Pump Up Your Book Promotion’s July Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 2

Welcome to Day Two of Pump Up Your Book Promotion’s July Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long 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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Kathy Balland, author of the self-help book, Lose the Diet: Transform Your Body by Connecting with Your Soul (Blissful Publications), will be stopping off at ReWriting Life Scripts! Kathy Balland is clinically certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners and certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy. As president of Blissful Publications and author of Lose the Diet: Transform Your Body by Connecting with Your Soul, Balland provides information to enrich and empower people to achieve happiness and success.  You can visit her website at www.blissfulrenewal.com/kathy-balland.html.

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Etta K. Brown, author of the nonfiction book, Understanding Learning Disabilities: Understanding the Problem and Managing the Challenges (Langdon Street Press), will be stopping off at As the Pages Turn! This work, while written by an academician, is an uncomplicated resource of information addressed to parents who have been introduced to the concept of Special Education for the first time. Overall, this work is a road map of how-to activities which will be of assistance from the beginning to end of the special education process. You can visit her website at www.understanding-learning-disabilities.com.

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Susan Chodakiewitz, author of the children’s picture book, Too Many Visitors for One Little House (Booksicals),will be stopping off at Pets and Authors and Between the Covers! The crabby neighbors of El Camino can’t bear all the music, fun and laughter at the house of the new family on the block as aunts, uncles, cousins and grannies arrive for a big noisy reunion. Too Many Visitors for One Little House is a joyful story about the importance of being included…You can visit Susan’s website at www.booksicles.com.

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Dave Esler and Myra Kruger, authors of the business/leadership/business ethics book, The Pursuit of Something Better: How an Underdog Company Defied the Odds, Won Customers’ Hearts, and Grew It’s Employees into Better People (Esler Kruger Associates, Inc.), will be stopping off at Blogcritics! The Pursuit of Something Better tells the story of the transformation of U.S. Cellular from a thoroughly ordinary company—ranked eighth in its industry and in danger of extinction—into an organization that is loved by employees and customers alike, and a proven winner by every measure. You can visit their website at www.eslerkruger.com.

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Alan Furst, author of the fiction novel, The Spies of Warsaw (Random House),will be stopping off at Cafe of Dreams!  Alan Furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. Now translated into seventeen languages, he is the bestselling author of Night Soldiers, Dark Star, The Polish Officer, The World at Night, Red Gold, Kingdom of Shadows, Blood of Victory, Dark Voyage, and The Foreign Correspondent. Born in New York, he now lives in Paris and on Long Island. You can visit his website at www.alanfurst.net.

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J.R. Hauptman, author of the murder mystery, The Target: Love, Death and Airline Deregulation (Caddis Publishing),will be stopping off at The Book Connection! The Target: Love, Death and Airline Deregulation by J.R. Hauptman, is set in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West, and tells the tale of the tumultuous first years of airline deregulation and the effects it had on that industry and the people who worked there. There are many people today who believe it was, in large part, the rush to overall deregulation back then, that led directly to the economic chaos that threatens to overwhelm our entire economy today. You can visit his website at www.caddispublishing.com.

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T. Katz, author of the children’s chapter book, Miss L’eau (Windstorm Creative, Inc.), will be stopping off at LadyD Books! Two young boys in a coastal town discover a secret about their mysterious elementary school teacher, Miss L’eau. James and David had always known there was something unusual about her, but they could never quite put their finger on it. David discovered their first clue had been there all along, in her eyes. You can visit her website at www.TKatz.com.

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Sheryl Keen, author of the self-discovery spiritual novel, Journal According to John (iUniverse, November 2008), will be stopping off at Beyond the Books! Following a nasty bar brawl, John, a twenty-eight-year-old man, follows a close friend’s advice and begins keeping a journal. He’s recently divorced from his wife, Debbie, and he hopes the journal will provide a tool with which to make sense of his brief, failed marriage and to determine why he is so emotionally challenged. Will John discover the reasons for his dysfunctional situation? Can keeping a journal help him improve his life? You can visit Sheryl’s website at www.sherylkeen.com.

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Valerie Kent, author of the retirement memoir/self-help book, Gracious Living on Social Security (Tree Farm Books), will be stopping off at X Book Reviews and Zensanity! Gracious Living is an easy-to-read decade-long journey that offers tips and suggestions on how senior citizens can stretch their dollar and get the most for their money. Eleven chapters cover every important aspect of living together, from the wedding preparations to where to live. Key considerations follow each chapter for quick reference: considerations like where and when to buy clothing, choosing a place to live and juggling your finances. Artist Jeff Nitzberg adds his unique touch with original drawings introducing each chapter.

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Jason Kays, author of the new technology crime novel, Virtual Vice (BookSurge), will be stopping off at (no stop today). In Virtual Vice by Jason Kays, readers follow disillusioned entertainment attorney Ian McKenzie as his professional life takes a decided turn for the questionable when he is hired by the charismatic and dangerous Scott White to represent Scott’s interests in his cutting edge Internet startup, Metropoleis Multimedia. Unfortunately for Ian, Scott has more in common with Scarface’s Tony Montana than Apple’s Steve Jobs, and things go from questionable to deadly in no time flat. As Scott’s confidant and consigliore, Ian soon finds himself caught between the Feds, La Cosa Nostra, and the Cali Cartel in a fatal game of corporate winner-take-all. You can visit Jason’s website at www.virtualvice.net.

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David Liss, author of the historical thriller, The Devil’s Company (Random House), will be stopping off at Blogging Authors! From the acclaimed author of The Whiskey Rebels and A Conspiracy of Paper comes a superb new historical thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. In Benjamin Weaver, David Liss has created one of fiction’s most enthralling characters. With the explosive action and scrupulous period research that are David Liss’ trademarks, The Devil’s Company, depicting the birth of the modern corporation, is the most impressive achievement yet from an author who continues to set ever higher standards for historical suspense. You can visit David’s website at www.davidliss.com.

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Pat McDermott, author of the alternate history adventure novel A Band of Roses (Red Rose Publishing, LLC, February 2009), will be stopping off at Chocolate the Other White Meat. A Band of Roses is an alternate history adventure set in modern day Ireland. The “what if” premise of the story supposes that Irish High King Brian Boru survived the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 A.D. and founded a dynasty that rules Ireland to this day. You can visit Pat’s website at www.patmcdermott.com.

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Jon Meacham, author of the biography, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House), will be stopping off at A Book Blogger’s Diary! New York Times Bestseller and 2009 Pulitzer Prizewinner for Biography, AMERICAN LION by Jon Meacham is a deeply insightful and eminently readable narrative biography of Andrew Jackson (often called “America’s second founding father”) and his pivotal years in the White House that shaped the modern presidency. You can visit Jon’s website at www.johnmeacham.com.

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Angus Munro, author of the memoir, A Full House – But Empty (iUniverse), will be stopping off at Reading Mama! Filled with anecdotes, lessons learned, and an inspirational message for everyone who believes that hard work breeds success, this moving autobiography shares the remarkable story of Angus Munro. Through a potpourri of chronological and heartfelt tales, Munro reveals how he learned to view incidents in life in terms of responsibility, recognition, personal conduct, and consideration of others. Despite dropping out of school at a young age, Munro perseveres, eventually attaining professional success. Munro’s memoir is a wonderful tribute to his father’s legacy and the greatest lesson of all – whatever you do, follow through. You can visit Angus’ website at www.angusrmunro.com.

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Elle Newmark, author of the Renaissance mystery novel, The Book of Unholy Mischief (Atria, December 2008) will be stopping off at Chic Book Reviews and Confessions of a Real Librarian! It is 1498, the dawn of the Renaissance and Venice teems with rumors of an ancient book that hold the secrets of unimaginable power. Rich and poor alike speculate abouthe the long buried secred tht might be scrawled in its pages and where the book might be hidden in the labyrinthine city. While those who seek the book will stop at nothing to get it, those who know will die to protect it. You can visit Elle’s website at www.ellenewmark.com.

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F.W. Vom Scheidt, author of the literary fiction novel, Coming for Money (Blue Butterfly Book Publishing), will be stopping off at The Writer’s Life! How much money is too much? And how fast is too fast in life? International investment firm director and author F. W. vom Scheidt, writes from his first hand-hand experience of the world of global money spinning with candor and authenticity in his remarkable literary novel Coming for Money.

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Kim Smith, author of the romance novel, A Will to Love (Red Rose Publishing), will be stopping off at Midwest Book Review & Carol’s Notebook! Benton Jessup wants his bed and breakfast to be successful. He will go to no lengths to insure that it does. But when Kitty Beebe, a famous romance author, arrives at The Inn, his desire for success becomes a struggle of wills with love. You can visit Kim’s website at www.mkimsmith.com.

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Nancy Thayer, author of the women’s fiction novel, Summer House (Ballantine Books), will be stopping off at The Book Faerie Reviews! Artfully written and set on the glorious island of Nantucket, Nancy Thayer’s Summer House is a vibrant and stirring novel about family, love, and daily choices that affect entire lives. New York Times calls it “a Nantucket family-reunion story…well-wrought, appealing book will come as a pleasant surprise…packed with literally down-to-earth charm, what with a central character who escapes her family of starchy bankers by lovingly tending her vegetable garden.” You can visit Nancy’s website at www.nancythayer.com.

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Carolyn Wada, author of the family saga fantasy novel, For Cory’s Sake (Outskirts Press Inc., February 2009), will be stopping off at American Chronicle! The planet of Cory has been enslaved by Fear, by the threat of an end to their world. Roci’s outward life typifies the plight of the Coryan people: he has no family; he has been forced into slavery; people are attempting to control him with both the threat and reality of physical violence. Roci is distinct, though, in that he has decided to live in a place he can control—in vivid imaginary lives and worlds which he has created within the untouchable space of his mind. He believes in families though he has never had one, and he believes in compassionate people willing to make sacrifices to save those who cannot save themselves. Find out more on the publisher’s website.

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Silvia Weber, author of the fantasy magic mystery novel, The Wolves’ Keeper Legend (Vanguard Press, March 2009), will be stopping off at The Plot! “…. From the beginning of time, it seemed that rivalry between man and wolf was at the root of man’s dislike for the animal, discovered only too well by Sealgair. Was his fate forever to be condemned to isolation, to see terror and hate in the eyes of the once he once loved? All he could see in his mind was the last pictures of Awena’s beloved face, which he carried in his heart for all his life. You can visit Silvia’s website at www.wolveskeeperlegend.com.

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Tom Weston, author of the young adult novel, First Night (Tom Weston Media), will be stopping off at Divine Caroline! Alexandra O’Rourke, aged 16, is not a happy camper. It’s New Year’s Eve. She should be partying in San Diego with her friends, but instead she is stuck in Boston, with just her younger sister, Jackie, for company. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she is being haunted by Sarah, the ghost of a seventeenth century Puritan. Oh, and there is the small matter of the charge of witchcraft to be sorted out.

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