It's release day, and I couldn't be prouder. MONARCH has been a long time coming. It was the most difficult of my books to write, and there's more than one reason for that. I think the most important reason is that quality takes time.
So, I listened to some really great music and allowed the story to unfold in my imagination. I've got a great inspiration playlist for MONARCH on Spotify. But this one song encapsulates not only MONARCH, but the whole trilogy. In fact, this song is the official theme song for MONARCH. The awesomely talented Kyler England gave me permission to use this song for the book trailer, which is still in production.
Check out Kyler's music here. I know you'll love all her music as much as I do!
My characters wanted this book to be the best it could be for my readers. They wanted their story to be told correctly. So I took the time and listened to my characters while following them from Texas to deep in the jungles of Brazil. Judging from the feedback of my beta readers and a couple of fellow authors, I think my effort paid off. I hope all my readers will agree!
Since today is MONARCH's Birthday, we're celebrating with 3 1/2 weeks of reviews, guest posts, MONARCH excerpts, and interviews! Oh! And there's a grand prize, too!
Here's what you can win:
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Plus A Copy of Kyler England's AWESOME CD!  Here's How You Can Win: |
Let's pause a moment and look upon MONARCH's gorgeousness. *Sigh* Isn't it lovely?
LB certainly outdid herself on this one!
Alright, enough of my sighing and staring at the precious. I know you're eager to find out more deets about the blog tour.
Here's the MONARCH Blog Tour Schedule. Just look at all these lovely blogs!
Follow along for all kinds of stuffs!
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All for the Love of the Word Blog: Review of
MONARCH
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Author Alexia Purdy’s Blog: Review of MONARCH
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Author Michelle Pickett’s Blog: Guest Post
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Author H. A. Lamb’s Blog: Interview
All for Love of the Word: Review of MONARCH The Librarian Chats with Indie Author Belle Whittington Podcast |
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Bex ‘n’ Books Blog: Guest Post
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Endless Reading
Book Blog: Review of MONARCH
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Books Complete Me Blog: Guest Post & Review of MONARCH
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The YA Lit Chick Blog: Review of MONARCH
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Between the Lines
Book Blog: Review of MONARCH
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Saturday
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Sunday
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That Artsy Reader Girl Book Blog: Review of MONARCH
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Nerdy Dino Book Blog: Review of
MONARCH
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What’s Beyond Forks Book
Blog: Guest Post & Review of MONARCH
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Jeni’s Bookshelf Blog:
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Author H. A. Lamb’s Blog: Review of MONARCH
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Winner of Grand Prize Chosen by Rafflecopter
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I Love My Readers and Fans!
Dates
The Firefly Book Blog Tour starts March 15th and ends April 5th
If you wish to participate in the tour, you can still sign-up here up until March 5th
Prizes
There will be three groups of prizes given away during the tour.
Roflcopter social media giveaway: An "I <3 Everett" swag bag which will include a Willis, Texas t-shirt, signed bookmarks, magnets, stickers, and an electric firefly jar (which is the coolest thing ever).
Roflcopter Easter Egg Hunt: Signed copies of both Cicada and Firefly, a signed "I <3 Everett" t-shirt, and signed bookmarks.
Special LB Birthday Bash Prize: Will be announced on my birthday (March 20th)
Easter Egg Blog Hunt
Participating blogs can be found here.
They will also be recognizable because they have the following image posted in their blog:
How to play -
1. Search participating blogs for hidden eggs like this one.
2. Go to any Roflcopter Easter Egg Hunt and input the URL of the exact page you found the above image on.
3. You may input 15 unique URLs into the Roflecopter per day to increase your odds of winning the ultimate prize!
Live Twitter Session
A poll will go up on the B&B website on March 15th asking what movie all of you enjoy the most. On March 26th 7 PM central time both myself and Belle Whittington will watch and live tweet the movie at #bookandbroom We will also interact via Twitter with other fans and ask you guys to watch the movie with us!
New Cicada Cover Reveal
The new Cicada cover reveal will be posted on April 1st at Books and Broomsticks and possibly participating blogs! :)
