June celebrates Brides, Grads, Dads, King Kamehameha, US Army, and Flag Day

6/1: Wednesday's Warrior with Monica McCarty's THE GHOST
plus Special June Giveaway
6/2: Nancy Herkness' THE ALL-STAR ANTES UP
plus Samantha Chase's JORDAN'S RETURN
6/3: Lauren Layne's FROM THIS DAY FORWARD
plus Cynthia Eden's TORN
6/4: Celebrate Little Victories - Tracy Solheim's SMOLDER
6/5: Weekly Winners
6/6: Celebrate Hawaii with Kate Pearce from the Big Island
6/7: Celebrate Hawaii with Jennifer Bernard from the Big Island
6/8: Wednesday's Warriors - Celebrate Hawaii with Mitchell Charles from Oahu
plus Washington Loves Readers Luncheon - Spotlight on Olivia Dade
6/9: Celebrate Hawaii with Jill Marie Landis from Kauai
6/10: Celebrate Hawaii - Book Recommendations
6/11: Celebrate Hawaii - King Kamehameha Day
6/12: Weekly Winners
6/13: Rachel Miles' CHASING THE HEIRESS

plus Sharon Hamilton's BAND OF BACHELORS: ALEX
6/14: US Army's 241st Birthday with Leslie Jones' Night Hush
plus The Hero Least Likely Book Blitz Tour
6/15: Hazel Gaynor's THE GIRL FROM THE SAVOY
6/16: Julie Ann Walker's DEVIL AND THE DEEP
6/17: HE'S IRRESISTIBLE COLLECTION Book Blitz Tour
plus Jamie Wesley's THE DEAL WITH LOVE
plus Sandra Hill's ANGELS WORE FANGS
6/18: Celebrate Little Victories
6/19: Weekly Winners
6/20: Amanda Forester's IF THE EARL ONLY KNEW
6/21: Samantha Chase's ALWAYS MY GIRL
6/22: Jennifer Bernard's DRIVE YOU WILD
6/23: Terry Spear's BILLIONAIRE IN WOLF'S CLOTHING
6/24: Cindy Kirk's SUMMER IN GOOD HOPE
plus Debbie Mason's HAPPY EVER AFTER IN CHRISTMAS (Christmas, Colorado No. 7)
6/25: Celebrate Little Victories - Battle of Bannackburn with Lecia Cornwall's BEAUTY AND THE HIGHLAND BEAST
6/26: Weekly Winners
6/27: Celebrate Canada with Anne Lethbridge
plus Maya Rodale's CHASING LADY AMELIA
6/28: Celebrate Canada with Shana Gray
plus Laura Trentham's THEN HE KISSED ME
6/29: Celebrate Canada with Julie Rowe
plus Mary Jo Putney's ONCE A SOLDIER
6/30: Celebrate Canada with Toni Anderson
plus Jill Shalvis' SWEET LITTLE LIES

7/1: Celebrate Canada with Kaylea Cross
plus Jessica Lemmon's THE BILLIONAIRE BACHELOR
7/2: Celebrate Little Victories
7/3: Weekly Winners
7/4: Freedom isn't Free
7/5: Alissa Johnson's A GIFT FOR GUILE 
plus Elizabeth Hoyt's ONCE UPON A MOONLIT NIGHT
7/6: Wednesday's Warrior - Chanel Cleeton's INTO THE BLUE
7/7: Leigh Greenwood's No One But You
7/8: Jill Mansell's YOU AND ME, ALWAYS
7/9: Celebrate Little Victories - Aloha, San Diego!
7/10: Weekly Winners
7/11: Charis Michaels' THE VIRGIN AND THE VISCOUNT 
7/12: Lauren Blakely's THE SAPPHIRE AFFAIR
7/13: Wednesday's Warrior
7/14: Open
7/15: Sara Humphreys' TROUBLE WALKS IN
7/16: Celebrate Little Victories
7/17: Weekly Winners
7/18: Lauren Layne's TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
7/19: Katie Ruggle's GONE TOO DEEP
7/20: Wednesday's Warriors
7/21: Mira Lyn Kelly's MAY THE BEST MAN WIN
7/22: Kristen McLean's TO WIN A SCOUNDREL'S HEART
7/23: Celebrate Little Victories
7/24: Weekly Winners
7/25: Jade Lee's AS RICH AS A ROGUE
plus Olivia Miles' LOVE BLOOMS ON MAIN STREET
7/26: Katie Lane's WAKING UP WITH A BILLIONAIRE
plus Kelly Bowen's A DUKE TO REMEMBER
7/27: Wednesday's Warrior: Lindsay McKenna's SECRET DREAM
7/28: Gwen Cready's Every Time with a Highlander
7/29: ML Buchman's HEART STRIKE
7/30: Celebrate Little Victories
7/31: Weekly Winners

8/1: Laura Trentham's TILL I KISSED YOU
8/2: Lillian Marek's A SCANDALOUS ADVENTURE
8/3: Wednesday's Warrior
8/4: Coast Guard's Birthday
8/5:  Susan Schild's SWEET CAROLINA MORNING
8/6: Celebrate Little Victories
8/7: Weekly Winners
8/8: Open
8/9: Open
8/10: Wednesday's Warrior
8/11: Open
8/12: Open
8/13: Celebrate Little Victories
8/14: Weekly Winners
8/15: Open
8/16: Open
8/17: Wednesday's Warrior
8/18: Open
8/19: Open
8/20: Celebrate Little Victories
8/21: Weekly Winners
8/22: Open
8/23: Reserved
8/24: Reserved

8/25: Vanessa Kelly's MY FAIR PRINCESS
8/26: Open
8/27: Celebrate Little Victories
8/28: Weekly Winners
8/29: Carolyn Brown's A COWBOY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
plus Marina Adair's LAST KISS OF SUMMER Release Blitz
8/30: Jodi Thomas' SUNRISE CROSSING
plus Lisa Marie Perry's MEANT TO BE MIND
plus Erin Kern's WINNER TAKES ALL
8/31: Wednesday's Warriors 
plus Ella Quinn's WHEN A MARQUIS CHOOSES A BRIDE

9/1: Elizabeth Michels' THE REBEL HEIR
9/2: Jane Ashford's WHAT THE DUKE DOESN'T KNOW
9/3: Celebrate Little Victories
9/4: Weekly Winners
9/5: Suzanne Lord's DISCOVERY OF DESIRE
9/6: Rachel Lacey's RUN TO YOU
9/7: Wednesday's Warriors
9/8: Reserved 
9/9: Reserved
9/10: Celebrate Little Victories
9/11: Weekly Winners
9/12: Open
9/13: Open
9/14: Wednesday's Warriors
9/15: Open
9/16: Open
9/17: Celebrate Little Victories
9/18: Weekly Winners
9/19: Open
9/20: Open
9/21: Wednesday's Warriors
9/22: Open
9/23: Open
9/24: Celebrate Little Victories
9/25: Weekly Winners
9/26: Open
9/27: Open
9/28: Lindsay McKenna's UNBOUND PURSUIT
9/29: Open
9/30: Open

Viva Las Vegas for the Arm Chair Traveler

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I have enjoyed the posts on Facebook and for the RT Booklovers Convention (#RT16) in Las Vegas.  I could not attend this year ... but social media brought Las Vegas to me.

Las Vegas just happened to play a part in my weekend:

- I stopped by a yard sale in my neighborhood and found a Las Vegas Hurricane Glass from the Hard Rock Cafe for a quarter.  Hubby and I collect the HRC glasses (hurricanes, pilsner, and shot) from our travels around the world.  We may already have one from Las Vegas ... but the price was right!

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- I received an Amazon box with cozy mysteries, including Jenn McKinlay's VANILLA BEANED:

Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are taking a gamble by opening their first franchise of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes Bakery, so where better to hit the jackpot than in Vegas? Business manager Tate Harper has lined up a meeting with Holly Hartzmark, a former showgirl who’s looking to bring Mel and Angie’s sweet treats to Sin City, but Mel isn’t so sure she’s ready to hand her recipes over to a complete stranger—especially one as brash as Holly.

But after the potential bakery location gets blown up, Mel begins seeing another side to Holly—one that reminds her very much of herself. Determined to help a kindred spirit, Mel sets out to discover who is trying to keep the bakery from cashing in. But with a murderous mischief maker on the loose, the odds are stacking up against a happy ending for Mel and her friends...

- I am writing this week's blog today with the TV playing in the background.  John Taffler and the crew from Bar Rescue are visiting Las Vegas ... 

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Do you believe in coincidences? What are you reading this weekend? What are you watching on TV? One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash. Comments are open through Saturday, April 23, 10 pm in Baltimore. I'll post the winner on Sunday, August 24.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Vegas also boasts the Hawaiian Marketplace on the Strip

with its own statue of King Kamehameha.

The picture above is mine from Waikiki.

Weekly Winners and Two King Kamehameha Statues

King Kamehameha in Kohala, Big Island

H50 was a winner on Friday night - it featured conspiracy theories, hidden treasures, and the two statues of King Kamehameha (link).  I posted pictures of the original statue on my travel blog at this link and the replacement statue at this link. 

We also have winners at SOS Aloha:

Jules Bennett's TO TAME A COWBOY
- Betty H. wins a print copy.

Mia Marlowe's PLAID TIDINGS

- Diane wins a print copy.

Elizabeth Hoyt's DUKE OF MIDNIGHT

- Jeanne M. wins bling that matches the cover's dress.

Winners - please claim your prize by sending your mailing address to sos.aloha@yahoo.com.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

King Kamehameha in Honolulu, Ohau.