What I’m Reading
On July - 15 - 2007 ADD COMMENTS
My cousin, Adrian, and I have the same wicked vice……science fiction/fantasy books. We toss books back and forth between us and it’s gotten to the point where we have read what each other has. So we’re looking for some new authors. Well, at least, I am. So here is a list of what I’m reading (and recommend) with a description of the series. If you can recommend any new series/authors, I’m all ears/eyes.
| Author | Series | Description |
| Charlaine Harris | Southern Vampire Mysteries (a/k/a Sookie Stackhouse) | Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out….Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn’t such a bright idea….A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery that’s hard to put down, and should not be missed. (Susan Sizemore) - from the Publishers |
| Diana Gabaldon | Outlander | Her husband is two centuries away, she is related to her lover’s mortal enemy, and her neighbors think she’s a witch. In this unforgettable novel of time travel, Diana Gabaldon fuses wry, modern sensibility with the drama, passion, and violence of eighteenth century as she tells the story of one daring woman and the man who loves her. - Barnes & Noble Editors |
| Jacquelyn Frank | Nightwalkers | Since time began, there have been Nightwalkers — the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. - from the Publishers |
| Janet Evanovich | Stephanie Plum | Janet Evanovich makes a major debut with this witty and critically acclaimed crime novel. Meet Stephanie Plum of Trenton, New Jersey. She’s a rookie bail bondswoman who has the awkward habit of leaping first and looking later when she’s out snagging bail jumpers. It’s not a job for the faint at heart, but it’s tailor-made for Stephanie Plum. - Barnes & Noble Editors |
| Jennifer Armintrout | Blood Ties | I’m no coward. I want to make that perfectly clear. But after my life turned into a horror movie, I take fear a lot more seriously now. I finally became Dr. Carrie Ames just eight months ago. Then I was attacked in the hospital morgue by a vampire. Just my luck. - from the Publishers |
| Jim Butcher | Dresden Files | Meet Harry Dresden—Wizard For Hire Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. - from the Publishers |
| JR Ward | The Black Dagger Brotherhood | In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. - from the Publishers |
| Katie MacAlister | Aisling Grey | Aisling Grey is a courier enjoying a free, work-related trip to Paris when she learns she’s a Guardian. That’s a keeper of the Gates of Hell, for those who don’t know. She finds this out from Drake Vireo, who’s scrumptiously sexy-at least in his human form. - from the Publishers |
| Kelley Armstrong | Otherworld | Elena Michaels is a werewolf.The man who made her one has been left behind, but his dark legacy has not. And though Elena struggles to maintain the normal life she’s worked so hard to create, she cannot resist the call of the elite pack of werewolves from her past. - from the Publishers |
| Keri Arthur | Riley Jensen | Like her twin brother, Rhoan, Riley Jensen is a dhampire, a rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf. By day, she toils at a menial office job; by night, vulnerable to “moon heat,” she sometimes yields to an all-consuming need to mate. When Rhoan disappears, Riley discovers that following your instincts can lead you into some very strange places. - Barnes & Noble Editors |
| Kim Harrison | Rachel Morgan | Rachel Morgan is on the run with a contract on her head. To clear her name, Rachel must evade shape-changing assassins, outwit a powerful businessman/crimelord, and survive a vicious underground fight-to-the-death. Fun, sassy, filled with action, humor, and romance, Dead Witch Walking is perfect for anyone who likes vampires, paranormal fantasy, romance, or just a great beach book. - Barnes & Noble Editors |
| MaryJanice Davidson | Betsy Taylor | First Betsy Taylor loses her job, then she’s killed in a car accident. But what really bites is that she can’t seem to stay dead. And now her new friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen, and they want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious power-hungry vampire in five centuries. - from the Publishers |
| Sherrilyn Kenyon | Dark-Hunter | In the world of the Dark-Hunters nothing is ever as it seems. Life and death both take on a whole knew meaning as this immortal cadre of warriors fight to protect mankind from those creatures and demons who would prey on us. - Sherrilyn Kenyon |
Jesse and I were at the gym for about 45 minutes and Ian never made a sound. He ended up falling back asleep on the walk back to the apartment, but he wasn’t fussy or crying. So it works. I think this will work out. I’ve been cutting back on my food intake to help me lose some of the massive amounts of weight I have gain and now I’ve started exercising again. I’m still going to try Weight Watchers, but I’m going to wait until this fall. The goal is to lose a lot of the weight I gained in college in case I do end up going to my 10 year reunion next year.
I am a stay at home mom with my first child, sometimes wondering what I have gotten myself into. I have an amazingly supportive husband, who is also a computer geek with a slight anti-social complex.
