📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Encounters Virtual Book Publicity Tour & $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway #nonfiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Patrick Stull’s ENCOUNTERS Virtual Book Tour June 3 – August 30! Inside the Book Title: ENCOUNTERS Author: Patrick Stull Publisher: Independent Pages: 250 Genre: Fine Art Photography Book BOOK BLURB: With photography at its base, Stull offers a nuanced explication of his encounters to allow the viewer an opportunity to form a relationship with his art. While looking within ourselves, exploring our own feelings, he hopes that he will inspire greater humaneness in response to his art. ENCOUNTERS is the second in a series of six large-format books in which artist, photographer and author, Patrick Stull explores a wide range
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Dreams That Never Were Virtual Book Publicity Tour @GregMessel #histfic #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Greg Messel’s DREAMS THAT NEVER WERE Virtual Book Tour June 3 – July 31! Inside the Book Title: DREAMS THAT NEVER WERE Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 296 Genre: Historical Fiction BOOK BLURB: “Some men see things as they are and say, ‘Why? I dream of things that never were and say, ‘Why not?” — Robert F. Kennedy June 5, 1968:  Senator Robert F. Kennedy, then a candidate for President and victorious in the California primary, was mortally wounded by assassin Sirhan Sirhan as he exited the ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.  Innocent bystanders were also wounded, including
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Tough Karma: A Race Against Time Virtual Book Publicity Tour & $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway @LauraSimmons37 #Paranormal #Romance #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Laura Simmons’ TOUGH KARMA: A RACE AGAINST TIME Virtual Book Tour June 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: TOUGH KARMA: A RACE AGAINST TIME Author: Laura Simmens Publisher: Outskirts Press Pages: 224 Genre: Paranormal Romance BOOK BLURB: Astral travel and a deadly secret make for a gripping paranormal romance from start to finish. Amber Macklin’s world is cruelly shattered when she loses her baby girl three months after her husband’s sudden death. Her cousin, Bryce, comes to her rescue, moving her into his home for fear she will kill herself from the grief. He provides solace and a shoulder
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Off Shore Secrets Virtual Book Publicity Tour @Maya_Berger #ChickLit #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Maya Berger’s OFF SHORE SECRETS Virtual Book Tour June 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: OFF SHORE SECRETS Author: Maya Berger Publisher: Independent Pages: 252 Genre: Chick Lit BOOK BLURB: Single again, Maya and her bestie, Una, make plans to sail around the beautiful Adriatic Coast on board a luxury yacht. Fun in the sun with friends is just what these two need this summer. Maya shouldn’t be attracted to Adrian—the cocky, handsome Spaniard on board—especially when after a passionate night, he calls out another girl’s name in his sleep. Una, who is supposed to be in a long
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents High Flying Virtual Book Publicity Tour @4kaylin #TimeTravel #Thriller #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kaylin McFarren’s HIGH FLYING Virtual Book Tour June 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: HIGH FLYING Author: Kaylin McFarren Publisher: Creative Edge Publishing LLC Pages: 280 Genre: Time Travel Thriller BOOK BLURB:  …ten minutes to survive the past. Skylar Haines has struggled with personal demons most of her life, going to dark extremes to subdue anxieties rooted in her tragic past. On a perpetual hunt for the next adrenaline hit, she discovers a passion for flying and becomes a hard-edged stunt pilot, verging on obsession. In the sky, following her most daring airshow, she encounters a mysterious storm and almost collides with another
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents A Savage Kultur Virtual Book Publicity Tour @MonWriter1 #Historical #Fiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Monique Roy’s A SAVAGE KULTUR Virtual Book Tour June 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: A SAVAGE KULTER Author: Monique Roy Publisher: BookBaby Genre: Historical Fiction BOOK BLURB: In Oxford, England, Ava, a Jewish art student at Oxford University, receives a heart-wrenching letter from her grandfather after he dies. From the letter, she learns that her grandfather has given her his London art gallery, which he says will secure her future, as well as provide a place for her to grow her artistic talents and follow her passion for art. The letter also describes his one last wish—that she
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Dreams That Never Were Pre-Release Book Blast @GregMessel #Historical #Fiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Greg Messel’s DREAMS THAT NEVER WERE Pre-Release Book Blast May 6 – 31! Inside the Book Title: DREAMS THAT NEVER WEREAuthor: Greg MesselPublisher: Sunbreaks PublishingPages: 296Genre: Historical Fiction   BOOK BLURB: On June 5, 1968 Senator Robert F. Kennedy, then a candidate for President, is mortally wounded by assassin Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Among the innocent bystanders who were also shot that night is a young idealistic reporter from San Francisco, Alex Hurley. The tragic incident changes his life as he’s swept up in the turbulent events of 1968.  Alex is conflicted about the Vietnam
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Featured Interview: Fid’s Crusade by David H. Reiss @DavidHReiss #Interview

“A swarm of medical automatons surrounded the gurney on which I was reclined, a humming and swirling dervish of blades, clamps, sponges and other surgical tools focused upon the stump of my shoulder. A surgical laser was carefully burning away flesh in a pattern that would increase the efficiency of repairs performed by the medical nanites once my right arm was reattached…” –From FID’S CRUSADE by David Reiss While growing up, David Reiss was that weird kid with his nose in a book and his head in the clouds. He was the table-top role-playing game geek, the comic-book nerd, the story-teller and dreamer. Fortunately, he hasn’t changed much. David
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Knightmare Arcanist Virtual Book Publicity Tour @GameOverStation #YA #Fantasy #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Shami Stovall’s KNIGHTMARE ARCANIST Virtual Book Tour June 18 – July 19! Inside the Book Title: KNIGHTMARE ARCANIST Author: Shami Stovall Publisher: Capital Station Books Pages: 360 Genre: YA Fantasy BOOK BLURB: In a world populated by mythical creatures, those who bond with them are known as arcanists—their magic stemming from the connection they forged. Phoenix arcanists gain flames and healing, unicorn arcanists speak with horses and manipulate poison, or even basilisk arcanists who control flesh and stone. But those wishing to bond must first prove themselves. Gravedigger Volke Savan, desperate to leave his tiny home island and impress the
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Death on Clare Island Virtual Book Publicity Tour #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Martha Geaney’s DEATH ON CLARE ISLAND: A Star O’Brien Mystery (Book 1) Virtual Book Tour May 6 – 31! Inside the Book Title: DEATH ON CLARE ISLAND (A Star O’Brien Mystery Book 1) Author: Martha M. Geaney Publisher: Turlough, Nolan Publishing Pages: 232 Genre: Mystery BOOK BLURB: Star O’Brien is a haunting voice for the dead, the missing, and the lost. Star O’Brien is a successful American information broker who can’t solve the mysteries of her own life. She comes to County Mayo, Ireland to settle her dead lover’s estate and look for her Irish mother who has been missing
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Little Girls Sleeping Pre-Order Blitz @JChaseNovelist #Blitz

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jennifer Chase’s LITTLE GIRLS SLEEPING: AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER (Detective Katie Scott Book 1) Pre-Order Blitz May 6 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Little Girls Sleeping: An Absolutely Gripping Crime Thriller (Detective Katie Scott Book 1) Author: Jennifer Chase Publisher: Bookouture Pages: 377 Genre: Thriller/Crime BOOK BLURB: He looked down at the little girl, sleeping peacefully, her arms wrapped around a teddy bear. He knew he was the only one who could save her. He could let her sleep forever. An eight-year-old girl, Chelsea Compton, is missing in Pine Valley, California and for Detective Katie Scott it’s a
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Dark Spiral Down Virtual Book Publicity Tour @MichaelHoutz #Thriller #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Houtz’s DARK SPIRAL DOWN Virtual Book Tour May 6 – July 31! Inside the Book Title: DARK SPIRAL DOWN Author: Michael Houtz Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Pages: 377 Genre: Thriller/International/Action BOOK BLURB: COLE HAUFNER is a reluctant superstar in the professional mixed martial arts world. After his latest fight, his wife and child perish in a car crash. His grief deepens when his brother, BUTCH, a Delta Force operator, is absent from the funeral and reported missing by two furtive strangers who show up unannounced at the burial. Despairing, and acting on a tip, Cole travels to his
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Guns, Drugs, or Wealth Virtual Book Publicity Tour @RealJerryFord #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jerry Ford’s GUNS, DRUGS, OR WEALTH: THE THREE-INCOME SECRET TO SUCCESS THAT TOOK ME FROM THE STREETS OF DETROIT TO THE TOP OF MY GAME Virtual Book Tour May 6 – 31! Inside the Book Title: GUNS, DRUGS, OR WEALTH: THE THREE-INCOME SECRET TO SUCCESS THAT TOOK ME FROM THE STREETS OF DETROIT TO THE TOP OF MY GAME Author: Jerry Ford Publisher: Beast Publications Pages: 164 Genre: Nonfiction/Motivational BOOK BLURB: Author and Celebrity Personal Trainer Jerry Ford has authored a powerful, painfully honest book entitled GUNS, DRUGS, OR WEALTH as a help and inspiration to others who also seek
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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 Shrapnel in the San Fernando Valley Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Memoir #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Carol Es’ SHRAPNEL IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Virtual Book Tour May 6 – 31! Inside the Book Title: SHRAPNEL IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Author: Carol Es Publisher: Desert Dog Books Pages: 356 Genre: Memoir/Biography BOOK BLURB: Shrapnel in the San Fernando Valley is a guided tour through a Tilt-A-Whirl life that takes so many turns that you may find yourself looking up from the pages and wondering how the hell one person managed to fit them all into 40-odd years. And many of them are odd years indeed. From a rootless, abusive childhood and mental illness through serious
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Restless Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Romance #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michelle Bellon’s RESTLESS Virtual Book Tour May 6 – 31! Inside the Book Title: Restless Author: Michelle Bellon Publisher: Booktrope Editions Pages: 204 Genre:  Contemporary Romance BOOK BLURB: You grow up. You get married. You have a family. At least, that’s what Malea Winters believes she’s supposed to do. So why is it that every time she comes close to finding that happily ever after, she runs? When she meets Garrett Taylor, she warns him that she’s not the marrying type because history has shown that long-term relationships are not her forte. She has a tendency to leave when things
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Featured Interview: John Joseph Doody, Author of The Guild Saga Series @JohnJosephDoody #Interview

“He knew there was no sense in trying to get away, or in trying to fight with this droid. She was too fast, too strong. He had no weapon to use against her, and worst of all, he was in his underwear.” –From The Guild Saga by John Joseph Doody John Joseph Doody earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Coral Ridge University and Seminary, as well as an M.A. in Political Science from George Wythe College. His first publication was a short story, TELEPIO 690, which appeared in Sidetrekked Magazine, Issue #48. His other publications are, his first novel (actually a novella), THE WONK DECELERATOR, his second novel,
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Interview with ‘The ‘Real’ American Diet’ Author Kevin C. Alston @kcasrkev1 #interview

“IF YOU’VE BEEN dieting forever with very mixed results, then you’ve finally come to the right place. These lifestyle changes that I am recommending will be like no diet that you have ever attempted, so if you combine what I’m about to teach you with the proven methods that Dr. Joel Fuhrman teaches you in his books—Eat to Live is the best one to start off with—you will be well on your way to attaining your goal of losing the dreaded weight that you have been desperately seeking to get rid of for so long.” –From The ‘Real’ American Diet by Kevin C. Alston Born & raised in the
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Moments That Made America Virtual Book Publicity Tour #History #Nonfiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Geoff Armstrong’s MOMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA: FROM THE ICE AGE TO THE ALAMO Virtual Book Tour April 15 – May 14! Inside the Book   Title: MOMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA: FROM THE ICE AGE TO THE ALAMO Author: Geoff Armstrong Publisher: History Publishing Company Pages: 254 Genre: American History BOOK BLURB: From its geological birth during the breakup of the Pangaea supercontinent millions of years ago, through the nation-shaping key events that led to its political independence from the British superpower, and other crucial, sometimes miraculous events that worked to create the nation, Moments That Made America: From the Ice
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Featured Interview: The Brave Art of Motherhood by Rachel Marie Marting @Finding_Joy #Interview #Mom

  “One November day, I stood at my bedroom window watching as a sharp wind stripped the remaining leaves from the trees. Seeing those limbs laid bare, I felt similarly exposed. I realized I’d been lost in my own life, waiting for something to change. But I couldn’t wait any longer. So I started fighting. Reclaiming the lifeless spaces, unearthing joy in motherhood, and finding hope and purpose. No longer did I hide behind the words “When the kids are grown, I will. . . ” I changed one thing: my mind. Now my kids are happier than they have ever been. And so am I.” From The Brave
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Misfits and Supermen Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Memoir #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Steve Starger’s MISFITS AND SUPERMEN: TWO BROTHERS’ JOURNEY ALONG THE SPECTRUM Virtual Book Tour May 6 – 31! Inside the Book Title: MISFITS AND SUPERMEN: TWO BROTHERS’ JOURNEY ALONG THE SPECTRUM. Author: Steve Starger Publisher: Friesen Press Pages: 178 Genre: Memoir BOOK BLURB: The bond of brotherhood is hard to break, but a lifetime of dealing with familial expectation, bitterness, and psychological disorders can bend and warp it into something nearly unrecognizable. This story tells the tale of two brothers: Melvyn, the elder, whose amalgamation of disorders leave him completely unable to function within society; and Stephen, the younger, whose
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Fid’s Crusade Virtual Book Publicity Tour #SciFi #Fantasy #VBT @DavidHReiss

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David H. Reiss’ FID’S CRUSADE Virtual Book Tour April 22 – June 21! Inside the Book   Title: FID’S CRUSADE Author: David H. Reiss Publisher: Atian Press Pages: 365 Genre: Scifi/Contemporary Fantasy BOOK BLURB: Consumed by grief, rage, and self-loathing, a brilliant inventor rebuilt himself to take on a new identity: the powered-armor-wearing supervillain, Doctor Fid. For twenty violent years, Fid has continued his quest to punish heroes who he considers to be unworthy of their accolades, and the Doctor has left a long trail of blood and misery in his wake. After a personal tragedy, however, Doctor Fid investigates
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Guild Saga Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Fantasy #VBT @JohnJosephDoody

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John Joseph Doody’s THE GUILD SAGA Series Virtual Book Tour April 1 – May 31! Inside the Book Title: THE GUILD SAGA: THE WONK DECELERATOR (Book 1) Author: John Joseph Doody Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC Pages: 131 Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy BOOK BLURB: For Earthers dwelling in Guild space, it is a one-hundred year journey back to Earth. An unimaginable voyage, until now. When Guild commander and crack pilot, Thad Cochran boards the shuttle destined for the casinos of Timmerus, finding a way back to Earth is not on his radar. He wants the five-percent finder’s fee the Guild is offering
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Consequence of Stars Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Memoir #VBT @DavidWBerner

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David W. Berner’s THE CONSEQUENCE OF STARS Virtual Book Tour April 1 – 26! Inside the Book Title: CONSEQUENCES OF STARS: A MEMOIR Author: David W. Berner Publisher: Adelaide Books New Yotk/Lisbon Pages: 200 Genre: Memoir/Essays BOOK BLURB: THE CONSEQUENCE OF STARS is a unique and thoughtful memoir on our eternal search for home. Told in a series of essays on love, loss, travel, music, spirituality, and the joys of solitude, memoirist David W. Berner, reaches deep to discover where he belongs and ultimately where all of us belong. “Berner gives us both travelogue and memoir in living, breathing depth and
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The ‘Real’ American Diet Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Nonfiction #VBT @kcasrkev1

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kevin C. Alston’s THE ‘REAL’ AMERICAN DIET Virtual Book Tour April 1 – May 31! Inside the Book Title: THE ‘REAL’ AMERICAN DIET Author: Kevin Alston Publisher: Xlibris Publishing Pages: 48 Genre: Memoir/Nonfiction BOOK BLURB: This book is a culmination of the author’s life, but mainly the past 10 years, where personal tragedies have led him to discover more about the correlation with food, nutrition & the diseases of today, & how it affects us all. This program is an experiment of sorts, with the author using himself as the guinea pig, with positive results having been discovered, & hopefully,
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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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Featured Interview: Lee Matthew Goldberg, Author of The Desire Card @leematthewg #interview

“A shadow passed behind a tree, bigger than any animal. He propped himself up against a rock, too exhausted to move any farther, closing his eyes and waiting to die. He could see tomorrow’s headlines declaring his death as a mugging gone wrong.” –From The Desire Card by Lee Matthew Goldberg Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of SLOW DOWN and THE MENTOR (St. Martin’s Press), which was acquired by Macmillan Entertainment with the film in development. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the 2018 Prix du Polar. The first two books in a thriller series, THE DESIRE CARD and PREY NO MORE, are forthcoming
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents A Lady’s Virtue Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Regency #Romance #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you A.S. Fenichel’s A LADY’S VIRTUE Virtual Book Tour April 1 – May 31! Inside the Book Title: A LADY’S VIRTUE Author: A.S. Fenichel Publisher: Lyrical Press/Kensington Books Pages: 225 Genre: Regency Romance BOOK BLURB: Can a broken engagement ignite the spark of true love? Sylvia Dowder had almost made it to the altar when her fiancé unexpectedly became a viscount, and dropped her like a stale crumpet to make a more “suitable” match. Though Sylvia’s heart has been crushed, her spirit has not. She puts her wits and social savvy to use as a secret gossip columnist—and as the Everton
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Brave Art of Motherhood Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Self-Help #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rachel Marie Martin’s THE BRAVE ART OF MOTHERHOOD Virtual Book Tour March 15 – May 15! Inside the Book Title: THE BRAVE ART OF MOTHERHOOD Author: Rachel Marie Martin Publisher: Random House Pages: 204 Genre: Self-Help BOOK BLURB: Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a wake-up call to those of us who have found ourselves stuck in the ‘I’m just a mom’ phase of life. Yes, this book is about motherhood . . . but really, this book is about finding yourself again and following your passion WHILE being a mom.
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Drewsilla the Shelter Puppy Virtual Book Publicity Tour #children #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Karen Carew Oakes’ DREWSILLA THE SHELTER PUPPY Virtual Book Tour March 4 – April 26! Inside the Book Title: DREWSILLA THE SHELTER PUPPY Author: Karen Carew Oakes Publisher: Archway Publishing Pages: 22 Genre: Children’s Picture Book BOOK BLURB: When Drewsilla and her siblings are tiny puppies, an accident steals their mother away. A kind stranger rescues them and takes them to a shelter, where the staff works around the clock to care for the pack of newborns. Soon, her brothers and sisters begin to thrive. Drewsilla has a beautiful black coat, intelligent eyes, and ears that stand straight up. Drewsilla,
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