GIVEAWAY & Release Day Party: The Migraine Mafia by Maia Sepp

Welcome to the Release Day Party

& Giveaway for

The Migraine Mafia

By: Maia Sepp
Genre: Humor, Contemporary,Women's Fiction
Release Date: December 13th, 2013

Synopsis: 

On paper, Viive McBroome lives the perfect life--a key player in a fast-paced, technical field, one promotion away from real success--but that's only if you ignore one little problem.

Sandwiched between one migraine and the next, Viive's life is like those choose-your-own-adventure books you read as a kid, only less fun and with a lot more drugs. And lately, as her bosses politely march her toward a vacation that might never end, even the good days feel like a struggle for survival.

Faced with frustration from her loved ones and the dark machinations of a new colleague, Viive feels herself getting pulled under by guilt, apologies, and workplace shenanigans. But then she meets the Migraine Mafia, a quirky, vibrant support group, and her fragile camouflage begins to crumble. She discovers that a room full of strangers just might be able to change the way she views her illness--and realizes that if she doesn't learn to ask for help, her health isn't the only thing she stands to lose.

Sometimes painful, frequently hilarious, always entertaining, The Migraine Mafia is the story of one woman's life-altering decision to thrive in the face of chronic illness.

Where to Purchase The Migraine Mafia

Amazon  |  Kobo   |    Barnes & Noble

About the Author ~ Maia Sepp

Maia left the tech sector to write about sock thievery, migraines, and...the tech sector.

The Sock Wars is her debut novel. The first chapter of The Sock Wars was published as a short story/novel excerpt titled Irish Drinking Socks, and became a Kobo bestselling short story. The Sock Wars has been a top-100 digital bestseller on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the iBookstore, as well as a genre bestseller on Kobo.

Maia's next novel will be released in December 2013: The Migraine Mafia, a story about a nerdy thirtysomething's quest to come to terms with a chronic illness.

Giveaways!

There are two giveaways for the Release Day Party...

Giveaway #1
Author Maia Sepp will be giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to a lucky winner via the Rafflecopter below!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway #2

Plus, one lucky commentor at each stop will win an ecopy of The Migraine Mafia. To enter to win simply leave a comment below. One commentor will be randomly selected!

Good Luck!

 

 

The Billionaire’s Will ~ Mystery Romance Novel by Marti Talbott

The Billionaire’s Will Virtual Book Tour

A Mystery Romance Novel

By Marti Talbott

 

About The Billionaire's Will

  The Harlan Detective Agency was the best there was when it came to finding missing people. They were also the most expensive, so it was no coincidence that they were hired to find the heir to a fortune totaling over 1.6 billion dollars.

   Nicholas Gladstone left everything to a granddaughter he didn't know he had until a week before he died, but which one was it - the maid secretly working in the parent's home, an office worker, or the young woman tragically killed in a car accident?

 

 

 

 

The Billionaire's Will is available at:

 

Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ iTunes ~ Kobo

About the Author ~ Marti Talbott

  

   Marti Talbott lives in Seattle and has written 26 novels, including The Billionaire's Will, Seattle Quake 9.2, The Promise, and Broken Pledge. She began writing the Highlander Series in August of 2009. The first five books are a collection of 20 short stories followed by nine full length novels. Her Marblestone Mansion Series follows the MacGreagor Clan into Colorado's early 20th century.

Connect with Mart Talbott

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter

 

 

  Find out more about author Marti Talbott & The Billionaire's Will by following the rest of the tour via the tour banner below. 

 

 

Celebration Giveaway! Beyond Words Book Tours

~GIVEAWAY~

Enter to Win a 

$25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble Gift Card at

Beyond Words Book Tours

 With the launch of my sister-site, Beyond Words Book Tours and Publicity Services, I have decided to host a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble Gift Card. I thought I would share it here, on Stephanie's Book Shelf, so that all my followers and fans here can also take part in the giveaway!

 Want to enter? Mosey on over to Beyond Words Book Tours scroll down the main page and enter to win!

 Want to increase your followers and fans, connect with new authors and publishers, and get free books to review? Consider becoming a Beyond Words Tour Host. It's a great opportunity to promote your blog while  networking with authors and publishers to promote some really awesome books! We will have several new features added over the next week including a forum for authors and bloggers to connect.

What Is a Book Tour Host?

  Since I started promoting my new book tour group, Beyond Words Book Tours, I have discovered that there are a lot of book bloggers who enjoy hosting book tours, but there are even more who aren't familiar with them. With that in mind, figured I would share what a book tour host is for those of you who don't already know. 

  For those of you who are not familiar with what a book tour and book tour hosts are...A book tour is where an author goes on a virtual tour- stopping at different blogs to promote their book. A coordinator (kind of like an agency) will arrange set dates with the author and then find a 'book tour host' for each date on the tour. Hosts will then sign up for a specific date to host the author and their book.

  The host can choose to post a book promotion, review, guest post, or interview with the author on their blog. Each tour will have different options available and often the author will provide the tour hosts with a free copy of the book they are promoting in exchange for a review. If you enjoy reading new books this also a great way to build your library.

  Since book tours usually run 2 - 6 weeks, that can be 10 to 50 different blogs showcasing the book. So how does this help the host? Well, the coordinator will create a schedule and include all the dates with the blogs participating. The agency, and usually the author, will promote the tour and each individual stop. They will advertise the tour on their own blogs and websites, their Facebook, Google+, Twitter and other forms of social media, which will bring you new readers and followers. It's a win-win situation for both the host and the author. 

   On the day you post your tour stop, not only will you be promoting your post as usual, but the author and coordinator will also be promoting it. You can expect to see a great increase of traffic, followers and comments on your blog the day of your post. 

  Blog tours are great way to get the word out about your blog and make lasting connections with authors and other bloggers.  There area a variety of blog tour sites that would be willing to have you as a host. You can be part of several different tour groups so don't feel like you need to limit yourself to just one.  Do keep in mind that when you sign up for a tour, you tour post should be the main post on your page for the day you are hosting the tour. This means that any memes you would normally do on that day would need to be posted PRIOR to posting your tour stop. Your blog is linked to the tour with your main URL so you want to make sure that when tour visitors click on the link to your blog that your tour post is the first one on they see.

  If you would like to join a tour group there are a few good ones posted below. Beyond Words Book Tours is actually a sister-site to Stephanie's Book Shelf which I coordinate as well. If you are interested in touring please be sure to join! We would love to have you!

A Few Book Tours You Can Host With:

Beyond Book Tours 

Bewitching Book Tours

Tasty Book Tours

Bookish Brunnette - BB Tours