Remember who showed up. Heroes all PS: Note the Canadian flag 🇨🇦 used in WWII #DDAY #Canada #WWII

💙📚”The fraudster's greatest liability is the certainty that the fraud is too clever to be detected.” Louis J. Freeh

💙📚We will be at the #ALAConference in Chicago. Stop by the Histria Books table in the Exhibition Hall on Sunday, June 28 around 1130 am to meet Toni www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co... #Histriabooks #WomenWritingtheWest #LDS #Mormon #UtahHistory #Library #Librarians

💙📚 Learn more. Signup for Toni’s newsletter: [email protected] #childrenofalcoholics #adultchildrenofalcoholics

💙📚Self published authors are targeted by fraudsters. This recent article has great fraud prevention for all. #publishingscams #selfpublish selfpublishingadvice.org/how-to-spot-...

💙📚Toni’s second book was inspired by her grandmother who grew up in the West in 1905. Written by a loving granddaughter, for granddaughters, and for anyone with memories of their grandmother’s love. #mormon #lds #histriabooks #booklover #Bookish www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co...

💙📚Written by a loving granddaughter, for granddaughters, and for anyone with memories of their grandmother’s love. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co... #Histriabooks #WomenWritingtheWest #LDS #Mormon #UtahHistory #Bookreview

Boycott CBS. Drop Paramount. #CBS #Paramount+ #Television Read This: "CBS Kicks Colbert With Over-the-Top Praise for Replacement" www.thedailybeast.com//obsessed/cb...

💙📚Toni pitched a second #publisher at another Atlanta Writer’s Club Conference, #HistriaBooks. This #historicalfiction book,The Cost of Sin will be out in September and distributed by #SimonandSchuster www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co... #LDS #Utah #Mormon #WesternSaga #Frontierwomen

💙📚 “I wish I could say that I’m writing the great American Novel, but my works end up being snarky humor mixed with heartbreak. My first book, L.E.A.P, is about a teen attempting to grow up without the emotional support of her #alcoholic mother. My True Story nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...

💙📚”The other day, an acquaintance told me I wasn’t a member of the #LDS Church of Jesus Christ, or #Mormons. Well, that was a surprise to me and would have been to my mother. She defined me as a Mormon.” preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9616... #ldstemples #bookofmormon #ldstemple #ldschurch

“💙📚Scammers are getting ever more ingenious in targeting our #author members, aided by AI and engaging in increasingly manipulative practices including #impersonation, #flattery and upselling. Their aim is simple – to use these sophisticated tactics to scam societyofauthors.org/2026/05/18/e...

💙📚 The Cost of Sin delivers the emotional force of a classic American saga with a sharp, modern eye. “A family torn apart by faith. A child's fierce love that refuses to break.” #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #mormon #lds #latterdaysaints #historicalfiction

@bruce-the-blue.bsky.social I too served on the Big John 1976-1979 asships company Bruce

In Their Honor #GoldStarFamilies #Veterans

Cancellation time crazytechtricks.com/how-to-cance... #CBS #FCC #ParamountPlus

💙📚An easy to understand checklist you can download for fraud prevention for authors from #SocietyofAuthors and the #Writers'GuildofGreatBritain societyofauthors.org/2026/05/18/e... JJ: Retired Fraud Investigator and spouse of author Toni Bellon.

💙📚L.E.A.P. (Linn’s Emerging Adult Plan) by Dr.Toni Bellon, EdD,is an honest view into the life of a #teen living with an #alcoholic parent and the systemic dysfunction that happens in a family. Kim Ottesen, Forsyth County Public #Library The Back Story nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-... #NACOA #NACOAUK

💙📚”I feel really lucky. Being a member of the #AtlantaWritersClub allowed me to meet Geoff Habiger from #ArtemesiaPublishing. (Publisher of LEAP) Geoff deserves a huge amount of credit. He continues to answer all my questions (no matter how dumb) and calms me down.” Book Sample: a.co/d/64sD4Ti

💙📚 SAN DIEGO BOOK HUSTLE: PUBLISHING MIDDLEMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN $48 MILLION AUTHOR “Officials say most of the victims were older, aspiring authors who were pressured into paying for phony services…” Victims and witnesses can call 1-833-FRAUD-11 for assistance.” hoodline.com/2026/05/san-...

💙📚 “I embarked on a career in elementary and middle-level education to help children navigate the uneven power dynamics that exist in homes everywhere. After all the years I spent in denial, I needed to tell my truth. “ Tonibellon.com #bookcommunity #reading #BookReviewer #BookReview

This Spring support your favorite #author at no cost! These #writers depend on you: Family, friends, coworkers and social media connections. PS: check out some of my wife’s work Linns Emerging Adult Plan (free sample) a.co/d/64sD4Ti The Cost of Sin www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co...

💙📚 I’ve read a lot of stories about #alcoholics and many seem to have happy endings where the afflicted person agrees to go to #rehab. I wanted to tell a story where the mother doesn’t get help. Tonibellon.com The True Story nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...

💙📚 I’m a retired fraud investigator and spouse of an author Authors are targeted incessantly by scammers so be pro active and check out this fraud prevention website sfwa.org/other-resour... “Fraud and deceit are anxious for your money. Be informed and prudent.” John Andreas Widtsoe

💙📚The other day, an acquaintance told me I wasn’t a member of the #LDS Church of Jesus Christ, or #Mormons. Well, that was a surprise to me and would have been to my mother. She defined me as a Mormon Read more about Toni in her newsletter below preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9616...

You can try before buying. See a sample of Toni’s debut novel at: a.co/d/64sD4Ti And preorder her second novel set in 1905 #Utah www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co...

💙📚Can’t repeat it enough. Scammers target authors every day

💙📚Yep: Another scam to separate an #author from their money by flattering them to pay upfront for an impersonated festival, podcast, or radio show. Thanks for the reminder Victoria Strauss! #authors #writers #bookpromotions #bookfestival #authorpodcast #authorinterviews

💙📚 Did you get an email from Simon and Schuster? It’s a scam. Take the time to read this excellent and important story. Source: Victoria Strauss : Writer Beware writerbeware.blog/2026/02/28/n...

💙📚I’m an #AtlantaWritersClub (AWC)member and spouse of author Tonibellon.com. The AWC holds twice yearly conferences for writers looking to be traditionally published. AWC also held an annual Self Publishing Conference. Click below for details atlantawritersclub.regfox.com/aspc-2026-re...

💙📚 I’m a retired federal Special Agent and Certified Fraud Investigator. I’m also the spouse of an #author, tonibellon.com. Now I’m using my experience to help writers from being scammed.

💙📚 Toni Bellon, author or Linns Emerging Adult Plan a.co/d/64sD4Ti and The Cost of Sin www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co... tells her story of moving from California to Tennessee during high school in “Ronald Reagan Made Me Do It” issuu.com/wellreadmaga... #Wellreadmagazine

💙📚One speaker at an Atlanta Writer’s Conference said not to discount the small publishers. He was right! I began ignoring the mainstream agents and looked at the smaller presses. I feel honored that my book was considered interesting enough to be chosen by #Artemesiapublishing Toni Bellon.

Bears repeating #protest #votevets #Nokings #Kentstate #OccupyDemocrats

6,7 🤗 47 Arrest us all. I dare you,” Davis told NBC News in a Friday report. “I am done staying quiet. I’ve got a family, I’ve got kids, and I’m watching this country get dragged through chaos.” www.rawstory.com/86-47-merch/

No grand gestures needed on May 1. Buy a book you’ve been wanting on Bookshop.org. Consider it provides a portion of your sale to a local bookstore and not to Jeff Bezos.(Consider my wife’s YA book) #MayDay #GeneralStrike #May1

💙📚 💙📚 “Being a member of the #AtlantaWritersClub allowed me to meet Geoff Habiger from #ArtemesiaPublishing. Geoff deserves a huge amount of credit. He continues to answer all my questions no matter how dumb.” Tonibellon.com Read the sample. Order the book! a.co/d/64sD4Ti

💙📚April is #AlcoholAwarenessMonth “I’ve read a lot of stories about #alcoholics and many seem to have happy endings where the afflicted person agrees to go to rehab. I wanted to tell a story where the mother doesn’t get help”. TB Read the sample. Order the book! a.co/d/64sD4Ti #NACOA

April is #AlcoholAwarenessMonth “I’ve read a lot of stories about #alcoholics and many seem to have happy endings where the afflicted person agrees to go to rehab. I wanted to tell a story where the mother doesn’t get help”. TB Read the sample. Order the book! a.co/d/64sD4Ti

💙📚Please shop at your local independent store. Buy a Book! On Bookshop.org and not Amazon PS: Here’s a link for my favorite author, Toni Bellon, on Bookshop! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

💙📚Artemisia Publishing is a frequent attendee at the Atlanta Writers Club Writing Conferences. Numerous writers pitching their manuscripts got their books traditionally published through Artemisia. #Atlantawritersclub www.apbooks.net

💙📚Lots of scammers preying on authors. Be careful! JJ: Retired Fraud Investigator Spouse of an author,tonibellon.com. #writers #literaryagents #authors

💙📚 It never stops. Be aware. “For $200, your book could get a national newspaper feature in USA TODAY. Email your manuscript to bestselling author Colleen Hoover and she’ll help you get it published. If it sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is. “ Author Book Publishing Fraud

💙📚Today is Independent Book Store Day. If you can’t go in person, shop at Bookshop A portion of the proceeds goes to your local bookstore

💙📚”Read my books and you will find a kernel of my truth in each of them. You will also find lies and humor. I’m not going to tell you what is true and what is not.“ Tonibellon.com Preorder at Bookshop. Support #localbookstores www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co... #histriabooks #Bookish

Promote your favorite book and author! JJ: Spouse of author tonibellon.com

It’s #AlcoholAwarenessMonth. There are organizations for families! #NACOA #NACOAUK #Alanon #Alateen

💙📚 “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 American saga.” www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co... #LDS #Mormon #UtahHistory

💙📚 Excellent resources for author fraud prevention “If you’ve come across or done business with a publishing scam, please email [email protected] so we can assist you and our members. authorsguild.org/resource/pub... JJ: Spouse of author TB www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Co...

💙📚 “Bellon draws on personal experience to weave the tale of a mother-daughter relationship strained to the point of breaking by mom’s #alcoholism.” Chris Negron “This is a tale of dark family secrets that shape a child’s future path, told in a vibrant, sometimes humorous manner” Kim Conrey