Summer Reading Week 5

Welcome to the results of Week 5 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 343 people signed up.  This week 46 people read 157 books (11 submitted entries for the first time this week.)  So far, 122 people have read 623 books!

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Hide Me Among the Graves By Powers, Tim 2012-03 - William Morrow & Company 9780061231544 Check Our Catalog From the award-winning author of "Declare, Last Call" and "Three Days to Never" comes a standout historical thriller in which art and the supernatural collide. …More

I Shall Wear Midnight By Pratchett, Terry 2011-09 - HarperCollins 9780061433061 Check Our Catalog Teen witch Tiffany Aching returns for a new Discworld adventure -- along with her ever-present allies, the Nac Mac Feegle. Tiffany Aching, the young witch from The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith is back in a new adventure featuring Discworld characters both familiar to fans (like Granny Weatherwax) and new (meet Wee Mad Arthur, the Nac Mac Feegle on the City Watch). Oh, and there's a shambles, a twist through time, a Cunning Man -- and a Giant Man of chalk. "From the Hardcover edition." …More

Quicksilver: Book Two of the Looking Glass Trilogy By Quick, Amanda 2012-03 - Jove Books 9780515150568 Check Our Catalog In the "New York Times"-bestselling author's latest Arcane Society novel, a paranormal killer pushes an unlikely duo's powers and passions to the limit. Amanda Quick . . . deftly distills intrigue, romance, and a dash of the paranormal.--"Chicago Tribune." …More

The Complaints By Rankin, Ian 2011-03 - Reagan Arthur Books 9780316039741 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Nobody likes The Complaints--they're the cops who investigate other cops. It's where Malcolm Fox works. He's a serious man with frustrating problems about which he cannot seem to do anything. Then the reluctant Fox is given a new case. …More

Blue Remembered Earth By Reynolds, Alastair 2012-06 - Ace Books 9780441020713 Check Our Catalog One-hundred-and-fifty years from now, the moon and Mars are settled, and colonies stretch all the way out to the edge of the solar system. But something has come to light on the MoonNsecrets that could change everything . . . or tear this near utopia apart. …More

New York to Dallas By Robb, J. D. 2011-09 - Putnam Adult 9780399157783 Check Our Catalog The new novel from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author, which takes readers deeper into the mind of Eve Dallas than ever before. The number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author J. D. Robb presents an intense and terrifying new case for New York homicide cop Eve Dallas, one that will take her all the way to the city that gave her her name-and plunge her into the nightmares of her childhood. When a monster named Isaac McQueen-taken down by Eve back in her uniform days-escapes from Rikers, he has two things in mind. One is to pick up where he left off, abducting young victims and leaving them scarred in both mind and body. The other is to get revenge on the woman who stopped him all those years ago. …More

Bennett & Camilla By Roberts, Nora 2006-12 - Silhouette Books 9780263858402 Check Our Catalog Two stories in one cover, nicely written as she takes you through suspense and romance at the same time.  Great captions of actions that keep you invovled to the end. …More

The Last Boyfriend By Roberts, Nora 2012-05 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425246030 Check Our Catalog The Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother are breathing new life into the town of Boonsboro, Maryland, by restoring its historic hotel. And they're finding their own lives revamped by love. Very good read-keeps your attention-it will be hard to wait for the last book in the series. …More

Miss Julia Hits the Road By Ross, Ann B. 2004-03 - Penguin Books 9780142004043 Check Our Catalog Now in paperback comes the fourth in the Southern comedy-of-manners series that is winning hearts--and racking up sales--across America. …More

Miss Julia Meets Her Match By Ross, Ann B. 2005-03 - Penguin Books 9780143034858 Check Our Catalog The feisty and beloved Miss Julia must come to terms with her long-term beau Sam Murdoch, who wants to tie the knot. But in the midst of all the other commotion going on in her life, can her cool-as-a-cucumber head help her heart make the decision of a lifetime? …More

Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night By Schiller, Lawrence 2002-09 - HarperCollins 9780060006655 Check Our Catalog A "New York Times" bestselling author presents this riveting page-turner about one of the most surprising civil cases in history. Sued for wrongful death in the 1997 vehicular death of Tracy Thomas, who apparently died from the impact of the driver's side airbag in a low-speed collision, the Ford corporation defended itself with a countercharge of murder against Thomas's husband, dentist Eric Thomas. A little slow. …More

Fifth Victim By Sharp, Zoe 2012-01 - Pegasus Books 9781605982762 Check Our Catalog On Long Island, the playground of New York's wealthy and privileged, Charlie Fox is tasked with protecting the wayward daughter of rich businesswoman Caroline Willner. Charlie worries that Dina's thrill-seeking tendencies will put both of them in real danger. But just as her worst fears are realized, Charlie receives devastating personal news. The man who put her partner Sean Meyer in his coma is on the loose. She is faced with the choice between her loyalties to her client and avenging Sean, but the two goals are soon inextricably linked. The decisions Charlie makes now, and the path she chooses to follow, will have far-reaching consequences. …More

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection By McCall Smith, Alexander 2012-04 - Pantheon Books 9780307378408 Check Our Catalog The new installment in the perpetually delightful and bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and Precious Ramotswe is busy with her daughter's discipline issues, her assistant's marriage, and the arrival of Clovis Anderson in Botswana. Grab a cup of tea and sit down with Mm Romotswe for another gentle installment of the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series.  You will meet Mr. Clovis, author of The Principles of Private Detection as well as a cast of clever, colorful characters. …More

All Roads Lead to Austen: A Year-Long Journey with Jane By Smith, Amy 2012-06 - Sourcebooks 9781402265853 Check Our Catalog …More

Lime Tree Can't Bear Orange By Smyth, Amanda 2009-06 - Three Rivers Press (CA) 9780307460646 Check Our Catalog Deftly exploring the rush of first love and one woman's search for her identity set against the lush landscape of the Caribbean, this vivid, intensely moving novel comes from an emerging talent. …More

The Guardian By Sparks, Nicholas 2005-04 - Warner Books 9780446696111 Check Our Catalog From the author of some of the most memorable love stories of our time comes an explosive tale of betrayal and obsession-and a daring look into the darker realms of the heart. Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died-a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now four years have passed. Still living in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, twenty-nine-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophisticated engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire... …More

Family Ties By Steel, Danielle 2010-06 - Delacorte Press 9780385343169 Check Our Catalog Danielle Steel delves deep under the surface of contemporary American life in this compelling ensemble novel written in the vein of her #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Sisters," as a young woman overnight becomes mother to her sister's three small children Annie was thrown into parenthood while she was in her twenties.  Her sister and brother-in-law were killed in a car crash.  Raising her sister's children along with her job as an architect didn't give her much time to live her own life until the "now" adult children lived theirs!  Good read! …More

The Shoemaker's Wife By Trigiani, Adriana 2012-04 - Harper 9780061257094 Check Our Catalog The beloved "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with the most epic and ambitious novel of her career--a breathtaking multigenerational love story that spans two continents, two World Wars and the quest of two star-crossed lovers to find each other again. Great story about Italian immigrants finding their way in America in the early 20th century. …More

Wildflower Bride in Dry Creek By Tronstad, Janet 2012-06 - Love Inspired 9780373877539 Check Our Catalog An awesome story about forgivenesss.  How the love of God can change and free them from their past.  Read it.  I know you will enjoy it. …More

Beautiful Ruins By Walter, Jess 2012-06 - Harper 9780061928123 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller "The Financial Lives of the Poets" returns with his funniest and most romantic novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 and is rekindled in Hollywood 50 years later. …More

The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide By Ward, J. R. 2008-10 - New American Library 9780451225009 Check Our Catalog "New York Times"-bestselling author Ward delivers a behind-the-scenes look at her to die for ("Publishers Weekly") Black Dagger Brotherhood series--and a new short story starring Zsadist and Bella. …More

Lover Reborn: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood By Ward, J. R. 2012-03 - New American Library 9780451235848 Check Our Catalog Tohrment, the Brother who had it all, but lost everything to the enemy, is destined for a second chance at love and life. But will the past and his bitterness hold him back? …More

A Rising Thunder By Weber, David 2012-03 - Baen Books 9781451638066 Check Our Catalog After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy. And as if that weren't task enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old nemesis in the crumbling, but still mighty, Solarian League. …More