Summer Reading Week 3

  Welcome to the results of Week 3 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 322 people signed up.  This week, out of 45 people submitting entries, 22 were new.  They read 148 books.  For the three weeks, 88 people read 318 books.

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The Blue Viking By Hill, Sandra 2011-02 - Avon Books 9780062019011 Check Our Catalog What in the name of Thor could be making this Viking so blue? Eating haggis? Listening to those insufferable bagpipes? Traveling through Scotland with the world's worst poet? Searching for the infuriatingly inept witch who's cursed his face . . . and even more important parts? For Rurik the Viking, life has not been worth living since he left Maire of the Moors. Oh, it's not that he misses her fiery red tresses or kissome lips. Nay, it's the embarrassing blue zigzag she put on his face after their one wild night of loving. For a fierce warrior who prides himself on his immense height, his expertise in bedsport, and his well-honed muscles, this blue streak is the last straw. In the end, he'll bring the witchling to heel, or die trying. Mayhap, he'll even beg her to wed . . . so long as she can promise he'll no longer be . . . …More

The Very Virile Viking By Hill, Sandra 2011-10 - Avon Books 9780062019202 Check Our Catalog A New York Times Bestselling Author Magnus Ericsson is a simple man. He loves the smell of fresh-turned dirt after springtime plowing. He loves the feel of a soft woman under him in the bed furs. He loves the heft of a good sword in his fighting arm. But, Holy Thor, what he does not relish is the bothersome brood of children he's been saddled with. Or the mysterious happenstance that strands him and his longship full of maddening offspring in a strange new land, where the folks think he is an act-whore (whatever that is), and the woman of his dreams -- a winemaker -- fails to accept that he is her soul mate . . . a man of exceptional talents, not to mention a Very Virile Viking. …More

Blood Dreams By Hooper, Kay 2008-11 - Bantam 9780553589252 Check Our Catalog In this first novel of an all-new thrill-ology, "New York Times"-bestselling author Hooper takes readers on a terrifying manhunt for a serial killer even Bishop and his FBI Special Crimes Unit may not be able to stop. …More

Hunting Fear By Hooper, Kay 2005-06 - Bantam Books 9780553585988 Check Our Catalog There's a new psychic on the scene, and he's ready for action: introducing Lucas Jordan, the latest addition to Noah Bishop's crackerjack Special Crimes Unit. Lucas Jordan has an extraordinary psychic skill that police all over the country find invaluable: he locates missing people. And since being recruited by Noah Bishop for his FBI Special Crimes Unit, Lucas has learned to hone his remarkable ability so that what he does seems little short of miraculous. He's called in on what appear to be a series of ordinary kidnappings-for-ransom, but almost immediately Lucas realizes the situation is far from ordinary -- and more deadly than anything he's ever faced before. Because a brilliant, twisted madman is out to win a sick game, matching his wits against the best hunter he can find: Lucas. "From the Hardcover edition. …More

Devious By Jackson, Lisa 2012-02 - Zebra Books 9781420102758 Check Our Catalog From a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author comes an edge-of-your-seat romantic thriller, in which New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya investigate the murder of a young nun and uncover a serial killer as devious and depraved as they come. Awesome.  I love her Rick Bentz/Reuben Montana novels. …More

Ashblane's Lady By James, Sophia 2006-12 - Mills & Boon 9780263190779 Check Our Catalog Lady Madeleine Randwick was his hostage, and a way to get under her brother's skin. Alexander Ullyot, Laird of Ashblane, should ruin her as surely as he wanted to ruin her brother. Was Alex in danger of falling for the woman who was his means of revenge? …More

Fatal Error By Jance, J. A. 2011-12 - Pocket Star Books 9781416566373 Check Our Catalog …More

Hand of Evil By Jance, J. A. 2008-11 - Pocket Star Books 9781416537748 Check Our Catalog Former television journalist Ali Reynolds finds her new life in her hometown of Sedona threatened, in this masterful story that travels over generations, revealing two very different women with the same horrifying secret. …More

The Family Jensen By Johnstone, William W. With Johnstone, J. A. 2010-05 - Pinnacle Books 9780786021307 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling authors of the acclaimed Mountain Man series comes a sprawling Western saga that brings together for the first time the legendary frontiersmen, the Jensens, in a bloody battle for freedom, justice, and the fate of a territory. Original. This was a good book. …More

Inferno By Johnstone, J. A. 2012-01 - Pinnacle Books 9780786028504 Check Our Catalog It was a very good book. …More

A Lone Star Christmas By Johnstone, William W. With Johnstone, J. A. 2011-10 - Pinnacle Books 9780786028498 Check Our Catalog Smoke Jensen, Matt Jensen, Falcon, and Duff McAllister join forces for the first time in this exciting and inspiring saga of Christmas on the American frontier. Original. It was a good book. …More

Preacher's Fury By Johnstone, William W. With Johnstone, J. A. 2012-01 - Pinnacle Books 9780786028016 Check Our Catalog In the Montana Territory, a band of Assiniboine Indians gives Preacher shelter for the winter, and a beautiful woman named Raven's Wing makes the sheltering even better--once Preacher gets things straight with a jealous brave who wants to lift his scalp. …More

Sudden Fury By Johnstone, William W. With Johnstone, J. A. 2009-10 - Pinnacle Books 9780786020034 Check Our Catalog In his epic saga of bloodshed and bullets, bestselling author William J. Johnstone follows the violent trail of gunfighting legend Frank Morgan. Now this lone hero is about to come face to face with another kind of legend--one that stalks the woods of northern California. Original. …More

Trail of the Mountain Man By Johnstone, William W. 2010-02 - Pinnacle Books 9780786012978 Check Our Catalog YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS... WITH A SIX-GUN! When gold is discovered near the little town of No-Name, Colorado, the citizens are overjoyed at their good fortune...until trouble gallops down Main Street on a horse straight out of Hell. For gold's closest companions are greed and murder, and every two-bit gunslick from the Atlantic to the Rockies is beating a path to the gold strike -- which is practically on the doorstep of Smoke Jensen. They're looking to get rich quick...and never mind how it's done. But this legendary mountain man never learned how to back away from a good fight -- and this one promises to be a whopper. Outnumbered a hundred to one, he recruits an army of his own: twenty aging but still lethal legends of the frontier in the violent sunset of their grizzled lives. One thing you can count on: There's going to be a lot of blood spilled before anyone walks away with the gold. …More

When She Woke By Jordan, Hillary 2011-10 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565126299 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title When She Woke" is a fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of the not-too-distant future. Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith. 352 pp. 50,000 print. …More

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived By Kemp, Paul S. 2012-05 - Lucas Books 9780345511393 Check Our Catalog Based on the trailer created for the Star Wars online video game, this novel tells the tale of a mysterious Sith Lord in the Old Republic who infiltrates and succeeds in destroying the Jedi Temple, thus setting the stage for the famous Treaty of Coruscant. Excellent book.  Reveals quite a lot about the Star Wars world.  Can't wait to read the next books. …More

The Dark-Hunter Companion By Kenyon, Sherrilyn With Kontis, Alethea 2007-11 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312363437 Check Our Catalog "New York Times" bestselling author Kenyon presents an essential guide to the Dark-Hunter series, featuring synopses of the books, a breakdown of the world and rules of the Dark-Hunters, an Atlantean pronunciation guide, cover art, and much more. If you are thinking about reading the Dark-Hunter series read this to decide you really do want to! …More

The Guardian By Kenyon, Sherrilyn 2011-11 - St. Martin's Press 9780312550059 Check Our Catalog Dream-Hunter Lydia has been charged with the most sacred and dangerous of missions: To descend into the Nether Realm and find the missing god of dreams before he betrays the secrets that could kill her and her kind. What she never expects is to be taken prisoner by the Realm's most vicious guardian... Seth's time is running out. If he can't hand over the entrance to Olympus, his own life and those of his people will be forfeit. No matter the torture, Seth hasn't been able to break the god in his custody. Then there's the beautiful Dream-Hunter Lydia: She isn't just guarding the gates of Olympus--she's holding back one of the world's darkest powers. If she fails, an ancient curse will haunt the earth once more and no one will be safe. But evil is always seductive... …More

Unleash the Night By Kenyon, Sherrilyn 2005-12 - St. Martin's Press 9780312934330 Check Our Catalog "It's a predator eat predator world for the Were-Hunters. Danger haunts any given day. There is no one to trust. No one to love. Not if they want to live..." An orphan with no clan that will claim him, Wren Tigarian grew to adulthood under the close scrutiny and mistrust of those around him. A forbidden blend of two animals--snow leopard and white tiger--Wren has never listened to anyone when there was something he wanted. Now he wants Marguerite. Marguerite D'Aubert Goudeau is the daughter of a prominent U.S. Senator who hates the socialite life she's forced to live. Like her mother before her, she has strong Cajun roots that her father doesn't understand. Still, she has no choice but to try and conform to a world where she feels like an outsider. But the world of rich and powerful humans is never to meet the world of the Were-Hunters who exist side by side with them, unseen, unknown, undetected. To break this law is to call down a wrath of the highest order. In order to have Marguerite, Wren must fight not just the humans who will never accept his animal nature, but the Were-Hunters who want him dead for endangering their world. It's a race against time and magic without boundary that could cost Marguerite and Wren not just their lives, but their very souls... Visit Sherrilyn Kenyon's Web site at www.sherrilynkenyon.com and www.Dark-Hunter.com …More

The Dark Tower By King, Stephen 2006-08 - Pocket Books 9781416524526 Check Our Catalog Perhaps the most anticipated book in King's legendary career, the final volume in the "New York Times" bestselling Dark Tower epic is breathtakingly imaginative, boldly visionary, and wholly entertaining. Now in a Premium Edition paperback. Grant/Scribner. …More

The Mist By King, Stephen 2007-10 - Signet Book 9780451223296 Check Our Catalog The day after a strange and mysterious storm, the citizens of a small town find themselves besieged by throngs of strange, horrifying, and deadly creatures. Originally published as a novella in "Skeleton Crew, The Mist" has been adapted for the big screen by Dimension Films and directed by Frank Darabont ("The Green Mile"), and is set for release on November 21. Original. I enjoyed the book.  I would recommend it to anybody who likes horror books. …More

Wizard and Glass By King, Stephen 2003-10 - Signet Book 9780451210876 Check Our Catalog The bestselling saga of Roland, the last Gunslinger, and his quest for the Dark Tower continues in the fourth installment of King's fantastical series, now reissued with a new Introduction by the author. …More

Reunion By Kingsbury, Karen With Smalley, Gary 2009-08 - Tyndale House Publishers 9781414333045 Check Our Catalog The Baxters come together one final time. . . . A deadly diagnosis In the fifth and final book in the Redemption series, plans are being made for a family reunion. Nearly all the Baxters have a reason to celebrate-except one. As the preparations get under way, a deadly diagnosis sends shock waves through the family and threatens to tear them apart. A heartbreaking secret The reality of what might lie ahead brings each of the Baxters to a place of faith and honesty. In the process, John and Elizabeth come to grips with a secret they haven't shared with anyone, a secret they rarely admit even to themselves. At the same time, a young man is making his rise in Hollywood and wondering about his place in life. A glorious celebration Amid the threat of sorrow, the Baxters share in their most wonderful celebration of all-a moment to remember that love always wins out, no matter how long the struggle, and a reminder that God reigns even in the darkest night. A story of God's grace, redemption, and victory even in the most difficult times. Unless you read the series from the beginning this is not the book for you. …More