The Hawaiian word of the day is
holua
It is the ancient royal sport of sledding. Holua is also the name of the sled. Allen and Ton from Auction Hunters found a replica holua in a storage auction when they visited Hawaii. Allen, of course, had to try it out!
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There is no doubt the Wilder Brothers would also try the holua. The Wilder Brothers - Cam, Stone, and TJ - are the heroes in Jill Shalvis' "Instant" series. Book 1 is Cam's story in INSTANT ATTRACTION. Book 2 is Stone's story in INSTANT GRATIFICATION - I recently reviewed and featured it at this link. Book 3 is TJ's story in INSTANT TEMPTATION. I posted my review on Amazon at this link and Goodreads at this link:
Get Your Pulse Racing
To Harley, the landscape around Wishful, California, is exhilarating, untamed, and more than a little dangerous. The same could be said for T.J. Wilder, who's invited himself along on her trek to study a rare coyote. Harley's career is riding on this trip, and she doesn't need a stubborn, incredibly sexy distraction. But T.J. is a professional guide who knows when to stay back and when to provide invaluable expertise-just like he's done since they were in high school. And Harley, as usual, is torn between throttling him and giving in to the raw attraction that's been smoldering all these years.
T.J. knows how proud and capable Harley is, but he's damned sure not letting her put herself at risk when there are illegal hunters in the area. She needs him, with the same soul-stirring urgency that he's always craved her. And here, in this beautiful place days from civilization, he'll finally have a chance to prove it-over and over again...
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The bonus is Jill Shalvis hails from the area featured in the series. I suspect she's tried a few of the outdoor adventures that the Wilder do so easily! I am giving away a print copy of INSTANT TEMPTATION. To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment about high school - do you keep in touch with any friends? I have one friend who I see when I visit my hometown in Florida. I try to send her lots of Hawaiian goodies to share my paradise!
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 Jill and her books, check out her website at jillshalvis.com.
I've only kept in touch with a couple of friends from high school.
ReplyDeleteyeap, but only a couple of them :)
ReplyDeleteStill living in my hometown I occasionally still see old friends but one in particular. We ere BF growing up in and out of school. She now lives 2 blocks from me and we are still in close contact.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a wonderful giveaway. Believe it or not I haven't read any of Jill's books yet and that's just wrong. :)
Carol L.
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com
Besides all the ones I've connected with on Facebook, I've always kept in contact 3 of my friends. In fact once a month since high school we get together and play pinochle.
ReplyDeleteNot really. I was happy to leave high school behind and not look back. I live far enough away that I don't see anyone.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of Jill's books yet, but am seeing her alot on the blogs. I think I need to change that.
Mel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
I kept in touch with one for a while.
ReplyDeleteI still keep in touch with my best friend from 7th grade (way back in the early 60's). We are lucky because we only live about 10 miles away from each other.
ReplyDeleteI keep in touch with 3 good friends and that's about it. We all kind of moved away so it's difficult but we try!
ReplyDeleteYes, I do keep in touch with several of my high school friends. Last year we had reunion picnic and it was tons of fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great post and congrats to Jill on the new/re-release :)
ReplyDeleteI have 2 friends that I see pretty regularly. The funny thing is, we didn't really start becoming friends until the summer after graduation.
Yes - one I get together with once in a while, a few I see around town sometimes - and I don't know how many I see and just don't recognize!
ReplyDeleteI still keep in contact with a couple of my friends, that I've known since I was 5 years old. Unfortunately, they both live in England. I do have other friends in England, that I keep in touch with.
ReplyDeleteI also have a very dear friend who I've known since I was 14 from school. Again, she lives far away too in Alabama. I've seen her a few times over the years.
No, I'm afraid not. We seemed to be in different phases at different times and most moved away.
ReplyDeleteI had one girl from high school contact me a few months ago but we don't really talk.
ReplyDeleteThere are several high school friends that I do keep in touch with. In November, Hubby and I attended a Paul McCartney concert with two of them.
ReplyDeleteI did have one friend from high school that I see. Funny how I moved and so did she and we wound up near by.
ReplyDeleteI do try to keep up with my childhood friends. It helps that most of us are still in the same area and that with Facebook it helps keep us informed with what's going on with each other's lives.
ReplyDeleteMy closest friends are the ones I met in high school. We always laugh about how fast time flies and yet it seems like just yesterday we got to know each other.
ReplyDeleteRarely.
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't keep in touch with anyone from high school. Those weren't particularly good years back then.
ReplyDeleteYes I got greats,friends, great books
ReplyDeleteKimh
I have a few friends that I keep in touch cause of Facebook. Other than that I don't really keep in contact.
ReplyDeleteI moved around a lot growing up, so new town, new friends. I don't have contact with any of them.
ReplyDeleteYes, few friends still in touch with me and chatting via bb (blackberry)
ReplyDeleteStill some, mostly by facebook now. PS..I saw the holau demonstrated on This Old House a few years ago. They were redoing a house in Hawaii!!
ReplyDeleteHolua, I can honestly say I have never tried to go sledding without snow. Since I love winter acticities (winter for me) I would try this in a heart beat! But I would wear a helmet too.
ReplyDeleteA perfect activity for Shalvis's boys!
Interesting to read the comments about old friends. My husband and I are actually going to Puerto Rico in a couple weeks with three other couples, friends from high school.
Hi, thank-you for all the Hawaiian words your teaching us. I have a friend that I've had all the way from second grade, believe me when I say that was a LONG time ago! Lol. We still stay in pretty close touch, she's my mail lady and I'm her go to place for lunch, I own a cafe in my hometown, it's great having her in my life.
ReplyDeletea couple of them
ReplyDeleteI have one friend that I have known through grade, middle, and high school. We get together every few months. I love that we have kept in touch.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do! It hasn't been that long since high school for me..
ReplyDeleteA couple yes but only though email/facebook really
ReplyDeleteJust a few friend. by email or we are meet at mall
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