Laydown Lowdown

It's the second week of July already. I don't know about you but this summer is flying by way to fast for me.  Perhaps it's a good time to pause and relax with a good book.  Perhaps one of this week's new reads will do the trick.

"Bombshell," Catherine Coulter's 17th installment in the "FBI" series lands on Mystery/Thriller shelves today along with "Visitation Street," by Ivy Pochoda, "The Last Whisper in the Dark," by Tom Piccirilli, and "The Twelth Department," by William Ryan.

This week is light on the summer lovin' with just two new romances today.  "True Love," by Jude Deveraux and "In Search of My Soulmate," by Lula Johnson are released today.

Over in Science Fiction/Fantasy, you'll find "The Glass God," by Kate Griffin, "The Secret of Abu El Yezdi," by Mark Hodder, and "The Executioner's Heart," by George Mann.

Finally, over in Young Adult, Lauren Barnholdt has the "Right of Way," with the sequel to "Two Way Street."  Other new releases in the genre include "Half Lives," by Sara Grant and "Butterfly," by Sonya Hartnett.

Are any of these books on your to-read list?  What are you reading this summer?  Share with us and remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible. 

Laydown Lowdown

Mystery fans should be excited.  Not only did James Patterson and co-author Michael Ledwidge release their latest thriller, "I, Michael Bennett," yesterday but best-selling authors Catherine Coulter, Linda Fairstein, and Alex Kava also have new capers out today.  Coulter's 16th "FBI" novel, "Backfire," is now available along with Fairstein's 14th "Alexandra Cooper," story, "Night Watch," and Kava's 10th "Maggie O'Dell," tale, "Fireproof."

Run over to Romance and you'll discover, "The Great Escape," by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, "Somebody Like You," by Candis Terry, and Anna Randol has "A Most Naked Solution"  Ooh la la !

Slide over to Sci-Fi/Fantasy and you'll find  "Myth-Fortunes," by Robert Asprin and Jody Lyn Nye plus "Lord Tyger," by Phillip Joseph Farmer.

Yes, Artemis is saving the day for the last time over in Young Adult.  "Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian," is the 8th and final book in Eoin Colfer's best-selling series.  "Diva," the 3rd book in Jillian Larkin's "Flappers" series is also available today and so is "Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses," by Ron Koertge.

Other new releases in Fiction include "Shadow of Night," the sequel to the best-selling novel, "A Discovery of Witches," by Deborah Harkness and "Domestic Affairs: A Campaign Novel," by Bridget Siegel.

That's your Laydown Lowdown for the second week in July.  Are any of these books on your to-read list?  Let us know!  Happy Reading and remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible.