Category Archives: New Release

Guest Author: Gayle M. Irwin and Rescue Road

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Gayle M. Irwin is fellow member of the author support group called Marketing for Romance Writers. When she discovered that our blog features mainly sweet and clean authors and their books, she contacted me about her new release featuring pet … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Rue Allyn and Wait for Me (from the Storm and Shelter Anthology)

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

I’ve mentioned before that most of the books I read and review are written by people I’ve met, either face-to-face or through online groups. Rue Allyn is a former member of the Mid-Michigan Chapter of Romance Writers of America (MMRWA), … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Pamela S. Thibodeaux and My Heart Weeps

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

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 →

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Guest Author: Diana Lloyd and About an Earl

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

I feel so fortunate to belong to several local writers groups. Each one offers something different, and each has its own mix of authors. Diana Lloyd is a fellow member of the Grand Rapids Region Writers Group and is currently … Continue reading →

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Goodreads Challenge, Part Ten

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

This month, I’ve read quite a varied collection of books. Can’t wait to tell you about them! Revenge Kiss by Julia Keanini Kiss Academy, Book Two I don’t often read YA novels, because I normally can’t relate to the problems … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Jeffrey Siger

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

I have had my guest in my sights for some time. Jeffrey Siger and I became Facebook friends while trading comments on the pages of a mutual friend, (and past guest of mine). He is a funny man, a sophisticated … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Diana Rubino and From Here to Fourteenth Street

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

One of the perks of joining an author support group is meeting (either in person or online) other authors who write books about people, places, and times that we don’t hear much about. Diana Rubino writes historical romance set during … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Pamela S. Thibodeaux and Love in Season

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

Recently, I noticed that author Pamela S. Thibodeaux announced a brand new anthology of her own stories based on the seasons. When she shared her beautiful cover with us, I asked her to visit us once again and tell us … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Linda Carroll-Bradd and Freedom’s Path

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

My guest this month is a fellow member of the Authors Helping Authors group, or AHA. We assist each other by getting the word out about our books, by tweeting, posting, or blogging about them. We also turn to each … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Joselyn Vaughn and For the Love of Bigfoots and Butterflies

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

For my first guest author post of 2019, I invited one of our former foxes, Joselyn Vaughn, to come and introduce her soon-to-be-released novel For the Love of Bigfoots and Butterflies. This book has been in the works for quite some … Continue reading →

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