If you’re looking for a good book to read at the beach …

"Aloha Also Means Goodbye"I’m sure we’ve all met a number of people who say someday they’d like to write a book. I am one of those people, in fact. But I’m guessing the number of people who actually do write a book is only a small percentage of those who are dreaming about doing it.

The difference between the authors and the dreams? The authors are actually writing and not just thinking about it.

I met Jessica Rosenberg a few years ago at a social media conference, and we talked a little bit about the book she was writing. Actually writing; not just thinking about writing. And she kept at it and kept at it until she finished. And then what did she do? She published it!

And so I read it! In all honesty, though, I probably wouldn’t have picked “Aloha Also Means Goodbye” up if I didn’t know the author because it’s filed under “romance” and I don’t generally read romance novels. The book is definitely heavy on the lovey-dovey stuff, but with the secondary plots that explore relationships between friends and family members and coming to terms with one’s individual issues, there’s enough going on to hold a non-romance reader’s attention.

Here’s the synopsis from Amazon:

Jo and Jordan tied the knot five years ago in a mud hut in the middle of Zambia far from all their friends and family. Now they’re in Hawaii for a big wedding vow renewal ceremony elaborately planned by Jo’s mother. There’s just one small issue, something’s wrong with the wedding license issued in Africa and only Jo knows that she wasn’t legally married in Zambia. Enter her old flame, the man she was running from when she met Jordan. He’s on the island and with his two kids, both of whom are named after her. Coming face to face with her past, just as she’s trying to brave her future, forces Jo to make some big decisions. It might even force her to grow up. Luckily she doesn’t have to do any of it on her own; her two best friends are there to hold her hand and help her down the right path. But what path will she choose?

Want to read it? “Aloha Also Means Goodbye” is available at Amazon. And it’s also available right here, because I have a copy to give away! Fill out the ol’ Rafflecopter to enter. Good luck!

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