudson.” She graduated from high school at sixteen, earned a B.A. in English from Herbert H.
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Daren Krupa Author of Such A Nice Boy

A native of New York State Krupa grew up in Phoenix and worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, waiter and telemarketer. At least a dozen novels have presented themselves throughout his life. Such a Nice Boy is the second he wrote and the first to be published. Krupa lives in the Sonoran desert. You can visit him at his website http://www.suchaniceboy.com/ Thank you for this interview, Daren.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your first published piece? A: When I was nine I wrote a diary of my family’s trip from New York State to Arizona. 
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The Language of Flowers Virtual Book Tour September 2011

Join Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of the women’s fiction book, The Languauge of Flowers  (Ballantine Books, August 23, 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in September on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Vanessa Diffenbaugh Vanessa Diffenbaugh was born in San Francisco and raised in Chico, California. After studying creative writing and education at Stanford, she went on to teach art and writing to youth in low-income communities. She and her husband, PK, have three children: Tre’von, eighteen; Chela, four; and Miles, three. Tre’von, a former foster child, is attending New York University on a Gates Millennium Scholarship. Diffenbaugh and her family currently live in
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The Queen’s Gamble Virtual Book Tour September 2011

Join Barbara Kyle, author of the historical novel, The Queen’s Gamble (Kensington Books, August 30, 2011) as she virtually tours the blogosphere in September on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Barbara Kyle Barbara Kyle is the author of the Tudor-era “Thornleigh” series of novels, which have been published internationally: The Queen’s Captive, The Queen’s Lady, and The King’s Daughter, praised by Publishers Weekly as “a complex and fast-paced plot, mixing history with vibrant characters.” Her new novel, The Queen’s Gamble, will be released on 30 August 2011. Barbara previously won acclaim for her contemporary novels under pen name ‘Stephen Kyle’, including Beyond Recall
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Voice Virtual Book Publicity Tour August & September 2011

Join Joseph Garraty, author of the horror novel, Voice (Ragman Press LLC), as he virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – September 30 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joseph Garraty Joseph Garraty is an author of dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He has worked as a construction worker, rocket test engineer, environmental consultant, technical writer, and deadbeat musician. He lives in Dallas, Texas. His latest book is the horror novel, Voice. You can visit his website at www.josephgarraty.com. Connect with Joseph at Twitter at www.twitter.com/JosephGarraty. About Voice Local rock band Ragman is finally taking off. Stephanie Case’s flamboyant performances and
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Peter: Rock Star from Galilee Virtual Book Tour August 2011

Join Sherree G. Funk, author of the guided teen study book, Peter: Rock Star from Galilee (WinePress Publishing, July 5, 2011) as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Sherree G. Funk Well-grounded in biblical Christianity, Sherree G. Funk is passionate about sharing her love and knowledge of God’s Word with the next generation. She has earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and holds a Certificate in Christian Studies from Asbury Theological Seminary. Sherree leads small groups of teens at Ingomar UMC. Peter: Rock Star from Galilee is her latest release. Her other teen Bible studies are available at www.servingonelord.com. About Peter:
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My Dearest Friend Virtual Book Tour August 2011

Join Hazel Statham, author of the Regency romance novel, My Dearest Friend (Write Words, Inc., May 29, 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August on her sixth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Hazel Statham Hazel read her first Regency Romance, Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer, when she was seventeen and knew that at last she had found her era. She had been writing since she was fifteen and had mainly been influenced by authors like Austen, the Brontes and Sabatini, but Georgette Heyer opened up the romance and elegance of the eighteen and nineteenth century and she fell head over heels in love with it. She devoured her books in
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Consequence Virtual Book Tour August 2011

Join Hazel Statham, author of the Regency romance novel, Consequence (Avalon Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August on her fifth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Hazel Hazel read her first Regency Romance, Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer, when she was seventeen and knew that at last she had found her era. She had been writing since she was fifteen and had mainly been influenced by authors like Austen, the Brontes and Sabatini, but Georgette Heyer opened up the romance and elegance of the eighteen and nineteenth century and she fell head over heels in love with it. She devoured her books in very quick succession and wanted nothing more
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The Bum Magnet Virtual Book Publicity Tour August 2011

Join K.L. Brady, author of the romantic comedy, The Bum Magnet (Simon & Schuster), as she virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – 26, 2011, on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About K.L. Brady K. L. Brady is a D.C. native but spent a number of her formative years in the Ohio Valley. She’s an alumnus of the University of the District of Columbia and University of Maryland University College, earning a B.A. in Economics and M.B.A., respectively. She works as an analyst for a major government contracting firm and is an active real estate agent with Exit Realty by day—and writes by night
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White Sleeper Virtual Book Publicity Tour August 2011

Join David Fett & Stephen Langford, authors of the thriller suspense novel, White Sleeper (Synergy Books), as they virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – 26 2011 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Fett DAVID FETT is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist  and Fellowship trained Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon specializing in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery around the eye.  He has a busy private practice in Los Angeles and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Fett earned his MD from Dartmouth Medical School.  He completed his Ophthalmology Residency training at UCLA and The Jules Stein Eye Institute and Fellowship
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New Book for Review: While There is Still Time: A Book of Prophecy Revealed Through Poetry

Terrell Dunnum with be touring with his Christian, motivational, poetry book, While There is Still Time during September and October. About The Book! God always sends messengers to warn his people before a special event. He sent Noah before the flood. He sent angels before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. He send John the Baptist before the arrival of Jesus Christ. In the same way God spoke to Noah and John the Baptist, he has spoken to Terrell Dunnum. Terrell had released the Lord’s messages into a book of poetry that will bring hope and healing to all who read it. While There is Still Time is filled
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New Book for Review: ‘A Christmas Journey Home’ by Kathi Macias

Multi-published award-winning Christian author Kathi Macias is touring from October 17 – 28, 2011 with her contemporary novel, A Christmas Journey Home. During Isabella Alcantara’s seventh month of pregnancy, her parents and siblings are murdered in gang- and drug-related violence, simply because their home was targeted by mistake. Isabella knows she was spared only because she now lives in a different location, but she knows too that the same thing could easily happen to her and her husband, Francisco. When her grandfather offers to hire a “coyote” to bring them across the border to America, she agrees. But Francisco and Isabella are abandoned by the coyote and left to die.
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New Book for Review: ‘Deliver Me From Evil’ by Kathi Macias

Multi-published award-winning Christian author Kathi Macias is touring from October 3 – 14, 2011 with the first book of her new Freedom Series, Deliver Me From Evil. Deliver Me from Evil introduces readers to Mara, an eighteen-year-old girl who has been enslaved for nearly ten years, having been sold by her parents in Mexico and then smuggled across the border into San Diego where she was forced into sexual slavery. Readers will also meet 18-year-old, Bible-college-bound Jonathan and his 16-year-old sister, Leah, whose paths cross Mara’s and who become involved in her dramatic rescue. Interwoven between the stories of Mara, Jonathan, and Leah is the heartbreaking story of another
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New Book for Review: ‘Bears With Us’ by Marilyn Meredith

Multi-published, award-winning author Marilyn Meredith is touring during the month of October with the latest installment in her Deputy Tempe Crabtree series, Bears With Us. A burglar turns out to be a bear and Deputy Tempe Crabtree and her pastor husband, Hutch, chase the bear out of the house. This is their first encounter with a bear and the occupants of the home, an elderly couple and their daughter—and it isn’t the last.  A bear turns up at the school, at a restaurant, an apple orchard and two more homes. That is only part of what Tempe is called to handle. A teenager’s suicide, a mother who doesn’t like her
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with LL Reaper

L.L. Reaper is two multi-published, award-winning authors who decided to write under a pen name for their dangerously sexy suspense series, Black Widow and the Sandman. You can visit their website at www.llreaper.com or connect with them at Twitter at www.twitter.com/llreaper and Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuthorLLReaper. Q:Thank you for this interview, LL.   Can you tell us why you wrote your book, Black Widow and the Sandman? My now writing partner and I were creating characters one night (yep, we do this for fun) when we came up with a genius who isn’t the stereotypical nerdy social outcast and a mercenary who is more than an ex-sniper for the military.
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Dangerous Lee

Dangerous Lee, HIV Prevention Specialist and Author of Keep Your Panties Up and Your Skirt Down – Six Erotic Tales of Safe Sex, is a brand with various projects in the fields of activism, writing, acting, painting, and internet radio. She lives in Burton, Michigan with her daughter and two pet rats! Learn more about Keep Your Panties Up and Your Skirt Down by visiting www.pantiesupskirtdown.com. Follow Dangerous Lee on Facebook www.facebook.com/DangerousLee.Biz and on Twitter www.twitter.com/DangerousLee Thank you for this interview, Dangerous.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your first published piece? A: I have been writing
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When Stars Align Virtual Book Tour July 2011

Join Carole Eglash-Kosoff, author of the historical fiction novel, When Stars Align (Author House), as she virtually tours the blogosphere July 5 – 29 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Carole Kosoff An avid student of history, Carole Eglash-Kosoff is a native of Wisconsin. After graduating from UCLA, she spent her career in the apparel industry and teaching fashion retail, marketing, and sales at the college level. Her first book is The Human Spirit. She has also established the …a better way! Scholarship program, which provides money and mentoring for worthy high school students for both their first and second year of
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The Fear of God Online Book Tour July 2011

Join B.A. Chepaitis, author of the sci-fi mystery with romantic elements The Fear of God as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July 2011 on her second tour with Pump Up Your Book! About B.A. Chepaitis BARBARA CHEPAITIS is author of 7 published novels, including the critically acclaimed Feeding Christine and These Dreams, as well as the sci-fi series featuring Jaguar Addams. The fourth novel in that series, A Lunatic Fear was a finalist for a Romantic Times Bookclub award. Her first nonfiction book, Feathers of Hope, came out through SUNY Press in July. She has optioned two scripts, and has recently been awarded a seed grant to develop
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Jane Rowan at A Book and A Chat Tonight!

Tuesday June 28th – 6:30pm EST Number you need to call is: 347- 237-5398 People don’t make up things like that for fun. That’s what Jane’s therapist tells her when Jane reports fragmentary memories from her childhood that hint at sexual abuse. A busy, successful scientist, Jane at first fights the implications, but finally has to admit that something indeed happened. With help from a gifted therapist as well as creative arts, Jane taps into her own aliveness and reconciles with both her parents’ love and their betrayal. This deeply personal memoir invites the reader behind the closed doors of the therapist’s office and into the author’s journal and
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Liberation: Book One of the Andrusian Chronicles Revised Edition Virtual Book Tour July 2011

Join Maria Lucia author of the paranormal fantasy novel Liberation: Book One of the Andrusian Chronicles as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July, 2011 on her second book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About the Author Maria is not affiliated with any one religion or spiritual way. Her mission is to empower the heart. There have always been women throughout history who have held the heart of a country as their own, women whose hearts responded to the sound of service to their country and to their world. They held and still hold the courage to step forward and affect the destiny of a country. These women
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Keep Your Panties Up and Your Skirt Down Virtual Book Tour – July, 2011

Join Dangerous Lee author of Keep Your Panties Up and Your Skirt Down Six Erotic Tales of Safe Sex, as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July, 2011, on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dangerous Lee Dangerous Lee is a certified HIV Prevention Specialist and HIV Testing Counselor with Wellness AIDS Services, Inc. of Flint, Michigan. Dangerous Lee is currently studying Psychology at Baker College Online and also has an interest in working with at risk youth. She lives in Burton, Michigan with her daughter. In 2008, her short erotic story, Til Death Do Us Part, was featured in the New York Times
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My Heart Stopped Beating Online Book Tour July, August & September 2011

Join Chamed, author of the survival memoir My Heart Stopped Beating as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July, August & September 2011 on her first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Chamed Chamed is not the registry office name of the author, yet it is not a pseudonym. She lives in Tuscany, she works mostly abroad, as a painter on canvas and porcelain. Some of her porcelain works are displayed in exhibitions in Italy, Sweden and Poland, France, Portugal and Brazil. My Heart Stopped Beating is her first novel. A second novel by her is forthcoming. About My Heart Stopped Beating Fourteen year old Italian girl, Chamed,
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New Book for Review: Memoir ‘My Heart Stopped Beating’ by Chamed

Italian author Chamed will be touring in July, August and September with her survival memoir My Heart Stopped Beating (MindLeaves July 2011). Fourteen year old Italian girl, Chamed, is a living miracle after fighting illness since birth to live a normal life. Now fourteen years old, she feels a thrill of freedom when she convinces her parents to let her stay home alone while they go on holiday. She soon regrets that decision when she receives a call from her aunt Patrizia that the worst has happened: her parents have died in a car accident. Things only get worse for Chamed as she mourns the deaths of her parents
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Plastic Surgeon Author Dr. Frederick Lukash

Dr. Frederick N. Lukash, M.D.,FACS, FAAP, has consistently been voted one of “America’s Top Doctors,” by the Castle Connolly guide, and by the Consumer Research Council of America (www.bestdoctors.com). A board-certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon in practice in Manhattan and Long Island since 1981, he is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Lukash received his college and medical degrees from Tulane University. His postgraduate training in surgery and plastic surgery includes Emory University, State University of New York, and Harvard University, where he held the position of Instructor in surgery. Dr. Lukash achieved board certification by both the American Board
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Michael Scott Miller

Michael Scott Miller works with numbers by day in the business world and with words by night. He began writing shortly after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and has had his work published in the Welcomat (now Philadelphia Weekly) and wrote music reviews for the Wharton Journal while his wife was getting her degree there. Miller’s debut novel, Ladies and Gentlemen…The Redeemers, has been downloaded more than ten thousand times and has received tremendously positive reader feedback, earning 4-star to 5-star ratings at Amazon, barnesandnoble.com, Smashwords, and Kobo. The complete set of reader reviews and comments can be accessed at http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/40309/ . Miller grew up in Cherry Hill,
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New Book for Review, ‘The Language of Flowers’ by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Vanessa Diffenbuagh is touring in September 2011 with her women’s fiction book, The Language of Flowers. The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, aster for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating grief, mistrust, and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system, Victoria has nowhere to go and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own. Soon
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New Book to Review, ‘Peter: Rock Star from Galilee’ by Sherree Funk

Sherree Funk will be touring in August with her youth/teen Bible study book, Peter: Rock Star from Galilee. If the New Testament were a Broadway musical, Peter would be one of the stars.  He lived life loud, while making his best effort to be one of the best disciples. Peter was like a modern day rock star, but his struggles were just like ours.  If Jesus could shape Peter into a solid rock of a disciple, he can surely do the same for you. From his first call to follow, Peter was acutely aware of his own sinfulness.  He wanted Jesus to go away, but ended up following.  What makes
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New Book to Review, ‘The Queen’s Gamble’ by Barbara Kyle

Barbara Kyle is touring in September with The Queen’s Gamble. Young Queen Elizabeth I’s path to the throne has been a perilous one, and already she faces a dangerous crisis. French troops have landed in Scotland to quell a rebel Protestant army, and Elizabeth fears that once they are entrenched on the border, they will invade England. Isabel Thornleigh has returned to London from the New World with her Spanish husband, Carlos Valverde, and their young son. Ever the queen’s loyal servant, Isabel is recruited to smuggle money to the Scottish rebels. Yet Elizabeth’s trust only goes so far—Isabel’s son will be the queen’s pampered hostage until she completes
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New Book to Review, ‘My Dearest Friend’ by Hazel Statham

Hazel Statham is touring from August 15 – 26, 2011 with her Regency romance novel, My Dearest Friend. Robert Blake, Duke of Lear, is a man of intense emotions who loves deeply and protects fiercely. Devastated and wracked with guilt by the death of his younger brother, Stefan, in the Peninsular War,  he readily agrees to aid Jane Chandler to bring her seriously wounded brother back from Portugal.  Much against Jane’s wishes, he decides to accompany her and together they embark on the hazardous mission to retrieve the young soldier. However, the journey holds many revelations, not least of all the abiding friendship and growing love between the two travelers. 
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