New Contemporary Women’s Fiction for Review: Don’t You Forget About Me by Suzanne Jenkins

Suzanne Jenkins will be touring July, August & September 2012 with her women’s fiction novel, Don’t You Forget About Me, Book 2 in the Pam of Babylon series. When charming, seemingly devoted Jack Smith dies, his wife and his two girlfriends are astonished to learn that they were not the only love of his life, and that, in fact, Jack was a rogue who was carrying on secret affairs with other women. Shattered by grief and stunned by Jack’s betrayals, these three women, Pam Smith, Marie Fabian, and Sandra Benson, find themselves suddenly thrown together. They could have despised one another, jealously guarding their private memories of their time
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Pump Up Your Book to give away 2 10-day blog tours + $25 gift card on last day of celebration

It’s the last day of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown! Today the staff of Pump Up Your Book will be stopping off at Goodreads all day long and answer your book promotion and publicity questions and that’s not all! You can win one of  TWO  10 DAY VIRTUAL BOOK TOURS or A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE!! To enter, head over to our Goodreads chat page and ask a question or leave a comment.  Easy peasy!  The winners will be selected by Random.org and announced on our tour page on Monday, April 30.  Not only can you ask us anything about book publicity, you have a chance to win a
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New Contemporary Women’s Fiction for Review: Pam of Babylon by Suzanne Jenkins

Suzanne Jenkins will be touring July, August & September 2012 with her women’s fiction novel, Pam of Babylon, Book 1 in the Pam of Babylon series. Pam Smith lives a charmed life as a well-to-do Babylon, N.Y., homemaker in a large house by the water. In her 50s with her children grown, Pam is happy with her exemplary husband Jack. After he has a heart attack on the subway, however, she finds out more than she ever wanted to know about Jack. Pam must confront a series of revelations that unmask a life she realizes she only thought she knew, and the losses and disappointments she discovers give color
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Pump Up Your Book Announces May 2012 Authors on Virtual Book Tour *watch video!*

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce the May 2012 authors on virtual book tour! May 2012 Authors on Virtual Book Tour Caroline Alethia – Plant Teacher A.K. Alexander – Daddy’s Home Jennifer Allee – The Mother Road Carl Alves – Two For Eternity David Ankrah – Seeds Jim Beck – Virgil: A Superhero Tale C.Y. Bourgeois – Visions of You Bo Briar – Morgan Hall Judy Byington – 22 Faces Judy Christie – Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell – Super Luke Faces His Bully Donna Fletcher Crow – A Darkly Hidden Truth MJ Fletcher – The Doorknob Society Marisa Garau – Dear
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New Romantic Short Stories for Review: The Bathroom Book of Romance – Book 1 by Barry Eva

Barry Eva will be touring June 4 – 22 2012 with his romantic short stories, The Bathroom Book of Romance – Book 1. This compilation, the first in a series of books with short stories, is short enough to read over a cup of tea or coffee, or whenever you have some time to yourself, yet long enough to bring a tear to your eye or a smile to your face. In fact some people call them “bathroom stories” as that might be the only place you get five minutes peace and quiet to yourself. 73 pages You can visit the author’s website at www.romance2read.com. If you would like
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK TO GIVE AWAY FREE 10-DAY VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR

It’s day17 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at NY Times Bestselling Author Caridad Pineiro’s blog with a great giveaway! Win a FREE 10 DAY VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!


The Unhappy Little Dragon Lesson Learned Virtual Book Tour May 2012

Join Carolyn Wolfe, author of the children’s book, The Unhappy Little Dragon Lessons Learned as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May, 2012, on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Carolyn Wolfe Carolyn Wolfe is a free lance writer, poet, and author of six books including her collection of poetry, short stories and bedtime stories for children. In this, her sixth book, “The Unhappy Little Dragon, Lessons Learned” she reveals the journey of Happy, The Unhappy Little Dragon, who, while trying to understand how to master his uncontrollable gift of fire, has an exciting  adventure in the woods. His forest friends help him understand his
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Thwarted Queen Virtual Book Tour May 2012

Join Cynthia Haggard, author of the historical fiction medieval novel, Thwarted Queen, as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May, 2012, on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. Thwarted Queen has been nominated for the Global e-book awards in the Historical Fiction, Medieval Novels category.   About Cynthia Haggard Born and raised in Surrey, England, CYNTHIA SALLY HAGGARD has lived in the United States for twenty-nine years. She has had four careers: violinist, cognitive scientist, medical writer and novelist. Yes, she is related to H. Rider Haggard, the author of SHE and KING SOLOMONS’S MINES. (H. Rider Haggard was a younger brother of the author’s
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New Mystery for Review: Artists & Thieves by Linda Schroeder

Linda Schroeder will be touring June 4 – July 27 2012 with her mystery novel, Artists & Thieves. Winner of the 2011 San Diego Book Awards, Action/Suspense category. Where there is art, there are thieves. Mai Ling is both. Artist by day, thief by night, she recovers stolen art for Interpol. It’s  a business, not a passion, until her beloved grandfather reveals a family secret that is also a destiny. He is duty-bound to return to China an especially precious bowl which belonged to his ancestor. Mai must steal it for him. But Mai Ling is not the only one after the bowl. Four others plan to extract the
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS MAKING LIFE MATTER VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR 2012

Join Shane Stanford, author of the Christian nonfiction, Making Life Matter: Embracing the Joy in the Everyday, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHANE STANFORD Shane Stanford is a pastor, author and teacher.  He is the Senior Pastor of Christ UMC in Memphis, TN, one of United Methodism’s largest and most influential congregations. Shane is a former church planter as well as the Director/Host of the United Methodist Hour, a radio and television ministry airing in 30 million homes nationwide. Shane is the author of eleven books including A Positive Life (Zondervan),
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS BACK CHANNEL: THE KENNEDY YEARS VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR 2012

Join William Bertram MacFarland, author of the memoir, Back Channel: The Kennedy Years, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WILLIAM BERTRAM MACFARLAND William Bertram MacFarland – Bertie Mac -never sought – or even imagined – a role as a Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Even less did he imagine continuing in the role of Special Assistant to the President in eight subsequent administrations. His degrees from Duke University were in Mathematics and Physics (Quantum Mechanics) but fate and the U.S. government extinguished any hope of a career in those fields.
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE I VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR ’12

Join R.H. Ramsey, author of the suspense novel, Just Beneath the Surface I, as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT R.H. RAMSEY Rhonda Ramsey is a prolific new author who enjoys breathing passion and life into each and every character she creates. She is an avid writer with eleven completed novels, four novels near completion, and five short stories. She is also a military wife, mother of two, and student. Over the course of seven years, Rhonda has diligently researched topics ranging from but not limited to; relationships, addiction, abuse, and mental illness.
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS DARKROOM VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR 2012

Join Joshua Graham, author of the suspense novel, DARKROOM, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – June 22 2012 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOSHUA GRAHAM WINNER OF 2011 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble #1 bestselling author Joshua Graham’s novel BEYOND JUSTICE is taking the world by storm, one reader at a time. Many of his readers blame him for sleepless nights, arriving to work late, neglected dishes and family members, and not allowing them to put the book down. Suspense Magazine listed BEYOND JUSTICE in its BEST OF 2010, alongside titles by Scott Turrow, Ted Dekker,
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I Want to Help: My Story About Cancer, Depression and God Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Thomas Laresca, author of the motivational memoir, I Want to Help: My Story About Cancer, Depression and God, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT THOMAS LARESCA Tom Laresca lives in New York with his wife and three children. Currently working as a foreign stock trader, he attended college at St. John’s University. Laresca enjoys playing sports and weightlifting. I Want to Help: My Story About Cancer, Depression and God is his first book. You can visit his website at http://iwanttohelp1225.com. ABOUT I WANT TO HELP: MY STORY ABOUT CANCER, DEPRESSION AND GOD
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New Children’s Chapter Book for Review: ‘Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage’ by Nancy Stewart for May/June 2012

Award-winning children’s author, Nancy Stewart, is touring May 14 – June 15, 2012 with her children’s chapter book, Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage. All Katrina Simpkins longs to be is a normal girl. Because she must wear prosthesis as a leg, she feels anything but. When she meets and befriends Winter, the tailless dolphin, at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, everything changes, including Katrina’s whole life. 45 Pages If you would like to review Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage, please email Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net. PDF available now. Printed copies available soon!


Pump Up Your Book Chats with Mainstream Action Adventure Novelist Kim Antieau

Kim Antieau has written many novels, short stories, poems, and essays. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, both in print and online, including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Asimov’s SF, The Clinton Street Quarterly, The Journal of Mythic Arts, EarthFirst!, Alternet, Sage Woman, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. She was the founder, editor, and publisher of Daughters of Nyx: A Magazine of Goddess Stories, Mythmaking, and Fairy Tales. Her work has twice been short-listed for the Tiptree Award, and has appeared in many Best of the Year anthologies. Critics have admired her “literary fearlessness” and her vivid language and imagination. She has had nine novels published.
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Super Luke Faces His Bully Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell, author of the Christian children’s book, Super Luke Faces His Bully (Divine Inspiration Publishing) as she virtually tours the blogopshere from May 1 – 25, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Jackie Dr. Jackie Chirco Cogswell is a family physician, wife, mother, former school teacher, and now author of a series of Christian children’s novels, the GIGGLEHEART ADVENTURE SERIES. Writing Christian books and reading the Bible has become her passion. In recent years, Dr. Jackie has been led to teach children of all ages how to prevent and stop bullying. As a Christian mother, the issue
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Pump Up Your Book Presents eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies Virtual Publisher Tour 2012 + Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Join eXtasy Books and Devine Destinies as they tour the blogosphere June 4 – August 31 2012 on their first virtual publisher tour with Pump Up Your Book!  eXtasy Books and Devine Destinies have agreed to give away not only a Kindle Fire but also a $50 Gift Certificate (payable by Paypal) to the person who comments the most on their 3 month blog tour.  If there is a tie, the winner will be chosen through Random.org.  Also, the blog hosts can win money, too!  The blogger who receives the most amount of comments (not counting their own or ours) will also win a $50 Gift Certificate (payable from
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Derek Thompson, author of the humor memoir, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DEREK THOMPSON Derek Thompson grew up in South Charleston, Ohio, where he earned the nickname “Butter” by his middle school crush. He basked in the glory of girls finally talking to him but unfortunately and eventually the true meaning of the nickname was revealed and attributed to some poorly timed bad dental hygiene practice. Putting this social disaster behind him he went on to receive a
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win a free virtual book tour!

It’s day 11 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Tracee Gleichner is stopping off at Literal Exposure with a great giveaway! Win a free 10 day virtual book tour!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!


New Christian Historical Fiction for Review: The Love of Divena by Kay Marshall Strom

Kay Marshall Strom will be touring October 1 – 26 with her Christian historical fiction novel, Beside The Love of Divena. India 1990. In the final book of the Blessings of India series, Shridula, old and stooped at fifty-nine, makes her painful way to pay homage to the elephant god Ganesh, lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. “Why are we Hindus instead of Christians?” her seventeen-year-old granddaughter Divena asked. “Because we are Indian,” said Shridula. So begins a spiritual journey for Divena as she struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families. Excerpt: The
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How much time do I need to invest in my virtual book tour?

Pump Up Your Book answers YOUR questions about virtual book tours.  If you have a question, leave it in the comment section and we’ll answer it in depth in a new blog post. Or you can email Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com. We look forward to your questions! When my tour begins how much will I be on call on daily basis?   Today’s question is a really good one.  When an author signs up with us, s/he may or may not be familiar with virtual book tours at all.  Most by now have heard of them but it’s not until they actually embark on one do they realize
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New Christian Historical Fiction for Review: Beside Two Rivers by Rita Gerlach

THIS TOUR IS NOW BOOKED. THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPATING REVIEWERS AND TOUR HOSTS! Rita Gerlach will be touring November 5 – 23 with her Christian historical fiction novel, Beside Two Rivers. Eliza Morgan’s daughter seeks to unravel a lifetime of memories and the absence of her parents, unaware that the young Englishman who loves her holds the answers. Her search takes her far from her beloved home along the Potomac, to a manor house in faraway England. Will she discover the secrets of the past and be reunited with the most important people in her life? Will Hayward and Eliza find peace and reconciliation? Will Darcy’s faith sustain her
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Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Judy Christie, author of the Christian Living/Inspirational book, Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms, as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JUDY CHRISTIE Author Judy Christie loves to help busy people slow down and enjoy each day more – in her series of novels about Green, Louisiana, and her Hurry Less Worry Less nonfiction books. Judy started her writing career as the editor of The Barret Banner in elementary school and has kept a journal since she was nine (and still has all of them). She likes wandering around flea markets, walking in
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Visions of You Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join C.Y. Bourgeois, author of the suspense thriller, Visions of You, as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT C.Y. BOURGEOIS C.Y. Bourgeois is a freshman author and an avid reader. After having spent countless enjoyable hours over the years reading other people’s narratives, she realized that she too has stories to tell. C.Y. considers herself a native of Alaska, having lived there since the age of two.  She and her husband recently moved to northern Idaho where they now reside with their two dogs and three cats and where she is currently working on
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A Boy Called Duct Tape Book Review by Vicki Vaughn

Pablo Perez is a 12-year-old poor kid without much going for him. His classmates have dubbed him “Duct Tape” because his tattered discount-store sneakers are held together with…you guessed it, duct tape. He can’t escape the bullying. Pablo’s luck, however, changes after he finds a $20 gold coin while swimming in a river near his home. Pablo later buys a $1 treasure map at the county fair. The map shows the route to the “lost treasure” of Jesse James. Pablo can’t help but wonder: Is there a link between the map and the gold coin? He is determined to find out, and he, his 9-year-old sister and 13-year-old cousin
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New Chick Lit Mystery for Review: The Mamacita Murders by Debra Mares

Debra Mares will be touring June 4 – 22 with her chick lit mystery, The Mamacita Murders. When Laura, a seventeen year old key witness goes missing during trial, Assistant Prosecutor Gaby Ruiz is called to action. Ruiz investigates the sexual assault on Laura, who is left for dead in a motel in a drug- and gang-ridden community. Did Clown, Laura’s boyfriend, try to kill her when she tried to leave the Lincoln Gang’s prostitution ring or – did a random assailant ransack Laura’s room and assault her or – or did law enforcement try to kill Laura to protect one of their own?  The investigation twists from the
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Win a copy of Kim Antieau’s ‘Her Frozen Wild’ at The Book Faery Reviews!

Win a copy of Kim Antieau’s Her Frozen Wild at The Book Faery Reviews today! Scientists in the Altai in Siberia uncover the 2,500 year old frozen mummy of a tattooed priestess or shaman. This mummy has the same mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) as American archaeologist Ursula Smith whose mother disappeared in Siberia 30 years earlier. Ursula travels from the U.S. to Siberia to unravel the mystery of the “lady” and meets Sergei Ivanovich Polyakov, a Russian doctor who graciously invites her into his home. After they become lovers, she discovers he has the same tattoos on his body as the tattooed lady. He tells a disbelieving Ursula that they
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win PUYB Mousepad, Magnet & $10 Amazon GC!

It’s day 7 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at I Am a Reader Not a Writer with a great giveaway! Win a Pump Up Your Book Mouse Pad, Magnet & $10 Amazon Gift Card!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!


Win a copy of Lisa April Smith’s ‘Exceeding Expectations’ at Sincerely Stacie today!

Win a copy of Lisa April Smith’s Exceeding Expectations at Sincerely Stacie today! It’s 1961 and Palm Beach socialite, irresistible rascal and devoted father Jack Morgan encounters genuine danger while staging his suicide to shield his beloved daughters from disgrace. Next, meet his daughter Charlotte (Charlie), an over-indulged 23 year-old struggling to cope with the traumatizing loss of her beloved father, her sister’s resulting mental breakdown and the discovery that she’s suddenly penniless. Fortunately Raul, an admiring young attorney, appears to offer assistance. As terrified as she is about daily survival, Charlie soon realizes that she has to learn what drove her father to kill himself. With Raul’s much
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