Weekly Winners

I am a winner with new "lifestyle" blog, GETTING EVERY BENEFIT AVAILABLE, at this link.  I am writing about life outside books and travel in hope that my boss will hire me to write the company's blog (a benefits association).  Please join me at the blog on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday plus like, share, and comment on Facebook!

I am also a winner with a "business" trip to my home town of Safety Harbor, Florida.  We are selling our condo that has been rented for the past ten years.  I will be fixing it up along with soaking up the sun!

We have winners at SOS Aloha:

Jenn McKinlay's Cupcake Bakery Mystery series:

- Martha wins a book choice from my convention stash.

TV Review:  The Abominable Bride with Sherlock Holmes

- Laura H. wins a book choice from my convention stash.

Celebrating the New Year with a new venture

- Kim H. wins a book choice from my convention stash.

Nancy Lee Badger's MY BANISHED HIGHLANDER, and the MEDIEVAL REDEMPTION Boxed Set

- Natasha wins a digital copy of the boxed set.

From my travel blog, ALOHA ON MY MIND, Sharlene wins a book choice from my convention stash.

Winners, please send your mailing address to sos.aloha@yahoo.com.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Celebrating our 5th anniversary at SOS Aloha!

This week is the 5th anniversary of SOS Aloha!   I created SOS Aloha in March 2010 as a means to stay connected to Romanceland after moving to Hawaii.  I've tried different things along the way (author interviews, blog tours, and book reviews), giving me the opportunity to find my own voice.

I thank Mary, the Reading Reviewer (link), for encouraging to create this blog.   I also appreciate Terri, Bodice Ripper Novels (link), for teaching me how to format links and add pictures. Finally, I thank my followers for making SOS Aloha a fun place to visit!

Treasures in the sand 

To celebrate our fifth anniversary, I share five fun facts about me ....

1.  I hail from Safety Harbor, Florida (link).   Contemporary romance author Shirley Jump lives nearby (link), often posting pictures of the Tampa Bay area on Facebook.

2  I attended the University of Tampa (link).  Paranormal author Maggie Mae Gallagher (link) is also an UT alum.

3. I was a math major ... and so was Romantic suspense author Julie Anne Walker (link).  

4.  My first assignment was Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts (link).  Mia Marlowe also lived in the Boston area (link).  

5.  I traded my active duty dog tags for a military spouse ID card ... just like many members of the RomVets, veterans who write romance (link).

Lucky guards the books

I am giving away a book choice from my convention stash to one randomly selected commenter.  To enter the giveaway,

1.  Leave a comment with a fun fact about you.

2.  Comments are open through Saturday, March 14, 10 pm in Baltimore.  

3.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, March 15.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Check out my travel blog, ALOHA ON MY MIND, at this link although I have posted any recent travels.  Still, you can trade real snow for virtual sand in Hawaii.  

Sunset Beach