The Devil Can Wait Book Cover: Final Day to Vote

"The Devil Can Wait" book cover is up for a November cover of the month vote on the Erin Aislinn website.

Voting ends on

December 31, 2008

If you've already voted, thank you!! If you'd like to, it's easy to do. Just go to http://www.erinaislinn.com/BookCoveroftheMonth.htm find the book cover for "The Devil Can Wait" and click on the link next to it. It will generate an e-mail for you to send in your vote. Everyone who votes will be eligible to receive a free copy of the winning entry.

Thank you for following my posts and my writing career. Thank you for stopping to answer my questions or leave a comment on some of my posts. Thanks for making me laugh when I needed it most and for your constant encouragement.

Best wishes for much health, happiness, and success in 2009!

December 2008 Virtual Book Tour Stops

I am touring with Pump Up Your Book Promotion between

December 1 ~ December 23

I hope you'll stop by each of the stops listed below. I'll be updating the links everyday and adding the archived links to the blogs here.




Leave a note, question, or comment on the tour stops and you could win a FREE virtual book tour from Pump Up Your Book Promotion if you're a published author with a recent release or a $50 Amazon gift certificate if you are not published!




And while I have your attention! If you have a copy of either of my books, "Silenced Cry," the "The Devil Can Wait" or both, send me a picture of yourself with the book(s) in hand for the upcoming FAN PAGE on my website, http://www.martastephens-author.com/.

The pics can be serious, goofy, or anything in between.

As you can see, I'm thinking life is too short to not have fun. So Sam Harper Fans, send those wacky pictures to me in jpg format to ma50step@yahoo.com. Sam and I would love to meet you!

So where am I today and where have I been? Here:

January 2009 - Was the virtual book tour worth it? http://bookmarketingbuzz.com/2009/01/22/was-the-virtual-book-tour-worth-it

Dec 23 Jungle Red Writers http://www.jungleredwriters.com/index.html

Dec. 22 Boomer Chick Blog "A Midlife Dream" http://overthehillchick.blogspot.com/2008/12/guest-blogger-marta-stephens-midlife.html#comments

Dec. 19 Crystal Reviews--Review of "The Devil Can Wait" http://www.crystalreviews.com/authors/s/stephens-thedevilcanwait.htm

Dec. 19 Blog Talk Radio Author Read --Excerpt from "Silenced Cry" http://www.blogtalkradio.com/AuthorsRead/va/2008/12/19/marta-stephens-silenced-cry

Dec. 18 As The Page Turns "A Christmas Presence" http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/guest-blogger-marta-stephens-a-christmas-presence/#comment-186

Dec 17 Zensanity (interview) http://zensanity.blogspot.com/2008/12/devil-can-wait-by-marta-stephens.html

Dec. 15 The Book Czar (review) http://thebookczar.blogspot.com/2008/12/devil-can-wait-by-marta-stephens.html

Dec. 13 A Year of Gratitude--Health, Wealth & Happiness for Free (guest blot) "When Your Cup’s Half Full, You Don’t Thirst" http://barbaraquinnyearofgratitude.blogspot.com/2008/12/when-your-cups-half-full-you-dont.html

Dec. 12 Joanna Slan Blog (guest post) "Between the Lines." http://joannaslan.blogspot.com/2008/12/between-lines.html

Dec. 12 The Tome Traveller (review) http://thetometraveller.blogspot.com/2008/12/review-devil-can-wait-sam-harper-crime.html

Dec. 11- Café of Dreams (review) http://cafeofdreams.blogspot.com/2008/12/devil-can-wait-by-marta-stephens.html

Dec. 10 The Book Connecton (review) http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2008/12/devil-can-wait-by-marta-stephens-book.html

Dec. 9 – American Chronicle (interview) http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/82432

Dec. 8 - Blogcritics (author interview) http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/12/07/173913.php

Dec. 5 – The Plot (character interview) http://theplotline.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/interview-with-homicide-detective-sam-harper-of-the-sam-harper-crime-mystery-series-by-marta-stephens/

Dec. 5 – Joanna Slan Blog. (guest post) http://joannaslan.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-12-07T07%3A20%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=1

Dec. 4 – The Plot (book spotlight) http://theplotline.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/

Dec. 3 -- MURDER BY 4 blog http://murderby4.blogspot.com/2008/12/networking-in-nutshell.html

Dec. 3 – The Writer’s Life (guest post) http://thewriterslife.blogspot.com/2008/11/guest-blogger-marta-stephens-gives-tips.html

Introducing Writers on Blog Talk Radio (radio interview) http://www.blogtalkradio.com/KimS/2008/11/20/Marta-Stephens-author-of-THE-DEVIL-CAN-WAIT

Dec. 3 – Book Marketing Buzz http://bookmarketingbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/book-marketing-minute-networking-with-marta-stephens

Dec. 2 – The Dark Phantom (guest post) http://thedarkphantom.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/guest-post-the-stuff-that-makes-characters-jump-off-the-page-by-martha-stephens

Rose and Thorn Reviews (book review) http://roseandthornreviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-review-devil-can-wait-by-marta_24.html

Dec. 1 – Fiction Scribe (interview) www.fictionscribe.com/interview-with-marta-stephens-author-of-the-devil-can-wait

Dec. 1 – Joylene Nowell Butler (interview) http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2008/11/interview-with-author-marta-stephens.html

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/82432

http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/82432

http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/49804/60892-talking-books-crime-mystery-novelist

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Marta Stephens, author of the Sam Harper Crime Mystery series published by BeWrite Books (UK).

THE DEVIL CAN WAIT – (2008)

SILENCED CRY (2007)Honorable Mention, 2008 New York Book Festival, Top Ten, 2007 Preditors and Editors Reader Poll (mystery)

To learn more about the author and her works visit http://www.martastephens-author.com/

You're invited to my December Virtual Book Tour!

The dress code is casual. Slide your feet into those warm house slippers, grab a cup of coffee and stop by for a visit. The purpose, of course, is to promote the second book in the Sam Harper Crime Mystery series, "The Devil Can Wait."

Many thanks to Dorothy Thompson and Pump Up Your Book Promotions for oganizing the tour that officially kicked-off yesterday.

The first of several articles, interviews, and reviews of "The Devil Can Wait" have been published. You'll find them at the following links.

Dec. 1 - Fiction Scribe (interview) http://www.fictionscribe.com/

Dec. 1 -- Joylene Nowell Butler (interview) http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/

Dec. 2 - The Dark Phantom (guest post) http://www.thedarkphantom.wordpress.com/

Rose and Thorn Reviews (book review) http://roseandthornreviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-review-devil-can-wait-by-marta_24.html

You'll find the entire tour schedule listed on my website: http://www.martastephens-author.com/Events.htm as well as all the reviews the book has received thus far.

I hope you'll have a chance to stop by and visit with me for a minute or two on this month-long tour. I'll certainly look forward to your comments and there's a little something in it for you! Leave a comment at the 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.

And may I beg a favor? My book cover was featured as the cover of the week from 11/10-11/14 on Erin Aislinn's website. Now it's competing against the other three books featured in November for a vote to win November cover of the month.

If you've already voted, thank you!! If you'd like to, it's easy to do. Just go to http://www.erinaislinn.com/BookCoveroftheMonth.htm find the book cover for "The Devil Can Wait" and click on the link next to it. It will generate an e-mail for you to send in your vote. Everyone who votes will be eligible to receive a free copy of the winning entry.