Belle Whittington

Day #10: FIREFLY Book Blog Tour!  YEEHAW!!!
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Check out these lovely stops and don’t forget to drop your name in the hat for the prizes!  Have you been hunting for Easter Eggs?  It’s not too late! :-D

*  http://books-and-coffee-now.blogspot.com/2013/03/firefly-book-blog-tour-excerpts-and.html

*  http://www.bittersweet-enchantment.com/2013/03/book-blog-tour-firefly-by-belle.html

Day 5: FIREFLY Book Blog Tour <3
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Are you following along in the fun?  If not, you’re missing out on loads of fun, contests, and prizes!  We’re stopping by these two gorgeous blogs today.  Please hop over, check out the posts, enter the contests, and most of all, show these blogs some love <3

• I’m a Reader, Not a Writer Book Blog :  http://www.iamareader.com/2013/03/firefly-by-belle-whittington-blog-tour.html

• Dream Book Lovers Book Blog:  http://dreambookslovers.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/firefly-excerpt/

Lovely Alexia Purdy has posted the very first review of FIREFLY! Check it out on Goodreads!   While you’re there, won’t you follow Alexia’s reviews? She’s an awesome writer and has some terrific books available! ♥

Character Profile: Blair

Name:  Blair Reynolds

Age: 17 years old

Physical Description:  Blair has shoulder-length light brown hair like her mom and brown eyes like her brother, Andrew.  She has an average build, and is your typical 17 year old in regards to appearance.  Blair doesn’t primp much, unless she thinks she’ll be seeing Everett.  It’s much easier for her if she pulls her hair back into a ponytail and pulls on a clean shirt and jeans.  Although she likes flip-flops in the summer, she’s been known to wear cowgirl boots…especially while working at the ranch with Grandpa.  Sometimes, she’s got those boots on with a pair of shorts.

Location:  Blair lives in a small, inconsequential town somewhere north of Houston, Texas.  What’s the town’s name?  Why, it’s Willis, of course! ;-)

Who She Lives With:  Blair lives with her mother and brother, Andrew.  Her mother is a widow.  She had another brother, Aaron, who was Andrew’s twin.  But he died the night their father died.  You’ll have to read Cicada to see how and why they both died that fateful night. 

Likes:  Blair loves working with animals and plans to be a large animal veterinarian one day and take over Grandpa’s clinic.  She has worked with him in his clinic and on his ranch since she was a small child, and she knows a great deal about horses and cattle…and how to use a bovine tranquilizer dart.  Blair also likes Everett…very, very much.

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by Sherrie Wilkolaski

Over the weekend I was looking for a book on Amazon and I could not find what I was looking for.  I was searching for a newly released title, so I expected that the Amazon Search may not pull it right up at the top of my inquiry however, I was more concerned for the long-term search results for this book as the author had not associated any keyword “tags” for his title.  I don’t want to name names, but I will tell you this.  The title I was looking for is one of the only books on the subject matter that covers an historic event that no one else has written about.  Huge marketing opportunity for this book and the author did not include the name of the historic event in his marketing copy or in his Amazon keyword tags.  It got me fired up.

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There’s still time to win an autographed bookmark and paperback copy of Cicada!

Wanna enter to win?  Hop on over here!

Cicada Holiday Companion Story

            Christmas in our small, inconsequential, southeast Texas town is usually a cold and rainy time of the year.  In retrospect, the snow and sleet that covered everything, including the haunted forest, in a blanket of white must have been a harbinger that everything was about to change.  However, at the time we thought it was a good omen.  At the time we thought that all the sadness of losing our father and brother would finally disappear and we could recall the memories of Christmases past without shedding tears or hiding the pain under a pillow at night when all the rest of the world had fallen asleep, dreaming of sugar-plums and Santa Clause.

Click here to read the rest and ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!

Don’t forget to show Donna’s lovely blog some love! <3

Have you been wondering what Blair’s last Christmas was like before all the happenings in Cicada?  Well, wonder no more!  Pop on over to Mandy’s lovely blog and read my holiday short!

I’d love to know what you think!  Drop me a line here on tumblr or on my twitter or facebook!

There’s still time! Check out these blogs for a chance to win!:

Fictional Distraction

The Reader’s Refuge

Congratulations to Kelly!

She won a shiny new e-copy of Cicada for her entry on twimom101 book blog…a lovely blog by Mandy! :-)

Posted by Donna
Published Date: July 14th, 2011
Finished Date: November 20th, 2011
Source: For Review from Author
Format: Kindle
Pages: Unknown
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The Blurb from Goodreads: Summertime had always been carefree and fun for Blair Reynolds and her friends—until they came upon something that was not human. As the group of friends band together in a fight for their lives, Blair’s true love becomes something more than human…something unnatural. And their existence relies on their ability to keep a secret.
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The Review:  Cicada is one of them novels that before you start, you know nothing about. Even before reading the blurb….it doesn’t really give you an insight of what the story is actually about. I’m not quite sure what I was expecting but boy was I shocked when I found out.

Click here to read the rest and show Donna’s blog some love! <3

I just finished with Belle Whittington’s debute book Cicada and I so enjoyed it. So today I have her Top 10 answers. I hope you enjoy reading these post as much as I do!

Before I dive off into these fun questions, I’d like to thank you very much for having me over for a visit to your lovely blog for a cup of tea and a chat! :-) Many warm thanks! Now…here goes!

 

1. guilty pleasure? So many to choose from! My most common guilty pleasure is Starbucks! A mocha latte with a shot of hazelnut fixes me up just right! :-)

2. 1 book you could read over and over? Oh! This is a difficult one! There are so many books from which to choose! I think I’ll choose one of the books I’ve just read. And that would be Hunger Games. :-) Of course, this could change at any time! LOL!

3. fictional character you would love to spend the day with? Dumbledore

4. one thing you cannot leave the house without? I absolutely must have my cellphone! I’m lost without it! :-)

5. fav song/singer? My favorite song is “Bella Luna” by Jason Mraz

6. hobby? Reading :-)

7. fave movie/actor and or/actress? The BBC version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy

8. one place you would love to visit? Great Britain <3

 

9. fav food? Tex-Mex! Omnomnom!

10. fav color? Pink

What wonderful answers! I also love the Hunger Games and look forward to the movie next year.

Don’t forget to check my review of Cicada for a chance to win the ebook.

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Today I’m welcoming Belle Whittington, author of the YA novel Cicada, to join my blog with a guest post. You can read my review for her novel HERE. Thank you so much, Belle, for taking your time to write this.

Goodreads Summary of Cicada:
Summertime had always been carefree and fun for Blair Reynolds and her friends—until they came upon something that was not human. As the group of friends band together in a fight for their lives, Blair’s true love becomes something more than human…something unnatural. And their existence relies on their ability to keep a secret.

I have been daydreaming stories for as long as I can remember. My first recollection of wanting to be a writer was when I was in the second grade, and my teacher, Mrs. Rambin, would have us lay our heads on our desks after lunch while she read us stories full of magic and imagination.

Congratulations to Candace Hawkins of Mini Book Dom Blog! She is the winner of the Grand Prize for her participation in the Cicada Book Blog Tour hosted by the lovely Bree at The Awesome Magic Attic Book Blog!

A few days ago I posted a review of an amazing new YA book, the first book in a series, as part of a blog tour hosted by Bree at The Magic Attic. The book is called Cicada, and I loved it. Today the spectacular author, Belle Whittington, has stopped by to share some more info with us about herself and her series! 

“I have been daydreaming stories for as long as I can remember. My first recollection of wanting to be a writer was when I was in the second grade, and my teacher, Mrs. Rambin, would have us lay our heads on our desks after lunch while she read us stories full of magic and imagination.

Most of my early writings were stories with a twist of science fiction…even my earliest poems. I remember sitting on the dam of a neighbor’s pond around the time I was eleven, writing a story about space travel. In fact, I still have that little handwritten story. It’s still bound in the same yellow notebook that I put it in way back in the sixth grade!

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