Friday, August 31, 2012

Summer Reading Week 10


Welcome to the results of Week 10 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 370 people signed up.  This week 37 people read 127 books (4 submitted entries for the first time this week.)  So far, 156 people have read 1243 books!



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Hit List
Hit List
By Hamilton, Laurell K.
2011-06 - Berkley Publishing Group
9780425241134 Check Our Catalog

The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series continues. Word has leaked to Anita Blake that hitmen are headed for St. Louis--and that she, Jean-Claude, and Richard are the targets. …More


Zombie Island
Zombie Island
By Handeland, Lori
2012-05 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312623067 Check Our Catalog

In the follow-up to "Shakespeare Undead," vampire William Shakespeare and his Dark Lady are stranded on a mystical island where zombies are plentiful and one man will stop at nothing to become all-powerful. …More


The Colonel's Daughter
The Colonel's Daughter
By Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia
2006-10 - Severn House Publishers
9780727875372 Check Our Catalog

A poignant and emotional love story - In the summer of 1954, George West met young Josella Grace, the daughter of a retired colonel, and fell passionately in love with the reserved but beautiful girl a love that seemed destined never to be fulfilled. Ten years later Josella wanders through life, glorying in her freedom, pitying all those tied down by ordinary cares. But she bears a secret so terrible only George can release her from it if she will let him. …More


Hammered: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Three
Hammered: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Three
By Hearne, Kevin
2011-07 - Del Rey Books
9780345522481 Check Our Catalog

"Hammered" is the third title in an original series about Atticus O'Sullivan, the last of the Druids. In this final outing, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson asks Atticus to help take down Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Original. …More


Hounded
Hounded
By Hearne, Kevin
2011-05 - Del Rey Books
9780345522474 Check Our Catalog

The first in an original, back-to-back three-book series about Atticus O'Sullivan, last of the Druids. Celtic mythology and an ancient Druid with a modern attitude mix it up in the Arizona desert in this witty new fantasy series.--Kelly Meding, author of "Three Days to Dead." Original. …More


Hexed
Hexed
By Hearne, Kevin
2011-06 - Del Rey Books
9780345522498 Check Our Catalog

A coven of witches, a fallen angel, a horde of Bacchants, and a dangerously sexy Celtic goddess of fire are all vying for the attention of Atticus O'Sullivan--the last of the Druids--in this second installment of Hearne's back-to-back series. Original. …More


Tricked
Tricked
By Hearne, Kevin
2012-04 - Del Rey Books
9780345533623 Check Our Catalog

Druid Atticus O'Sullivan hasn't stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of Celtic cunning. So when vengeful thunder gods come Norse by Southwest looking for payback, Atticus, with a little help from the Navajo trickster god Coyote, lets them think that they've chopped up his body in the Arizona desert. Original. …More


Cover of Night
Cover of Night
By Howard, Linda
2007-05 - Ballantine Books
9780345486516 Check Our Catalog

In this "New York Times" bestseller from the author of "Killing Time," a young widow who owns a bed-and-breakfast joins forces with a mysterious handyman to seek help from a neighboring town, after their small Idaho village is taken over by brutal thugs. …More


California Gold-O M
California Gold-O M
By Jakes, John
1990-03 - Ballantine Books
9780345369086 Check Our Catalog

At eighteen, Mack Chance left Pennsylvania for California . . . and embarked on an epic struggle to fulfill his dreams. A brand-new saga of a man's determination, desires and ambitions from the author of the phenomenally successful North and South trilogy. Random House. …More


With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God
With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God
By Jethani, Skye
2011-08 - Thomas Nelson Publishers
9781595553799 Check Our Catalog


Jethani explores the narrative of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and the stories of faithful women and men throughout history to show that we were created to be with God, and that restoring this connection is His mission.
A thoughful book if one is a Christian believer.  It gives one a bit to think over.  Very stimulating.
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Bonnie
Bonnie
By Johansen, Iris
2011-10 - St. Martin's Press
9780312651220 Check Our Catalog


"The truth has eluded her for years. . . . Now is she ready to face it?"
When Eve Duncan gave birth to her daughter, she experienced a love she never knew existed. Nothing would stand in the way of giving Bonnie a wonderful life---until the unthinkable happened and the seven-year-old vanished into thin air. Eve found herself in the throes of a nightmare from which there was no escape. But a new Eve emerged: a woman who would use her remarkable talent as a forensic sculptor to help others find closure in the face of tragedy. Now with the help of her beloved Joe Quinn and CIA agent Catherine Ling, Eve has come closer than ever to the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes that Bonnie's father is a key player in solving this monstrous puzzle. And that Bonnie's disappearance was not as random as everyone had always believed . . .
Bonnie is back but for once she will be avenged.  But not like you think.  Love will show the way, same as it ever has!
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What Doesn't Kill You
What Doesn't Kill You
By Johansen, Iris
2012-04 - St. Martin's Press
9780312651237 Check Our Catalog

From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author comes an explosive new thriller. Johansen is at her page-turning best in this novel that takes readers from the corridors of Langley to the alleyways of Hong Kong, and the darkest places of the human soul. …More


And You Call Yourself a Christian
And You Call Yourself a Christian
By Joy, E. N.
2012-03 - Urban Books
9781601628213 Check Our Catalog

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The Immortal Rules
The Immortal Rules
By Kagawa, Julie
2012-04 - Harlequin Teen
9780373210510 Check Our Catalog


Allison Sekemoto is told by her vampire creator that one day she will kill a human being. The question is not "if" it will happen, but "when."
For a vampire book I was pleasantly surprised by the author's new twist on the idea.  Kept me turning the pages.
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Fireproof
Fireproof
By Kava, Alex
2012-07 - Doubleday Books
9780385535519 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times"-bestselling author Kava returns in a blaze of glory with a gripping, action-packed thriller featuring special agent Maggie O'Dell, who is leading the search for a serial arsonist whose crimes threaten Maggie dangerously close to home. …More


Gun Games: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Gun Games: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
By Kellerman, Faye
2012-01 - William Morrow & Company
9780062064325 Check Our Catalog

In the next exciting installment of Kellerman's "New York Times"-bestselling series, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus face off against psychopath Chris Donatti and his son, Gabe. …More


The Drawing of the Three: (The Dark Tower #2)
The Drawing of the Three: (The Dark Tower #2)
By King, Stephen
2003-08 - Signet Book
9780451210852 Check Our Catalog

While pursuing his quest for the Dark Tower through a world that is a nightmarishly distorted mirror image of our own, Roland, The Last Gunslinger, is drawn through a mysterious door that brings him into contemporary America. Reissue. …More


Needful Things: The Last Castle Rock Story
Needful Things: The Last Castle Rock Story
By King, Stephen
1992-06 - Signet Book
9780451172815 Check Our Catalog

In King's #1 bestselling book, the master of the horror genre takes readers to his famous fictional town for one final visit. A wonderful new store has opened in Castle Rock, Maine. It's a place where you can get anything your heart desires--sexual pleasure, wealth, power . . . but for a nerve-shattering price. "Ranks with King's best!"--Publishers Weekly. …More


Pandemia
Pandemia
By Brown, Ginger R.
2009-03 - Authorhouse
9781438912455 Check Our Catalog

In a Washington, D.C. hospital, a U.S. Senator dies of an unknown infectious disease. In California, a college campus is under quarantine and hospitals are pushed to the breaking point. In Wyoming, the banks of streams are littered with dead fish and birds are falling from the sky. The genetically engineered plague has escaped its lab in Colorado and is now spreading without mercy from coast to coast, infecting any living host it can find. But before any cure can be found, the bacteria must be stabilized. The culprit seems to have a mind of its own as it continues to mutate and evolve within the host population. …More


Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
By Lawson, Jenny
2012-04 - Amy Einhorn Books
9780399159015 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

Internet star Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her comedic and pointed debut. Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in rural Texas, her devastatingly awkward high school years, and her relationship with her long-suffering husband, Victor. …More


The Unexpected Husband: Jury of His PeersAny Sunday
The Unexpected Husband: Jury of His PeersAny Sunday
By Macomber, Debbie
2012-05 - Mira Books
9780778313410 Check Our Catalog

This two-in-one volume by a "New York Times"-bestselling author features stories of two women who find love in unexpected places . . . like a jury room and a doctor's office. Includes "Jury of His Peers" and "Any Sunday." Reissue. …More


You... Again
You... Again
By Macomber, Debbie
2011-12 - Mira Books
9780778312994 Check Our Catalog

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Summer Nights
Summer Nights
By Mallery, Susan
2012-06 - Harlequin Hqn
9780373776870 Check Our Catalog

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