The Eight by Katherine Neville

I'll admit that this isn't the kind of read I usually go for, but I was planning to attend the JRW Conference and Katherine was to be on several panels. It's actually how I find lots of new reads. I always feel compelled to read a little something by each of the keynotes before I go to conference. It does keep my reading more well-rounded, too.

This book has been selling for twenty years. Really! In like it's fortieth printing and I think she's in nearly every darn country in the world. It's a quest novel. If you like that kind of book: people searching for something, in danger, delving into the past, visiting amazing foreign places and cultures -- grab this one.

Sleeping with Ward Cleaver by Jenny Gardiner

Fun, Fun, Fun read ... just as fun as the title! Check out this Virginia Author.

THE PERFECT COUBLE by Brenda Novak

Brenda Novak can really bring on the suspense. If you want a book that'll keep you flipping pages until you're done --- this is it. Just out on Aug 1 --- get it now!

Interesting tidbit about this book. It was released with a goofy cover where the author's name and title were in a teal foil that didn't show up on the black cover. MIRA is replacing them, but some of those goofy copies are still out there. You might end up with a collector's item!!

If you don't see it at first....squint and see if there's a disappearing title/name on the shelf...it might be this great read.

Twenty Wishes - Debbie Macomber

There's just never a wrong book to pick that's been written by Debbie Macomber.
I love these feel good books, and the friends and communities that I spend time with during these reads.

Enjoy!

Stop Me

-- Stop Me - Brenda Novak

**And if you love this one .. go back now and get the others in this series!!
She writes a great romantic suspense.

Inn at Eagle Point

-- Inn at Eagle Point - Sherryl Woods

**I am enjoying all of the books in this Chesapeake Shores series. Sherryl Woods is a Virginia author, so I may be a bit biased, but I have enjoyed all her books. She writes a great community with diverse characters that you'll have to remember are just in a book, not on the Christmas card list ;)

Picture Perfect

-- Picture Perfect - Jodi Picoult

** Folks love Picoult books so much, they'll steal 'em! I had to buy a second copy of this one after someone stole my copy. It was worth the double-buy.