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First Chapters: Nobody’s Angel by K.T. Wells

Pump Up Your Book is proud to bring you the first chapters of fantastic books from magnificently talented authors. Not only does this give you a chance to see the author’s writing style, but it also helps in your book buying decisions. Today’s first chapter is from K.T. Wells’  contemporary romance novel, Nobody’s Angel. Click on title to purchase for only $3.99! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Nobody’s Angel By K.T. Wells Boroughs Publishing Group (December 15, 2011) Contemporary Romance 378pages Chapter One © 2011 K.T. Wells Some part
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First Chapters: Acts of God While On Vacation by Richard Tillotson

Pump Up Your Book is proud to bring you the first chapters of fantastic books from magnificently talented authors. Not only does this give you a chance to see the author’s writing style, but it also helps in your book buying decisions. Today’s first chapter is from Richard Tillotson’s comic fiction, Acts of God While on Vacation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Acts of God While On Vacation By Richard Tillotson CreateSpace (May 11, 2011) Comic Fiction 378pages Chapter One “You will die in September.” “What?”  Gordon Coburn stared
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First Chapters: Winds of Change by Carole Eglash-Kosoff

Pump Up Your Book is proud to bring you the first chapters of fantastic books from magnificently talented authors. Not only does this give you a chance to see the author’s writing style, but it also helps in your book buying decisions. Today’s first chapter is from Carol Eglash-Kosoff’s historical fiction, Winds of Change. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Winds of Change By Carole Eglash-Kosoff Valley Ridge Publishing (September 19, 2011) Historical Fiction 456 pages Purchase at Amazon Chapter One The three of them sat, stunned and inert, in
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First Chapters: The Star-Crossed Saga: Protostar by Braxton A. Cosby

The Star-Crossed Saga: Protostar By Braxton A. Cosby Firefly Publishing & Entertainment (September 25, 2011) YA Science  Fiction 378pages Chapter One Inside the chamber walls of the Capital Building, a young Prince stood approximately ten feet from his sparring partner. Sweat streamed from his forehead as he loosened his grip inside the leathery laced concussion gloves. As the sound of combat rang throughout the morning dawn, the two young men cautiously awaited each other’s next move. William was always taught to be patient in these times, holding only a slight lead over his formidable foe, he could easily finish this session off with one well timed blow. A small
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First Chapters: Death On a High Floor by Chuck Rosenberg

Pump Up Your Book is proud to bring you the first chapters of fantastic books from magnificently talented authors.  Not only does this give you a chance to see the author’s writing style, but it also helps in your book buying decisions.  Today’s first chapter is from Chuck Rosenberg’s legal thriller, Death on a High Floor. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Death On a High Floor By Chuck Rosenberg Sliding Hill Press (August 12, 2011) Legal Thriller 453 pages Chapter One © Copyright Charles Rosenberg 2011 All Rights Reserved
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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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First Chapters: Red Hot Sky by Gordon Gumpertz

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Red Hot Sky By Gordon Gumpertz CreateSpace (October 12, 2011) Action/Adventure Fiction Chapter 1 Ben Mason pulled on a ski jacket and watch cap and walked out of his Arlington apartment into the bitterest ice storm he could remember. Head down, he forged his way to his aging Chevy Blazer. He set the defrost on max and inched through the whiteout, finally reaching the lab in Falls Church at 7:35 p.m. His lab partner, Shorty, six-foot-five Bertrand Short, stared at rows of rolling numbers
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First Chapters: In Leah’s Wake by Terri Giuliano Long

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In Leah’s Wake By Terri Giuliano Long CreateSpace/Inspired Quill (September 27, 2011) Women’s Fiction Chapter 1 September Zoe and Will Tyler sat at the dining room table, playing poker. The table, a nineteenth-century, hand-carved mahogany, faced the bay window overlooking their sprawling front yard. Husband and wife sat facing one another, a bowl of Tostitos and a half-empty bottle of port positioned between them. Their favorite Van Morrison disc—Tupelo Honey—spun on the player in the family room, the music drifting out of speakers built
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First Chapters: Inside the Spaghetti Bowl by Frank Zaccari

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Inside the Spaghetti Bowl By Frank Zaccari CreateSpace (September 27, 2011) Family/Relationships Chapter 1 The squeaky clean smell of antiseptic starched the air. The sounds of people speaking in urgent but hushed tones could be heard in the overcrowded room where my mother Carmela (Carm Zaccari) laid in her hospital bed surrounded by my father, three brothers, two sisters, all of my nieces and nephews and my Aunt Mary (Mom’s sister).  My brother Frank nudges his teenage daughter Sara and quietly says, “Look around
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First Chapters: Outlawed Love by J.M. Krumbine

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Outlawed Love By J.M. Krumbine One Stray Word (August 2 2010) Romantic Suspense Chapter 1 Now Kaitlyn Sharpe was falling. She dropped through the air like a lead weight. Her mother would have a field day with that. The airplane above her was slowly shrinking in the distance as it remained at its cruising altitude of 45,000 feet. The wind stung her eyes and her vision blurred as they began to water. The sound of air rushing past her was deafening. She tumbled through
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