Volunteer ACLU supporter and Legal Observer UT graduate Fulton County Poll Worker Former Naval Officer Law Enforcement Careerhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mwkels7m5c2b💙📚A #publisher warning authors about scams and fake publishers explorabooks.com/fraud-alert/ JJ: Retired Fraud Investigator Spouse of author Toni Bellon Samples of her books below a.co/d/084tXhsX https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share #historicalfiction #alcoholism28 Sep 2026 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkels7m5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mwbam55d622l💙📕Christmas is coming. Got extra books? “Operation Paperback is a national, non-profit organization, whose volunteers collect gently-used books and send them to American troops overseas, as well as veterans and military families here at home https://operationpaperback.org/help_volunteer.php24 Sep 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbam55d622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mw7aop4lak2b💙📚Do your part to promote an author! PS: two book samples from my wife. Enjoy #Artemisiapublishing a.co/d/0ctqwFwz #Histriabooks https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share23 Sep 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7aop4lak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mw56wxclws2u💙📚 I read The Cost of Sin on my cruise to the Caribbean and I enjoyed it very much. I was definitely transported to that place and time and found myself wanting to turn the page. A perfect book to read as I sipped my pina colada🍹 Sue Harvey, retired #educator https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share #LDS22 Sep 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw56wxclws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mvsfe3qdl22o💙📚I read The Cost of Sin on my cruise to the Caribbean and I enjoyed it 👍🏼 I was definitely transported to that place and time and found myself wanting to turn the page to see what happened next🤓 A perfect book to read as I sipped my pina colada🍹 SHarvey, teacher https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share18 Sep 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsfe3qdl22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mvr5tgfh3c2y💙📚 A piercing historical coming-of-age novel that exposes how silence, faith, and family shape a young girl’s understanding of truth. PS: Here’s a sample of the first few chapters of The Cost of Sin https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share #WomenWritingtheWest #LDS #simonandschuster #UtahHistory18 Sep 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvr5tgfh3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mvjmoaf7hk2n“My purpose in sharing this experience is not to discourage authors from pursuing their publishing dreams. Instead, I encourage every author to perform thorough due diligence before signing any publishing or marketing agreement. “ Chef Monika Jensen” https://writersweekly.com/this-weeks-article/extreme-warning-about-crestwood-publications15 Sep 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjmoaf7hk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mvgxxbqzxc2e💙📚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgxxbqzxc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mvc2ydsrfs2v💙📚 Question: What do you want your readers to experience with your novel? Toni: I want readers to see how Myrt overcame the negativity and poverty in her childhood. She found a way to be positive and kind despite the many problematic experiences of her childhood. https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share12 Sep 2026 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvc2ydsrfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mv3kz4o6w224💙📚 An insightful warning about fraudsters targeting targeting self publishing authors. https://vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/the-publishing-scam-that-almost-fooled JJ: Retired Fraud Investigatorand Spouse of Author Toni Bellon. A sample oh her latest https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share09 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3kz4o6w224https://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mutae6mn7k23💙📚Use the #LaborDay Sale Code here! Set against the rugged landscape of early twentieth-century #Utah, The Cost of Sin is an emotionally powerful #historicalfamilysaga of #faith, survival, loss, and resilience. 📚 📚 Grab your copy today: https://histriabooks.com/product/the-cost-of-sin/06 Sep 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutae6mn7k23https://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3muqjiwqw2s2t💙📚A piercing #historical #coming-of-age novel that exposes how silence, faith, and family shape a young girl’s understanding of truth. The Cost of Sin delivers the emotional force of a classic #Americansaga with a sharp, modern eye.” #mormon #lds #bookrelease https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share05 Sep 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqjiwqw2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mumm2gyoek2o💙📚 The latest scammer warnings from Writer Beware. “It's a business built on volume, so only a small fraction of writers need to be fooled in order for the fraudsters to make money.” https://writerbeware.blog/2026/08/28/production-companies-literary-agents-foreign-languages-ai-driven-scams-continue-to-morph/ JJ: Retired Fraud Investigator and Spouse of author ToniBellon.com03 Sep 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumm2gyoek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3muleol73hk2b💙📚 A moving exploration of childhood, forgiveness, and the enduring search for belonging, The Cost of Sin asks what happens when love and compassion collide with the unforgiving rules of a close-knit community. https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0GPGZQDT9?clientId=share #newbookalert #FaithAndFamily#Mormon #LDS #Utahhistory03 Sep 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muleol73hk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3muiykyskes2yUse Mapquest and Waze. FO Google Maps and Apple02 Sep 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiykyskes2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mugk6mlk4s2e💙📚 The Cost of Sin is a biographical #historicalsaga of love tested by doctrine, innocence confronting cruelty, and the enduring power of storytelling to heal the deepest wounds. #Mormon #LDS #Utah #WesternSaga https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-cost-of-sin-borne-by-the-innocent-toni-bellon/f00c8ac4212a6086?ean=9781592117987&affiliate=168801 Sep 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugk6mlk4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mu3gdabwm22w💙📚 Throughout her life, my grandmother Myrt wrote us letters. She was not well-educated and got a lot of things wrong. I finally understood if I wanted to tell her story, I would have to change the names and locations to protect the guilty. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cost-of-Sin/Toni-Bellon/9781592117987 #Mormon #Utah27 Aug 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3gdabwm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtzmqvo3e226💙📚Author support time: Promote and Prevent27 Aug 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzmqvo3e226https://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtuqssii2s2r💙📚”This book is based on the tall tales my Grandmother Myrt told. She has to find a way to survive 1905 #Utah, religion, and the violence that made her an orphan by the age of eight.” Toni #SimonandSchuster #WesternSaga #Mormon #WomenwritingtheWest #Historicalfiction25 Aug 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuqssii2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtrchgv4ns2y💙📚#Author fraud prevention “A short guide covering the 10 questions to ask any service before you sign, the red flags to watch for…” https://selfpublishingadvice.org/how-to-spot-publishing-scams/ JJ: Retired Fraud Investigator and spouse of author Toni Bellon https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cost-of-Sin/Toni-Bellon/978159211798723 Aug 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrchgv4ns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtpdgybmmc2q💙📚”Read my books and you will find a kernel of my truth in each of them. You will also find lies and humor. LEAP Sample a.co/d/64sD4Ti The Cost of Sin Preorder https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cost-of-Sin/Toni-Bellon/9781592117987 #ArtemesiaPublishing #Histriabooks #NACOA #Mormon #teacher #LDS22 Aug 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpdgybmmc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtm5m2awuk2k💙📚This is a powerful novel about endurance, faith, and the damage that can be done when selfish and self-righteous family members are blind to the harm they bring to others Netgalley review https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/854867 #historicalfiction #books #book #bookofmormon #ldstemple #ldschurch21 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm5m2awuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtidqglfps22Stop the Clowns from Fuc$&@! with the midterms. Become a poll worker [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtidqglfps22https://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtfu5dgco227Live in Atlanta area? Stop by! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-local-author-toni-bellon-celebrates-the-cost-of-sin-tickets-1991792270298?aff=oddtdtcreator #Histriabooks #SimonandSchuster #UNG #UniversityofNorthGeorgia #AtlantaWritersClub19 Aug 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfu5dgco227https://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtegf4opos27💙📚Live in Atlanta area? Come to the book launch18 Aug 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtegf4opos27https://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtd7bbr7qs2d💙📚In this book, I admit to representing the bishop of the #Mormon Church in #Utah, 1905, as a local leader with dogmatic beliefs. I did not, however, present all #Mormons as negative. My uncle was a Bishop who blessed me. He was a well-respected farmer. A good man. Not like the Bishop in my book. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtd7bbr7qs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mtbuswhgbc24💙📚Ok US #Publishers large and small, lets support Literacy in Ukraine 🇺🇦 https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/08/amid-escalating-russian-attacks-ukrainian-book-institute-appeals-to-the-international-community-for-support/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:fvtedxzrn3gtddfox5wefclf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbuswhgbc24https://bsky.app/profile/vols71.bsky.social/post/3mta5ojjj722i💙📚Like Book Launches. 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