Category Archives: series

Goodreads 2023 Challenge, Part One

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Patricia Kiyono

Soon after I began my subscription to Audible, I checked out the audiobook offerings at my local library. It turns out that by downloading another app on my iPad, I can listen to books owned by a large library cooperative … Continue reading →

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Repeat, Read, Repeat

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

It’s Free Week and I want to revisit something that although I have addressed in the past, it has come up a few times quite recently here on 4F,1H: You can’t judge books by their TV shows or movies, (and … Continue reading →

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Never-Ending TBR, Part Eleven

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

I’ve got four cozy mysteries to share with you this month. All four are continuations of series I’ve enjoyed and shared before. Check out these awesome offerings! Crime for the Books by Kate YoungJane Doe Book Club Mystery, Book 3Lyla’s … Continue reading →

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Another Agatha

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

When most of us hear “Agatha” in conjunction with mysteries, we think “Christie”, which is why many more recent writers harken back to that name in their own mystery works. Once again, I started a series of M.C. Beaton stories, … Continue reading →

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Poor Relations

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I used to say that I liked to read everything but romance, but falling in with the Hound, Foxes and their friends changed that. I narrowed it down to say that I enjoyed everything but Regency, and now I have … Continue reading →

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Never Ending TBR, Part Seven

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

It’s been a busy month, and I’ve only got three titles to share with you today. But all three are great books and I recommend them highly. Take a look, and maybe you’ll find one to curl up with! Dead … 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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Up My Alleyn

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

(I wrote a view and it was good, but I when I cut, it did not paste, so now I must do this work in haste.) If you log into YouTube, they make many suggestions based on your watch history. … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Jessica Marie Holt and Reluctantly Yours

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

Author events, whether in-person or online, require a lot of work, but one of the most valuable rewards is the opportunity to meet other authors with fascinating premises for their books. One of the authors participating in a Christmas event … Continue reading →

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The Man/Woman/Kids Who Came to Dinner

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I posed this question:If there was a weather-related reason that you had unexpected guests stranded at your house, how would you keep them entertained? What would you do if the electricity was also down? I was delighted to see how … Continue reading →

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