I'm opening July by reading A Cotswold Killing by Rebecca Tope, first in a mystery series about a house-sitter in the UK. Also reading a medieval mystery in the Roger the Chapman series called The Lammas Feast by Kate Sedley, and listening to Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton. How about you all?

Cheryl

Currently Reading

1. Missing Witness by Gordan Campbell
2. Power Play by  Deirdre Martin
3. Contest by Matthew Reilly
4. "A" Is for Albi by Sue Grafton

Finshed

1. Stalked by Brian Freeman ( Ipod Book)
2. The Gold Coast by Nelson Demille
3. One for the Money  by  Janet Evanoich

TBR PILE

1. Edwin of the Iron Shoes My Marcia Muller
2. 7 Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly
3. The Villia of Mysteries by  David Hewson
4.  First Avenue by Lowen Clausen
5. Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? by Liz Evans
6. Skin River by Steven Sidor 
7. Suspect by Michael Robotham
8. The Descent by Jeff Long
9. Privileged Information by Stephen White
10. The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
11. Trace Evidence by Elizabeth Becka
12.  The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
13. The Last Jihad by Joel C Rosenberg
14. Death At La Fenice by Donna Leon
15. Plea of Insanity by Jilliane Hoffman
16. Cold Granite by Sturart MacBride 
17. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
18. Biting the Moon by Martha Grimes
19. Dakota by Martha Grimes
20. Tilt A Whirl by Chris Grabenstein
21. Missing by Karin Alvtegen
22. The 8th Confesion by James Patterson
23. A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn
24. Cop Hater  Ed McBain
25. All Shook Up  by Mike Harrison
26. Deep Storm by Lincoln Child
27. Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
28. Sunset and Sawdust by Joe R. Lansdale
29. Savage Art by Danielle Girard
30. Forty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt
31. Hard Landing by Stephen Leather
32. The Devil's Redhead by David Corbett
33. At Risk By Stella Rimington
34. Ice Trap by Kitty Sewell
35. The Moscow Club by Joseph Finder
36. The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
37. Eclipse Richard North Patterson
38. Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
39. The Pardon by James Grippando
40. Meg Steve Alten
41. Pandemic by Daniel Kalla
42.  The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
43. Decked by Carol Higgins Clark
44. Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts
45. The Lions Of Lucerne By Brad Thor
46. ShoeDog by George P Pelecanos
47. Run for you Life by James Patterson
48. SwimSuit by James Patterson
49. Some Girls Bite  by Chloe Neill 

1. "ICE BLUE"  by Anne Stuart (Ice Series #3) (A) Museum curator Summer Hawthorne considered the exquisite ice-blue ceramic bowl given to her by her beloved Japanese nanny a treasure of sentimental value - until somebody tried to kill her for it. The priceless relic is about to ignite a global power struggle that must be stopped at all costs. It's a desperate situation, and international operative Takashi O'Brien has received his directive: everybody is expendable. Everybody. Especially the woman who is getting dangerously under his skin as the lethal game crosses the Pacific to the remote and beautiful mountains of Japan, where the truth can be as seductive as it is deadly.
2. "JUST OVER THE MOUNTAIN"  by Robyn Carr (Grace Valley #2) (A) Here in this peaceful community, folks look out for one another like family, though sometimes a little too well. In a town like this, it's hard to keep a secret - though Dr. June Hudson has managed to keep one heck of a humdinger. Though visits from her secret lover, undercover DEA agent Jim Post, are as clandestine as they are passionate, somehow it fits with her demanding schedule as the town's doctor - a calling that requires an innate ability to exist on caffeine, sticky buns and nerves of steel. But how can a secret lover compete with a flesh-and-blood heartthrob from her past? June's old flame has just returned to town after twenty years - and he's divorced. June is seriously rattled. So when the town's most devoted wife takes buckshot to her husband and some human bones turn up in her aunt Myrna's backyard, she's almost happy for the distraction. Sooner or later, love will have its way in Grace Valley. It always does.
3. "THE LAST HONEST WOMAN"  by Nora Roberts (Audible Book) (A) As the widow of an infamous race car champion, Abby O'Hurley shunned publicity. But how could she keep charming, disarming, and ruthlessly cynical biographer Dylan Crosby from uncovering her darkest secrets? Nora Roberts brings you the remarkable O'Hurley triplets and their mysterious older brother. Their unique family upbringing has led to four extraordinary lives. This is the story of one of those four extraordinary lives.
4. "HIS WINTER ROSE"  by Lois Richter (Love Inspired) (A) After many happy summers in the peaceful town of Serenity Bay, Piper Langley had returned to help revitalize the sleepy village. Trouble was, Piper and her new boss didn't see eye-to-eye. Mayor Jason Franklin had the good looks and the take-charge attitude to earn him the town's respect, but not Piper's. To help the place they both adored, they had to find a way to work together. While his faith in God was strong, it would take an even stronger love to thaw the ice around Piper's jaded heart. Thankfully, Jason knew he was the perfect man for the job.
5. "EMBRACED BY LOVE"by Suzanne Brockmann (A+) Josie and Cooper were one of those couples everyone envied: gorgeous, successful, and so deeply devoted. Even though Josie tended to work too hard, putting in long hours to life her fledgling company off the ground, and Cooper could be wild and unpredictable, the two complemented each other. It seemed their love would last forever. But sometimes love just isn't enough. When a tragic accident leaves Josie and Cooper with two young children to care for, their bond will be tested. Now the pressures of their commanding careers are compounded by the needs of the children, and they find themselves drifting further and further apart. They will have to work to find the way back to each other, to the incredible passion that was once at the center of their lives - and still burns deep in their hearts.
6. "THE LEGEND"  by C.J. Carmichael (Cooper's Corners) (A+) Since childhood, Kerry Dumas had been in John Eagle's blood...a piece of his soul. But the deputy sheriff fought his obsession, believing, from bitter experience, that his native heritage put the beautiful geologist out of his reach. Now Kerry wanted him to guide her through Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Just the two of them... Kerry was determined to find the treasure her parents had died trying to reach - to put the past behind her before saying yes to a fiancé she felt obliged to marry. But once alone with John, Kerry could no longer deny what her heart had always known. John loved her...and he was the only man she'd ever wanted.
7. "BEAUTIFUL DREAMER"by Elizabeth Lowell (Audio CD Book) (A+) Nevada is home to Hope Gardener, its rugged, majestic beauty a balm for the aches of her heart and spirit. But the cattle ranch she owns and loves is dying, thanks to the worst drought the area has ever seen. Hope needs a miracle or she will lose the land that has been in her family for generations. And then, one day, the miracle appears on horseback. Rio is the stranger who rides into the Valley of the Sun. A loner, a gentler of horses, a cowboy out of time, an anachronism in the modern-day West, he brings with him a tantalizing promise of salvation: a reputation for finding water in any desert. As a woman alone in a harsh and unforgiving place, Hope knows the danger of trusting such a free spirit. But now she has no choice. A man who makes dreams real, who is as wild and unpredictable as the wind that propels him across the vast and open landscape, Rio has never had a dream of his own to follow. Yet he finds something in this extraordinary lady whose passion tempts him to defy his own rules and stay. Suddenly two independent souls must confront the perils and the truths that reside in the deepest, most closely guarded corners of their hearts...as in the midst of adversity they search for a beautiful dream big enough to hold them both.
8. "THE BEEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER"  by Janice Carter (B+) Just as every bee returns to its hive...She came home to help her dad. But Annie Collins never expected to run the family business on her own. Nor could she have guessed that the daughter she gave up at birth would seek her out. Will Jennings never expected to find Ambrosia Apiary - a place that felt like home before he'd ever laid eyes on it - or to face the tragedy that made him quit firefighting. Sometimes, though, the sweetest thing happen when you least expect them...
9. "DESERT RAIN"by Elizabeth Lowell (Audio CD Book) (A) Holly...She is a fragile innocent haunted by memories of her past and by dreams of the man who once shared her secrets...the only man she can truly love. Shannon...One of the world's great beauties, her face and figure grace the fashion pages of the most elegant magazines. Though many desire her, only one may have her. Holly Shannon North...She is a contradiction: assured yet vulnerable, irresistible yet untouched. Destiny has brought her back to Hidden Springs, where she can be one person, where romance once touched her tender young heart - back to Lincoln McKenzie, the proud California rancher, long since hardened by life's tragedies. Now, in the icy chill of a desert storm, they must find the way back to love together - to rekindle the fire whose healing warmth has drawn them home.
10. "VISION IN WHITE" by Nora Roberts (Audible Book) (B) The women at Vows - a wedding planning company in Connecticut - make it their business to create memorable events for couples sealing their bonds. And though the bonds between Parker, Emma, Mac and Laurel may not be official, they are very real - and equally worthy of celebration. Mackensie Elliot's experience with her broken family has convinced her the only way to make happiness last is to take a picture of it. She does just that at Vows - where her photos, Laurel's cakes, Emma's flowers, and Parker's almost frightening organizational skills combine for a flourishing business As a bonus, the four friends are able to live on the grounds of Parker's sprawling family estate, where the weddings and other events are staged. Sometimes it means dealing with drama - but even the worst morther-of-the-bridezilla can't compare to Mac's own manipulative mom.  Every time Mac talks to her she winds up drained - and so does her bank account. What helps distract her is a slightly geeky, slightly klutzy, but oh-so-cute English teacher Carter Maguire. Mac's enjoying the vibe with him and has no intention of ruining it by making the same mistake her mother makes again and again: getting married. But as the women of Vows band together to score a major client, and Mac nears the breaking point with her mother, she begins to wonder if it's time to come out from behind the camera, and put herself in the picture.
11. "COLD AS ICE" by Anne Stuart (Ice Series #2) (A) The job was supposed to be dead easy - hand-deliver some legal papers to billionaire philanthropist Harry Van Dorn's extravagant yacht, get his signature and be done. But Manhattan lawyer Genevieve Spense soon realizes she's in the wrong place at the wrong time, and that the publicly benevolent playboy has a sick, vicious side. As he tries to make her his plaything for the evening, eager to use and abuse her until he discards her with the rest of his victims, Genevieve must keep her wits if she intends to survive the night. But there's someone else on the ship who knows the true depths of Van Dorn's evil. Peter Jensen is far more than the unassuming personal assistant he pretends to be - he's a secret operative who will stop at nothing to ensure Harry's deadly Rule of Seven terror campaign dies with him. But Genevieve's presence has thrown a wrench into his plans, and now he must decide whether to risk his mission to keep her alive, or allow her to become collateral damage.
12. "TRIAL BY FURY" by J.A. Jance (J.P. Beaumont Series #3) (A) It was one of the most bizarre crime scenes that J.P. Beaumont had ever seen. The body lay amid the garbage behind a Seattle grocery store - a tall, well-built male, both naked and dead. The smell of death didn't help Beau's hangover. He'd been a homicide cop for twenty years...a job that had put his marriage and too much MacNaughtons on the rocks. But it also gave him a sixth sense about people - especially guilty ones. So when the corpse turned out to be a high school basketball coach with a very pregnant wife, Beaumont knew right away that the lady in question was hiding something. And when he found out the victim had been lynched, he suspected this murder was connected with the extremes of love and hatred. Love for the wrong kind of woman...and hatred by people who take justice into their own blood-soaked hands.
13. "THE LAST CHANCE CAFE" by Linda Lael Miller (A) When a blinding Nevada snowstorm and a broken-down truck force Hallie O'Rourke and her two young daughters into the warmth of the Last Chance Cafe, Hallie could not know she would find a new beginning at the roadside diner. Or that the handsome stranger she meets there would change everything she believes about home and family. Chance Qualtrough is a rancher with deep roots in Primrose Creek, and he's never met a woman as alluring - or downright stubborn - as Hallie. An undeniable passion is pulling them together, but Hallie is fleeing a danger so threatening she dares not let Chance into her heart. Will all that Hallie fears come back with full force, destroying her last chance for the life she's always dreamed of?
14. "RITUAL IN DEATH" by J.D. Robb (In Death Series #27.5) (Audible Book) (A) When a high-society party is crashed by a naked, knife-wielding, blood-covered man who "thinks" he might have killed someone, Eve Dallas must track down the crime, and the criminals. Everything points to satanic ritual, but Eve doesn't believe in devil worship.
15. "DOWN BY THE RIVER" by Robyn Carr (Grace Valley #3) (A) In the peaceful town of Grace Valley, neighbors are like family - and just as meddlesome, too. June Hudson the town's doctor, a caring, capable woman who now has a bit of explaining to do. People are beginning to notice the bloom in her cheeks - and the swell of her belly. Happily, DEA agent Jim Post is back in June's arms for good, newly retired from undercover work and ready for new beginnings here in Grace Valley. Expecting the unexpected is a way of life in Grace Valley, and the community is overflowing with gossip right now. Who is the secret paramour June's aunt Myrna is hiding? Does the town's poker-playing pastor have too many aces up his sleeve? But, when dangers, from man and nature, rise up with a vengeance to threaten June and the town, this community pulls together and shows what it's made of. And Jim discovers the true meaning of happiness here in Grace Valley: there really is no place like home. 
16. "WHISKEY SOUR" by J.A. Konrath (Audible Book) (A) Lieutenant Jacqueline Daniels is having a bad week. Her live-in boyfriend has left her for his personal trainer, chronic insomnia has maxed out her credit cards with late-night home shopping purchases, and a frightening killer who calls himself "The Gingerbread Man" is dumping mutilated bodies in her district. Between avoiding the FBI and their moronic profiling computer, joining a dating service, mixing it up with street thugs, and parrying the advances of an uncouth PI, Jack and her binge-eating partner Herb must catch the maniac before he kills again...and Jack is next on his murder list. Whiskey Sour is full of laugh-out-loud humor and edge-of-your-seat suspense, and it introduces a fun, fully-drawn heroine in the grand tradition of Kinsey Millhone, Stephanie Plum, and Kay Scarpetta.
17. "PARADISE VALLEY"by Robyn Carr (Virgin River series #7) (A) Marine corporal Rick Sudder is home early from Iraq - his tour ended abruptly on the battlefield. The carefree boy is gone, replaced by a man who believes his future is as bleak as his mirror image. But can the passion and commitment of a young woman who has never given up on him mend his broken body and shattered heart? As the people of Virgin River rally around Rick, another recent arrival tests the tightly knit mountain town's famous welcoming spirit. Dan Brady has a questionable past, and he's looking for a place to start over. He'd like it to be Virgin River...if he can find a way in. But he never expects to find it in the arms of a woman who was as much an outcast as himself. For a favorite son returned from war and an outsider looking for a home, Virgin River offers them a chance to make peace with the men they once were...and to find the dreams they thought they'd lost.
18. "LOGAN"by Linda Lael Miller (Montana Creeds #1) (A) After years of wandering, Logan Creed, a cowboy with a dusty law degree, has returned home. To put down roots, to restore his family's neglected ranch...to have kids of his own proudly bearing the Creed name. Divorced mom Briana Grant has heard the stories about her gorgeous neighbor. So Logan's kindness with her young boys is a welcome surprise, especially when her ex reappears. And when an unknown enemy vandalizes her home, Logan shows Briana - and the folks of Big Sky country - just what he's made of.
19. "DYLAN"by Linda Lael Miller (Montana Creeds #2) (A+) Hailed as "rodeo's bad boy" for his talent at taming bulls and women, Dylan Creed likes life in the fast lane. But when the daughter he rarely sees is abandoned by her mother, Dylan heads home to Stillwater Springs ranch. Somehow the champion bull rider has to turn into a champion father - and fast. Town librarian Kristy Madison is uncharacteristically speechless when Dylan Creed turns up for story time with a toddler in tow. The man who'd left a trail of broken heart - including her own - is back...and this time Kristy's determined to tame his wild ways once and for all.
20. "TYLER"  by Linda Lael Miller (Montana Creeds #3) (A+) Whether winning championship belt buckles or dealing with Hollywood types for endorsement deals, former rodeo star Tyler Creed can handle anything. Except standing on the same patch of land as his estranged brothers. Yet here they are in Stillwater Springs, barely talking but trying to restore the old Creed ranch - and family. Lily Kenyon knows all about family estrangements and secrets. The single mom has come home to set things right, to put down roots for her daughter. What she doesn't expect is Tyler Creed, whom she's loved since childhood. Now the handsome, stubborn cowboy who left home to seek his fortune just might find it was always under the Montana sky. 
21. "TRIBUTE" by Nora Roberts (Audible Book) (A) Finally out of the celebrity spotlight and away from her mother's demands, Cilla is free to do what she loves: fixing up houses for profit. But her current project is personal. The Shenandoah Valley farm house was once the vacation home of Hollywood luminary Janet Hardy, Cilla's grandmother. When Cilla uncovers a stash of her grandmother's private letters, and begins asking questions about the past, she becomes the target of a crazed killer who's determined to keep family secrets buried no matter what the cost.
22. "SHOW NO MERCY" by Cindy Gerard (Black Ops Inc. #1)  (A) Only two things can compel journalist Jenna McMillan back to Buenos Aires after terrorists held her captive there just months before: a rare interview with a shadowy billionaire and the memory of the dark and dangerous man who saved her. Bad guys, bombs, and bullets are Gabriel Jones's way of life. But he'll never forget the brash redhead he rescued not so long ago...or the passionate kiss they shared before he sent her packing. Now, forced together by a bombing at the National Congress, Jenna and Gabe confront the urgent longings that simmer between them. But this surprise meeting is no coincidence. A ruthless enemy stalks them with deadly precision. The question is...if they make it out alive, will Gabe turn his back on Jenna...again?
23. "ICE STORM" by Anne Stuart (Ice Series #4) (A+) Behind her mask is a deadly secret...The powerful head of the covert mercenary organization The Committee, Isobel Lambert is a sleek, sophisticated professional who comes into contact with some of the most dangerous people in the world. But beneath Isobel's cool exterior a ghost exists, haunting her with memories of another life...a life that ended long ago. But Isobel's past and present are about to collide when Serafin, mercenary, assassin and the most dangerous man in the world, makes a deal with The Committee. Seventeen years ago Isobel shot him and left him for dead. Now it looks as if he's tracked her down for revenge. But Isobel knows all too well that looks can be deceiving...and that's what she's counting on to keep her cover in this international masquerade of murder.

Currently Listening To -

1.  "Black Hills" by Nora Roberts (Audible Book)

 To Be Read - In alphabetical order by author not reading order

1. Rescue Me" by Cherry Adair, Lora Leigh & Cindy Gerard
2. "White Heat" by Cherry Adair (Men of T-FLAC #11)
3. "Twilight Child" by Warren Adler
4. "A Royal Mission" by Elizabeth August (Royally Wed)
5. The Expectant Princess" by Stella Bagwell (Royally Wed)
6. "Hot Pursuit" by Susanne Brockmann
7. "Scenes of Passion" by Suzanne Brockmann
8. "Two Alone" by Sandra Brown
9. "Heaven's Price"  by Sandra Brown
10. "Hidden Fires" by Sandra Brown
11. "The House On Olive Street" by Robyn Carr
12. "Keeper of the Light" by Diane Chamberlain (Keeper of the Light trilogy #1)
13. "Kiss River" by Diane Chamberlain (Keeper of the Light trilogy #2)
14. "And Then Came You - Sam's Story" by Maureen Child
15. "A Crazy Kind of Love - Mike's Storm"  by Maureen Child
16. "A Royal Marriage" by Cara Colter (Royally Wed )
17. "Scarpetta" by Patricia Cornwell
18. "SEALed with a Kiss" by Mary Margaret Daughtridge
19. "Prodigal Daughter" by Patricia Davids
20. "Close to You" by Christina Dodd
21. "A Lady Decides" by Dorothea Donley
22. "Multiple Blessings" by Jon & Kate Gosselin & Beth Carson
23. "Building Dreams" by Ginna Gray
24. "Pale Moon Rising" by Ginna Gray
25. "Hannah's Dream: A Novel"  by Diane Hammond
26. "Comfort & Joy" Kristine Hannah
27. "The Dark Wind" by Tony Hillerman
28. "House Calls and Hitching Posts" as told to Dorcas Sharp Hoover
29. "Until I Find You" by John Irving
30. "Improbable Cause" by J.A. Jance (J.P. Beaumont #5)
31. "Taking the Fifth" by J.A. Jance (J.P. Beaumont #4)
32. "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs
33. "Blind Alley" by Iris Johansen (Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller #5)
34. "Countdown" by Iris Johansen (Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller #6)
35. "Quicksand" by Iris Johansen (Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller #7)
36. "The Official Nora Roberts Companion" by Denise Little and Laura Hayden
37. "The Knot" by Marty Kindall
38. "Dawn In Eclipse Bay" by Jayne Ann Krentz (Eclipse Bay Trilogy #2)
39. "Eclipse Bay" by Jayne Ann Krentz (Eclipse Bay Trilogy #1)
40. "Dead Irish" by John Lescroart
41. "The Betrayal" by Beverly Lewis (Abrahams Daughters #2)
42. "The Covenant" by Beverly Lewis (Abrahams Daughters #1)
43. "Small Town Christmas" by Debbie Macomber
44. "Chasing Stanley"  by Deirdre Martin
45. "Mexican Hat" by Michael McGarrity (Kevin Kerney #2)
46. "Glory, Glory" by Linda Lael Miller
47. "One Last Look" by Linda Lael Miller
48. "There and Now" by Linda Lael Miller
49. "Code Name: Prince" by Valerie Parv
50. "Cross Country" by James Patterson
51. "A Man Named Dave" by David Pelzer
52. "A Teenager's Journey" by Richard B. Petzer
53. "Blood Canticle" Anne Rice  (Vampire Chronicles #10)
54. "Merrick" by Anne Rice (Vampire Chronicles #7)
55. "Blue Moon" by Luanne Rice
56. "Stone Heart" by Luanne Rice
57. "Summer Light"  by Luanne Rice
58. "Sister's Choice" by Emilie Richards
59. "Suite 606" by J.D. Robb (In Death Series #27)
60. "Ghost Moon" by Karen Robards
61. "First Impressions" by Nora Roberts
62. "From The Heart" Nora Roberts
63. "Reflections and Dreams" by Nora Roberts (Stanislaski series #7 & 8)
64. "The Stanislaskis" (Waiting for Nick & Considering Kate) by Nora Roberts (Stanislaski series #5 & 6)
65. "Winner Takes All" by Nora Roberts
66. "A Wedding at Cooper's Corner" by Kristine Rolofson, Muriel Jensen, Bobby Hutchinson (Cooper's Corners)
67. "Blue Bayou" by JoAnn Ross (Callahan Brothers trilogy #1)
68. "Magnolia Moon"  by JoAnn Ross (Callahan Brothers trilogy #3)
69. "River Road" by JoAnn Ross (Callahan Brothers trilogy #2)
70. "Sweet Baby" by Sharon Sala
71. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks
72. "For Her Son's Love" by Kathryn Springer
73. "The Kiss" by Danielle Steel
74. "The Long Road Home" by Danielle Steel
75. "The Other Twin" by Katherine Stone
76. "Drifter" by Susan Wiggs
77. "Enchanted Afternoon" by Susan Wiggs
78. "Passing Through Paradise" by Susan Wiggs

Dark Shadows: The Salem Branch by Lara Parker

On page 46 of The Associate- John Grisham.

(Like a firecracker, you're aglow...)

Finished

1. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #4)
2. Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter (Grant County #6)
3. Undone by Karin Slaughter (Grant County #7)
4. Origins of the Specious by Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman
5. Valor's Trial by Tanya Huff (Confederation #4)
6. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
7. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (Sookie #8)
8. Lisey's Story by Stephen King   

Reading  

1. Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake #9)
2. The Dark Tower by Stephen King (Dark Tower #7) 
3. Salem's Lot by Stephen King
4. Better off Undead (DAW Anthology)
5. Gate of Ivrel by C.J. Cherryh (Morgaine Saga #1)
6. Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines (Jig the Goblin #1)
7. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
8. Death Masks by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #5)
9. Ulysses by James Joyce 

Up Soon...

1. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #6) 
2. Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake #10)
3. Hunter of Worlds by C.J. Cherryh
4. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Sookie #9) 

I'm in the middle of The Brief Wondrous Life if Oscar Wao.  It's absolutely wonderful so far.

I just fiinished Outlander, which I loathed. 

Just started the fourth book in the series of the Magdalena Yoder Pennsylvania Dutch murder mystery series.  These are pretty good, but get boring....I am also on Comfort me with apples by Ruth Reichl.  I love food books.

X Rated Blood Suckers by Mario Acevedo. 

Right now I am reading "Eva's Cousin". It is a novel based on the real story of Eva Braun's cousin who stayed with her at Berghof during the summer of 1944. I really am enjoying it.

Finished Reading.

1.  "The Pianist" EXCELLENT book!

I finished American Fuji by Sarah Backer.  It was very unusual for a mystery and I really enjoyed it.  One of those books that surprises you.

I'm currently reading Beneath a Marble Sky.  I like it so far, but I have this weird feeling I'm not going to like where it ends up.

Here's my June reading list:

1.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

2.  Expecting Adam - Martha Beck

3.  Tinsel - William Goldman

4.  Let Their Spirits Dance - Stella Pope Duarte

5.  Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin

6.  I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! - Bob Newhart

7.  Feast of Fear: Conversations with Stephen King - ed. by Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller

8.  The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark - Ridley Pearson

9.  Cat - Freya North

10.  Sarah's Child - Linda Howard

A couple of literary journals:

11. ESC!

12.  Gulf Stream

I don't anticipate being able to finish this list off because I'm going to be pretty busy.  If I surprise myself, however, I have plenty more where these came from, I just need to organize them more.  I'll post a second list if that happens.

I have a list of about forty-five books I would love to read over the summer, and there's no way I'm going to be able to get through them all.

But, at the moment, I'm reading Run by Anne Patchett. I'm five chapters in, about one hundred pages, and I like it so far. It's moving a little slow, but the character development interests me more than the story line, so I don't mind.

I'm also reading Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge. I'm not very far into this one, mostly because I want to read it more meticulously. I haven't been in the mindset for it over the past few days, but my goal is to get through it by the end of the month. From what I've read so far, I really love it, so hopefully I can make it through!

The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews

Currently reading Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson

Just read:

Great Scot by Donna Kauffman

To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt

Listening to: Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson-DD this is a YA book the sequel to 100 Cupboards which DD and I listened to on our way to FLA last week. Very good series that held my interest.  Its about a family who holds the key to all these cupboards that can transport them to other worlds. 

Finished in July:

1. Dark Shadows :The Salem Branch by Lara Parker

The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson

Reading

The Time Traveler's Wife (car book) - Niffenegger, Audrey

My goal for July is to read authors in alphabetical order, so far so good with an extra thrown in

Finished:

No Nest for the Wicket - Andrews, Donna
The Case of the Bounding Grandma -  Arenz, A K
Killer Hair  - Byerrum, Ellen
Chamomile Mourning  - Childs, Laura
The Witch's Grave  - Damsgaard, Shirley
Fowl Play  - Evanovich, Janet
Murphy's Law  - Foster, Lori
A Harvest of Bones  - Galenorn, Yasmine
Grave Surprise  - Harris, Charlaine
Final Fore  -  Isleib, Roberta
Watermelon - Keyes, Marian

The Fright of the Iguana - Johnston, Linda O
Demons are a Ghouls Best Friend - Laurie, Victoria
Thou Shalt Not Grill - Myers, Tamar

TBR

Left for Dead - O'Brien, Kevin
The Society - Palmer, Michael
On the Way to the Wedding - Quinn, Julia
Midnight in Death - Robb, J D
Yellow as Legal Pads - Stewart, Fran
Nerd Gone Wild - Thompson, Vicki Lewis
Cart of Death - Ulmer, Mari
Murder Unleashed - Viets, Elaine
Death of a Princeton President - Waldron, Ann
Death of a Red Heorine - Xiaolong, Qiu   
Cliffhanger - Yaffe, James
To Guard the Right  - Zachary, Hugh

I just finished

1) Buying Dad -Harlyn Aizley (about a lesbian couple searching for a sperm donor)

Am currently reading:

The Bright Side of Disaster-Katherine Center (about a new mom whose fiance left her the day before she gave birth)

I just finished Elizabeth Strout's Amy and Isabella.  I can't decide if I really liked it or not--pretty sad with characters that didn't seek or get much from life.  Then, I very quickly read Elizabeth Edwards's Resilience--sad but interesting short read.  I did skim some of it.

Reading now:  Shelter Me by Juliette Fay.  Very good. About a woman's experience through the first year of widowhood. Read at night.  Skeletons At The Feast by Chris Bohjalian. Basically just started the first chapter after the prologue. Good so far.  Reading on breaks at work.

Listening to:  The Other Woman by Jane Green.  Good. The second Jane Green audio that I have listened to.  When I am by myself in the car.

Bonnie

Christmas in my Heart by Joe Wheeler

Wintergirls- Laurie Anderson

Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck

Bitsy's Bait & BBQ, by pamela Morsi

The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood

The Unknown Errors of Our Lives, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni