The Hawaiian word of the day is
Kapu - Forbidden
Tonight's H50 Episode was titled Kapu. The team traveled to the Forbidden Island, Ni'ihau, for the final evidence in the murder investigation. The Robinson Family has owned Ni'ihau since 1864. Known for their privacy, the family now offers excursions from Kauai to Ni'ihau at this link. It might be tempting for a billionaire ...
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| Image by Polihale at en.wikipedia |
Speaking of billionaires, Jessica Lemmon is celebrating the release of her debut novel, TEMPTING THE BILLIONAIRE. She joins us for a cozy chat ...
Kim: Tell us about Ohio - what is your favorite sight, sound, and smell?
Jessica: What I love most about Ohio is the changing of the seasons. I married a golfer who would love nothing more than to live in a warmer climate year round, but I like the snow (probably because I don’t shovel it.). ;-)
Jessica: What I love most about Ohio is the changing of the seasons. I married a golfer who would love nothing more than to live in a warmer climate year round, but I like the snow (probably because I don’t shovel it.). ;-)
Fave sight: My backyard on a sunny day. Half a century ago, my grandfather planted the ginormous Maple tree that towers over the house.
Fave sound: The leaves rustling on that same tree in the fall.
Fave smell: The Funnel Cake booth at the Starving Artist Festival!
Kim: You describe yourself as a "former meat eater" - what is your favorite veggie dish?
Jessica: Three-bean chili, perfect when it’s cold outside.
Jessica: Three-bean chili, perfect when it’s cold outside.
Kim: Yum, that sounds delicious! What prompted you to make that commitment to "finishing a book"?
Jessica: Several things, but one very important component was a book by Max Lucado called Cure for the Common Life. I’d struggled with finding the right “job” for years. Nothing seemed to fit. After reading Max’s book, I realized I was a creative person fueled by imagination. I love to draw and I love to write. So I dug up a book I’d started writing years ago, finished it, and started looking into publishing.
Kim: Who (or what) helped you along the way to publishing?
Jessica: The who? COUNTLESS people! I don’t know what I would have done without the support of RWA members and Twitter friends. The what? WRITING. No joke. Committing to blogging and writing one manuscript after the other helped me find my voice and work through plot issues.
Never underestimate the power of practice.
Kim: What inspired TEMPTING THE BILLIONAIRE?
Jessica: I forgot to wear my wedding ring one day and it drove me crazy! All day, I kept rubbing my fingers together to straighten the ring only to find it wasn’t there. That sparked the idea of a recently divorced woman crying in a bar and Crickitt Day was born. Then I added the hero--swoon-worthy Shane August—who was compelled to approach her.
Kim: What’s next for Jessica Lemmon?
Jessica: I forgot to wear my wedding ring one day and it drove me crazy! All day, I kept rubbing my fingers together to straighten the ring only to find it wasn’t there. That sparked the idea of a recently divorced woman crying in a bar and Crickitt Day was born. Then I added the hero--swoon-worthy Shane August—who was compelled to approach her.
Kim: What’s next for Jessica Lemmon?
Jessica: The second book in the series entitled HARD TO HANDLE. Aiden and Sadie get their own shot at happily ever after (and boy, do they deserve it!) Release date: May 7th, 2013.
Mahalo, Jessica, for being my guest! I am giving away an ecopy of TEMPTING THE BILLIONAIRE to one randomly selected commenter:
BUSINESS OR PLEASURE?
Crickitt Day needs a job . . . any job. After her husband walks out on her, she's determined to re-build her life and establish a new career. When swoon-worthy billionaire Shane August hires her as his assistant, she jumps at the chance to prove herself. Despite her growing attraction to her boss, she vows to keep things strictly professional. No flirting. No kissing. Definitely no falling in love...
Shane August is all business, all the time. He's a self-made man who's poured his heart and soul into his company, and he'd never allow himself to get involved with an employee. Then he hires sweet, sexy Crickitt-and he can't keep his mind or his hands off her. But no matter how much he wants Crickitt, Shane fears that painful secrets from his past will always come between them. With fate working against them, can these two lonely hearts learn that sometimes mixing business with pleasure is the perfect merger?
BUSINESS OR PLEASURE?
Crickitt Day needs a job . . . any job. After her husband walks out on her, she's determined to re-build her life and establish a new career. When swoon-worthy billionaire Shane August hires her as his assistant, she jumps at the chance to prove herself. Despite her growing attraction to her boss, she vows to keep things strictly professional. No flirting. No kissing. Definitely no falling in love...
Shane August is all business, all the time. He's a self-made man who's poured his heart and soul into his company, and he'd never allow himself to get involved with an employee. Then he hires sweet, sexy Crickitt-and he can't keep his mind or his hands off her. But no matter how much he wants Crickitt, Shane fears that painful secrets from his past will always come between them. With fate working against them, can these two lonely hearts learn that sometimes mixing business with pleasure is the perfect merger?
To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment about what was your first job? My first job came in college when I worked as a waitress in a family pizzeria. I was actually hired to work in the kitchen but I was the only employee old enough (other than the owners) to serve alcohol. So I became a waitress ... and a good one at that!
2. Comments are open through Saturday, January 19, 10 pm in Hawaii.
3. I'll post the winner on Sunday, January 20.
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
To learn more about Jessica and her books, check out her website at jessicalemmon.com.
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| The Waimea Canyon on Kauai offers a view of Ni'ihau. |
My first job was babysitting in high school.
ReplyDeleteMy first job was as a summer camp counselor.
ReplyDeleteThank you for having me, KIM! Hmm, I may have to have Shane check out Ni'ihau that you speak of. And what a PERFECT word for the day--FORBIDDEN. :)
ReplyDeleteDanielle and Debby, thanks for entering!
ReplyDeleteMy first job was as a page at the public library...but I spent more time reading the books than putting them away.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just finished reading this book...if you don't win it, run, don't walk to the Amazon tab on your computer...I want my own billionaire now. Especially the kind that come with rock hard abs. Just sayin'.
HA! Love that endorsement, Teri Anne! :) And yeah, I think working in a library would have been my own utopia... *sigh*
ReplyDeleteI worked in a library in my high school.... I loved it.
ReplyDeletethanks for a fun post! And congrats to jessica on her debut! Ummm... my first job was as a table busser for a local country club. Well.. I didn't last more than the summer as everyone was snotty and I kept breaking dishes :)
ReplyDeleteYou, too, May? Very cool!
ReplyDelete@Erin, thank you!!! Yeah, I have had my share of restaurant work. Takes a special (read: patient) person for that kind of job!
In high school I worked for the school counselors. Some typing, filing,surveys, etc. I do remember being able to check out other kid's files which was probably kapu but I figured it was the perks of the job lol.
ReplyDeleteOh, I worked fast food in high school! Great motivator for education!
ReplyDeletePatty
In high school, I worked for a company and I processed microfilm and microfiche in a darkroom.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was about 14, I was a counselor, laundry lady, dishwasher, and baby sitter for rich kids in a private camp.
ReplyDeleteMy first job is last until now... Legal Staff
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If you don't count babysitting, which I started when I was 11, it was working the children's program at the library.
ReplyDeleteMy very first job was as a domestic in a Convent. VERY interesting!!
ReplyDeleteMy first job is my current job right now. I'm in an Online-Marketer for a Real Estate Company. :D
ReplyDeleteNot counting babysitting at 12 years old, my first job was a secretarial assistant at a psychologist's office. I answered phones, made appointments, typed case studies, and filed. Not to shabby for a 14 year old. Then various fast food and retail until I earned my degree.
ReplyDeleteMel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
My first job, which lasted for two years, was as a Shorthand/Typist in London
ReplyDeleteKapu- love that new word!!!
ReplyDeleteOhio, wind in the leaves...ahhh what a nice sound.
First job, ,welllll I worked for my dad growing up.scooping pig poop, castrating, and other not so fun things. But once I was old enough I worked as a pharmacy tech, kept that job into college. Now I am a lab manager, so really not so bad. =)
Does that mean you can make a really good pizza??
My first job was in college. I worked on the campus in the film lab and answered the phone. It was so long ago that I don't remember and more of it than that.
ReplyDeleteworking in an office
ReplyDeleteMy very first job was at a retail store working part time.That was a long time ago :)Thanks for another chance.Congrats Jessica on the release of your Debut Novel.
ReplyDeleteCarol L.
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com
Thanks, Carol and everyone for entering! Good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteI was a waitress in high school and continued doing it through college.
ReplyDeletebesides babysitting, I worked the summer before college at my neighbors GMC truck garage helping the woman out in the office. That was the summer her dachsund had puppies, but got mastitis and couldn't nurse them, so we took the puppies to work so we could bottle feed them.
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