Who wants a boring old book signing when you can have a party? Jill Marie Landis, who is Kauai’s own award-winning author of historical romance and women’s fiction, will be signing copies of her latest book in the Tiki Goddess
Who wants a boring old book signing when you can have a party?
Jill Marie Landis, who is Kauai’s own award-winning author of historical romance and women’s fiction, will be signing copies of her latest book in the Tiki Goddess Mystery Series, “Too Hot Four Hula” on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., in the Luau Room of Tahiti Nui, 5-5134 Kuhio Highway in Hanalei.
The date was moved from its original Aug. 10 date in the event the anticipated storm would keep people from attending.
The event is free and open to the public with pupus and a no-host bar. The “hula maidens” of Hui Hula O Kehaulani, of which Landis is a member, will be on hand to perform in celebration of her latest book.
This is not the first book signing party that Landis has held at Tahiti Nui. The previous ones have gone over very well and are a lot of fun, said Julia Whitford, a bartender and daytime manager of Tahiti Nui.
“We have a full house,” Whitford said. “We have all kinds of entertainment and hula. There is no charge to come. Be ready to get a book and have some fun.”
“Too Hot Four Hula” (Bell Bridge Books) is the fourth book of a comedic mystery series that features crime-solving sleuth Em Johnson of Kauai. In this episode, Em goes to Honolulu with her Uncle Louie, the owner of the famous “Tiki Goddess Bar” on Kauai.
The two are to participate in the Cocktail Shake Off Competition until Uncle Louie’s legendary “Booze Bible” is stolen. Then, Em’s ex-husband winds up dead and becomes the top suspect without an alibi.
Landis was born in Indiana, and moved to California at age 10. She graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a degree in history and elementary education.