Celebrate Romance Every Day: SOS Aloha's 6th Anniversary (part 1) - Romance blossoms in the Netherlands

Limbricht Castle (Kasteel Limbricht)

Public Domain (link)

Six years ago, I created SOS Aloha while living in Hawaii.  Yet it was an other overseas assignment which introduced me to romance.  In 2002, we moved to the Netherlands when my husband received an assignment to NATO's Joint Forces Command Brunssum (link).  I found myself in the perfect storm to spurn my interest in historcal romance novels:

- We lived across from the Limbricht Castle, a medieval home complete with a moat, tower, and modern duck pin bowling alley!

- I enjoyed afternoon tea with the British Delegation.

- Military families jumped aboard Ryanair to visit London, Dublin, and Edinburgh - home of castles, castles, and castles!

Shortly after our arrival, NATO troops deployed as peacekeepers to Kabul, Afghanistan.  The international staff adopted an orphanage in Kabul and asked the America Spouse's Club to collect donations. So we rolled up our sleeves, cleaned out the long neglected thrift shop (link), and sent boxes with clothes, blankets, and toys. We also received an anonymous donation of $1500 to purchase a generator for the orphanage.

Once the dust settled, I looked around the thrift shop to see what was left - books written in the English language. One paperback caught my eye with its blue cover and tartan sash:

Journey with Cathy Maxwell to nineteenth-century Scotland...a land of romance and dreams. There, away from the stifling ballrooms and idle gossip of London, a debutante hopes to find a life she could only have imagined...and a noble Highlander discovers that the truest love of all awaits him in the form of an unexpected bride-to-be.

After consuming every historical romance from the thrift shop shelves, I moved onto the Army's library where I discovered romantic suspense from my fellow Floridian, Heather Graham:

When private investigator Dane Whitelaw discovers he is being set up to take the fall for the murder of his former lover, Sheila, he teams up with Sheila's best friend, Kelsey Cunningham, to discover the truth.

I also cultivated a friendship with the manager of the Stars N Strips bookstore.  She raved about Bertrice Small:

There has never been a woman like luscious, raven-haired, hot-tempered Skye O'Malley. She is the courageous seafaring captain of her own mighty fleet, and intelligent enough to win a battle of wits with Queen Elizabeth herself. Follow along as Skye O'Malley is swept up in a journey filled with romance and passion that takes her from glittering Ireland, to lush Algeria, to the heart of London in pursuit of a unique and eternal love.

I would later meet Cathy, Heather, and Bertrice once we moved back to the US ... Cathy is a Navy veteran, Heather has participated in a USO tour, and Bertrice's beloved husband, George, was an Army veteran from the D-Day Landings in WWII.   

How did you discover romance?  One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash. Comments are open through Saturday, March 12, 10 pm in Baltimore.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, March 13.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Next week:  SOS Aloha's 6th Anniversary (part 2) - An Old Fashioned Tea Party with Military Spouses and Romance Authors.

The Tea Party by Frederic Soulacroix

Aloha to Carolyn Brown and ONE TEXAS COWBOY TOO MANY (Burnt Boot, Texas Book 3)

Carolyn Brown’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling cowboys prove that love is bigger in Burnt Boot, Texas.

She’s got too many cowboys on her hands

Leah Brennan has always been the good girl of the Brennan family, groomed to become the matriarch of the clan. When a dark-eyed, tattooed, ponytailed bad boy saunters into her life, Leah knows he’s off-limits—but his mesmerizing gaze makes her forget everything she used to think was important. As town-wide tension rises, Leah wonders if love really can conquer all…

And the whole town’s taking sides

When Rhett O’Donnell roars into Burnt Boot on a hot July evening, the first thing he sees is a beautiful blonde. She puts a little extra giddy-up in his heartbeat, but when Rhett’s desire throws him into the middle of a love triangle and a hundred-year-old feud, he realizes that winning his cowgirl’s heart will be a lot more complicated than he thought.

NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author and RITA Finalist, Carolyn Brown, has published more than seventy books. She has written historical single title, historical series, contemporary series and single titles, cowboy romance and women’s fiction. These days she is concentrating on her two loves: romantic women’s fiction and cowboy romance. She and her husband, a retired English teacher, make their home in southern Oklahoma. They have three grown children and enough grandchildren to keep them young. When she’s not writing she likes to spend time in her back yard with her two cats, Boots Randolph Terminator Outlaw and Chester Fat Boy, and watch them protect the yard from vicious critters like field mice, crickets and spiders.

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The Burnt Boot Bar and Grill was not exactly what Rhett expected. The parking lot was gravel, or at least it had been at one time. Now it was thinly distributed gravel on top of dirt with only one streetlamp to illuminate the whole place. The building was weathered wood that didn’t look as if it had ever seen a drop of paint applied. Hell, it might have even been petrified, as old as that sign swinging above the entrance. The roof was rusty sheet metal, and the only window in the place was the one in the door.

“Not what you thought it would be?” Sawyer asked when Rhett got out of his truck.

“Looks more like a barn than a bar,” he said.

“The inside is better—air-conditioning, jukebox, and even paint on the walls.” Jill laughed.

“I like the air-conditioned part best of all.” Rhett followed them inside.

The bar itself was only eight stools long and had a small area for grilling burgers and making fries behind it. There were no pool tables, which surprised Rhett. But not as much as the shelves holding loaves of bread, hot dog and hamburger buns, and a small assortment of prepackaged pastries, or the refrigerated section beside that, with milk, beer, wine, and soda pop behind sliding glass doors. The other end of the long, rectangular room sported a jukebox, a few mismatched tables with chairs around them, and a small area for dancing.

“After the store closes in the evening, folks can get milk and bread or beer in here,” Sawyer answered the unasked question.

“And I thought Comfort was a small town. I’m not sure this qualifies as a town.” Rhett chuckled.

Sawyer clamped a hand on his shoulder. “You’ll get used to it. Besides, you know what Grandpa says. To be a town, the place has to have a church and a place to buy beer or get a shot of whiskey. So by the O’Donnell qualifications, Burnt Boot passes the test.”

At nine o’clock, he’d filled a few pitchers of beer for folks who’d drifted in and out, and Sawyer had shown him the process of making burger baskets. Sparks danced around Jill and Sawyer every time they brushed against each other. It damn sure didn’t take a rocket scientist to know that their honeymoon wasn’t over.

Two lonesome, old cowboys sat in a back corner drinking beer and telling tall tales. The jukebox had gone quiet and Rhett had wiped down the bar so often that it was shiny clean. If every night was like that, he’d have to bring some rope to make a bridle or something to keep himself from dying of complete boredom.

“Why don’t y’all go on home? I can handle it for the next couple of hours,” Rhett said.

“If you’re sure, we won’t argue.” Jill removed her apron and hung it on a nail.

Sawyer didn’t waste a bit of time hanging his apron right beside hers. “We damn sure won’t. Can’t remember the last time we got to go home before midnight. Sweep up and put the chairs on the tables. We don’t do mopping unless there’s major spills. Here’s the keys. Be sure to turn off the grill and the lights.”

“Will do.” Rhett rolled the sleeves of his white T-shirt and wiped down the bar one more time.

Jill and Sawyer were gone less than five minutes when the door flew open and suddenly the bar was crowded to capacity. Someone plugged money into the jukebox, and in seconds it was going full blast, playing “Boys ’Round Here” by Blake Shelton. Folks wasted no time getting out onto the dance floor and making a long line to do a line dance. The noise level went from zero to one hundred so quick that it took a while for Rhett’s ears to adjust.

“Hey, Rhett, we need three pitchers of beer and about six red cups,” Kinsey yelled from the end of the bar.

He quickly filled the pitchers, set them on the bar, and stacked up six plastic cups. Kinsey handed him a bill and he made change.

“And when you finish that, I need two longneck bottles of Coors,” Betsy said from the other end of the bar.

It kept him hopping, keeping the beer orders filled, the money straight, and making a few pitchers of margaritas. Then there was a lull, and there she was, sitting on a bar stool, her light green eyes watching him. His heart threw in an extra beat and his chest tightened.

“Well, hello, did you just fall from heaven?” he asked.

“I’ll have a double shot of Jack on the rocks, so the answer is no. I don’t think angels drink whiskey, but it is a fine line,” she answered.

“So you are a Tennessee whiskey lady?” he asked.

“Tonight I am,” she said.

A New Endeavor and Reader Opportunity

Aloha! I am hanging out my shingle as the Aloha Author Assistant at this link. This gives me the opportunity to work with authors while fine tuning my own marketing skills. Plus I will post topics of interest for authors once or twice a week. 

Readers, I value your input and seek your feedback to these posts. Each week I will give away a book choice to one randomly selected commenter.

This week I found inspiration from Hawaiian Comedian Rap Reiplinger's Room Service:

Room Service (Part 1) - Housekeeping (link)

Room Service (Part 2) - Russell, You Get Pen (link)

Please join me at Aloha Author Assistant ... we are all members of Romanceland!

Concierge Service, Hawaiian style

Here at SOS Aloha, I am giving away a book choice to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,

1. Leave a comment about your favorite comedian and/or comedic routine. Room Service reminds me of Who's on First from Abbott and Costello.

2.. Comments are open through Saturday, March 5, 10 pm in Baltimore.

3. I'll post the winner on Sunday, March 6.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Taxi Service, Navy Style

Aloha to Elizabeth Michels and THE INFAMOUS HEIR (Spare Heirs No. 1)

The Spare Heirs Society Cordially Invites You to Meet Ethan Moore: The Scoundrel

Lady Roselyn Grey’s debut has finally arrived, and of course, she has every flounce and flutter planned. She’ll wear the perfect gowns and marry the perfect gentleman…that is, if the formerly disinherited brother of the man she intends to marry doesn’t ruin everything first.

Ethan Moore is a prize-fighting second son and proud founding member of the Spare Heirs Society—and that’s all he ever should have been. But, in an instant, his brother’s noble title is his, the eyes of the ton are upon him, and the lady he’s loved for years would rather meet him in the boxing ring than the ballroom.

He’s faced worse. With the help of his Spare Heirs brotherhood, Ethan’s certain he can get to the bottom of his brother’s unexpected demise and win the impossible lady who has haunted his dreams for as long as he can remember…

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Elizabeth Michels grew up on a Christmas tree farm in rural South Carolina. After tip-toeing her way through school with her focus on ballet steps and her nose in a book, she met a boy and followed him a thousand miles away from home to Kansas City, Missouri, before settling down in North Carolina.

Learn more about Elizabeth and her books at elizabethmichels.com.

Elizabeth penned a guest post to celebrate the release of THE INFAMOUS HEIR ...

I admit it, I have a weakness. And my weakness is romantic comedies. There have been so many Saturday afternoons I’ve lost by walking through the living room when one of my favorites is playing on TV. Laundry and errands? What laundry and errands? I have to spend the next few hours curled up on the sofa, watching Dirty Dancing for the 473rd time. It’s this same magnetic pull toward a love story that inspired me to read romance novels, and to write them. So I thought I would share with you my one of favorite romantic comedies, and the romance novel it reminds me of. 

In Notting Hill, a movie star stumbles into the life of a simple book store owner. After a beautiful time together away from the limelight, her life catches up with her and she runs, only to return to the simplicity of the life he once offered her. Similarly, Alessandra Torre’s Hollywood Dirt features a Hollywood bad boy and a small town girl from Georgia. Sometimes worlds really should collide, because it’s awesome to watch. I love getting a glimpse of famous people behind the scenes and seeing how their world fits into normal life. If you enjoy the idea of opposites attracting, try this book on for size.

Do you have a favorite romantic comedy? Does the plot remind you of a book you enjoyed? 

Sourcebooks is hosting a special giveaway at this link ... and offers an excerpt from THE INFAMOUS HEIR ... 

“You can’t spare a footman to haul my trunks and valise inside?” Roselyn asked.

Mr. Ethan Moore didn’t seem to mind the rain that splashed down on them in the drive. “I’m afraid not.”

“Not a single servant to assist your guests as they arrive? And I thought Ormesby Place to be a welcoming, organized home. The devil it is.” She muttered the last bit under her breath, sure he hadn’t heard her.

“What was that, my lady?” he asked, leaning in.

“Oh, nothing.” How had he heard her comment? She always tried to be so careful of such things. It was as if the ugly habits she’d worked so diligently to eliminate from her life were rising to the surface against her will. And she blamed Mr. Ethan Moore for every bit of it.

“If your precious possessions mean so much to you, princess, I will personally assist you with your things.”

Finally he was going to see reason. She smiled in relief. “Well, that was all I required. Thank you.”

He bent and lifted the small valise from the top of the pile of trunks, slinging it over his shoulder with a grin. “That trunk looks light enough. You should be able to manage it.” With those careless words, he turned and began to stroll away toward the door.

Was he whistling? What an infuriating man!

Roselyn stood rooted to the ground in shock for a moment, watching him walk away through the rain. Then, something snapped within her. The gently bred lady she tried to portray was stripped away, leaving behind the young, reckless girl she thought she’d outgrown years ago. He couldn’t walk away from her in such a manner.

She took two steps to the edge of a flower bed, scooped up a fistful of fresh soil within her white- gloved hand and flung it as hard as she could at Mr. Moore’s back. Watching as it splattered across his upper arm, slinging droplets onto his cheek, she felt a moment of visceral triumph. Then she gaped at him.

What had she done? She hadn’t even considered doing anything so childish in years— not since that summer when she’d set a trap to trip him as he crossed one of the fields, then laughed as he tugged her down into the dirt with him. The memory of her laughter faded as reality set in. Her plans! What had she been thinking? But, of course, she hadn’t been thinking.

He turned, an affronted look crossing his face as he stared at her.

In that moment, in spite of their current ages, he was the boy next door again, chasing Katie and her through the woods as they cackled with glee. She bit her lip to keep from laughing.

He glanced down at his arm in disbelief, dropped her valise to the ground, and began prowling toward her. Oh. Perhaps this had been a mistake. A challenging gleam filled his eyes, turning them as dark as black water in a cold lake.

Oh dear. She blinked once, twice, then turned and ran.

She’d made it to the corner of the house where the edge of the lush gardens overlooked the moors when she felt a large hand wrap around her upper arm, dragging her to a halt. She could feel the heat of him behind her. She had never been so close to a man before. Her heart hammered within her body. Even Lord Ayton had never dared touch her like this. She’d never felt a gentleman’s body pressed into hers as Mr. Moore’s was now.

“Leaving so soon?” he murmured, his lips almost grazing the rim of her ear.

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Wednesday's Warrior: Aloha to Emmy Curtis and COMPROMISED - An Alpha Ops Novel

 

It was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. But when her wedding erupts in gunfire, Sadie Walker realizes this is not the life she wants-her fiancé's work with Delta Force will always cast a shadow over their relationship. After leaving the hard-muscled hero at the altar, she thinks she'll never see him again . . . until a chance encounter reveals that he still has a strong grip on her heart.

On a covert assignment overseas, Simon Tennant is shocked when he spots Sadie with another man. Jealousy flares, as does an irresistible urge to keep her protected. Amid a dangerous game of international espionage, he'll have to convince Sadie just how perfect they've always been together. This time, nothing will take precedence over winning her back, no matter the cost to his cover-or his life . . .

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Emmy Curtis is an editor and a romance writer. An ex-pat Brit, she quells her homesickness with Cadbury Flakes and Fray Bentos pies. She's lived in London, Paris and New York, and has settled for the time being, in North Carolina. When not writing, Emmy loves to travel with her military husband and take long walks with their Lab. All things considered, her life is chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny. And if you get that reference...well, she already considers you kin.

Author Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads

In honor of Emmy's real life hero, I am giving away military swag to one randomly selected commenter.  To enter the giveaway,

1. Leave a comment about what would quell your homesickness.  I have a friend in Hawaii who often mails me chocolate covered macadamia nuts to quell my homesickness of the Aloha State.

2. Comments are open through Saturday, March 5, 10 pm.

3. I'll post the winner on Sunday, March 6.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Emmy offers an excerpt from COMPROMISED ...

“We might not be friends, Sadie. But we are something.”

She moved her head so that Simon let go of her chin. “You used to tell me that I was your everything. Your port in a storm. Your sanctuary when you came back from a mission. Did you ever wonder what you were to me? You were the man who always disappeared. The man who was there, but only until your phone rang. I loved you, but you were a ghost to me. Is that the ‘something’ you mean?”

“Sadie.” He looked devastated, and she cursed herself for saying those things. As true as they were, she hadn’t wanted to explore their relationship right then. Nor ever if truth be told.

“But that’s all just history, isn’t it?” she said, trying to sound flip.

He leaned in. She knew he meant to kiss her, and she wanted to move, wanted to slap his face and run. That’s what she should have done.

Instead she allowed her mouth to open slightly as her eyes fluttered closed. Just one kiss. A safe, goodbye kiss…and then all rational thought escaped her.

His tongue touched hers and her senses and nerve endings came alive. He felt like home. A dark, impenetrable, warm and sexy home. Her heartbeat raced and butterflies heralded the coming of spring in her stomach. He still wanted her. She still wanted him. She didn’t care about anything else.

She held his face as she stood and climbed astride his thighs, still kissing him. His hands went to her breasts, running the backs of his hands over the swell above her neckline. And then he found the zipper of the dress, and pulled it down to her waist.

He yanked her toward him and put his mouth around her nipples, through her bra. As he sucked and bit she arched her back, aching for him to make her feel more. And more.

She grabbed his short hair and rammed her mouth against his. She wanted to hurt him, to be hurt by him, to bruise her mouth, so she’d be sure him being here wasn’t some crazy illusion. But mostly so he’d regret lying to her and leaving her.

His dick strained against his cargo pants, and she ground herself against it, moving her hips so that she could feel the whole length of him.

“Stop,” he whispered, out of breath. “Not like this. I don’t want to hurt you.”

“Now you decide you don’t want to hurt me?” she whispered back.

His hand splayed against her throat, dragging his fingers slowly from her chin to her bra. His mouth followed, slow and firm. She wanted to protest, but his tongue snaked a hot trail over her pulse points making her heart race. She’d protest in a minute.

“You’ve changed so much,” he murmured against her throat.

She was about to respond when he found his way under her skirt to her panties. He slipped under them as if he was trained in stealth. Which, come to think of it, he was.

Aloha to Tracy Solheim and ALL THEY EVER WANTED

Romance stands apart from other genres in publishing with its author-to-reader connections.  Given romance is predominantly written by women and read by women, it is not surprising that these women nurture relationships within Romanceland. I discovered Tracy Solheim when Romancing Rakes for the Love of Romance featured FOOLISH GAMES, Book Two in the Out of Bounds series (link). After several email exchanges, I learned:

- the series is set in Baltimore 
- Tracy grew up as an Air Force brat
- Tracy and I are members of the same sorority, Delta Gamma
- Tracy worked for NBC Sports at the Seoul Olympics 
- We each have a son who is an Eagle Scout

We met at RWA 2014 in San Antonio ... and I adore her books! Tracy is celebrating the release of ALL THEY EVER WANTED, Book Two in the Second Chances series (and shares the same setting as FOOLISH GAMES) ...

In the new Second Chances novel by the author of Back to Before, even love might not prove strong enough to save a man’s promising future from a woman’s hidden past...

All he ever fought for...

Aspiring congressman Miles McAlister has dreamed of representing his hometown of Chances Inlet, North Carolina, since he was a boy. So when he’s asked to help run his mother’s bed and breakfast he moves home and rolls out his campaign at the same time. But political stardom isn’t a given, especially when he’s expected to compromise the very ideals he’s trying to uphold. Making matters worse is the inn’s stubborn, and distractingly beautiful cook. He’s loved and lost before, so falling for Lori Buchman is not part of his plan.

All she ever feared...

Lori just wants to do her job and be left alone until she can safely move on. The last thing she needs is to get involved with her boss’s son. Miles proves to be too sexy to ignore, however. Their heated fling elicits feelings deeper than either anticipated. But everything about Lori is a lie. She’s harboring a secret that’ll destroy Miles’s career, and when the truth gets out it’s going to shock Chances Inlet to its core, forcing Miles to make the hardest decision of his life.

Currituck Lighthouse at sunset in Corolla, NC
Image by Nophun201 (link)

I am currently reading (and loving) ALL THEY EVER WANTED - review to come!  It is the perfect escape from the political hogwash ... but make sure you vote! I am giving away a copy of ALL THEY EVER WANTED - winner's choice of format - to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,

1. Leave a comment about North Carolina - the setting for ALL THEY EVER WANTED.  What do you know about the Tar Heel State?

2. Comments are open through Saturday, March 6, 10 pm in Baltimore.

3. I'll post the winner on Sunday, March 7.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Learn more about Tracy and her books at tracysolheim.com.

 

March blooms shamrocks, rainbows, and a pot of gold!

3/1: Tracy Solheim's ALL THEY EVER WANTED (Second Chances No. 2)
3/2: Wednesday's Warriors - Emmy Curtis' COMPROMISED
3/3: Carolyn Brown's ONE TEXAS COWBOY TOO MANY
3/4: Elizabeth Michels' THE INFAMOUS HEIR
3/5: Celebrate Little Victories - SOS Aloha 6th Anniversary
3/6: Weekly Winners
3/7: Stephanie Evanovich's THE TOTAL PACKAGE
3/8: Emily Greenwood's HOW TO HANDLE A SCANDAL
3/9: Wednesday's Warriors - Diana Gardin's SAVED BY THE SEAL
3/10: Gayle Callen's THE GROOM WORE PLAID
3/11: Reserved
3/12: Celebrate Romance Every Day - SOS Aloha 6th Anniversary (continued)
3/13: Weekly Winners
3/14: Jenny Colgan's SUMMER AT LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKER
3/15: Nancy Lee Badger's WHEN LOVE CONQUERS TIME
3/16: Wednesday's Warriors
3/17: Aloha to Downton Abbey, Brooklands, and Barbara Cartland
3/18: Jamaica Inn, Daphne Du Maurier, and Bodmin Moor
3/19: Celebrate Romance Every Day - SOS Aloha 6th Anniversary (continued)
3/20: Weekly Winners
3/21: Monday in Maryland: There's something about Barbara Vey
3/22: Dary Burke's THE FORBIDDEN DUKE: THE UNTOUCHABLES
3/23: Wednesday in Washington: Spotlight on Lynne Silver - Washington Love Readers Luncheon (October 8, 2016)
3/24: Linda Bond's CUBA UNDERCOVER
3/25: Connie Y. Harris' FOREVER IN OCALA
3/26: Celebrate Romance Every Day - SOS Aloha 6th Anniversary (finale)
3/27: Weekly Winners
3/28: Samantha Chase's LOVE WALKS IN
3/29: Amy Sandas' LUCK IS NO LADY
3/30: Wednesday's Warriors - Jill Shalvis' NOBODY BUT YOU
plus Maggie Leffler's SECRETS OF FLIGHT
3/31: Heidi Hormel's THE ACCIDENTAL COWBOY - Book Review

4/1: Toby Deven's BAREFOOT BEACH
4/2: Celebrate Little Victories
4/3: Weekly Winners
4/4: Heidi Hormel's AN ACCIDENTAL COWBOY
Caroline Linden's SIX DEGREES OF SCANDAL
4/5: Patience Griffin's THE TROUBLE WITH SCOTLAND
4/6: National Tartan Day plus Theresa Romain's FORTUNE FAVORS THE WICKED
4/7: Candis Terry's A Better Man: Sunshine Creek Vineyard
4/8: Jessica James' DEADLINE
plus Melissa Cutler's ONE HOT SUMMER
4/9: Celebrate Little Victories
4/10: Weekly Winners
4/11: Open
4/12: Sara Richardson's ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEDDING
4/13: Wednesday's Warriors - Robin Bielman's FALLING FOR HER BACHELOR and Charlene Sands' BACHELOR FOR HIRE
4/14: Vivienne Lorret's THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE
4/15: Darcy Burke's YOU'RE STILL THE ONE
4/16: Celebrate Little Victories
4/17: Weekly Winners
4/18: Beth Ciotta
4/19: Jenna Sutton's THE PERFECT FIT
4/20: LG O'Connor's CAUGHT UP IN RAINE
4/21: Open
4/22: Lenora Bell's HOW THE DUKE WAS WON
4/23: Celebrate Little Victories
4/24: Weekly Winners
4/25: Victoria Roberts' KILL OR BE KILT
4/26: Jodi Thomas' LONE HEART PASS
4/27: Wednesday's Warriors with ML Buchman's FLASH OF FIRE
4/28: Lynnette Austin's EVERY BRIDE HAS HER DAY
4/29: Nicole Helm's OUTLAW COWBOY
4/30: Celebrate Little Victories - Independent Bookstore Day

5/1: Weekly Winners
5/2: Jane Ashford's Rivals of Fortune/Impetuous Heiress
5/3: Reserved - Lori Wilde
5/4: Wednesday's Warriors with Terry Spear and ALPHA WOLF NEED NOT APPLY
5/5: Sally MacKenzie's HOW TO MANAGE A MARQUESS
5/6: Darcy Burke's ROMANCING THE EARL
5/7: Celebrate Little Victories
5/8: Weekly Winners
5/9: Julie Garwood's ONE PINK ROSE (Ebook release)
5/10: Open
5/11: Wednesday's Warriors with Chanel Cleeton's FLY WITH ME
5/12: Open
5/13: Open
5/14: Celebrate Little Victories
5/15: Weekly Winners
5/16: Katie Ruggle's FAN THE FLAME
5/17: Open
5/18: Wednesday's Warriors - Marie Harte's TEST DRIVE
5/19: Siera London
5/20: Paige Tyler's TO LOVE A WOLF
5/21: Celebrate Little Victories
5/22: Weekly Winners
5/23: Reserved - Laura Griffin
5/24: Liz Talley's CHARMINGLY YOURS
5/25: Wednesday's Warriors
5/26: Victoria Vane's SADDLE UP
5/27: Carolyn Brown's WHAT HAPPENS IN TEXAS
5/28: Celebrate Little Victories
5/29: Weekly Winners
5/30: Memorial Day
5/31: Samantha Chase's JUSTIN'S RETURN
plus Elizabeth Hoyt's DUKE OF SIN

6/1: Wednesday's Warrior
6/2: Nancy Herkness' THE ALL-STAR ANTES UP
6/3: Open
6/4: Celebrate Little Victories
6/5: Weekly Winners
6/6: Lauren Layne's FROM THIS DAY FORWARD
plus 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 Melissa Schroeder from Oahu
6/9: Celebrate Hawaii
6/10: Celebrate Hawaii with Jill Marie Landis from Kauai
6/11: Celebrate Little Victories - King Kamehameha Day
6/12: Weekly Winners
6/13: Open
6/14: Open
6/15: Wednesday's Warriors
6/16: Open
6/17: Open
6/18: Celebrate Little Victories
6/19: Weekly Winners
6/20: Open
6/21: Open
6/22: Wednesday's Warriors
6/23: Open
6/24: Open
6/25: Celebrate Little Victories
6/26: Weekly Winners
6/27: Celebrate Canada with Anne Lethbridge
6/28: Celebrate Canada with Shana Gray
6/29: Celebrate Canada with Julie Rowe
6/30: Celebrate Canada with Toni Anderson

7/1: Celebrate Canada with Kaylea Cross