Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long with
Pump Up Your Book Promotion to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Leave a comment at their blog stops and you could win a
FREE virtual book tour if you’re a published author with a recent release or a $50 Amazon gift certificate if you are not published. So, pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by!
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Barry Eisler, author of the thriller,
Fault Line (Ballantine Books), will be stopping off at
Chic Book Chick! A full-throttle thriller that is both emotionally and politically charged,
Fault Line centers on a conspiracy that has spun out of the shadows and onto the streets of America, a conspiracy that can be stopped by only three people–three people with different worldviews, different grievances, different motives. To survive the forces arrayed against them, they’ll first have to survive one another.
You can visit his website at
www.barryeisler.com.
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NY Times bestselling author Jamie Ford, author of the WWII historical fiction novel,
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine Books) will be stopping off at
The Koolaid Mom! In the opening pages of Jamie Ford’s stunning debut novel,
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle’s Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now the new owner has made an incredible discovery: the belongings of Japanese families, left when they were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II.
You can visit his website at
www.jamieford.com.
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Therese Fowler, author of the women’s fiction novel,
Reunion (Ballantine Books), will be stopping off at
Book Reporter! Celebrity talk show host Blue Reynolds is the queen of daytime television—she is smart, funny, and as down-to-earth as her adoring fans. In the eyes of the world, she has it all. But no one knows about the secret she has harbored for the last twenty years—a secret that could destroy her image, her reputation, and her career. Twenty years ago, she gave birth to a son and put him up for adoption through illegal channels. And every day since, she’s been filled with regret. Now Blue has hired a private investigator to find her son, knowing full well the consequences.
You can visit Therese’s website at
www.theresefowler.com.
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Chet Galaska, author of the Christian nonfiction book,
Finding Faith in a Skeptical World (Triad Press), will be stopping off at
The Writer's Life! This book was written with the intent of providing brief shortcuts for curious unbelievers, those seeking faith, those new to it, and for Christians who may not be familiar with some of the ideas covered. The author realized that a book like this would have been valuable in helping him come to faith. Since none was available, he wrote Finding Faith in a Skeptical World to share the things he learned in a reader-friendly, direct and concise way.
You can visit Chet online at
http://findingfaith.us.
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C.W. Gortner, author of the historical fiction novel,
The Last Queen (Ballantine Books) will be stopping off at
Ramya's Bookshelf! Daughter of Isabel of Castile and sister of Catherine of Aragon. Married at sixteen and a queen at twenty-five. Declared mad by history. Juana of Castile, the last true queen of Spain. Ruled by her passions, Juana’s arranged marriage to Philip the Fair of Flanders begins as a fairytale romance when despite never having met before their betrothal, they fall violently in love. Juana is never meant to be more than his consort and mother to his heirs until she finds herself heiress to the throne of Spain after tragedy decimates her family. Suddenly she is plunged into a ruthless battle of ambition and treachery, with the future of Spain and her own freedom at stake. Told in Juana’s voice,
The Last Queen is a powerful and moving portrait of a woman ahead of her time, a queen who fought fiercely for her birthright in the face of an unimaginable betrayal. Juana’s story is one of history’s darkest secrets, brought vividly to life in this exhilarating novel.
You can visit C.W. on the web at
www.cwgortner.com.
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HBF (Hopeful But Frustrated) Teacher, author of the realistic fiction book,
No Teachers Left Behind (2nd Avenue Publishing), will be stopping off at
American Chronicle! Explored through a series of poems, emails, and brief conversations,
No Teachers Left Behind is a fictional yet realistic look at the frustrations of middle school staff.
You can visit her website at
www.noteachersleftbehind.info.
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Herbert Howard Jones, author of the young adult fantasy novel,
The Pyewiz and the Amazing Mobile Phone (YouWriteOn.com), will be stopping off at
The Writer's Life! Schoolboy Terry Mctrain thinks the new tenant in his parent’s guesthouse is strange. Stranger still is the reason why she is here. Then Terry learns about a twin brother he never knew he had, kidnapped by a pirate wizard years ago. Baffled by all this, Terry realizes there’s a mystery to be solved, and a secret to be uncovered. But when he discovers that the fate of the world is also in his hands, he wonders..could this turn into the adventure of a lifetime?
You can visit Herbert on the web at
www.science-fiction-fantasy.com.
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Tim Kellis, author of the relationship book,
Equality: The Quest for the Happy Marriage (Gilgamesh Publishing), will be stopping off at
The Book Connection! The journey through
Equality: The Quest for the Happy Marriage includes a trip through history, where the most significant lessons civilization has learned over the last few thousand years are used to demonstrate not only the way to set up a positive relationship, but the causes of that relationship turning negative.
You can visit Tim online at
www.happyrelationships.com.
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Rie McGaha, author of the fantasy erotic romance novel,
Blood Line (Noble Romance Publishing), will be stopping off at
Marta's Meanderings! Truck driver, Joshua Kaine and his wife, Jessie, enjoy the freedom of the open road until one night on a lonely country road Josh is attacked by a rabid dog. After killing the animal, Joshua becomes very ill, but quickly recovers. Weeks later, when the full moon rises and Josh begins howling, the trouble has just begun. Drawn by an unknown force, Joshua finds himself in a remote mountain area at The Gathering where he meets Garan, a gray wolf who has walked the earth for thousands of years, and Joshua learns the rabid dog was actually a werewolf and his clan is now after Josh. On the run, hunted by a clan of werewolves, and searching to undo his plight, Josh ventures into the swamps of Louisiana in search of an old, black woman who holds the key to his existence. Josh is pushed to the limits, and when the merciless werewolves kill his wife, the hunted becomes the hunter.
You can visit Rie on the web at
http://riemcgaha.com/.
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Kathye Quick, author of the historical romance novel,
Cynthia and Constantine, will be stopping off at
Beyond the Books! Lady Cynthia of Abertaine is trapped. Not only has her fiancé, Sir William Leyborne, not been back to the castle for over ten years, but she’s also not a titled Lady. Lord Simon of Cowell, a renegade warlord aligned with Mordred against Arthur and his Knights, has declared himself sovereign over Leybourne Castle and everything that once belonged to Sir William– including Cynthia. Drawn together by an attraction older than time, Cynthia and Constantine soon discover that though a vow made by a knight’s honor has brought them together, it may just also cost them their lives.
You can visit Kathye on the web at
www.kathyequick.com.
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Elizabeth Walker, author of the memoir,
The Tablet of My Heart, will be stopping off at
Paperback Writer! The world turns upside down for a young girl when her father begins a fatal battle with the merciless affliction cancer. Before his illness finishes it’s devastating rampage through her adolescence, she is confronted by a new demon. She falls victim, by the hands of a trusted adult, to sexual abuse. The devastation of these events causes her to question God’s roll in her life, and whether He ever loved her at all.
The Tablet of My Heart is a collection of poetry from the journal of that young girl. It is narrated by the author of the journal herself, who paints a portrait of words illustrating her emotional journey from hopelessness to healing. It is dedicated to victims of abuse; to bring to them the realization of hope that there is a light at the end of the silence.
You can visit Elizabeth on the web at
www.tabletofmyheart.net.
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Dawson Church, author of the nonfiction book,
The Genie in Your Genes (Energy Psychology Press – Elite Books), will be stopping off at
Reader Views!
The Genie in Your Genes is a breakthrough book linking consciousness to genetic change. For the first time, a single book summarizes a chain of remarkable scientific discoveries that are revolutionizing the ways we think about health.
You can visit him online at
www.genieinyourgenes.com.
