Are you reading any small press or independent books?

[Werner]

I'm continuing my reading of K. W. Jeter's Kim Oh series with the next installment, Real Dangerous Place.

[Werner]

The book I started reading in electronic format last night, House Blend, a short (11-chapter) novel in my Goodreads friend Heather Day Gilbert's Barks and Beans "cozy' mystery series, isn't in the Goodreads database yet, since it's not expected to be published until October. Heather (who's a member of our group) kindly shared an advance e-copy with me earlier this year, in a format compatible with my Kindle app; and since my Internet access was messed up for some reason last night, I got a good start on reading it.

[Werner]

I'm now reading now Real Dangerous Fun by K.W. Jeter, the fourth Kim Oh installment. When I finish it, I'll be caught up with all of the series volumes that are currently available in paper format.

[Werner]

This afternoon, Barb and I started on the second book of the Barks and Beans "cozy" mystery series, Iced Over, by my Goodreads friend Heather Day Gilbert. (I've mentioned the series before on this thread.) We're both fans of the author, though my favorite part of her work is actually her Viking-themed historical fiction (which is a genre that Barb doesn't get into). This particular series will particularly appeal to dog lovers.

[Werner]

Last Monday evening, I wasn't able to log on to Goodreads because the site was down. I decided to read on my Kindle app instead, but had nothing new to read at the time; so I went looking for a promising freebie to download. The one I picked, after reading the teaser, was Assassin's Vow: An Espionage Thriller Novella by the team of David Bruns and J.R. Olson. So I'll be reading that one sporadically, as I get time to do so. :-)

Barb and I are now continuing our read of the Barks and Beans Cafe' mystery series, by Heather Day Gilbert, with the third book, Fair Trade.

[Werner]

Barb and I have gotten a good start on reading Spilled Milk the fourth novel in the Barks and Beans Cafe Mystery series, by our own fellow group member Heather Day Gilbert (whom I've often mentioned before on this and other threads), We've previously read and liked the first three books (and I've also read an ARC of House Blend, which isn't in the Goodreads database yet); but so far, I'm liking this volume the best of those that I've read.

[Werner]

I've begun reading To Calm a Storm, the concluding book of the Tavland Vikings duology by Heather Day Gilbert and Jen Cudmore, newly published this past summer. (It's not a review book, but rather one that I purchased because I liked the series opener.) I'm a fan of historical fiction, and the medieval period is one of my favorite settings, so this is right up my alley!

[Werner]

Having finished Spilled Milk, the fifth book in the Barks and Beans Cafe' cozy mystery series by Heather Day Gilbert, Barb and I are continuing right along with the sixth installment, Trouble Brewing!

[Werner]

One way to not have as many ongoing, "dangling" series on one's literary plate as I once had is, once you start reading one, to follow up with the sequels quickly. :-) So, having embarked on The Clerk of Copmanhurst's Tales trilogy by G.K. Werner earlier this year with the series opener, Robert of Wakefield, I've now started on the second book, Robin of Locksley: Tales of Robin and Marian.