Olivia's June Newsletter

Couponing Your Way to a Great Vacation

While shopping for food and other household products, how often do you use coupons? Grocery store coupons are used by a large number of shoppers. Unfortunately, when it comes to coupons, there are many individuals who feel that grocery items are as far as they go. The reality is that you can find a large number of coupons for just about anything you want, including your next summer vacation.

If you are planning on taking a summer vacation, you are encouraged to search for vacation coupons. These coupons can easily be found online. The type of online coupon that you find will depend on the vacation destination in question. Many vacation destinations allow internet users to print their own coupons. It is also possible that you could request a free coupon booklet. To have these coupons mailed directly to your door, you will have to call a toll-free number or fill out an online request form. 

As with all other coupons, you may be unable to use multiple coupons at one vacation destination. The value of each coupon is likely to vary. Most vacation destinations will develop their own unique offers. If you are obtaining a coupon for a beach resort, you may find that if you stay a week, you may be eligible to receive an additional night free. Online amusement park coupons often allow one member of your family to get in free with another paying member. 

The above-mentioned vacation destination coupons are just a few of the many. There are an unlimited number of deals and discounts that could be obtained by using an online coupon. If you are interested in searching for online vacation destination coupons, you have a number of options. If you already know your anticipated vacation destination, finding online coupons should be a fairly easy process. 

When searching for online vacation destination coupons, you are encouraged to visit the online websites of hotels, restaurants, resorts, and parks that you intend on visiting. If a particular business offers vacation coupons, these coupons will likely be found on their online website. To find the website of a popular restaurant, resort, hotel, or park near your vacation destination, you can perform a standard internet search. 

Searching for and viewing the online websites of businesses and attractions located in or around your vacation destination can be a time-consuming process. If you still want to find vacation destination coupons, but you don’t want to spend time searching for them, you can examine online coupon websites. Online coupon websites are websites that offer a wide range of free, printable coupons. Not all online coupon websites carry vacation destination coupons, but it is possible that you may find a number of websites that do. 

When searching for vacation destination coupons, you will see that many of the destinations and attractions that offer coupons are well-known and often considered vacation “hotspots.” It is important to remember that not all vacation destinations offer online coupons to travelers. Just because coupons may not exist for the destination of your choice, does not mean that you shouldn’t at least look for them. You may end up being surprised by what you find. 

Some of the many theme parks and amusement parks offering online vacation destination coupons include but are not limited to, Six Flags, Disneyland, Disney World, and Sea World. In addition to amusement parks, many large city zoos offer valuable savings for the whole family. Oftentimes, specialty or nationally known hotels and restaurants will also offer online coupons for internet users. 

It is amazing what you can find online. With internet access and a little bit of time, you can easily find online coupons that may be able to be used at the vacation destination of your choice.



Releasing August 29th

Jeremy Husking of Nebraska City, Nebraska, wants to be governor of the state. Mateo knows his foster brother is going to need some mighty powerful magic and places a call to his former teacher at Julliard, Bethany Greene.

Mateo called in a favor with Bethany, setting in motion a story, very few would believe, but those who know the power of love, really don’t question it much, especially once they meet the woman named Rhapsody Willis, who runs the campaign to elect Jeremy Husking for the great state of Nebraska.

Jeremy begins the whirlwind courtship by asking one simple question, "Best soundtrack of all time?"

We are headed to Nebraska next for the next romance.

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AFI's Top 100 Films of All Time

The American Film Institute proudly curates lists to celebrate excellence in the art form. Since its inception, American film has marginalized the diversity of voices that make our nation and its stories strong – and these lists reflect that intolerable truth. You can download the list here.

Each month I shall pick three movies that are on my list.

King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure horror monster film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien. 

“The French Connection” is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey, and directed by William Friedkin. The screenplay, written by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore’s 1969 book of the same name1. The movie became known for having one of the most exciting and iconic car chases in cinematic history.

Shane 1953 A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.

Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry

Juicy shrimp are sautéed with a gorgeous rainbow of vegetables and an Asian garlic sauce in this easy, fast, delicious garlic shrimp stir-fry.

I am working to curate the ideal 100 books every romance reader, writer, or library should possess. Feel free to shoot me an email if you can think of a must-read, in classic literature, as well as a gotta-have series for any bookshelf.

The Boyfriend Project - Farrah Rochon

Samiah Brooks never thought she would be "that" girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful truth: she's been catfished by a three-timing jerk of a boyfriend. Suddenly Samiah -- along with his two other "girlfriends," London and Taylor -- have gone viral online. Now the three new besties are making a pact to spend the next six months investing in themselves. No men and no dating. For once Samiah is putting herself first, and that includes finally developing the app she's always dreamed of creating. Which is the exact moment she meets the deliciously sexy Daniel Collins at work. What are the chances? But is Daniel really boyfriend material or is he maybe just a little too good to be true? "A smart, funny digital-age romance about real women living in the real world. Couldn't put it down!" --Abby Jimenez, USA Today bestselling author of The Happy Ever After Playlist.

Invisible Life: A Novel e. Lynn Harris

The re-issue of a remarkable first novel by a young, gay, black author who fashioned a deeply moving and compelling coming of age story out of the highly controversial issues of bisexuality and AIDS.

Law school, girlfriends, and career choices were all part of Raymond Tyler's life, but there were other, more terrifying issues for him to confront. Being black was tough enough, but Raymond was becoming more and more conscious of sexual feelings that he knew weren't "right." He was completely committed to Sela, his longtime girlfriend, but his attraction to Kelvin, whom he had met during his last year in law school, had become more than just a friendship.

Fleeing to New York to escape both Sela and Kelvin, Raymond finds himself more confused than ever before. New relationships--both male and female--give him enormous pleasure but keep him from finding the inner peace and lasting love he so desperately desires. The horrible illness and death of a friend eventually force Raymond, at last, to face the truth.

Back in the Day (Bay Area Blues Book 2)

Helping pack up his childhood home was going much easier than Amir expected. The only sticking point is the record collection his father Alonzo refuses to put in storage. When Amir asked his father why he needs to keep all those records with him, Alonzo offers to tell him a story instead.

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Monterey Pop Festival

In 1967, Alonzo was a baby music reporter at the Village Voice on his first big assignment. By his side is photographer Ada Carr who is all brown skin, big afro and sharp tongue. He should be worried about his story, but all he can think about is the way Ada looks dancing to the music in the dusk, the stage lights illuminating her form. He knows love when he sees, or better yet hears, it.

Over the course of two weekends, over forty years apart, Alonzo imparts a soundtrack of love and life to Amir that bridges the past and present and they both learn how to say goodbye.

Content Warnings:

Parental death

Grief

Recreational drug use

I read a lot; I mean a lot.

I created this journal for you to make a list of the books and series you’ve read. This is a neat, tidy, purse-sized notebook that allows you to collect autographs, make a reading list, and check off books you’ve read, or have not read.

Index Page: Use this page to record books and the page number where you can find the review.

Daily Reading Tracker: It’s just plain fun to color in boxes. You can color in the boxes on the days that you read, or listen to an audiobook.

Book Review Pages: Make notes on characters, plots storylines, and settings.

Autograph Page: Print out those author photos and scrapbook them here along with autographs, tickets, flyers and more.. Get it here.