What do writers read? By Marian Lanouette

I’ve often pondered this question. You see, I read everything. Right now I’m reading RC Bonitz’s A Blanket for Her Heart. It is a heartwarming story.  I’m also reading a new author to me, Freya North. Her novel Pillow Talk is great. At first, I had a difficult time with some phrases. You see she wrote in England’s English and some of the terms and spelling were new to me. Once I acclimated myself to the terms, it was an easy read and a wonderful romance. I also read Jessica Andersen’s latest Bear Claw Creek Crime Lab series book, Bear Claw Lawman. I couldn’t put it down.

Other books I have fit in over the summer, that is in between my writing are Kristan Higgins’ Somebody to Love. I just loved Parker. Richard Castle’ short stories, A Raging Storm and Brewing Storm. And let’s not forget one of my all-time thriller/suspense writers, Karin Slaughter (great name for a thriller writer, isn’t it?). She scared me again with Criminal.  I almost missed another of my favorites, Karen Rose’s No One Left to Tell, a nail biter for sure. An unusual book, The Mole People by Jennifer Toth is to say the least, fascinating. It’s all about the people who actually live in the tunnels under New York City.

At the beginning of the summer, I read Kathy Bennett’s A Deadly Blessing. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Kathy, a retired LA Cop, knows her subject and it comes through loud and clear in her books. I highly recommend this author along with all the ones above.

I love reading at beach, which is where I read most of these books and many more. Some have kept me up all night until I reached the last page.

These are a few authors who are releasing books in July, August and September, moi included. Look for Gerri Brousseau’s A Pirates Ransom in August, Casey Watt’s The Undead Space Initiative released in July of 2012. And of course in September my all-time favorite J.D Robb’s latest Eve Dallas book Delusion in Death.  It’s so exciting to have my book released the same month that J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) is releasing one.

Oh, if I must, also in September—tada—my debut novel, If I Fail, A Jake Carrington Mystery. You’ll find all the books listed here entertaining and there’s something for everyone’s palate. Happy Reading!

Please share what you’re reading this summer.

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