LAST CALL VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '09

Join JD Seamus, author of the mystery fiction novel, Last Call (Capital Press), as he virtually tour the blogosphere in August on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! Novelist JD Seamus has lived and worked among some of the most amazing characters ever to have walked the Earth. After decades of working in the world of retail finance, e-commerce, and venture capital, Seamus began writing a series of novels based in Manhattan. With a keen eye for detail, Seamus takes to heart the old adage to “write what you know.” Borrowing from real life experience, Seamus delivers highly entertaining tales full of sparkling wit and dark humor. Whether pondering life’s most absurd or most wonderful moments, or showcasing a character’s foibles or triumphs, JD Seamus is dynamic new voice in the world of fiction. Seamus may make you blush, he may make you cry, but he will certainly leave you entertained. Today, Seamus is happily at work on his sixth book in South Florida and dividing his time between his family and Braves and Jaguar games. You can visit his website at www.jdseamusbooks.com. He’s hardly a saint, but Jimmie Collins believes in putting family first. Since his “legitimate income” barely makes ends meet, he supplements it by fencing things that fall off the back of trucks. He’s amassed a small fortune, and with the help of his Mafia connections, nets a huge score and buys the bar he has always dreamed of owning in midtown Manhattan. One part hard-hitting crime, one part mystery, with a splash of action, adventure, and humor, Last Call is resplendent with colorful characters and spiced with tension. Not for the faint of heart, Last Call is a spirited novel that raises the bar on modern crime fiction. Last Call was voted 2008 Best Regional Fiction by Reader Views Annual Literary Awards and is a ForeWord Magazine 2008 Best Book finalist. Recently, Last Call was named a finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the categories of General Fiction, Regional Fiction, Best Cover Design and Best Overall Design. Jimmie poured the coffee carefully, and then put the pot on the tray with the cups. He looked around the large kitchen making sure he hadn’t forgotten anything. He picked up the tray, took two steps toward the door and stopped. “Forgot the friggin’ sweetener.” He put the tray down and searched the kitchen for the bowl of packaged sweetener. He couldn’t find it and settled for the box. He carefully placed it on the tray next to the rose in a vase. He’d picked up the rose from a florist last night. He shrugged. The box didn’t help his presentation. Frowning, he said, “It’ll have to do. What the hell? I ain’t Martha Stewart.” He took a final look around the kitchen. He knew something was still missing. “Fuckin’ spoon,” he said, grabbing one out of the drawer. It was a soup spoon, not a teaspoon, but he was just going to stir with it. Jimmie was first generation Irish with the standard ruddy complexion. At fifty-four, Jimmie still had great hair; thick, white and combed straight back in one of those ‘I don’t have to do much to it’ styles. He worked out regularly and always had a tan, at least a tan for an Irishman. A machine job for the most part but it looked real. Now, his arms fully loaded, he walked carefully from the kitchen and up the stairs of his townhouse, heading toward the bedroom. He narrowly missed the chair trolley he’d recently installed on the stairs for his wife. His close call caused him to spill a little of the coffee in the tray. “Damn it,” he said out loud. He went back to the kitchen to get something to wipe the coffee. Mopping it up with a drying towel, he threw the towel back on the counter. The second time up he was careful and made it to the bedroom without further incident. He pushed the door open with his foot and entered the room, saying, “Happy Anniversary, Betty.” Pump Up Your Book Promotion would like to thank the following sponsors of JD Seamus' LAST CALL VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '09: TOUR SCHEDULE WEEK ONE: August 3 – The Dark Phantom (guest post) Blogging Authors (podcast) August 4 – Moonlight, Lace & Mayhem (guest post) August 5 – As the Pages Turn (interview) August 6 – Blogcritics (interview) August 7 – Scribe Vibe (guest post) WEEK TWO: August 10 – Cheryl’s Book Nook (book review) August 11 – Luxury Reading (book review) Between the Covers (book spotlight) August 12 – Rebecca’s Reads (book review) August 13 – The Writer’s Life (interview) Jen’s Book Thoughts (guest post or review) August 14 – The Writer’s Life (guest post) Jen’s Book Thoughts (guest post or review) WEEK THREE: August 17 – American Chronicle (interview) August 18 – Home Sweet Home Writing Challenge (interview) Reader Views (book review) August 19 – A Bookish Mom (guest post) August 20 – Carol’s Notebook (guest post) August 21 – The Book Connection (guest post) WEEK FOUR: August 24 – The Book Faery Reviews (guest post) August 25 – Book Escape (book review & book giveaway) August 26 – Wendy’s Minding Spot (book review) August 27 – Readaholic (book review or guest post) August 28 – Readaholic (book review or guest post) LAST CALL VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR '09 will officially begin on August 3 and end on August 28.You can visit JD's blog stops at www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during the month of August to find out more about this great book and talented author! As a special promotion for all our authors, Pump Up Your Book Promotion is giving away a FREE virtual book tour to a published author or a $50 Amazon gift certificate to those not published who comments on our authors' blog stops. More prizes will be announced as they become available.