📚Pump Up Your Book Presents Judy Serrano’s Organized Crime Series Virtual Book Tour #Mystery

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Judy Serrano’s Unorganized Crime Series Virtual Book Tour April 1 – May 30! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · We are looking for: Reviews (PDF available), Interviews, Guest Posts and Book Spotlights/Promo. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Are you a Blogger, Instagrammer or BookTokker and want to join this tour? · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: Unorganized Crime (Book 1 in the Unorganized Crime Series) Author: Judy Serrano Publisher: 6K Publishing Publication Date: June 21, 2020 Pages: 283 Genre: Children’s Picture Book (Ages 4 – 12 years) As
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📖First Chapter: Unlawful Possession by Paul DeStefeno #FirstChapter

Title: Unlawful Possession (Riftsiders: Book One) Author: Paul DeStefano Publisher: Wild Rose Press Publication Date: April 18, 2022 Pages: 263 Genre: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy BOOK BLURB: The lead couple meets at a support group for the possessed. Enrique Marin wants a quiet life after the death of his wife. Just one problem stands in the way—he’s possessed by the misanthropic English demon, Tzazin. A violent night under demonic influence accidentally leads Enrique to love, and it’s anything but quiet. Shy, autistic yoga instructor Elle thought allowing herself to be possessed by the very-not-shy sex demon Key would help her find love. She finds Enrique, but she didn’t count on
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📚Pump Up Your Book Presents Lee J. Mavin’s The Whispering Witch & Nobody Important Virtual Book Tour #Mystery

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lee J. Mavin’s The Whispering Witch & Nobody Important Virtual Book Tour April 1 – 25! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · We are looking for: Reviews – PDF available Interviews Are you a Blogger, Instagrammer or BookTokker and want to join this tour? · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: The Whispering Witch Author: Lee J. Mavin Publisher: Tellwell Publication Date: December 27, 2024 Pages: 50 Genre: Children’s Picture Book (Ages 4 – 12 years) The Whispering Witch starts with a fading world. The trees are turning grey and the
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📚Pump Up Your Book Presents Jayne Lisbeth’s Raising the Dead Virtual Book Tour #Mystery

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jayne Lisbeth’s Raising the Dead Virtual Book Tour April 1 – 25! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · We are looking for: Reviews – Paperback (U.S.) & PDF Interviews Book Spotlights/Promo Are you a Blogger, Instagrammer or BookTokker and want to join this tour? · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: Raising the Dead Author: Jayne Lisbeth Publisher: Austin Macauley, London, UK Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Pages: 330 Genre: Coming of Age/Ghost Fiction/Mystery/Supernatural/Women’s Friendship Jayne Lisbeth’s second novel, Raising the Dead,  is a
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📽Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Hi De Ho, Infecterino! by Andrew Marc Rowe#BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce Andrew Marc Rowe’s Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book Larry Evans was on the brink of his big break. As the lead singer of a rising rock band in 1980s London, his dream of leaving behind his small-time drug-dealing days seemed within reach. But fate—or more accurately, a freak fire and a faceful of experimental fungal spores—had other plans. Transformed into patient zero of a flesh-eating zombie outbreak, Larry unwittingly becomes ground zero for a pandemic that’s more psychedelic than apocalyptic. The culprit? De Longeuil, a hallucinogenic fungal infection created by the brilliant but socially
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📚Pump Up Your Book Presents David Tindell’s The Silver Falcon Virtual Book Tour #Mystery

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David Tindell’s The Silver Falcon Virtual Book Tour April 1 – 25! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · We are looking for: Reviews – Paperback (U.S.) & PDF Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights/Promo Are you a Blogger, Instagrammer or BookTokker and want to join this tour? · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: The Silver Falcon (The White Vixen Series: Book 4) Author: David Tindell Publisher: Independent Publication Date: March 1, 2025 Pages: 292 Genre: Thriller October 1990. A mysterious object is seen floating
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Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: A Hush at Midnight by Marlene M. Bell #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce that Marlene M. Bell’s A Hush at Midnight Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book Marlene M. Bell brings distant friends together in the rural South only to have one of them become the victim of a brutal crime of passion. Once celebrated for her show-stopping pastries and irresistible desserts, former celebrity chef Laura Harris is now making headlines for a far darker reason. Laura has been accused of murder. How could this petite chef have brutally smothered the beloved small-town matriarch, World War II ferry pilot veteran, Hattie Stenburg? Hattie wasn’t just a pillar of
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An Interview with Marlene M. Bell, Author of A Hush at Midnight

Mystery at a killing pace. Marlene M. Bell has never met a sheep she didn’t like. As a personal touch, her fans often find these wooly creatures visiting her international romantic suspense, thriller, and cozy mystery books as characters or subject matter.  Marlene’s multi-award-winning Annalisse series boasts numerous Best Mystery honors for all installments including the newest IP Best Regional Australia/New Zealand, and Global Gold Award for the fourth cozy mystery from down under.  Her children’s picture book, Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! written for the younger crowd, is based on true events from the Bell’s Texas sheep ranch. Suitable reading for ages 3 – 7 years and
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Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Dragged Down Deep by Michael Okon #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce that Michael Okon’s Dragged Down Deep Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book Logan Osborne has spent his life chasing the shadows of the past. As a child, he watched helplessly as his father was snatched from a fishing boat by what he swore was a mermaid. No one believed him then. No one believes him now. Determined to prove that mythical creatures exist, Logan is drawn back to the small coastal town where his nightmares began after another mysterious disappearance stirs the waters. Teaming up with his pragmatic colleague Elliot Sheppard and his fiercely loyal
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Caitlin Rother’s Body Parts Virtual Book Tour #TrueCrime

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Caitlin Rother’s Body Parts Virtual Book Tour February 17 – March 14! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Title: Body Parts Author: Caitlin Rother Publisher: Citadel Press Publication Date: February 25, 2025 Pages: 384 Genre: True Crime BODY PARTS takes a deep psychological look at serial killer Wayne Adam Ford. A long-haul trucker, Ford confessed to picking up dozens of prostitutes and troubled women along California roads. He tortured and repeatedly choked them during sex, revived them with CPR, then did it again. Only
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📖First Chapter: Hi De Ho, Infecterino! The Come Up by Andrew Marc Rowe #FirstChapter

Title: Hi De Ho, Infecterino! The Come Up: The Parasol Files Book OneAuthor: Andrew Marc RowePublisher: Sophic PressPublication Date: January 28, 2025Pages: 202Genre: Zombie Horror Comedy BOOK BLURB: Larry Evans was on the brink of his big break. As the lead singer of a rising rock band in 1980s London, his dream of leaving behind his small-time drug-dealing days seemed within reach. But fate—or more accurately, a freak fire and a faceful of experimental fungal spores—had other plans. Transformed into patient zero of a flesh-eating zombie outbreak, Larry unwittingly becomes ground zero for a pandemic that’s more psychedelic than apocalyptic. The culprit? De Longeuil, a hallucinogenic fungal infection created
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Paul DeStefano’s Riftsiders Virtual Book Tour #Mystery

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Paul DeStefano’s Riftsiders Virtual Book Tour March 3 – 28! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · The lead couple meet each other at a support group for the possessed. They get tangled in all sorts of affairs, normal and otherworldly, facing threats from humanity, demons, monsters, bounty hunters and bigotry, all while trying to fit in. And maybe saving the world a few times along the way. Title: Unlawful Possession (Riftsiders: Book One) Author: Paul DeStefano Publisher: Wild Rose Press Publication Date: April 18, 2022
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Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What Are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and Anywhere by Michael Dow #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce that Michael Dow’s The Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What Are Some That Can Be Done Anywhere and Anytime Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book We are starting the process of removing stigma about mental health issues. Let’s share ideas of the journey to well-being and seek to understand others as they are instead of how we wish them to be. By learning to know ourselves and trying different coping skills that are specific to the situation that we find ourselves in, we can achieve balance and peace. As we deepen our
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Interview with Jörg H. Trauboth, Author of The Death of the Kremlin Czar

Jörg H. Trauboth, born in 1943 near Berlin, logged over two thousand flight hours as a Weapon Systems Officer Instructor in the Luftwaffe, flying PHANTOM F-4F / RF-4E and TORNADO fighter jets, and over 3000 hours in light aircraft. At the age of fifty, he left the service with the rank of Colonel in the General Staff. He received training as a Special Risk Consultant from the English Control Risk Group and served as Managing Director Germany, dealing with extortion and kidnapping cases in South America and Eastern Europe. Shortly thereafter, he founded his own consulting firm, quickly establishing an outstanding international reputation. Trauboth protected his clients with a
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Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: The Vision of the Quest by Kimberly Cole #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce that Kimberly Cole’s The Vision of the Quest Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book Liana, a widowed mother of Alicia and Emily, is in a desperate situation. After her car breaks down on a desolate road, she feels lucky to have her daughter’s friend Roger with them. As they begin a trek to seek help, Liana has no idea that she, her daughters, and Roger are all about to embark on the adventure of their lives. After the group finally reaches the vast doors of a mansion in the middle of nowhere, they are greeted
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Andrew Marc Rowe’s Hi De Ho, Infecterino! Virtual Book Tour #Horror

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andrew Marc Rowe’s Hi De Ho, Infecterino! Virtual Book Tour February 3 – 28! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: Hi De Ho, Infecterino! Author: Andrew Marc Rowe Publication Date: January 28, 2025 Pages: 202 Genre: Zombie/Horror/Comedy Larry Evans was on the brink of his big break. As the lead singer of a rising rock band in 1980s London, his dream of leaving behind his small-time drug-dealing days seemed within reach. But fate—or more accurately, a freak fire and a faceful of
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Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Vanity Project by Andre Spiteri #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce that Andre Spiteri’s Vanity Project Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book How far would you go to protect yourself if the truth is too hard to swallow? DI Brian Brandon’s first murder investigation after a forced leave of absence seems open and shut. A love triangle gone horribly wrong. But, the more he digs into the life of the victim — freelance cybersecurity consultant Ray Higgins — the deeper he’s drawn into a complex web of greed and betrayal. With bodies piling up and the press baying for blood, Brian faces a race against the
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An Interview with Karen Charles, Author of Blazing Upheaval

Karen transforms real-life narratives into gripping fiction thrillers. Her novels intricately weave the threads of truth into a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and riveting storytelling. An educator by profession, she is renowned for her thriller “Fateful Connections,” which unfolds against the backdrop of 9/11. “Blazing Upheaval” promises to deliver another chilling, heart-pounding experience. Karen and her husband reside on the serene shores of a beautiful bay in Washington, where she draws inspiration for her compelling narratives. Explore her insights and musings on the writer’s life through her blogs on “My Life As A Writer” at www.weaveofsuspense.com. Website & Social Media: Website ➜ http://weaveofsuspense.com  Twitter ➜ http://www.twitter.com/karenra24229683  Facebook ➜ https://www.facebook.com/karen.rabe.7/
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Marlene M. Bell’s A Hush at Midnight Virtual Book Tour #Mystery

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Marlene M. Bell’s A Hush at Midnight Virtual Book Tour February 3 – March 28! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: A Hush at Midnight Author: Marlene M. Bell Publication Date: October 1, 2024 Pages: 368 Genre: Mystery Marlene M. Bell brings distant friends together in the rural South only to have one of them become the victim of a brutal crime of passion. Once celebrated for her show-stopping pastries and irresistible desserts, former celebrity chef Laura Harris is now making headlines
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📽Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: A Dream in the Wilderness by Jean Hackensmith #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce that Jean Hackensmith’s A Dream in the Wilderness Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book Unable to find a teaching position in the flooded job market that is New York City, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Bentley accepts the position of nanny to Caleb Wachsmann’s three children after the farmer’s wife, parents, and infant son die in the Cholera epidemic of 1834. The twist? The job is in Superior, Wisconsin in the Michigan Territory, an unsettled wilderness located on the northwestern tip of Lake Superior. Caleb is not looking for love; his heart will always belong to his beloved
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📖First Chapter: Dragged Down Deep by Michael Okon #FirstChapter

Title: Dragged Down Deep Author: Michael Okon Publisher: Chelshire Publishing Publication Date: November 28, 2024 Pages: 331 Genre: Action Adventure/Monsters Logan Osborne has spent his life chasing the shadows of the past. As a child, he watched helplessly as his father was snatched from a fishing boat by what he swore was a mermaid. No one believed him then. No one believes him now. Determined to prove that mythical creatures exist, Logan is drawn back to the small coastal town where his nightmares began after another mysterious disappearance stirs the waters. Teaming up with his pragmatic colleague Elliot Sheppard and his fiercely loyal friend Penny Swanson, Logan dives headfirst
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📖First Chapter: The Golden Deficit by Joni Parker #FirstChapter

Title: The Golden Deficit: Book 3 of the Golden Harvest Series Author: Joni Parker Publisher: Joni Parker Publication Date: October 27, 2024 Pages: 401 Genre: Fantasy Lady Alex, the Elfin Keeper of the Keys for the Council of Elders, begins an epic adventure when she returns to the magical land of Eledon. The final talley of the Golden Harvest is in, and it’s far from the hundred million gold knots required. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the deficit is even larger, caused by the deceitful Rock Elves. These cunning creatures have been paying other Elves with fake gold knots for years, and no one had a clue until
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Joni Parker’s The Golden Deficit Virtual Book Tour #Fantasy

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joni Parker’s The Golden Deficit Virtual Book Tour January 13 – February 13! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: The Golden Deficit Author: Joni Parker Publication Date: October 27, 2024 Pages: 401 Genre: Fantasy Lady Alex, the Elfin Keeper of the Keys for the Council of Elders, begins an epic adventure when she returns to the magical land of Eledon. The final talley of the Golden Harvest is in, and it’s far from the hundred million gold knots required. As if that
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Michael Okon’s Dragged Down Deep Virtual Book Tour #ActionAdventure #Monster #Scifi #Fantasy

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Okon’s Dragged Down Deep Virtual Book Tour January 6 – March 28! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: Dragged Down Deep Author: Michael Okon Publisher: Chelshire Publishing Publication Date: November 28, 2024 Pages: 331 Genre: Action Adventure/Monsters/Science Fiction/Fantasy Logan Osborne has spent his life chasing the shadows of the past. As a child, he watched helplessly as his father was snatched from a fishing boat by what he swore was a mermaid. No one believed him then. No one believes him
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Kimberly Cole’s The Vision of the Quest Virtual Book Tour #Fantasy

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kimberly Cole’s The Vision of the Quest Virtual Book Tour January 6 – 31! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: The Vision of the Quest Author: Kimberly Cole Publication Date: August 5, 2024 Pages: 326 Genre: Fantasy Liana, a widowed mother of Alicia and Emily, is in a desperate situation. After her car breaks down on a desolate road, she feels lucky to have her daughter’s friend Roger with them. As they begin a trek to seek help, Liana has no idea
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Jean Hackensmith’s A Dream in the Wilderness Virtual Book Tour #HistoricalRomance

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jean Hackensmith’s A Dream in the Wilderness Virtual Book Tour January 6 – March 28! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: A Dream in the Wilderness Author: Jean Hackensmith Publication Date: October 9, 2024 Pages: 285 Genre: Historical Romance Unable to find a teaching position in the flooded job market that is New York City, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Bentley accepts the position of nanny to Caleb Wachsmann’s three children after the farmer’s wife, parents, and infant son die in the Cholera epidemic of
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Michael Dow’s Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What Are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and AnywhereVirtual Book Tour #YANonfiction

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Dow’s Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What Are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and Anywhere Virtual Book Tour January 6 – March 28! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What Are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and Anywhere Author: Michael Dow Publisher: Dow Creative Enterprises Publication Date: August 18, 2024 Pages: 308 Genre: YA/Nonfiction We are starting the process of removing stigma about mental health issues. Let’s share
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📽Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Princess Sophie and the Christmas Elixir by Mike Martin #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

*** We’re happy to announce that Mike Martin’s Princess Sophie and the Christmas Elixir Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! *** About the Book Princess Sophie and the Magic Elixir is the story of a young girl who loves Christmas. When she sees that the people of Melodica are losing their Christmas spirit, she sets out to help them rekindle their magic. At the end she finds that all we really need is to believe in the power of love. Princess Sophie and the Magic Elixir is available at Amazon. About the Author Mike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east
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📖First Chapter: The Shards of Lafayette: Drops of Glass Book 1 by Kenneth A. Baldwin #FirstChapter

Title: The Shards of Lafayette: Book One: Drops of GlassAuthor: Kenneth A. BaldwinPublisher: Eburnean BooksPublication Date: June 2, 2023Pages: 380Genre: Historical Fantasy 1918. France. Reports of unexplained rogue attacks have come in from both sides of the Western Front. When Marcus Dewar is tasked with investigating the aerial bombardments, it’s not because of his aviation record. To make a name for himself, he will have to escort his best friend, a woman named Jane Turner known for her witchlike repairs on damaged aircraft, through some of the war’s most dangerous battle zones. But when they learn the rogue pilots seek out arcane devices filled with magic powerful enough to
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📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Andre Spiteri’s Vanity Project Virtual Book Tour #CrimeFiction

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you André Spiteri’s Vanity Project Virtual Book Tour January 6 – 31! · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ·   Book Title: Vanity Project Author: André Spiteri Publisher: Maverick Words Publication Date: November 27, 2024 Pages: 500 Genre: Crime/Police Procedural How far would you go to protect yourself if the truth is too hard to swallow? DI Brian Brandon’s first murder investigation after a forced leave of absence seems open and shut. A love triangle gone horribly wrong. But, the more he digs into the life of
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