Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts

I've never read anything by Nora Roberts including her books that she's written as JD Robb. She is a great story-teller. Blood Brothers is the first book of a trilogy where three kids are connected by an occurence at the Pagan Stone in Hollow Gulch (ok, you have to be into fantasy a little bit with this book). Every seven years weird things start happening because a demon comes back. It's very entertaining and not something I normally would have picked up but a friend loaned me the three books. Of course there is a love interest which makes things well interesting. It's also been entertaining to read and I will finish the series after finishing some others on my pile.

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

This one had me laughing. A lot. I thought that Evanovich did a better job with Fifteen than with Fourteen. Lula has you crackin' up and poor Stephanie is just a mess because she's broken it off with Joe Morelli (WHAT???). But all is well she's at staying at Ranger's and working for him. So you see there is just a lot that can happen when Stephanie is with Ranger. There's a lot of fun with Grandma Mazur and Lula trying to come up with a bbq recipe to win a competition. It's hilarious.

The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

Warning: if you don't knit, this book will make you want to learn. The story is about a group of ladies who all get together at Georgia's yarn shop to knit together. We learn a little bit about each woman and how their lives are intertwined. It was so good, I couldn't put it down. It takes place in NYC and I happened to be in NYC while I was reading this which made it more real. I grew to love the different women in the book like they were my own friends. I would recommend this for women who want to be reminded of how special it is to have girl friends.

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

Book 2 of the Sookie Stackhouse series...more vampires! Yes! I am hooked on this series. It's very light, but fun. If you like the HBO series True Blood you should check out these books because the series are based on these books. I am intrigued as to why a woman would get involved with a vampire. It must be the mysteriousness and the sex appeal too. This time Sookie is doing work for Eric the head vampire in Dallas. She gets herself mixed up with some troublemakers and of course has to figure out how to get out of it. Fun and entertaining!

Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall

This was my friend Sara's pick for the June book club book. It comes highly recommended by most in our book club. We all were hooked on this memoir about a special friendship between an upper middle class white Texan and a black homeless man named Denver. They had a very special bond and it opened our eyes to the prejudices most people have of homeless people. You can read more about this book at my book club's blog for more impressions: www.lovestoeatlovestoread.blogspot.com. I recommend this one.

"Always Looking Up" by Michael J. Fox

Loved this book. It was a quick read, but packed with lots of stuff. I will warn you that he goes on about politics for quite awhile, but to me it was fascinating all of the work he's done through his foundation and making people aware of stem cell research. It was interesting reading his thoughts on how he tries to control his PD and what his side affects he has from the medicine. It was inspiring. A perfect memoir to start out the summer with.

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Ok, ok. I have to admit that I'm getting sucked into the recent obsession that American girls are having in vampires. This book is the first of the Sookie Stackhouse series. It takes place in Louisiana where vampires are living among humans surviving on synthetic blood.

Let me warn all you Twilight-addicts--this is much different from Twilight. First of all, this series is geared towards adults (i.e. lots of sex in this book, more than I was anticipating). Second, there's a mystery that is also happening as we get to know Sookie and the characters around her. I must say that I am intrigued by the series and want to know what happens to Sookie and Bill, the vampire. Will their love last? Will people around Sookie continue to die?

This is also the books that the HBO series, True Blood, is based on. Very popular right now, for good reason--they're entertaining!