First Chapter: The Birr Elixir by Jo Sparkes

Title: The Birr Elixir Author: Jo Sparkes Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Sparkes Productions Language: English ISBN-10: 0985331836 ISBN-13: 978-0985331832 Purchase your copy at AMAZON. Book Synopsis: Marra had never heard of Birr Elixir. But when Drail of the Hand of Victory saw the words in an old book, she found herself agreeing to make it. Even lacking the right ingredient. And after drinking it, the Hand of Victory defeated a Skullan team, something no one had ever done before. Now Drail walked the path his grandsire had walked, and Marra was offered a place as Brista, his potions mistress. She doubted her ability, but took the chance to escape her slave-like
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First Chapter: Revived by Grace by Emma Clay

Title of Book: REVIVED BY GRACE Genre: Christian Memoir Author: Emma Clay Website: www.EmmaClay.com Publisher: Metokos Press PURCHASE REVIVED BY GRACE HERE SUMMARY: Emma Clay lived a life of rebellion, led astray by her own desires and her attraction to an indulgent life and a difficult man. This book is her memoir, telling the powerful story of her downward decline and the way God brought her back to himself through his love. Moving between personal storytelling, Biblical reflection, and political application, Revived by Grace is a book that speaks to the wounded place in all of us that can be healed only by the grace of God. FIRST CHAPTER:
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue, Authors of ‘After the Ending’

Lindsey Fairleigh lives her life with one foot in a book—as long as that book transports her to a magical world or bends the rules of science. Her novels, from post-apocalyptic to time travel and historical fantasy, always offer up a hearty dose of unreality, along with plenty of adventure and romance. When she’s not working on her next novel, Lindsey spends her time reading and trying out new recipes in the kitchen. She lives in the Napa Valley with her loving husband and confused cats. You can visit Lindsey’s blog at lindseyfairleigh.blogspot.com. Lindsey Pogue has always been a little creative. As a child she established a bug hospital
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A Heartfelt Goodbye from Morrie Richfield

In all the seven years I’ve been running Pump Up Your Book, I have never had an author personally thank us along with his street team (Hollywood publicist Charlie Barrett and more) in a video. We will miss you Morrie! Please pick up your copy of Revelation. Morrie is a terrific guy and it has been a pleasure having him with us…we will miss him! Mr. Breeze is back; so is Michael Ryan and Rover, the magical dog. MR. BREEZE fans can rejoice. REVELATION, Morrie Richfield’s much-anticipated sequel to his novel MR. BREEZE, has arrived. Readers new to the strange but inspiring tale of a super being and his
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Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations goes out the following winners: BookLady won a $25 Amazon Gift Card from the Meg the Egg Book Blast Sylvia won a copy of After the Ending by Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue Thanks to all who participated. Look for more chances to win great prizes by following our book tours.

{Book Blast} Pump Up Your Book Presents H. Peter Alesso’s Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space Book Blast – Win $100 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash

Join H. Peter Alesso, author of the sci-fi romance/space opera, Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space, as he tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 on his first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Peter will be giving away a $100 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash to one lucky reader! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form on the participating blogs below and good luck! If you would like to host Peter, please fill out the sign-up form here. ABOUT MIDSHIPMAN HENRY GALLANT IN SPACE As the last star fighter in squadron 111, Midshipman Henry Gallant is on his way from Jupiter to Mars. With the United Planets’ fleet on the
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Ancient Guardians: The Legacy of the Key Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join S.L. Morgan, author of the YA fantasy, Ancient Guardians: The Legacy of the Key (Book 1 in the Ancient Guardian series), as she tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT ANCIENT GUARDIANS: THE LEGACY OF THE KEY No matter where you are, facing your reality with passion and purpose will always lead down the path you were intended to go. While Reece Bryant is making her way through this world on her own, she is suddenly confronted with the truth of her existence, and the reality of her future. It is when she encounters two
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Traveling for Love: Searching for Self, Hoping for Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Becky Due, author of the women’s fiction, Traveling for Love: Searching for Self, Hoping for Love, as she tours the blogosphere July 1 – 26 2013 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TRAVELING FOR LOVE: SEARCHING FOR SELF, HOPING FOR LOVE Amanda’s life is suddenly turned upside down when her husband tells her he wants a divorce. She realizes she no longer knows who she is – her life revolved around her husband. At age 40, she finds herself divorced, childless, living in an apartment with a roommate, with little education and no career path. Can Amanda heal her pain and find
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Free for Kindle: ‘After the Ending’ by Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue (May 17 & 18)!

Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue’s post-apocalyptic romance novel, After the Ending, the first book in The Ending Series is FREE on Kindle May 17th and 18th. Don’t miss the chance to pick up a copy of a novel that readers are calling, “a must read,” and “a thrilling adventure.” The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with them—with the rest of the world—but I didn’t. I thought witnessing
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First Chapter: The Beloved Daughter by Alana Terry

Title of Book: THE BELOVED DAUGHTER Genre: Inspirational Fiction Author: Alana Terry Website: www.alanaterry.com Publisher: CreateSpace PURCHASE THE BELOVED DAUGHTER HERE SUMMARY: In a small North Korean village, a young girl struggles to survive. Catastrophic floods have ravaged her countryside. But it is her father’s faith, not the famine of North Hamyong Province, that most threatens Chung-Cha’s well-being. Is Chung-Cha’s father right to be such a vocal believer? Or is he a fool to bring danger on the head of his only daughter? Chung-Cha is only a girl of twelve and is too young to answer such questions. Yet she is not too young to face a life of
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{Book Blast} Pump Up Your Book Presents Colin M. Drysdale’s For Those in Peril on the Sea Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash

Join Colin M. Drysdale, author of the post-apocalyptic thriller, For Those in Peril on the Sea, as he tours the blogosphere July 1 – 5 on his first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Colin will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash to one lucky reader! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form on the participating blogs below July 1 – 5 and good luck! If you would like to host Colin, please leave a comment below or email Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com. ABOUT FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA After a six week voyage across the Atlantic, they couldn’t wait to get to
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First Chapter: When the Morning Glory Blooms by Cynthia Ruchti

Title: When the Morning Glory Blooms Author: Cynthia Ruchti Format: Paperback, ebook Length: 352 pages Publisher: Abingdon Books Purchase at AMAZON Becky rocks a baby that rocked her world. Sixty years earlier, with her fiancé Drew in the middle of the Korean Conflict, Ivy throws herself into her work at a nursing home to keep her sanity and provide for the child Drew doesn’t know is coming. Ivy cares for Anna, an elderly patient who taxes Ivy’s listening ear until the day she suspects Anna’s tall tales are not just idle ramblings. They’re Anna’s disjointed memories of a remarkable life. Finding a faint thread of hope she can’t resist
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents OCD, the Dude & Me Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lauren Roedy Vaughn, author of the contemporary humorous young adult, OCD, the Dude & Me, as she tours the blogosphere June 3 – July 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT OCD, THE DUDE & ME Seventeen-year-old Danielle Levine is your typical high school teenager – if you count having OCD and ADHD as typical. Danielle’s “special” conditions lead her to a school for students with learning disabilities, and, even here, she struggles to fit in. How Danielle navigates her status as a “learning-challenged” teen pariah is told, with equal parts pain and hilarity, in Lauren Roedy Vaughn’s debut Young Adult
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First Chapter: The Spellcaster’s Grimoire by Mark All

Bestselling witchcraft author Trish Sinclair has a shameful secret: she’s a lousy spellcaster, and the spells in her books belong to others. So when a dying warlock entrusts her with an ancient and powerful grimoire, she runs for her life from his murderer, psychotic witch Kate Cavanaugh. Kate pursues Trish relentlessly to obtain the grimoire, which holds spells to command the fearsome power of a magic crystal hidden in town—and Kate is determined to have that power. When the town coven refuses to help Trish protect the grimoire, she is forced to turn to cynical warlock Aidan McCarthy, who has a secret agenda of his own, and Rain Devereaux,
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PUBLISHING RESOURCES: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Val Stasik

PUBLISHING RESOURCES: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly By Val Stasik, author of INCIDENTAL DAUGHTER Here are some resources to help writers navigate the often stormy waters of publishing: Book Production Mark Levine’s blog has a lot of good advice and warnings, especially for those who are self-publishing. http://www.publishingrevolution.com. Preditors & Editors helps writers avoid fraudulent or questionable publishing outfits. http://www.pred-ed.com. Writers Beware Blog exposes scammers and questionable activities in the publishing business. http://www.accrispin.blogspot.com. Your local writing association. Agents, Publishers and Queries, a free site recommended by a fellow writer, provides a database of literary agents and publishers along with valuable statistical information about these agents and publishers.
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Robert Henry to appear on Blog Talk Radio’s A Book and a Chat Tuesday, May 7 6:30 p.m. (call ins welcome!)

Robert Henry, author of Age Re-Defined, will be appearing on Blog Talk Radio’s A Book and a Chat with host Barry Eva on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. eastern. Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/across-the-pond/2013/05/07/abook-and-a-chat-with-robert-f-henry. Call ins welcome! Robert is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Certified Personal Trainer, a Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition, and a Certified Wellness Coach. His awareness of fitness and nutrition began at the age of 29. When Robert first started to exercise, it was mostly for the purpose of increasing body weight through the addition of lean muscle mass. However, more than 20 years later, at the age of 52, after years of being lean
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First Chapter: Search for the Last Realm by Kraig Dafoe

Title of Book: SEARCH FOR THE LAST REALM Genre: Fantasy/Adventure Author: Kraig Dafoe Website: www.KraigDafoeBooks.com Publisher: CreateSpace PURCHASE SEARCH FOR THE LAST REALM HERE SUMMARY: Search for the Lost Realm is an epic journey in which a young man named Varan wants to find a power which has been missing from the world of Kantania for thousands of years. Varan sets out but soon discovers his true mission is to save the worlds creator from a spiritual bond placed upon him by the powerful demon, Eldrok. From demons to dragons and sorcerers to soldiers, battles erupt and Varan must hurry or the world could be lost to darkness forever.
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First Chapter: Age Re-Defined by Robert Henry

Title of Book: AGE RE-DEFINED Genre: Health/Fitness Author: Robert Henry Website: www.roberthenryfitness.com Publisher: Publish Green PURCHASE AT AMAZON SUMMARY: Your state of health, how you feel, and how you look are more within your control than you think – even in your forties and fifties (and beyond). This book addresses exercise, fitness, nutrition, wellness, and the mind-body connection. Its purpose is not to promote a particular exercise program or a particular diet plan – although its coverage of exercise, fitness, and nutrition is extensive – but rather to inform, educate, and motivate the reader on the importance of being proactive in one’s own health, fitness, and wellness. Even if
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First Chapter: A List of Offences by Dilruba Z. Ara

Title of Book: A LIST OF OFFENCES Genre: Women’s Fiction Author: Dilruba Z. Ara Website: www.dilrubazara.com Publisher: CreateSpace PURCHASE A LIST OF OFFENCES HERE SUMMARY: Daria, the heroine of the book is born under unusual circumstances that cause the people of her small village to gossip; yet as she grows she becomes an intelligent, sensitive and spiritual beauty that one feels is destined for a perfect life. After a flood, a boy is found on the bank of her river. Daria’s parents adopt the boy, and Daria befriends him. As they grow Daria begins to inhabit Mizan’s dreams and thoughts, but a sudden meeting with anglophile Ali Baba brings
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First Chapter: Terminus by Joshua Graham

Title of Book: TERMINUS Genre: Paranormal Suspense Author: Joshua Graham Website: www.joshua-graham.com Publisher: Redhaven Books PURCHASE TERMINUS HERE SUMMARY: How far must an angel fall to find his destiny? Having witnessed one too many senseless deaths, Nikolai, a disillusioned Reaper 3rd Class, resigns his commission with the Angel Forces after a tedious century of gathering souls. Immediately, another division recruits him with the promise of a more rewarding career, and issues his initial assignments: To bring down a few very dangerous threats to the human race. In the process, Nikolai falls in love with one of his targets—Hope Matheson, a woman who will lead thousands astray. Caught between conflicting
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Pump Up Your Book Presents San Francisco Secrets Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Greg Messel, author of the mystery/historical romance, San Francisco Secrets, as he tours the blogosphere June 3 – July 26 2013 on his fifth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO SECRETS Noted novelist and newspaper editor Edgar Watson Howe once said. “A man who can keep a secret may be wise but he is not half as wise as a man with no secrets to keep” As the spring of 1958 arrives in San Francisco, it seems that baseball player turned private eye, Sam Slater and his fiancée, TWA stewardess Amelia Ryan, are surrounded by people who have secrets. A prominent doctor, John
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Fulton Incident Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Jordan Ekeroth, author of the suspense, The Fulton Incident, as he tours the blogosphere June 3 – 28 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT THE FULTON INCIDENT International intrigue rooted in a secret history. Mysterious and unlikely allies. The memory of a lost love. A race against time. Josh Fulton is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame after catching a charismatic leader in an act of infidelity. But when he finds himself alone and hunted through the dark streets of a foreign city, he is forced to face the truth that he has found himself embroiled in a far deeper conspiracy
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Birr Elixir Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Jo Sparkes, author of the fantasy, The Birr Elixir, as he tours the blogosphere June 3 – 28 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT THE BIRR ELIXIR Marra had never heard of Birr Elixir. But when Drail of the Hand of Victory saw the words in an old book, she found herself agreeing to make it. Even lacking the right ingredient. And after drinking it, the Hand of Victory defeated a Skullan team, something no one had ever done before. Now Drail walked the path his grandsire had walked, and Marra was offered a place as Brista, his potions mistress. She
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon Gift Card

Join Lou Poumakis, author of religion/Bible/theology book, Faith on Earth?, as he tours the blogosphere June 3 – 28, 2013 on his first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Lou will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below once the Book Blast starts. Good luck! ————————————————– ABOUT THE BOOK “Shall He find faith on the earth?” is a question Christians must answer for they will decide the matter. Believers today have yet to appreciate the magnitude of the responsibility God has placed on their shoulders. You may be surprised and challenged as Lou Poumakis sets forth the eternal significance of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Revived by Grace Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Emma Clay, author of the Christian memoir, Revived by Grace, as he tours the blogosphere May 6 – June 28 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SURVIVED BY GRACE Emma Clay lived a life of rebellion, led astray by her own desires and her attraction to an indulgent life and a difficult man. This book is her memoir, telling the powerful story of her downward decline and the way God brought her back to himself through his love. Moving between personal storytelling, Biblical reflection, and political application, Revived by Grace is a book that speaks to the wounded place in all
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A List of Offences Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Dilruba Z. Ara, author of the women’s fiction, A List of Offences, as she tours the blogosphere May 6 – July 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT A LIST OF OFFENCES Daria, the heroine of the book is born under unusual circumstances that cause the people of her small village to gossip; yet as she grows she becomes an intelligent, sensitive and spiritual beauty that one feels is destined for a perfect life. After a flood, a boy is found on the bank of her river. Daria’s parents adopt the boy, and Daria befriends him. As they grow Daria begins
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Calling All Bloggers to Participate in Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast! This event will take place June 3 – 28, 2013 2013 . Lou will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About Faith
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Pump Up Your Book Presents When the Morning Glory Blooms Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Cynthia Ruchti, author of the Christian fiction, When the Morning Glory Blooms, as she tours the blogosphere May 6 – 31 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WHEN THE MORNING GLORY BLOOMS Becky rocks a baby that rocked her world. Sixty years earlier, with her fiancé Drew in the middle of the Korean Conflict, Ivy throws herself into her work at a nursing home to keep her sanity and provide for the child Drew doesn’t know is coming. Ivy cares for Anna, an elderly patient who taxes Ivy’s listening ear until the day she suspects Anna’s tall tales are not just
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Magic’s Daughter & Dancing in the Flame Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Ann Gimpel, author of the spicy paranormal romances, Magic’s Daughter and Dancing in the Flame, as she tours the blogosphere May 6 – 31 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MAGIC’S DAUGHTER Destined to be surrounded by magic yet have none of her own, Cassie walks a thin line between love and danger. Her mother is dying and her boyfriend has turned into something which terrifies her. By the time she wakes up to the danger she’s in, it’s nearly too late. Cassie’s friend Jeremy warns her about her scumbag boyfriend, but she’s not listening. Deeply disturbing events unfold. Her life hangs
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Narcotic Nation Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Scarlett Savage, author of the fantasy, Narcotic Nation, as she tours the blogosphere May 6 – 31 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT NARCOTIC NATION It’s present-day America, but in which all Narcotics were legalized fifteen years ago with the advent of the Freedman Bill (the formal name for the Legalization). While there is finally plenty of money to pay police, teachers, firemen, and other public workers, and no one in the country is without food, shelter, or insurance, the government now utilizes methods designed to keep usage within a safe parameter…violating many Constitutional rights in the process. The country is torn
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