• January 3, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Unspeakable Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC & Free Books!

Join Tessa Stockton, author of the Christian suspense/thriller, The Unspeakable, as she tours the blogosphere January 14 – February 15 on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Tessa will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC, one autographed copy of her book, The Unspeakable, and one autographed copy of her other book, The Unforgivable! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below and good luck! ————————————————–   ABOUT TESSA STOCKTON A veteran of the performing arts and worldwide missions, Tessa Stockton also contributed as a writer/editor for ministry publications, ghostwriter for political content, and headed a column on the topic of forgiveness. Today she writes novels
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  • January 3, 2013
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A Chat with ‘French Illusions’ Linda Kovic-Skow + Kindle Fire HD Giveaway!

Linda Kovic-Skow resides in Kirkland, Washington. She earned an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting in 1978 from North Seattle Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1985. She has been married for 27 years and has two daughters. An enthusiastic traveler, Linda also enjoys boating, gardening and socializing with friends. French Illusions, her debut memoir, is the culmination of a three-year project. You can visit her website at www.lindakovicskow.com. ———— INTERVIEW ———– Thank you for this interview, Linda! Can you tell us why you wrote French Illusions? About four years ago, after my husband and I dropped our youngest daughter off at
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  • December 27, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Cry of Eagles Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Stefan Vucak, author of the political thriller, Cry of Eagles, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – 31 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT STEFAN VUCAK Stefan Vucak is an award-winning author of seven techno sci-fi novels, including With Shadow and Thunder which was a 2002 EPPIE finalist. His Shadow Gods Saga books have been highly acclaimed by critics. His recent release, Cry of Eagles, won the coveted 2011 Readers Favorite silver medal award. Stefan leveraged a successful career in the Information Technology industry and applied that discipline to create realistic, highly believable storylines for his books. Born in Croatia,
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  • December 27, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Greeks of Beaubien Street Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Suzanne Jenkins, author of the contemporary women’s fiction, The Greeks of Beaubien Street, as she tours the blogosphere January 2 – March 29 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Greeks of Beaubien Street Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of a $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash giveaway. See details further down on how you can win! ABOUT SUZANNE JENKINS Suzanne Jenkins is the author of the Pam of Babylon Series. The Greeks of Beaubien Street is a new series about a Greek homicide detective who grew up above the family grocery store in Greektown, Detroit. Jenkins has fond memories of growing
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  • December 26, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Saving Grace Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win Kindle Fire HD!

Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins, author of the mystery/women’s fiction, Saving Grace, as she tours the blogosphere January 2 – March 29 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  This tour is part of a huge Kindle Fire HD Giveaway.  If interested in signing up for a review, interview, guest post spot, book spotlight or book trailer reveal, please leave us your Twitter or Facebook link on the form below. ——————————————————————–   ABOUT PAMELA FAGAN HUTCHINS Pamela Fagan Hutchins writes award-winning mysterious women’s fiction and relationship humor books, and holds nothing back.  She is known for “having it all” which really means she has a
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday from Pump Up Your Book!


  • December 13, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Christmas Kindness Book Blast – $25 Amazon GC + Free Books

Join C.C. Gevry, author of the children’s book, A Christmas Kindness, as she tours the blogosphere December 17th on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book!  Cheryl will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC, one autographed copy of A Christmas Kindness (as soon as available), and one autographed copy of Little Shepherd.  To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below starting on December 17th. Good luck! About C.C. Gevry Cheryl Malandrinos, writing as C. C. Gevry, is a children’s author and editor. She is a member of SCBWI. A Christmas Kindness is her first book with 4RV Publishing. Visit her online at http://ccgevry.com. Follow Cheryl on Facebook at:
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  • December 8, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Plague Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, author of the thriller, Plague, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – February 28 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————— ABOUT H.W. “BUZZ” BERNARD H. W. “Buzz” Bernard is a writer and retired meteorologist.  His debut novel, Eyewall, which one reviewer called a “perfect summer read,” was released in May 2011 and went on to become a best-seller in Amazon’s Kindle Store. His second novel, Plague, came out in September 2012. He’s currently at work on his third novel, Supercell. Before retiring, Buzz worked at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, as a senior meteorologist for 13
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Reconstructing Jackson Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Holly Bush, author of the historical romance, Reconstructing Jackson, as she tours the blogosphere January 2 – 25 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT HOLLY BUSH Holly Bush was born in western Pennsylvania to two avid readers. There was not a room in her home that did not hold a full bookcase. She worked in the hospitality industry, owning a restaurant for twenty years and recently worked as the sales and marketing director in the hospitality/tourism industry and is credited with building traffic to capacity for a local farm tour, bringing guests from twenty-two states, booked two years out. Holly has
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Calling all bloggers to participate in C.C. Gevry’s A Christmas Kindness Book Blast!

We are recruiting bloggers to participate in C.C. Gevry’s A Christmas Kindness Book Blast!  This event will take place on December 17th.  We need at least 30 bloggers, but are aiming at 50 or more.  Cheryl will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate (payable by Amazon or Paypal), an autographed copy of A Christmas Kindness once it is released, and a copy of Cheryl’s first book, Little Shepherd. 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 where you will receive everything ahead of time to copy and paste into your blog on the
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Calling all bloggers to participate in Tessa Stockton’s The Unspeakable Book Blast!

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Tessa Stockton’s Christian suspense/thriller The Unspeakable Book Blast! This event will take place January 14 – February 15. We need at least 30 bloggers but are aiming for 50. Tessa will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate (payable by Amazon or Paypal) and one autographed paperback, The Unspeakable.  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 I will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting
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  • November 28, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Executive Command Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Gary Grossman, author of the political thriller, Executive Command, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – February 28 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  Executive Command Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your very own!   ABOUT EXECUTIVE COMMAND The clock is ticking down to an attack on America’s most vulnerable natural resource: Water. Our nation’s water resources are high on terrorist target lists, but low on America’s consciousness. Water sources are largely unprotected, providing open access to any enemy with chemicals and biotoxins.
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  • November 25, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lucas Trent 3: Grand Theft Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Richard Blunt, author of the YA fiction, Lucas Trent 3: Grand Theft Magic, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 2012 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Lucas Trent 3: Grand Theft Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own!   ABOUT RICHARD BLUNT   Publishing under a pen name to keep his personal life separate from his writing life, Richard Blunt was raised in the heart of Europe, in a nation where English is not the native language. Like his
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  • November 25, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Absolute Obstruction Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join C. Elizabeth, author of the romantic suspense, Absolute Obstruction, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – January 11 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT C. ELIZABETH C. Elizabeth lives in St. Albert,  Alberta, Canada and during her short writing career she’s learned a lot about herself, sometimes to the point that she wonders how the heck she got this far in life and know so little about herself. For the majority of her life she dabbled in many things, such as drawing, photography, sewing, only to find that after a while, she would lose interest, but writing is a different story — it found
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  • November 24, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents French Illusions Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Linda Kovic-Skow, author of the memoir, French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The French Illusions Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT LINDA KOVIC-SKOW Linda Kovic-Skow resides in Kirkland, Washington. She earned an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting in 1978 from North Seattle Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1985. She has
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join J.W. Nicklaus, author of the fiction drama, The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 – 14 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT J.W. NICKLAUS J.W. Nicklaus attests to living somewhere between the city closest to the Sun and upon the precipice of Hell—but the winters are mild in Arizona. An avid reader and peerless amateur philosopher, he is “DNA and energy. I am cellular and soulful. I am shadow and light. I am carbon and water . . . and I am stardust. As are we all.” His singular ambition is simple: to leave the world a
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  • November 23, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Vampire of Macondo Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Deborah Dupre, author of the nonfiction, Vampire of Macondo: Life, crimes and curses in south Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico that powerful forces do not want you to know, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Vampire of Macondo Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge $100 Visa Card giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ———————————————–   ABOUT DEBORAH DUPRE   New Orleans native Deborah Dupré reports censored human rights news stories. With Science and Ed. Specialist Grad Degrees from U.S. and Australian
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Happy Thanksgiving!

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 20, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shuffle Up and Deal Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Susan DiPlacido, author of the erotica romance/romantic comedy, Shuffle Up and Deal, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Shuffle Up and Deal Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT SUSAN DIPLACIDO Susan DiPlacido is the author of 24/7, Trattoria, Mutual Holdings, House Money, Lady Luck, Shuffle Up and Deal, and American Cool. Trattoria was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Small Press Romance 2005, and her short story, “I,
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Calling all bloggers to participate in Suzanne Jenkins’ The Greeks of Beaubien Street Blog Tour + $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Suzanne Jenkins’ women’s fiction The Greeks of Beaubien Street Book Tour/$100 Amazon GC Promotional Giveaway! This event will take place between January 2 and March 29. We are looking for at least 10 more bloggers who would be willing to review her book, interview her, have her write a guest post for you, post a book trailer reveal or just a plain and simple book spotlight. All bloggers will be included in the Rafflecopter form which means more Twitter or Facebook fans for you and you also will are eligible to win the $100 Amazon Gift Card as well. To sign up,
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Pump Up Your Book Chats With Kelly Preston author of Real Dogs Don’t Whisper

Kelly Preston is, first and foremost, an animal lover. Raised on a ten-acre property in a small town in Pennsylvania, she grew up with horses, rabbits, and – of course – dogs. When she left home after college, she acquired Gizmo, an irresistible Lhasa Apso that started her on a journey full of joys and sorrows, hopes and tribulations, frustrations, endless lessons in patience, and above all else, love. All of this has come at the hands (more precisely the paws) of Gizmo, Betty Boop, Buffy, Carla Mae, and the inimitable Mr. MaGoo. Learn more at www.realdogsdontwhisper.com Thank you for this interview, Kelly.  Do you remember writing stories as
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Calling all bloggers to participate in Susan DiPlacido’s Shuffle Up and Deal Blog Tour + Kindle Fire Giveaway!

We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Susan DiPlacido’s erotica romance/romantic comedy Shuffle Up and Deal Book Tour/Kindle Fire Promotional Giveaway! This event will take place between December 3 – March 15.  We are looking for at least 20 more bloggers who would be willing to review her book, interview her, have her write a guest post for you or just a plain and simple book spotlight.  All bloggers will be included in the Rafflecopter form which means more Twitter or Facebook fans for you and you also will are eligible to win the Kindle Fire as well. To sign up, click here. When requesting a spot on her
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  • November 10, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Rosedale the Vampyre Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lev Raphael, author of the historical supernatural fiction, Rosedale the Vampyre, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 –  14 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LEV RAPHAEL Lev Raphael is the author of twenty-four books in genres from memoir to mystery to Jane Austen mashup.  He’s been in love with storytelling since second grade and a reader of catholic tastes since he discovered his first public library.  Lev has published traditionally with large and small houses, and recently gone indie because it’s the wave of the future.  His latest fiction, Rosedale the Vampyre, grows out of his love of The
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Purrs of Wisdom Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC & Free e-Books!

Join Ingrid King, author of the nonfiction pet book, Purrs of Wisdom: Conscious Living Feline Style, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – January 11 on her first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book!  Ingrid will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC, one autographed paperback copy and 3 electronic copies of her book!  To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below and good luck! (We are still recruiting bloggers for this giveaway.  To sign up, click here.  Last day to sign up is December 25) ABOUT INGRID KING Ingrid King is a former veterinary hospital manager turned award winning writer. Her popular blog, The Conscious Cat, a comprehensive
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Interview with Mike Faricy, author of Crime Fiction ‘Bombshell’

Mike Faricy is the award winning author of mystery suspense thrillers woven together with a rich strain of humor and even some romance. He and his wife live in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland. His entertaining tales are populated with the sort of quirky, oddball characters we’d all like to know more about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They serve not so much as examples as they do warnings to the rest of us. None of his characters will be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies or coups to topple the government. Rather, they’re individuals inhabiting a world just below the surface of
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Join ‘The Sons of Jude’ Brandt Dodson at Pump Up Your Book! – Win a Kindle Fire HD!

Brandt Dodson, author of The Sons of Jude, is stopping off today at Pump Up Your Book, as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2012/11/05/pump-up-your-books-book-trailer-of-the-week-the-sons-of-jude-by-brandt-dodson/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins November 5 and ends on February 15 2013. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else she will be appearing so you won’t miss out on a great opportunity to win the Kindle Fire HD and/or the
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  • November 3, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sam Slater Mysteries Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Greg Messel, author of the mystery series, Sam Slater Mysteries, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GREG MESSEL Greg Messel has written five novels and three unpublished memoirs. He published his premiere novel “Sunbreaks” in 2009, followed by Expiation in 2010 and The Illusion of Certainty in 2011. Last of the Seals is the first in a series of mysteries which are set in 1957 San Francisco. The second book in the series Deadly Plunge will be published around Christmas of 2012. Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and
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Watch Sheila Roberts’ new Merry Ex-Mas video where she’s the star!

This is soooo cute, just had to share! A song developed from Sheila Roberts’ new novel, “Merry Ex-Mas” (November 2012). This song was “written” by Jake O’Brien, a main character in the book. In the story, the music video of the song goes viral on YouTube and gets Jake in lots of trouble with his ex mother-in-law and his estranged wife. No mothers-in-law were harmed in the filming of this video. But poor Santa did get a hernia.


Pump Up Your Book Presents The Heart’s Journey Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Barbara Cameron, author of the Amish fiction, The Heart’s Journey, as she tours the blogosphere November 19 – December 14 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT BARBARA CAMERON Barbara Cameron is CBD, CBA and ECPA bestselling author of 35 books (including an exciting new series Stitches in Time for Abingdon Press) including fiction and nonfiction books for Abingdon Press, Thomas Nelson, Harlequin, and other publishers. Barbara has sold three films to HBO/Cinemax and is the first winner of the Romance Writers of American Golden Heart Award. Her two novellas won 2nd and 3rd place in the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest from
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  • November 3, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Christmas Star Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Ace Collins, author of the Christian fiction holiday novel, The Christmas Star, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT ACE COLLINS Bestselling author Ace Collins has written more than fifty books including novels Farraday Road, Swope’s Ridge and Words of the Father, as well as the nonfiction Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, grAttitudes, and Lassie A Dog’s Life. His books have become movies and network television specials. He has appeared on Good Morning America, the NBC Nightly News and The Today Show and has been featured in the Distinguished Lecture Series
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