Pump Up Your Book Presents The Love of Divena Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kay Marshall Strom, author of the Christian historical fiction, The Love of Divena, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KAY MARSHALL STROM Kay Marshall Strom is the author of forty published books.  Her writing credits also include numerous magazine articles, short stories, curriculum, stories for children, two prize-winning screenplays, and booklets for writers.  Kay speaks at seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the country.  She and her husband Dan Kline love to travel, and more and more Kay’s writing and speaking take her around the word. Her latest book is the Christian
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fem Dom Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Tony Cane-Honeysett, author of the erotica fiction, Fem Dom, as he tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TONY CANE-HONEYSETT Tony Cane-Honeysett is an Emmy Award winning writer and filmmaker. His documentary work includes The Royal Academy and Mondo Bondo. A graduate of Ealing College of Art & Design in England, Tony was the recipient of the Individual Artist Fellowship awarded by The Tennessee Arts Commission in 2006. He has worked professionally as a copywriter in advertising for over 20 years in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville and Minneapolis. Tony was born in London, England.
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  • September 25, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shattered Silence Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Margaret Daley, author of the Christian fiction suspense, Shattered Silence, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MARGARET DALEY Margaret Daley, an award-winning author of eighty-two books, has been married for over forty years and is a firm believer in romance and love. When she isn’t traveling, she’s writing love stories, often with a suspense thread and corralling her three cats that think they rule her household. Her latest book is the Christian fiction suspense Shattered Silence, about a series of murders that seem like a hate crime, but things aren’t what they
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Road to Mercy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kathy Harris, author of the Christian fiction, The Road to Mercy, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KATHY HARRIS Kathy Harris is an author by way of a “divine detour” into the Nashville entertainment business. After graduating with a Communications degree from Southern Illinois University, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work with a well-known gospel music quartet. A few months later, The Oak Ridge Boys began their transition into country music, and Kathy had the opportunity to help build an entertainment empire from the ground up. She worked her way to
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  • September 22, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mother of Pearl Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kellie Coates Gilbert, author of the Christian fiction, Mother of Pearl, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KELLIE COATES GILBERT Kellie Coates Gilbert is a former legal investigator and trial paralegal who writes with a sympathetic, intimate knowledge of how people react under pressure. Kellie’s books tell emotionally poignant stories about women in life-changing circumstances. She writes about messy lives . . . and eternal hope. Kellie currently makes her home in Dallas, Texas. Her latest book is the Christian fiction, Mother of Pearl. Visit her online at www.kelliecoatesgilbert.com. Connect with her
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Pump Up Your Book December 2012 Virtual Book Publicity Holiday Tour Special

Pump Up Your Book is happy to announce a very cost-saving special for December to help you promote your book during the holidays. Because we want to give back to the community and we know how everyone is strapped buying presents and getting ready for the holidays, we are offering a 2 week special only applicable during the month of December. If you are an author with a new release or a book that was published years ago and you want to give it new life, read on! The December 2012 Virtual Book Publicity Holiday Tour Package includes: Full publicity included but not restricted to daily postings about your
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Guest Blogger: 5 Tips for Finding a Publisher in the Digital Age by Steven Boggs

Our guest today is Steven Boggs.  Welcome Steven! 5 Tips for Finding a Publisher in the Digital Age By Steven Boggs Entering the literary world of publishers, agents and submissions is one of long, pronounced waits and one that requires bone-crushing patience and thick skin.Luckily, by using these five steps below, you can cut down on much of the time and anguish by circumventing the large percentage lost to the learning curve and get your book published as expediently and painlessly as possible. Revise, Revise, Revise It can be so tempting for writers who’ve just finished their book to want to get it out to the public as soon
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Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at The Book Hoard – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at The Book Hoard, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.thebookhoard.com/2012/09/voluspa-a-magical-world-by-sam-d-ray-east/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to one lucky person who leaves a comment on any of their blog stops.  It could be you! The Kindle Fire HD giveaway is only open to U.S. and Canada but the $50  giveaway
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Join ‘The IRA on Film and Television’ Mark Connelly at Carol’s Notebook – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Mark Connelly is stopping off today at Carol’s Notebook as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-ira-on-film-and-television.html. This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes one lucky person who leaves a comment on one of his blog stops! This contest is open to everyone. If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they
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Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at Between the Covers – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at Between the Covers as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://bookexcerpts.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/author-interview-ray-east-voluspa/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to one lucky person who comments on Ray & Sam’s tour stops. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page
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Join ‘Tales From Earth’s End’ Sandy Nathan at The Road to Here – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Sandy Nathan, author of the Tales From Earth’s End series, is stopping off today at The Road to Here, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-angel-brown-eyed-boy-review-and.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to some lucky someone who comments on her blog posts and leaves a comment. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sparkelicious Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Libby Floyd, author of the women’s fiction, Sparkelicious, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LIBBY FLOYD Libby Floyd has been a national on-air television personality for over 15 years with appearances on ShopNBC, Shop-At-Home and The Food Network. She was the youngest ever nominee for the prestigious position of Poet Laureate of South Carolina following the release of her poetry book A Winning Heart. Libby is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a contestant in the Miss America and Miss USA programs. Her latest book is the contemporary
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Join ‘Pam of Babylon’ Suzanne Jenkins at I’d Rather Be Reading at the Beach – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Suzanne Jenkins is stopping off today at I’d Rather Be Reading at the Beach as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://irbratb.com/2012/09/14/dream-lover/. This contest begins July 2 and ends on September 24 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens
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Join ‘Tales From Earth’s End’ Sandy Nathan at Debra’s Book Cafe – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Sandy Nathan, author of the Tales From Earth’s End series, is stopping off today at Debra’s Book Cafe, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.debrasbookcafe.blogspot.com/2012/09/author-interview-with-sandy-nathan.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. If you’d like to visit the author’s official
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Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at Little Library Muse – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at Little Library Muse, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.littlelibrarymuse.blogspot.com/2012/09/guest-post-ray-east-author-of-voluspa.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens
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Join ‘Pam of Babylon’ Suzanne Jenkins at Hardcover Feedback – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Suzanne Jenkins is stopping off today at Hardcover Feedback as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.hardcoverfeedback.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-angel-and-brown-eyed-boy-by-sandy.html. This contest begins July 2 and ends on September 24 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d
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Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at Beyond the Books – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at Beyond the Books, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://beyondthebooks.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/character-interview-amy-benson-from-ray-east-sam-ds-voluspa/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with YA Steampunk Author SM Blooding & Win Set of Tarot Dolls!

SM Blooding lives in Colorado with her pet rock, Rockie, and Ms. Jack, who’s a real bird. She’s still learning to play the piano and guitar, which is going marginally better, and for those of you looking for an Arabic update, she has successfully learned one word, “Yalla, people yalla!” She’s dated vampires, werewolves, sorcerers, weapons smugglers and US Government assassins. Yes. She has stories. Her latest book is the YA steampunk, The Hands of Tarot. Visit SM Blooding on the web at  www.smblooding.com. About the Book: She imprisoned and beat him. And now she thinks he’s her trophy. Synn El’Asim will do almost anything to prove her wrong.
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  • September 7, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mr. Breeze Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Join Morrie Richfield, author of the inspirational fantasy,  Mr. Breeze, as he tours the blogosphere October 1 – January 11 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Mr. Breeze 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 MORRIE RICHFIELD Morrie Richfield lives in Pennsylvania with his two sons, his dogs and his cat. He is working on his next novel, and he still dreams that someday the world will be a better place for all of us to live. His latest book is the inspirational
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Join ‘Tales From Earth’s End’ Sandy Nathan’ at Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf & Win new Kindle Fire HD!

Sandy Nathan, author of the Tales From Earth’s End series, is stopping off today at Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://melissaseclecticbookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/09/advice-about-writing-from-my-mom-guest.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins September 4 and ends on November 30 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. If you’d like to visit the author’s official
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Join ‘Voluspa’ Ray East & Sam D at Pump Up Your Book – Win Free Kindle Fire HD

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, are stopping off today at Pump Up Your Book, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2012/09/05/authorvid-ya-fantasyauthor-ray-east-chats-with-pump-up-your-book/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sandwich with a Side of Romance Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Krista Phillips, author of the Christian fiction romance, Sandwich with a Side of Romance, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KRISTA PHILLIPS KRISTA PHILLIPS is a debut author and owner of the popular blog, One Woman’s Dream. She lives with her husband and four daughters in Middle Tennessee. Her latest book is the Christian fiction romance, Sandwich with a Side of Romance. Visit her website at www.KristaPhillips.com. Connect with her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kristaphillips. Friend her at Facebook at www.facebook.com/authorkristaphillips. Pick up a copy of Sandwich with a Side of Romance at
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First Chapters: Ashes Ashes the Twins Fall Down by Pauline L. Hawkins

Title: Ashes Ashes the Twins Fall Down Author: Pauline L. Hawkins Paperback: 124 pages Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Anole (June 14, 2012) Language: English ISBN – 0578105306 ISBN – 978-0578105307 About Ashes Ashes the Twins Fall Down Where were you on 9/11? That question has become part of the fabric of our lives as Americans. On that bright, sunny day, none of us had any idea what was in store and how it would change our lives. Depending on what part of the country you lived in, you may not have known anything was going on until several hours after the first plane struck. You may not have heard the
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Like #Titanic? #Win a copy of Michael Bowler’s ‘A Matter of Time’ at #Goodreads!

Win a copy of Michael Bowler’s historical fiction, A Matter of Time, at Goodreads today! Enter below! Goodreads Book Giveaway A Matter of Time by Michael Bowler Giveaway ends September 28, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win About the Book: What is your destiny? This question haunts 20-year-old Jamie Collins. A junior at Santa Clara University in 1986, Jamie has friends, a professor who mentors him, and a promising future as a writer. Then the dreams begin – nightmarish visions that transport him back to a time and place fifty years before he was born: Titanic’s maiden voyage in 1912! Less than a week before
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home Virtual Book Tour

Join Anthony Caplan, author of the young adult novel, Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home (Hope Mountain Press) as he virtually tours the blogosphere in September, 2012, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Anthony Caplan Anthony Caplan is an independent writer, teacher and homesteader in northern New England. He has worked at various times as a shrimp fisherman, environmental activist, journalist, taxi-driver, builder, window-washer, and telemarketer. Currently, Caplan is working on restoring a 150 year old farmstead where he and his family tend sheep and chickens, grow most of their own vegetables, and have started a small apple orchard from scratch. You can
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Angie of the Garden Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join J.E. Hall, author of the romance/mystery, Angie of the Garden, as he tours the blogosphere September 4 – 28 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT J.E. HALL J.E. Hall is the author of the romance mystery novel, Angie of the Garden. Pick up your copy at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Angie-Garden-J-E-Hall/dp/1468557297/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342449026&sr=1-1&keywords=ANGIE+OF+THE+GARDEN Purchase your copy at the publisher’s website:  http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000549256/Angie-of-the-Garden.aspx ABOUT ANGIE OF THE GARDEN Angie of the Garden is a story about a psychiatrist named Hollis Simms. He is an affable individual who is dedicated to his patients, and his family. Hollis is married to a provocative and wealthy woman named Olivia: their irrepressible
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Pump Up Your Book Presents River’s End Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Melody Carlson, author of the Christian fiction, River’s End, as she tours the blogosphere September 4 – 28 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MELODY CARLSON Melody Carlson is one of the most prolific novelists of our time. With around 200 books published and sales topping 5 million, Melody writes primarily for women and teens. She’s won numerous honors and awards, including The Rita, The Gold Medallion and Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Some of her books are being considered for TV movies and film. Melody has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents RIVERWALKER Virtual Book Tour

Join Bud Bradshaw, author of the thriller mystery RIVERWALKER, as he virtually tours the blogosphere in September and October, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Bud Bradshaw Bud Bradshaw’s fictional work, “RIVERWALKER,” is his second work, the first being “BRANDISHING,” the true-crime story of the California Highway Patrol’s worst tragedy.  His previous formal writing experience consisted of med-legal report writing – chiefly as a Qualified Medical Evaluator and Disability Evaluator – and Intelligence report writing while he served as a Special Agent with the Army’s 109th MI Group from 1969-71. As an artist, Bradshaw’s work focuses on military history and the American
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  • August 31, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Miracle Inspector Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Helen Smith, author of the dystopian thriller, The Miracle Inspector, as she tours the blogosphere September 4 – October 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT HELEN SMITH Helen Smith is a member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain and English PEN. She traveled the world when her daughter was small, doing all sorts of strange jobs to support them both – from cleaning motels to working as a magician’s assistant – before returning to live in London where she wrote her first novel which was published by Gollancz (part of the Hachette Group). She is the author of bestselling
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Pump Up Your Book Presents “Felice’s Worlds” Virtual Book Publicity Tours Schedule

Join Henry Massie, author of the historical biography, “Felice’s Worlds” as he tours the blogosphere September 4th – October 6th, 2012, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book ! ABOUT HENRY MASSIE Henry Massie is a psychiatrist, award-winning author, and pioneering researcher in the field of autism. FELICE’S WORLDS–From the Holocaust to the Halls of Modern Art, is the a memoir and biography of his mother, a brilliant and beautiful woman who participated in many of the most critical periods of the 20th Century. Website Address: www.booksbnimble.com Twitter Address: @booksbnimble Facebook Address: /booksbnimble ABOUT THE BOOK FIRST SHE ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST AND THE POVERTY OF
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