Archive for May, 2014:

Pump Up Your Book Presents The Gifted Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Daphne Michaels’ The Gifted: How to Live the Life of Your Dreams virtual book tour June 2 – August 29! Title: The Gifted: How to Live the Life of Your Dreams Author: Daphne Michaels Publisher: Daphne Michaels Books Pages: 130 Genre: Personal Development/Spirituality Format: Paperback / Kindle In The Gifted: How to Live the Life of Your Dreams author, speaker and licensed psychotherapist Daphne Michaels celebrates the nine gifts that are our birthright, guiding readers in how to recognize and use them to transform their lives.  In her author’s preface, Michaels reveals how her own journey of life transformation began
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Anvil of God Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J. Boyce Gleason’s Anvil of God virtual book tour June 2 – July 31! Title: Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles Author: J. Boyce Gleason Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 440 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer has one final ambition—the throne. Only one thing stands in his way—he is dying. Charles cobbles together a plan to divide the kingdom among his three sons, betroth his
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Shu: The Gnostic Tao Te Ching Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Thomax Green’s The Shu: The Gnostic Tao Te Ching virtual book tour June 2 – 27! Title: The Shu: The Gnostic Tao Te Ching Author: Thomax Green Publisher: CreateSpace Pages: 110 Genre: Spiritualism Format: Paperback/Kindle Author Thomax Green has produced a compelling new book so cosmic in its scope that it has the power to change readers’ lives. THE SHU:  THE GNOSTIC TAO TE CHING is a “modern-day Gnostic work which blends all faiths and sciences into a super belief,” Green says. “With this belief system, you can be a faithful individual without the restrictions and classifications that are imposed
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Book of Dreams Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sylvie Michaud’s Book of Dreams virtual book tour June  16-27! Title:  Book of Dreams Author: Sylvie Michaud Genre: Children’s bedtime stories Paperback: 24 pages Publisher: Crafty Canuck, Inc. (March 28, 2012) ISBN-13: 978-0-9782955-8-5 (Print Soft Cover) Kindle: B00BTPBX0Q Book of Dreams sees Baby Raccoon’s parents use clouds to share their dreams of a better future. In the story, Mama and Papa use clouds to share their dreams about a healthy planet and vibrant future for Baby Ringtail. In the book, Baby Ringtail asks Mama and Papa, “Why is every cloud a different shape?” “Clouds are pictures in the sky that help
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  • May 28, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Burdened Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Peiri Ann’s Burdened virtual book tour June 2 – 27! Title: Burdened Author: Peiri Ann Publisher: Peiri Ann Pages: 246 Genre: Paranormal Romance New Adult Format: Paperback/Kindle Tracey Warren has everything an eighteen year old girl should. She lives a life of expectancies; go to school, please her parents, party with friends, and revel in life as a young adult. That is until she experiences an unexpected life changing accident caused by Nathan Newcomb; an illegally attractive yet perplexed guy who has her fumbling over her words and cracking her head on the concrete. In being enthralled by his overwhelming
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First Chapter: Burdened by Peiri Ann

Title: Burdened Author: Peiri Ann Publisher: Peiri Ann Pages: 246 Genre: Paranormal Romance New Adult Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON Tracey Warren has everything an eighteen year old girl should. She lives a life of expectancies; go to school, please her parents, party with friends, and revel in life as a young adult. That is until she experiences an unexpected life changing accident caused by Nathan Newcomb; an illegally attractive yet perplexed guy who has her fumbling over her words and cracking her head on the concrete. In being enthralled by his overwhelming existence, Tracey neglects his promise of death (which never falls short of Nathan) and in ignoring
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  • May 28, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents In the Mirror Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kaira Rouda’s In the Mirror virtual book tour June 2 – August 29! Title: In the Mirror Author: Kaira Rouda Publisher: Real You Publishing Group Pages: 214 Genre: Women’s Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle What choices would you make if you knew you might die soon? From the multi award-winning, best-selling author of four books, including Here, Home, Hope, a gripping and heart wrenching novel about a young mother who has it all. The only problem is she may be dying. In her previous works including All the Difference, Rouda’s characters “sparkle with humor and heart,” and the stories are “told with
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First Chapter: In the Mirror by Kaira Rouda

Title: In the Mirror Author: Kaira Rouda Publisher: Real You Publishing Group Pages: 214 Genre: Women’s Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON What choices would you make if you knew you might die soon? From the multi award-winning, best-selling author of four books, including Here, Home, Hope, a gripping and heart wrenching novel about a young mother who has it all. The only problem is she may be dying. In her previous works including All the Difference, Rouda’s characters “sparkle with humor and heart,” and the stories are “told with honest insight and humor” (Booklist). “Inspirational and engaging” (ForeWord), these are the novels you’ll turn to for strong female
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{Historical Detective} Murder at Eastern Columbia Blog Tour Sign Up

Christopher Geoffrey McPherson will be touring July 7 – 31 with his historical detective book, Murder at Eastern Columbia! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   Los Angeles. 1931. Your name is James Murray. You are a clerk in the Junior Boy’s department at the swankest new department store in downtown. You want to be a writer, but there’s a Depression on. Suddenly, you find yourself trying to solve the murder of your best friend. Will you be able to find
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  • May 25, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sheila Roberts’ The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane virtual book tour June 16 – July 31! Title: The Teashop on Lavender Lane Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin Mira Pages: 352 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Romance Format: Paperback/Kindle When it comes to men, sisters don’t share!  After a fake food poisoning incident in L.A., Bailey Sterling’s dreams of becoming a caterer to the stars collapse faster than a soufflé. Now Bailey’s face is in all the gossip rags and her business is in ruins. But the Sterling women close ranks and bring her back to Icicle Falls, where she’ll stay with her sister
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  • May 25, 2014
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First Chapter: The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane by Sheila Roberts

Title: The Tea shop on Lavender Lane Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin Mira Pages: 352 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Romance Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON When it comes to men, sisters don’t share!  After a fake food poisoning incident in L.A., Bailey Sterling’s dreams of becoming a caterer to the stars collapse faster than a soufflé. Now Bailey’s face is in all the gossip rags and her business is in ruins. But the Sterling women close ranks and bring her back to Icicle Falls, where she’ll stay with her sister Cecily. All goes well between the sisters until Bailey comes up with a new business idea—a tea shop on a charming
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Heart Knot Mine Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lily Velden’s Heart Knot Mine virtual book tour June 2 – 27! Title: Heart Knot Mine Author: Lily Velden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 218 Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance Format: Paperback/Kindle Despite a successful college teaching career, Noah Daniels has become depressed. He feels he’s leading a monochromatic life: love has eluded him. When he’s offered a chance to teach in London as part of an exchange program, he accepts, hoping a change of scenery will do him good. But once he’s there, his outlook on love and sexuality changes in ways he never expected. Robert Callinan is Noah’s English counterpart
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Divine Healing Made Simple Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Praying Medic’s Divine Healing Made Simple virtual book tour June 2 – 27! Title: Divine Healing Made Simple Author: Praying Medic Publisher: Inkity Press Pages: 252 Genre: Nonfiction/Religion Format: Paperback/Kindle Divine Healing Made Simple is a training manual for the supernatural life, providing street-proven instruction for healing the sick in any type of setting. In addition to healing, the book teaches about prophetic ministry, street evangelism and making disciples. This book takes a bold approach, addressing the difficult questions that many authors have avoided. Through dreams, online discussions and hands-on experience, the author has discovered the answers to some of the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Four Corners Or a Book That Will Tickle Your Intellectual Nipple Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Cary Smith’s Four Corners Or a Book That Will Tickle Your Intellectual Nipple virtual book tour June 2 – 27! Title: Four Corners, Or a Book That Will Tickle Your Intellectual Nipple Author: Cary Smith Publisher: Shakespeare’s Fool Pages: 255 Genre: Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle High school. Those two words, for some, instill fear and loathing and vivid memories of sadistic teachers, bullies, and bad lunches. For some happy few, however, high school remains a misty paradise, where a student’s budding dreams and aspirations were nurtured by brilliant, sympathetic teachers, guidance counselors and peers. Cary Smith, the nom de plume of
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First Chapter: Four Corners or A Book That Will Tickle Your Intellectual Nipple by Cary Smith

Title: Four Corners, Or a Book That Will Tickle Your Intellectual Nipple Author: Cary Smith Publisher: Shakespeare’s Fool Pages: 255 Genre: Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Purchase at AMAZON First Chapter: Before you read one word (oh, too late) of my story on my sentence served, I must first tell you I’m not a writer, but I’m having a go at this anyways ’cause I’ve read some (not all… some were soo dull that Sparknotes™ were my only option) high-school education books by some so-called writers, and they were some of the worst, lifeless things I’ve ever read, so I figured what the heck. I’m telling my story to show that
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{Erotic Romance/Romantic Suspense} Looks Like Trouble To Me Blog Tour Sign Up

Calinda B will be touring July 7 – 31 with her erotic romance/romantic suspense, Looks Like Trouble To Me! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   “Last name’s Savage — it means wild and uncontrolled,” Jace, a party boy, yacht builder and skilled photographer with a quicksilver temper, tells the pretty waitress at Chica Rios. He’s desperate to get laid, but there’s something in the way of his driving, overactive libido and the girl standing before him – trouble…big trouble, and
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{Women’s Fiction/Romance} The Teashop on Lavender Lane Blog Tour Sign Up

Sheila Roberts will be touring June 16 – July 31 with her women’s fiction/romance, The Teashop on Lavender Lane! We are looking for: Reviews mainly (paperback) Interviews Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   When it comes to men, sisters don’t share!  After a fake food poisoning incident in L.A., Bailey Sterling’s dreams of becoming a caterer to the stars collapse faster than a soufflé. Now Bailey’s face is in all the gossip rags and her business is in ruins. But the Sterling women close ranks and bring her back to
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  • May 21, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Unholy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Paul DeBlassie III’s The Unholy virtual book tour June 2 – August 29! Title: The Unholy Author: Paul DeBlassie III Publisher: Sunstone Press Pages: 200 Genre: Psychological/Paranormal Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle A young curandera, a medicine woman, intent on uncovering the secrets of her past is forced into a life-and-death battle against an evil Archbishop. Set in the mystic land of Aztlan, “The Unholy” is a novel of destiny as healer and slayer. Native lore of dreams and visions, shape changing, and natural magic work to spin a neo-gothic web in which sadness and mystery lure the unsuspecting into a twilight
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  • May 20, 2014
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First Chapter: Guardians, Inc. by Julian Rosado-Machain

Title: Guardians Inc.: The Cypher Author: Julian Rosado-Machain Publisher: Julian Rosado-Machain Pages: 239 Genre: YA Fantasy Adventure Format: Paperback, Kindle Purchase at AMAZON GUARDIANS INC.: THE CYPHER is two stories in one. A glimpse into a multinational company that is in reality the oldest of secret societies, one that spans close to seven thousand years of existence, weaving in and out of history, guiding and protecting humanity from creatures and forces that most of us believe are only mythology and fairy tales. The other is the story of Thomas Byrne, a young man thrust into secrets he shouldn’t be aware of and dangers he shouldn’t face but, that he
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tactics, Trends, & Traits of the Enemy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

    Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jermaine Gadson’s  Tactics, Trends, & Traits of the Enemy virtual book tour June 2-27!   Title:  Tactics, Trends, & Traits of the Enemy Author: Jermaine Gadson Genre: Spiritual Publisher: Crossbooks – Division of LifeWay (June 2014) ISBN:  9781462736362—Hard Cover ISBN: 9781462736355—Soft Cover ISBN: 9781462736348—eBook Tactics, Trends, & Traits of the Enemy by author Jermaine Gadson is a must have resource for believers who want to be well equipped to be victorious against the strategies of the devil. The devil is cunning and deceptive, and he will stop at nothing to keep God’s people from reaching their potential in Christ.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Last Ancient Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Eliot Baker’s The Last Ancient virtual book tour June 2 – August 29! Title: The Last Ancient Author: Eliot Baker Publisher: Burst Books, imprint of Champagne Books Pages: 316 Genre: Supernatural Thriller, Historical Mystery Format: Paperback/Kindle Around Nantucket Island, brutal crime scenes are peppered with ancient coins, found by the one man who can unlock their meaning. But what do the coins have to do with the crimes? Or the sudden disease epidemic? Even the creature? And who–or what–left them? The answer leads reporter Simon Stephenson on a journey through ancient mythology, numismatics, and the occult. Not to mention his
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First Chapter: Coming Home by Holly Kerr

Title: Coming Home Author: Holly Kerr Publisher: Etopia Press Pages: 495 Genre: Women’s Fiction Format: Kindle Purchase at AMAZON Loving your sisters is easy. Liking them is the hard part. Brenna Ebans always wanted more than what Hill n’Valley could give her, so it seemed a simple decision to follow her black-sheep sister Dory’s footsteps and leave Hill n’Valley in her rearview, hoping to locate their missing father. Leaving her sisters and her first love Seamus was harder than she thought, but she’s made a life for herself in Vancouver, started her career at a prestigious law firm, and has found the man of her dreams. But when she
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{YA Fantasy} Two Empty Thrones Virtual Book Tour Sign Up

C.H. Maclean will be touring August 4 – October 31 with his YA fantasy, Two Empty Thrones!  Two Empty Thrones is the second book in the Five in Circle series.  The author would be willing to send the first book One is Come along with Two Empty Thrones if a reviewer wanted.  Please mention this in the “other” category on the form. We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   With her powers growing every day, fourteen-year-old Haylwen Rightad thinks she’s safe in
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{Medical Thriller} The New Reality Blog Tour Sign Up

Stephen Martino will be touring July 7-31 with his medical thriller, The New Reality! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   Alex Pella, an acclaimed neuroscientist and the hero of the new medical thriller, THE NEW REALITY, finds himself racing across the globe to find a cure for a rapidly spreading illness threatening to end all of humanity. To combat this worldwide pandemic, Pella and his colleagues must use modern science in an attempt to decipher a code hidden
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{Children’s Bedtime Story} Book of Dreams Blog Tour Sign Up

Sylvie Michaud will be touring June 16 – 27 with her children’s bedtime story, Book of Dreams, part of The Ringtail Family collection. We are looking for: Reviews Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights   Book of Dreams sees Baby Raccoon’s parents use clouds to share their dreams of a better future. In the story, Mama and Papa use clouds to share their dreams about a healthy planet and vibrant future for Baby Ringtail. In the book, Baby Ringtail asks Mama and Papa, “Why is every cloud a different shape?” “Clouds are pictures in the sky that help us dream,” Mama Ringtail replies. About The Ringtail Family Collection The idea for the
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{Inspirational Autobiography} When Shmack Happens: The Making of a Spiritual Champion by Amber Neben Blog Tour Sign Up

Amber Neben will be touring July 7 – 31 with her inspirational autobiography, When Shmack Happens: The Making of a Spiritual Champion. We are looking for: Reviews Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights First Chapter Reveals   Have you ever been through a hard time in life? Ever wondered why bad things happen? Amber Neben has you covered. The 2x Olympic cyclist for Team USA knows a thing or two about shmack- her word for describing adversity that comes our way in life. Follow Amber’s journey as she overcomes major obstacles both on and off the bike-and encourages you to join her in developing the perseverance, patience, perspective, and power than only
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{Contemporary Rock Star Romance} Boy In a Band Blog Tour Sign Up

Lisa Loomis will be touring July 7 – 31 with her new contemporary rock star romance, Boy In a Band! Lisa will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Bloggers are eligible to enter and win. If participating, your Twitter or Facebook will be included in the Rafflecopter. We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   Morgan Mallory meets beautiful, sexy, bond haired, blue eyed, Mathew O’Conner, a singer in a rock band, when she’s just a teen. Her instant physical
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{Historical Fiction} Anvil of God Blog Tour Sign Up

J. Boyce Gleason will be touring June 2 – July 27 with his historical fiction, Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer has one final ambition—the throne. Only one thing stands in his way—he is dying. Charles cobbles
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  • May 11, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Coming Home Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Holly Kerr’s Coming Home virtual book tour June 2-27! Title: Coming Home Author: Holly Kerr Publisher: Etopia Press Pages: 495 Genre: Women’s Fiction Format: Kindle Purchase at AMAZON Loving your sisters is easy. Liking them is the hard part. Brenna Ebans always wanted more than what Hill n’Valley could give her, so it seemed a simple decision to follow her black-sheep sister Dory’s footsteps and leave Hill n’Valley in her rearview, hoping to locate their missing father. Leaving her sisters and her first love Seamus was harder than she thought, but she’s made a life for herself in Vancouver, started
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{YA Thriller} The Academy Series Blog Tour Sign Up

Aubrey Coletti will be touring July 7 – 31 with her young adult thriller series, The Academy Series including Altered (Book One) and Shattered (Book Two)! We are looking for: Reviews (ebook & paperback) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   When Toni, Joseph and Charlie arrive at their new boarding school, they are glad to leave their families — and respective problems — behind. Isolated as boarders, they meet a handsome senior with a personality like iced snake’s blood, teachers with a penchant for physical punishment,
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