{Memoir} Closet Full of Coke Blog Tour Sign-Up

Indra Sena will be touring February 3 – 28 with her memoir, Closet Full of Coke. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest posts, first chapter reveals and book spotlights. Deadline to sign up is January 31. Please note this book is only available in ebook format for review. If you would like to host this tour, please fill out the form below. Thank you! Closet Full of Coke Description: Narrated by the teenage girl who lived it, Closet Full of Coke tells the true story of how a New York suburban fifteen-year-old girl’s savvy and wit helps turn the small-time drug business of Armando, a Colombian drug dealer,
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Dreamer Virtual Book Publicity Tour

    Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Phillip L. Davidson’s Dreamer virtual book tour January 13 – 24! ABOUT DREAMER Title: Dreamer Genre: Faith-based military thriller Author: Phillip L. Davidson Publisher: Phillip L. Davidson; 2 edition (September 4, 2013) Pages: 383 Language: English Format: Paperback and eBook   Is the Dreamer good or evil? As war looms between Britain and Argentina over the barren Falkland Islands, Major David Elliott is having nightmares. Long ago, in a dark jungle near Cambodia, he failed to do his duty. That duty was to execute a member of his team. David’s weakness eventually led to his team’s capture. Tortured by the
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{Paranormal Romance} A Hunter’s Passion Blog Tour Sign Up

Gwen Knight will be touring February 3 – 28 with her paranormal romance, A Hunter’s Passion. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest posts, and book spotlights. Deadline to sign up is January 31. Please note this book is only available in ebook format for review. If you would like to host this tour, please fill out the form below. Thank you! A Hunter’s Passion Description: Ryker Bennett has dedicated his life to hunting down—and eliminating—creatures of the dark. But his latest assignment has him questioning everything he’s ever believed in. Jenna Sinclair may be a witch, but she’s also the only woman Ryker has ever loved Jenna thought
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents The Cloud Seeders Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you James Zerndt’s The Cloud Seeders virtual book tour January 6 – 31! ABOUT THE CLOUD SEEDERS Title: The Cloud Seeders Genre: Young Adult/Teen/ Dystopian/ Science Fiction Author: James Zerndt Publisher: James Zerndt Pages: 268 Language: English Format: Paperback, Kindle Serve Your Country, Conserve Your Water, Observe Your Neighbor This is the slogan of the Sustainability Unit and of a country gone eco-hysterical. After nearly twelve months without rain and the hinges of the world barely still oiled, Thomas and his younger brother, Dustin, set out across a drought-ridden landscape in search of answers. What they discover along the way will
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Maisy and the Missing Mice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Elizabeth Woodrum’s Maisy and the Missing Mice virtual book tour January 6 – 31! ABOUT MAISY AND THE MISSING MICE Title: Maisy and the Missing Mice Genre: Children’s Mystery Fiction Author: Elizabeth Woodrum Publisher: Elizabeth Woodrum Pages: 70 Language: English Format: Paperback & eBook Maisy Sawyer is not your average fourth grade student. She is a detective with a special skill for solving mysteries. She loves black and white mystery movies, cherry lollipops, and her dog, Reesie. When a thief known as The Black Boot steals the school’s mascots and her lollipops, Maisy sets out to solve the case. Can
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{Contemporary Romance} One Exquisite Night in Paris Blog Tour Sign-Up

Andre Phillip-Hautecoeur will be touring February 3 – 28 with his contemporary romance, One Exquisite Night in Paris.  We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest posts, and book spotlights. Deadline to sign up is January 31. If you would like to host this tour, please fill out the form below. Thank you! Thanks to all who signed up!  We’re full! One Exquisite Night in Paris Description: What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever done? Take a moment, close both eyes, summon your most exaggerated fantasy, and multiply by 1000. Feel the extraordinary moment for a minute…then multiply it all by 1000 again. That’s this story. It’s your story too.
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{Women’s Fiction with an Attitude} Layers of Veronica Blog Tour Sign-Up

Emilia Rutigliano will be touring January 6 – March 28 with her women’s fiction with an attitude series, Layers of Veronica. The first three books in the Layers of Veronica series are Napoleon, Fairytale and Petals. We are looking for reviews (Napoleon only), interviews, guest posts, and book spotlights. Deadline to sign up is February 28. If you would like to host this tour, please fill out the form below. Thank you! Napoleon Description: They say that when a student is ready, a teacher appears. What they don’t say is where to register, and how to matriculate in that teacher’s class. That is a divine gift. Veronica had it
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{Autobiography} Past Medical History Book Tour Sign-Ups

Don Stewart will be touring February 3 – 28 with his autobiography, Past Medical History:Recollections of a Medical Miscreant. We are looking for reviews (paperback), interviews, guest posts, and book spotlights.  Deadline to sign up is January 28. If you would like to host this tour, please fill out the form below.  Thank you! Book Description: Past Medical History is a compilation of short stories chronicling the life of Dr. Don Stewart, who grew up with the singular goal of becoming a physician, then quit the day he earned his medical license to make a life and a living as an artist. It’s The Devil Wears Prada meets The
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Who’s on #BlogTour Today? WHITE ROGUE Visits Queen of All She Reads

Who’s on tour today? Dr. David R. Fett, Stephen Langford & Connie Malcolm, authors of the spy fiction, WHITE ROGUE, will be stopping off at Queen of All She Reads as part of their virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WHITE ROGUE Cold War era biological experiments are resurrected and after Boston experiences a seemingly inexplicable bio-terrorist attack, the Center for Disease Control’s Dr. Davie Richards and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Paula Mushari once again join forces to uncover who is behind it. An obscure reference to a Dresden project found amid crash site evidence marks them both for execution. Paula and Dave are
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Giveaway Winners Announced!

    Congratulations go out to Vennie M. and Heather M., winners in some of our November giveaways. Vennie picked up a set of 2 Little Shepherd mugs from author and Pump Up Staff member Cheryl Malandrinos’ book tour. Heather is the lucky recipient of a $25 Amazon gift card from Kim Hilton’s Closet Words book blast. The winners have been notified and have 72 hours to claim their prizes. Thanks to all who participated. Find more chances to win great prizes by following our tours each month.


Who’s on #BlogTour Today? WHITE ROGUE Visits Tales of a Book Addict

Who’s on tour today? Dr. David R. Fett, Stephen Langford & Connie Malcolm, authors of the spy fiction, WHITE ROGUE, will be stopping off at Tales of a Book Addict as part of their virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WHITE ROGUE Cold War era biological experiments are resurrected and after Boston experiences a seemingly inexplicable bio-terrorist attack, the Center for Disease Control’s Dr. Davie Richards and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Paula Mushari once again join forces to uncover who is behind it. An obscure reference to a Dresden project found amid crash site evidence marks them both for execution. Paula and Dave are
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You are invited to Kaylin McFarren’s Facebook Party Tuesday, Dec 3 & Win Prizes!

Kaylin McFarren, author of Buried Threads, will be having a Facebook party! Here are the details: Who – Kaylin McFarren Where – https://www.facebook.com/events/333561310121127/ When – Tuesday, December 3, 2:00pm until 5:00pm in PST Lots of prizes to be given away just by attending! ABOUT KAYLIN MCFARREN Kaylin McFarren is a California native who has enjoyed traveling around the world. She previously worked as director for a fine art gallery, where she helped foster the careers of various artists before feeling the urge to satisfy her won creative impulses. Since launching her writing career, McFarren has earned more than a dozen literary awards in addition to a finalist spot in
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Who’s on #BlogTour Today? WHITE ROGUE VISITS THE WRITER’S LIFE

Who’s on tour today? Dr. David R. Fett, Stephen Langford & Connie Malcolm, authors of the spy fiction, WHITE ROGUE, will be stopping off at The Writer’s Life as part of their virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WHITE ROGUE Cold War era biological experiments are resurrected and after Boston experiences a seemingly inexplicable bio-terrorist attack, the Center for Disease Control’s Dr. Davie Richards and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Paula Mushari once again join forces to uncover who is behind it. An obscure reference to a Dresden project found amid crash site evidence marks them both for execution. Paula and Dave are forced to
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PUYB Virtual Book Club Q&A ‘SAVING JACKIE K’ LDC Fitzgerald + Book Giveaway!

LDC Fitzgerald, author of the historical fiction SAVING JACKIE K is over at PUYB Virtual Book Club today to talk about her new book and and have a book giveaway! One lucky person who leaves a question or comments will win a free copy. The contest will begin today and end on Dec 6. Good luck! CLICK HERE TO TALK TO LDC! More about LDC Fitzgerald: L.D.C. Fitzgerald is the author of SAVING JACKIE K, a thrilling adventure to rescue the First Lady. In writing a story with an unexpected twist on the Kennedy Conspiracy, Fitzgerald relentlessly researched the facts regarding the JFK assassination, and wove them into a
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  • December 2, 2013
  • Featured, First Chapters
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First Chapter: The Black Song Inside by Carlyle Clark

Title: The Black Song Inside Author: Carlyle Clark Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Pages: 435 Language: English Genre: Mystery/Thriller Format: Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook Purchase at AMAZON Atticus Wynn and Rosemary Sanchez, newly engaged private investigators, have seen the dark and violent side of life. Nothing, though, has prepared them for an explosive murder investigation that threatens to tear their relationship apart as they struggle to solve a case that could leave them in prison or dead. Atticus’s manipulative ex-girlfriend bursts back into their lives wielding a secret about Rosemary’s family that she exploits to force the couple into investigating the execution-style slaying of her lover. The case thrusts Atticus and
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First Chapter: The Flight of the Griffin by C.M. Gray

Title: The Flight of the Griffin Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Author: C.M. Gray Publisher: C.M. Gray Pages: 219 Language: English ISBN: 9781471750359 Purchase at AMAZON The Kingdom is dying… The Darkness is coming… the balance between Order and Chaos is rapidly shifting and the world is falling towards evil and horror, and all misery that Chaos will bring. But there is hope… Pardigan’s had enough, he’s only 12, but he’s breaking into the home of one of Freya’s richest merchants… and he’s doing it tonight… A burglary that will change their lives forever sets four friends upon a quest, a race against time, to locate three magical objects and
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Happy Thanksgiving from Pump Up Your Book!

Dear Friends, Authors and Bloggers, We at Pump Up Your Book want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!  May today bring joy to your heart as you sit around around the table with your friends and loved ones sharing memories and love.  We would like to personally thank the authors who have trusted us to with their books and our kind and hard working tour hosts who take time out from their already hectic day to review these books or host the authors in another way.  Thanksgiving is a time for thankfulness and what better time to let all our friends, co-workers, clients and hosting team know
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  • November 27, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Wifey Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Fey Ugokwe’s Wifey virtual book tour December 2 – 27! ABOUT WIFEY Title: Wifey Author: Fey Ugokwe Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Pink Purse International Pages: 154 Language: English ISBN-10: 0615764908 ISBN-13: 978-0615764900 Purchase at AMAZON When life as a curiously paired, young married couple in California–in the midst of a growing state and national economic crisis–becomes literally unworkable, Rodney, an earnestly toiling, playboy of a husband, unilaterally determines that he and P.V., his ambitious but naive, exotic wife, should relocate to Texas. So P.V., a struggling sophomore realtor and avid foodie, and Rodney, a newly unemployed marketer and sports addict,
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{Who’s on #BlogTour Today?} WHITE ROGUE VISITS THE READING CAT

Who’s on tour today? Dr. David R. Fett, Stephen Langford & Connie Malcolm, authors of the spy fiction, WHITE ROGUE, will be stopping off at The Reading Cat for Day 12 of their virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. ABOUT WHITE ROGUE Cold War era biological experiments are resurrected and after Boston experiences a seemingly inexplicable bio-terrorist attack, the Center for Disease Control’s Dr. Davie Richards and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Paula Mushari once again join forces to uncover who is behind it. An obscure reference to a Dresden project found amid crash site evidence marks them both for execution. Paula and Dave are forced
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{Featured Author} Greta Bondieumaitre, author of ‘Til I Find You’

Greta Bondieumaitre is from St. Lucia, a small but lively island in the Caribbean. She started writing love stories between classes in high school to amuse her friends at lunch time. Ten years later, she published her first novel, “Her Heart’s Desire”. She later published, “Play Me A Love Song” and recently, “‘Til I Find You“. She describes writing during her post-high school years as, “self therapy”. Visit her blog at www.gretabondieumaitre.blogspot.com. Twitter: www.twitter.com/greta_bondy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greta.bondy?ref=tn_tnmn Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23511874-greta-bondy About the Book No one knows how bumpy the road to love is more than Tisha Cole. After years of excruciatingly embarrassing dates, the 25-year-old receptionist is ready to hand in
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  • November 17, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents The Flight of the Griffin Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you C.M. Gray’s The Flight of the Griffin virtual book tour December 2 – 27! ABOUT THE FLIGHT OF THE GRIFFIN Title: The Flight of the Griffin Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Author: C.M. Gray Publisher: C.M. Gray Pages: 219 Language: English ISBN: 9781471750359 The Kingdom is dying… The Darkness is coming… the balance between Order and Chaos is rapidly shifting and the world is falling towards evil and horror, and all misery that Chaos will bring. But there is hope… Pardigan’s had enough, he’s only 12, but he’s breaking into the home of one of Freya’s richest merchants… and he’s doing
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Chick Lit Author Greta Bondieumaitre

Greta Bondieumaitre is from St. Lucia, a small but lively island in the Caribbean. She started writing love stories between classes in high school to amuse her friends at lunch time. Ten years later, she published her first novel, “Her Heart’s Desire”. She later published, “Play Me A Love Song” and recently, “‘Til I Find You“. She describes writing during her post-high school years as, “self therapy”. Visit her blog at www.gretabondieumaitre.blogspot.com. About the Book: No one knows how bumpy the road to love is more than Tisha Cole. After years of excruciatingly embarrassing dates, the 25-year-old receptionist is ready to hand in her dating license, but her cynical
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First Chapter: External Forces by Deborah Rix

Title: External Forces Author: Deborah Rix Publisher: Dime Store Books Pages: 268 Language: English Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Format: eBook Purchase at AMAZON Treason, betrayal, and heartbreak. A lot can happen to a girl between her first kiss and her first kill. It’s 100 years since the Genetic Integrity Act was passed and America closed its borders to prevent genetic contamination. Now only the enemy, dysgenic Deviants, remain beyond the heavily guarded border. The Department of Evolution carefully guides the creation of each generation and deviations from the divine plan are not permitted. When 16-year-old Jess begins to show signs of deviance she enlists in the Special Forces,
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{Who’s on Blog Tour Today?} WHITE ROGUE VISITS THE BOOK CONNECTION

Who’s on tour today? Dr. David R. Fett, Stephen Langford & Connie Malcolm, authors of the spy fiction, WHITE ROGUE, will be stopping off at The Book Connection for Day 9 of their virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. ABOUT WHITE ROGUE Cold War era biological experiments are resurrected and after Boston experiences a seemingly inexplicable bio-terrorist attack, the Center for Disease Control’s Dr. Davie Richards and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Paula Mushari once again join forces to uncover who is behind it. An obscure reference to a Dresden project found amid crash site evidence marks them both for execution. Paula and Dave are forced
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The Greatest Benefit of Virtual Book Tours

I’ve been promoting authors’ books with virtual book tours (VBTs) since 2007. I could share numerous benefits of VBTs: promoting a book from the comfort of your own home, the vast audience they reach, and their longevity (I can type the author’s name and book title from one of my first clients into Google and still see results from her virtual book tour.). I might even discuss two detailed articles I wrote on why VBTs work and how to judge your VBT’s success from my own experience promoting Little Shepherd when it first came out. But I’m not going to talk about any of that. Why? Because that’s not
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  • November 13, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Awakened Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Laura V. Hilton’s Awakened Love virtual book tour December 2 – 27! ABOUT AWAKENED LOVE Title: Awakened Love Genre: Amish Contemporary Romance Author: Laura V. Hilton Publisher:  Whitaker House Pages: 288 Language: English ISBN: 978-1603745086 Format: Paperback, Kindle Katie Detweiler grew up Amish, never knowing she was adopted as an infant. Now an adult, her new job as cook at an Amish bed and breakfast doesn’t bring about the euphoria she hoped for. Just as she’s getting her menu perfected, the Englisch family and severely ill sister she never knew existed enter her life and strain her Amish relationships. Plus,
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PUYB Virtual Book Club Q&A ‘Buried Threads’ Kaylin McFarren + Book Giveaway!

Kaylin McFarren, author of the erotic suspense romance BURIED THREADS is over at PUYB Virtual Book Club today to talk about her new book and and have a book giveaway! One lucky person who leaves a question or comments will win a free copy. The contest will begin today and end on Monday, November 15. Good luck! CLICK HERE TO TALK TO KAYLIN! More about Kaylin McFarren: Kaylin McFarren is a California native who has enjoyed traveling around the world. She previously worked as director for a fine art gallery, where she helped foster the careers of various artists before feeling the urge to satisfy her won creative impulses.
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents First Position Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Prescott Lane’s First Position virtual book tour December 2 – 27! ABOUT FIRST POSITION Title: First Position Genre: Contemporary Romance Author: Prescott Lane Publisher: Prescott Lane Pages: 283 Language: English Format: eBook Emory faces life’s challenges at the one place that never failed her, the ballet barre. But even the barre can’t steady her when fate brings her face-to-face with her old college flame, Mason, who’s hoping to return to the NFL after a career-threatening injury. Before they can surrender to their sexual desires and find salvation in each other’s arms, they need to come to terms with their past.
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Christopher Cloud Author of Voices of the Locusts

About Voices of the Locusts   Sixteen-year old Jack O’Brien has never known the bittersweet stint of love, and romance is the farthest thing from his mind as he and his family arrives at a remote U.S. Air Force outpost in Japan where Jack’s father is base commander. The year is 1948. Jack’s life changes after a chance encounter with Fujiko Kobaysi, a beautiful and enchanting 17-year-old Japanese girl. Jack is immediately smitten. Fujiko’s traditional parents are overly protective and monitor her every move, and Jack and Fujiko meet secretly at her garden, located some distance from her village. There is a good reason why Fujiko’s parents are so
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Sarah Renée, Author of The Saderia Series

Sarah Renée has loved writing from an early age. She has been writing short stories since the age of 4, and at the age of 10, she came up with the idea for The Tiger Princess. She wrote the novel when she was 12. She is fascinated with wild animals and the wild world outside her home, and has an obvious great love of tigers. She enjoys spending time with her cats, reading, drawing, and playing her violin when she is not writing. In her free time, she is constantly daydreaming about her many characters, creating new ones, and coming up with interesting adventure story ideas. She is now
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