Adult Summer Reading

 

During the second week of the Summer Reading Program, 42 people read 107 books, bringing the total to 89 people having read 220 books.  Way to go!
 

Book Reviews by participants for Wednesday, July 7:

Fit of Tempera by Mary Daheim:  Great.

Wed and Bured by Mary Daheim:  Very nice sequel in the series.  I enjoyed its creativity.

Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate by Kyra Davis:  Book wasn't what I expected.  Too much details eluding to sex-not enough information in the story.

Trial by Fire By Blackstock, Terri 2004-11 - Five Star (ME) 9781594142529 Check Our Catalog …More

Ulterior Motives By Blackstock, Terri 1996-10 - Zondervan 9780310200178 Check Our Catalog The police think he killed someone. He swears he's innocent. All she knows for certain is his crime against her. Louis Dubose, international art dealer, has been murdered. The police are certain they've got their man. Recently fired by Dubose, Ben Robinson has a motive backed by a convincing trail of evidence. Except that one person isn't convinced---someone who knows Ben well. Knows that he's quite capable of trashing human lives but not of taking them. Now that person is about to gamble her own well-being on his innocence . . . when her personal indictment against him may be almost as bitter as murder. The question is, does Sharon Robinson know Ben as well as she thinks she does? Two small kidnapping victims hold the answer---and time to save their lives is running out. Ulterior Motives is more than just a superbly crafted suspense novel. It's a wrenching portrayal of the cost of forgiveness, of innocence and faith pitted against monstrous evil, and of skepticism's journey to the cross of Christ. Ulterior Motives is book three in the Sun Coast Chronicles by award-winning author Terri Blackstock. From absorbing legal drama to lightning-paced action, the Sun Coast …More

Word of Honor By Blackstock, Terri 1999-09 - Zondervan 9780310217596 Check Our Catalog What will it cost to keep a promise? Of the four people at the Newpointe post office when the bomb went off, three were killed instantly. The fourth, a five-year-old boy, lies comatose in the hospital and might not survive. Who would do such a thing? The answer comes in the form of a gunman crashing through the door of the hotel room where Jill Clark is staying. With a rifle barrel pointed at her temple, the young attorney suddenly finds herself the hostage of a desperate man whose actions hardly fit his claim that he's innocent of the bombing. Only later, when the suspect is behind bars, does Jill wonder whether he's as guilty as he appears. Prompted by a terrifying attempt on her life, Jill and old flame Dan Nichols dig deeper into the case. But standing in their way lies an obstacle Jill hasn't counted on: the power of a covenant. It could change her life. Or, with the clock ticking, it could seal her death. Word of Honor is book three in the Newpointe 911 series by award-winning novelist Terri Blackstock. Newpointe 911 offers taut, superbly crafted novels of faith, fear, and close-knit small-town relationships, seasoned with romance and tempered by insights into the nature of relationships, redemption, and the human heart. Look also for Private Justice, Line of Duty, Shadow of Doubt, and Trial by Fire. …More

A Hard Man Is Good to Find By Blackwood, Jane 2004-12 - Zebra Books 9780821776162 Check Our Catalog In this lighthearted romance, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist takes over a small-town newspaper. Soon he's alienating the staff and igniting sparks with a sexy, smart-mouthed reporter who's determined to uncover his real story. Original. …More

Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes By Borchard, Therese J. 2010-01 - Center Street 9781599951560 Check Our Catalog With laser wit and an infectious sense of humor, Borchard offers candid and refreshing insight into severe mood disorders, from depression to OCD. …More

Chosen By Cast, P. C. Author Cast, Kristin 2009-08 - Thorndike Press 9781410416087 Check Our Catalog Bloodlust and dark forces are at work at the House of Night, and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And, oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this "highly addictive series" ("Romantic Times"), in which Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover must be kept secret from everyone else at the House of Night, where trust has become a rare commodity. Speaking of rare, Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare position of having "three "boyfriends. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster. Just when it seems things couldn't get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. But, as Zoey and her friends find out, things are not always what they seem... …More

61 Hours By Child, Lee 2010-05 - Delacorte Press 9780385340588 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title "New York Times"-bestselling author Lee Child's latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense that builds electric tension on every page. A bus accident lands Jack Reacher in a small South Dakota town, where a single witness is the only hope police have to convict a brutal crime ring. Reacher is enlisted to protect the witness against all comers. …More

Nightschool, Vol. 2: The Weirn Books By Chmakova, Svetlana 2009-10 - Yen Press 9780759528604 Check Our Catalog When Alex's sister, Sarah, vanishes and all memory and evidence of her existence is erased, Alex is determined to get to the bottom of her sister's disappearance. What better place to start her investigations than the Nightschool itself? But when she discovers that sneaking into the Nightschool isn't as simple as it might seem, Alex enrolls as a student. But is she prepared for what she might find? …More

The Shadow of Your Smile By Clark, Mary Higgins 2010-04 - Thorndike Press 9781410421869 Check Our Catalog "The Shadow of Your Smile" is the latest thriller from #1 bestselling Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark. …More

A Reporter's Life By Cronkite, Walter 1996-12 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780394578798 Check Our Catalog From the age of six, when he went dashing down a hill to spread the news of President Harding's death through his Kansas City neighborhood, Walter Cronkite's vocation was unmistakable. Now, at the age of eighty, Cronkite has written his life story - the personal and professional odyssey of the original "anchorman", for whom that very word was coined. As a witness to the crucial events of this century - first for the Houston Press, then for the United Press wire service and finally for CBS in the fledgling medium of television - Cronkite has set a standard for integrity, objectivity, enthusiasm, compassion and in sight that would be difficult to surpass. He is an overflowing vessel of history, a direct link with the people and places that have defined our nation and established its unique role in the world. …More

Treasure of Khan By Cussler, Clive Author Cussler, Dirk 2006-12 - Putnam Publishing Group 9780399153693 Check Our Catalog A mysterious Mongolian mogul is conducting covert deals for supplying oil to the Chinese while wreaking havoc on global oil markets. The Mongolian harbors a dream of restoring the conquests of his ancestors, and holds a dark secret about Genghis Khan that just might give him the wealth and power to make that dream come true. …More

A Fit of Tempera By Daheim, Mary 1994-08 - Avon Books 9780380774906 Check Our Catalog Poor Judith McMonigle Flynn! All she wants is a much-needed break from the rigors of running Hillside Manor. But she and cousin Renie have barely set foot in their family's backwoods vacation cottage...and already they're having a brush with the local law. It appears someone has painted their neighbor, world-renowned artist Riley Tobias, permanently out of the picture. And the artful slayer has managed to frame luckless Judith for the crime! But the model amateur sleuth isn't about to sit still for this, as she and her cuz canvas the countryside in search of a killer. Judith is certain the culprit can be found in the rogues' gallery of oily agents, malicious mistresses, and crafty critics who inhabited the defunct da Vinci's surrealistic world. But the cousins could be painting themselves into a dangerous corner with this unofficial investigation...and setting themselves up for another fatal art attack. …More

Wed and Buried By Daheim, Mary 1998-02 - Avon Books 9780380785209 Check Our Catalog On the day before her son Mike's wedding, during a raucous rehearsal dinner downtown, B&B hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn sees a tuxedo-clad man toss a woman in a bridal gown off the roof of a nearby hotel. And though her desire to investigate is putting undo stress on her own marital bliss with policeman-hubby Joe, Judith is determined to get to the bottom of the homicidal hanky-panky before she takes a honeymoon from amateur sleuthing. …More

Fatally Flaky By Davidson, Diane Mott 2009-04 - William Morrow & Company 9780061348136 Check Our Catalog Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz encounters Bridezilla--and murder--in another delectable confection by the "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Goldy Culinary Mysteries. …More

Obsession, Deceit and Really Dark Chocolate By Davis, Kyra 2007-09 - Red Dress Ink 9780373895533 Check Our Catalog Sophie is enlisted by her friend to spy on her husband, a political campaign adviser who soon winds up dead. But when she plunges into a world of political maneuvering and sexual fetishes, Sophie turns to P.I. (and former boyfriend) Anatoly Darinsky for help. Original. …More

Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress By Davis, Kyra 2010-06 - Mira Books 9780778327899 Check Our Catalog …More

The Other Woman By Dickey, Eric Jerome 2004-06 - New American Library 9780451211934 Check Our Catalog "Dickey offers plenty of straight-on sex and violence, but also probes questions of contemporary morals and the psychology of betrayal, writing compellingly and believably from his heroine's point of view. This will be another crowd pleaser."--"Publishers Weekly." …More

Final Rounds: A Father, a Son, the Golf Journey of a Lifetime By Dodson, James 1997-10 - Bantam Books 9780553375640 Check Our Catalog James Dodson always felt closest to his father while they were on the links. So it seemed only appropriate when his father learned he had two months to live that they would set off on the golf journey of their dreams to play the most famous courses in the world. Final Rounds takes us to the historic courses of Royal Lytham and Royal Birkdale, to the windswept undulations of Carnoustie, where Hogan played peerlessly in '53, and the legendary St. Andrews, whose hallowed course reveals something of the eternal secret of the game's mysterious allure over pros and hackers alike. Throughout their poignant journey, the Dodsons humorously reminisce and reaffirm their love for each other, as the younger Dodson finds out what it means to have his father also be his best friend. Final Rounds is a book never to be forgotten, a book about fathers and sons, long-held secrets, and the lessons a middle-aged man can still learn from his dad about life, love, and family. Final Rounds is a tribute to a very special game and the fathers and sons who make it so. --> …More

Scottish Lore & Folklore By Douglas, Ronald McDonald 1990-11 - Random House Value Publishing 9780517037591 Check Our Catalog …More

Billionaires Prefer Blondes By Enoch, Suzanne 2006-11 - Avon Books 9780060875220 Check Our Catalog Samantha Jellicoe and Richard Addison are explosive as they battle determined thieves and ghosts from the past in another exciting tale from "USA Today" bestselling author Enoch. Original. …More

Don't Look Down By Enoch, Suzanne 2006-01 - Avon Books 9780060593643 Check Our Catalog In this follow-up to the "USA Today" bestselling author's phenomenal "Flirting with Danger," former thief Samantha Jellicoe and British billionaire Rick Addison are thrown into a murder investigation when the first client of Sam's security business is killed. Original. …More

Flirting with Danger By Enoch, Suzanne 2005-03 - Avon Books 9780060593636 Check Our Catalog While robbing the Palm Beach mansion of millionaire playboy Richard Addison, beautiful thief extraordinaire Samantha Jellicoe is thrown into the arms of her victim by a mysterious explosion. Original. …More

A Touch of Minx By Enoch, Suzanne 2007-10 - Avon Books 9780060875237 Check Our Catalog Former thief Samantha Jellico and her sexy billionaire boyfriend, Richard Addison (from "Billionaires Prefer Blondes"), are at it again and face the biggest hurtle in their relationship, as they track down some priceless artifacts stolen from a museum. Original. …More

Twice the Temptation By Enoch, Suzanne 2007-08 - Avon Books 9780061231476 Check Our Catalog An exquisite but supposedly cursed diamond connects these two novellas. Beginning with a stunning romance sent in Regency England, the book then catapults readers to contemporary times, where a billionaire and a reformed jewel thief are brought together by the jewel. Original. …More

One for the Money By Evanovich, Janet 2004-09 - Scribner Book Company 9780743267717 Check Our Catalog THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL... Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, "One for the Money" catapulted Janet Evanovich and her incomparable heroine Stephanie Plum into crime-writing superstardom. Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. She's from the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of Trenton, New Jersey, where cars are American, windows are clean, and dinner is served at six. No exceptions. Stephanie lives five miles from her parents, trying to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Mom is a meddler, and eccentric Grandma Mazur is a few cans short of a case. Out of work, Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an "agent." She knows zilch about the job, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her whatever it takes. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former cop on the run from a murder charge. He's also the irresistible jerk who took Stephanie's virginity and wrote the details on the bathroom wall of Mario's Sub Shop...and there's still powerful chemistry between the two. But chasing Joe could prove very dangerous -- while on the case, she encounters Benito Ramirez, a heavyweight boxer known for his brutality to women. His terrifying obsession with Stephanie complicates her manhunt, and it just might lead to murder. Meet Stephanie Plum in this thrilling, laugh-out-loud outing that made Janet Evanovich a household name. …More