About Patricia Kiyono
During her first career, Patricia Kiyono taught elementary music, computer classes, elementary classrooms, and junior high social studies. She now teaches music education at the university level.
She lives in southwest Michigan with her husband, not far from her five children, nine grandchildren (so far), and great-granddaughters. Current interests, aside from writing, include sewing, crocheting, scrapbooking, and music. A love of travel and an interest in faraway people inspires her to create stories about different cultures. Check out her sweet historical contemporary romances at her Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Patricia-Kiyono/e/B0067PSM5C/
This past month, I’ve been continuing to read my way through two mystery series. I guess once I start on something I like, it’s difficult to leave until I see my way to the end! Here are the four titles … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, cozy mystery, Goodreads Challenge, Patricia Kiyono, reading, steampunk, TBR List, YA
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Tagged Colleen Gleason, Jana Deleon, Mischief in Mudbug, The Carnelian Crow, The Chess Queen Enigma, Trouble in Mudbug
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Our Wednesday Fox asked, “What’s your favorite feel-good movie?” I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I’m not a movie watcher. I’ll stop what I’m doing when a movie clip is shown on tv or online, but I don’t often choose … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I posted my reviews for two YA steampunk stories. Both were in a fascinating series called Stoker and Holmes. The two protagonists are a pair of intelligent and resourceful seventeen-year-olds: Evaline Stoker is a vampire hunter … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, book series, characters, Guest author, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, steampunk, YA
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Tagged Colleen Gleason, Stoker and Holmes, virtual visit, Zoom event
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I posed this week’s topic: What kind of book would you like to write that you haven’t tried before? I love to read most genres in the romance category, but the ones that usually keep me reading are those that … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, cozy mystery, goals, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, Preparing for writing, The Author Life, What if, writing
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Tagged can I do it?, goals, someday, wishes
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It seems that the busier I get, the more I read. As I mentioned last week, this is the way I de-stress. So since this was an insanely crazy month with my daughter getting married, I actually read more than … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, Books, Dealing with stress, Faith-centered stories, free week, Goodreads Challenge, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, reading, romance, romantic suspense
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Tagged A Chocolate-Box Summer Breeze, A Fair Weather Friend, Charlotte Brothers, Colleen Gleason, Gators and Garters, Idabelle Aylor, Jana Deleon, Jed Phony, Josie Riviera, The Clockwork Scarab, The Spiritglass Charade
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Our Tuesday fox posed this question: “Is there a book that you have always wanted to read but never have? What has stopped you from reading it?” There are countless titles that I could list to answer the first question. … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, cozy mystery, dystopian worlds, favorite books, hobbies, horror stories, lifestyles, novels, Patricia Kiyono, personal libraries, reading, reading preferences, TBR List, time management
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Tagged best-sellers, classic literature, reading for pleasure, reading lists
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Promoting books often takes as much time as writing them. I’m extremely thankful for various groups in which the focus is helping each other reach readers. Pamela S. Thibodeaux is an extremely active member of Authors Helping Authors, or AHA. … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, Books, Clean Writing, Dealing with stress, decisions, e-books, Faith-centered stories, GIveaways/Contest, Guest, Guest author, Guest author post, New Release, Patricia Kiyono, romance
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Tagged Blog Tour, My Heart Weeps, Pamela S. Thibodeaux
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This week’s topic was one I proposed: If someone were to look at your internet search history, what conclusions might that person draw about you? I viewed my browsing history recently, and it looks like most of my online time … Continue reading →
Our resident hound asked, “If you were approached to write one or more episodes for a TV show (past or present), which show would it be… and why?” Although our television is ON approximately 18 hours each day, I’m not … Continue reading →
Whenever I’m working hard on a new writing project, I try to read more ink-on-paper books to give my eyes a rest from looking at a screen. This month I’m trying very hard to finish up a project for my … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, Books, characters, friends, Goodreads Challenge, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, reviews, romance
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Tagged Alexander McCall Smith, Honeysuckle Summer, Julia Clemens, Sherryl Woods, Sweet Tea at Sunrise, The Sunday Philosophy Club
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