Read and Review Chain

#BookBloggers and #BookReviewers:

Would you be interested in doing a read and review chain?

My idea is that I could open sign ups for a certain number of people to read and review all three of my paperbacks.

Once the all three are read, the reader would mail all three books on to the next reader ... and so on, until they finally make their way back to me.

This is just a simplified version of what I'm planning.

What say ye?

PIRATES SUCK!

And so do the smugglers who supply them with stolen books!

I have been generous in giving away my books over the past three years ... probably more than I've sold.  I have a Google alert that notifies me if someone has mentioned my books or my name.

AFTER hearing news from one of my author friends that her book had been pirated, I got a Google notification.  Apparently, the pirates have sold over 600 downloads of Cicada alone.

On top of that, the alert also notified me of several people asking in various forums where they could get a free download Cicada, because they couldn't afford to purchase a copy. 

So, instead of them contacting me to request a copy, they stole one from me.  

Cicada took me a year to write.  Firefly took me nearly two years, and Monarch took me 14 months.  Despite what many readers think, most authors are not wealthy from their works.  We are normal folks with day jobs.  Our books are our passion.  And when they are stolen and sold by pirates, someone else is benefiting from our dream while we get nothing in return.

How did these ebooks find their way into the hands of pirates?  Who shared them with the criminals who would go on to make money from my creations?  I don't know.  I'm both enraged and saddened at the buzz I'm hearing about who the smugglers may be.  

And I'm rethinking a lot of things because of this.

~ Monarch Book Blog Tour ~

Hi, Lovelies!

Today's the kick-off of the Monarch Book Blog Tour hosted by the awesomely fabulous My Family's Heart Reviews & Tours!

Follow along for chances to win this awesome pack of stuffs:

GIVEAWAY PRIZES

Signed Copy of Monarch
Monarch Jar – Head here to see what they look like
Electric Hum CD by Kyler England
Signed Book Bag
Chocolates from the Chocolate Vault

Here's the Tour Schedule:

1/19/2015	The Ruthin Trilogy Romance Book Blog	http://the-ruthin-trilogy.blogspot.com/2015/01/guest-author-belle-whittington-drops-by.html
1/19/2015	Girly Girl Book Reviews	http://girlygirlbookreviews.com/2015/01/19/monarch-by-belle-whittington/
1/19/2015	A Creative Mind	http://a-creative-mind.com/2015/01/19/author-spotlight-monarch-by-belle-whittington/
1/19/2015	The Hellvis Compendium	http://www.thehellviscompendium.com/monarch-belle-whittington/
1/20/2015	What Shall We Blog About Today?	http://kenowinsky.blogspot.com/2015/01/monarch.html
1/20/2015	Danielle's Domain	http://daniellesdomainreviews.blogspot.com/2015/01/review-for-monarch-cicada-3-by-belle.html
1/20/2015	Iequals Alissa	http://iequalsalissa.com/2015/01/longlivethequeen-monarch-by-belle-whittington-authorofcicada-myfamhrtbookrvw/
1/21/2015	A Dirty Book affair	http://adirtybookaffair.com/2015/01/21/blog-tour-monarch-by-belle-whittington/
1/21/2015	Traci Hayden	http://tracihayden.blogspot.ca/2015/01/monarch.html
1/21/2015	Hooked on Books	http://hookedonbooksforever.blogspot.com/2015/01/blog-tour-monarch-cicada-trilogy-by.html
1/22/2015	Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock	http://wp.me/p3DolR-4jR
1/22/2015	Mia Fox Books	http://miafox.net/2015/01/22/monarch-belle-whittington
1/22/2015	Mythical Books	http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/2015/01/because-some-secrets-kill-monarch.html
1/23/2015	Warrior Woman Winmill	http://petulareadsromance.blogspot.com/2015/01/monarch-by-belle-whittington-giveaway.html
1/23/2015	Yeah Books!	http://yeahbooks.wordpress.com
1/23/2015	Elodie Parkes Erotic Romance	http://elodieparkes.blogspot.com/2015/01/sci-fi-romance-today-on-blog-from.html
1/23/2015	Inspire to Read	http://lynelleclarkaspiredwriter.blogspot.com/2015/01/book-tour-monarch-by-belle-whittington.html
1/24/2015	Here Is What I Read	https://hereiswhatireadblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/monarch-by-belle-whittington
1/24/2015	Country Gals Sexy Reads	https://www.countrygalssexyreads.wordpress.com
1/25/2015	2 friends, promote your books with us	https://www.facebook.com/groups/301139446688226/
1/26/2015	My Family's Heart	https://tonyaloveslife.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/monarch-bellewhittington
1/27/2015	Indy Book Fairy	http://paranormalbookfairy.blogspot.com/2015/01/monarch-spotlight.html
1/28/2015	Wanda Loves Books	http://wandalovesbooks.blogspot.com/2015/01/review-monarch-by-belle-whittington.html
1/28/2015	Padme's Library	http://padmeslibrary.blogspot.com/2015/01/monarch-by-belle-whittington.html
1/28/2015	Sweet N Sassy Book A Holics	http://sweet-n-sassy-book-a-holics.blogspot.com/2015/01/monarch.html
1/28/2015	Romance That's 'Out Of This World'	http://www.hywelalyn.blogspot.com/2015/01/monarch.html
1/29/2015	Books That Hook	http://booksthathook.com/monarch-belle-whittington/
1/29/2015	Book Groupies	http://bookgroupies2.blogspot.com/
1/29/2015	Breny's Book Obsession	http://msme28.blogspot.com/2015/01/book-tour-monarch-by-belle-whittington.html
1/29/2015	Ms Me28	http://msme28.blogspot.com/2015/01/book-tour-monarch-by-belle-whittington.html
1/30/2015	Girl with Pen	http://victoriazumbrumsreviews.blogspot.com/2015/01/review-of-monarch-by-belle-whittington.html
1/31/2015	Loves All Things Books	http://lovesallthingsbooks.blogspot.com/
2/1/2015	All Night Books	http://www.allnightbooks.com
2/5/2015	Romance Book Junkies	http://romancebookjunkies.blogspot.com/
2/5/2015	Inner Goddess	http://www.InnerGoddessForum.com
2/6/2015	Scandalous Book Blog	http://scandalousbookblog.blogspot.be/
2/9/2015	Love's Last Refuge	http://loveslastrefuge.com/
2/9/2015	Tome Tender	http://tometender.blogspot.com/
2/9/2015	Harlie's Books	http://www.harliesbooks.com
2/10/2015	My Family's Heart Blog	http://myfamhrtbookrvwstours.blogspot.com/2015/01/monarch-cicada-trilogy-by-author-belle.html
2/11/2015	Book Infatuation	bookinfatuation29.blogspot.com
2/11/2015	Romance that's 'Out Of This World	www.hywelalyn.com
2/17/2015	In Patti's Imagination	inpattisimagination.blogspot.com
2/17/2015	Vonnie's Reading Corner	http://vonniesreadingcorner.blogspot.com

Blog Tour Sign-Up!

Hi, Lovelies!

My Family's Heart is arranging a January blog tour for ‪#‎Monarch‬!

Here's your chance to sign up!  

Click this lovely banner to go to the sign-up form.  And feel free to post the banner on your blog and other social networking sites.

I hope you'll sign up and join us for all the fun and festivities!

I've got the best readers and fans in the universe!

~Belle

#LongLiveTheQueen

The Coolest Thing Ever!

Hello, Lovelies!

I'd love your help and support in my venture ... after all, I've got the best readers and fans in the universe.  Together, we can accomplish anything.  I truly believe that!

How can you help?  My plan is to get as many of my Lovelies to help me get attention for my books on The IF List.  Many reviews for my books commented that they'd make good movies.  I'd love the chance to see that happen!

If you have a moment, or two, or three, would you click on each image below and then click the "Support" button?

And what's so cool about it?  YOU can recommend actors, directors, and composers of your choice to play the characters!

Support Cicada on The If List!

Support Firefly on The If List!

Support Monarch on The If List!

Thank you so much, my Lovelies!  I can't express enough gratitude to each of you for sticking with me on my journey to finishing this trilogy.  I hope you continue to stick with me as we plow forward onto new heights!

XOXO and Lots of Love!

~Belle

Enter to Win an E-Copy of Monarch

How about a chance to win an e-copy of Monarch?  Now's your chance!

Here's the rafflecopter form.

Good luck, Lovelies!

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Street Teams & Books to Movies

The Trilogy is Complete!

Long Live the Queen

It feels so good knowing my readers will now discover why everything happened the way it did in my books.  Who knew there was an alien queen living in a small, inconsequential South East Texas town?  I've been doing a lot of celebrating since MONARCH spread its wings and flew the coop. And there still much more fun to come!

Sweet 'n' Sassy Bookaholics is currently creating a street team for me.  It's called Belle's Shooting Stars.  Also, there's an opportunity for lovers of CICADA to put your vote in for getting my book turned into a movie!

In the next few weeks, be on the look-out for an upcoming book blog tour, which is being arranged by My Family's Heart Book Tours & Reviews.

I have the best readers and fans in the universe!  If you've read MONARCH, you know I love y'all so much I dedicated my book to y'all!  <3

This is your invite to join my Street Team.  I'm really looking forward to communicating with my Lovelies in our own closed group.  There are lots of fun things in the works right now.  Don't miss out! Click HERE and join now!  I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

URMEGUR, Y'all!  Have you ever heard of The Imagine Film List?  CICADA has been added and is open for your votes. It's really a neat service, which allows you to see my choice of actors, composers, screenwriters, & directors. However, if you pictured a different actor, etc., in the part, you can propose them instead!  GO HERE and VOTE FOR CICADA, please and thank you!

For Your Listening Pleasure ~ 

Monarch's Official Theme Song

Visit KylerEngland.com to find out how to purchase her music! <3