Category Archives: Clean Writing

Guest Author: Pamela S. Thibodeaux and Kyleigh’s Cowboy

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

My guest this month has been a previous visitor to the blog. Pamela S. Thibodeaux is an energetic member of the Authors Helping Authors support group. She’s always ready to retweet, share, and comment, so when she announced a new … Continue reading →

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Never-ending TBR, Part Nine

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

I read three cozy mysteries and a romance this month. Here are my thoughts. I enjoyed them all, so maybe you’ll find something that interests you! Love Letters from Home by Melissa MacKinnonMelissa is a busy mom, military wife, and … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Michele Pollock Dalton and the “Already Home” Series

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

I’ve mentioned before how one great benefit of participating in author events on social media is the opportunity to meet other authors, especially those who write in my genre. One author I met at an event this past spring is … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Kay Springsteen and “Arachne’s Tapestry” from Gateways to the Paranormal

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

About a month ago, our resident hound and I celebrated a new anthology release from Dingbat Publishing called Gateways to the Paranormal. We were among the fourteen contributing to this anthology of sweet paranormal stories. Also among this group is … Continue reading →

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Never-ending TBR, Part Six

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

School is out for the summer, and my evening rehearsals are down to once per week. I have more time to read, and I indulged myself this month! Here are my reviews for this period: What If… By Anne PerraultThis … Continue reading →

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Way of the Raven

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Jeff Salter

My Review of Jackie Zack’s Novel By Jeff Salter I met author Jackie Zack over at the Christian Writers & Readers Group and we’ve touched base back and forth ever since. I picked up this title when she had it … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Britney M. Mills and the Love, Austen Series

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

 By day, Britney M. Mills is the wife to a builder and mom to five, but by night, she turns into an author, writing YA & contemporary romance stories.  A book lover, former college athlete, and Jane Austen fan, she … Continue reading →

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Never-Ending TBR, Part Four

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

This has been a good month of reading! All the books, other than Hearts and Goals, were written by authors I’ve previously reviewed.  After a Fashion by Jen TuranoA Class of Their Own, Book 1Last month I read the story … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Carolyn Miller and Hearts and Goals

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

Australian author Carolyn Miller is a fellow member of a few author support groups on Facebook. She recently released the fourth in a six book series of romances set in the world of hockey, so I invited her to come … Continue reading →

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Never Ending TBR, Part Three

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

Thanks to the university’s spring break, I got in some extra reading time this month! Here are the awesome books I read: Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane KellyA House Flipping Mystery, Book 1I “met” Diane Kelly when I … Continue reading →

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