Tag Archives: YA books

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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It’s Been Done

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Have you ever gone to download a book and gotten the wrong one? Have you ever READ the wrong book? Somehow or another, as it happens, there two books that are very much alike on my Kindle account. I started … Continue reading →

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Misuse of Terminology

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Tonette Joyce

After busy months of becoming a freshman in high school in a new town, my grandson finally got back into his reading groove and back to having me reading a series with him. After the mostly tame and always ‘bad-guys-become-good’ … Continue reading →

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Guest Fox Dana Romanin

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Jeff Salter

Welcome to Dana By Jeff Salter Delighted to welcome my new colleague at Clean Reads – Dana Romanin – just a few days before her first YA novel is set for release. Dana, who had a birthday only yesterday, has … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Alan Orloff

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

Today my guest is Alan Orloff, and a fascinating fellow he is!   In his bio, Alan lists many varied and interesting career moves. As I was stalking doing research on him, he mentioned a number jobs that warmed me … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Diane Farr

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

I am pleased to welcome author Diane Farr. Diane and I met through a mutual writer friend on Facebook, who was also a guest of mine here. Welcome, Diane! Thank you, Tonette. I shall try not to embarrass myself. While … Continue reading →

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Stop That Writer’s World, I Want to Get Off

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

Free week here at 4F, 1H and I have been trying to figure out where all my reading time had gone, and finding out that I may be wasting the time I now have. Waiting for grandkids gave me a … Continue reading →

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A Myth is as Good as a Mile

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Tonette Joyce

Like another Fox, I have been in quite a rush the last few weeks and neglected to get either a guest or do a properly thorough book review. But I have had one series in mind on which to make … Continue reading →

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