My husband and I are both off from work today, so while he finishes his nap (he worked graveyard shift last night) I’m sitting here with a cup of my favorite tea and a pile of books. I have several books I want to/need to finish reading in the next week, because I decided to try out a mystery book club that meets at my local library. Besides those, I have a couple books that were recently given to me and some research books to read. Whew! So here we go. I may write reviews of these once I’ve finished them.
The Darkest Evening of the Year, by Dean Koontz. The story centers around a golden retriever rescue operation, as far as I can tell, hence my desire for the book. My sweet husband gave it to me along with a lovely card and box of Godiva chocolate for Valentine’s Day. 
Passionate Housewives Desperate for God, by Jennie Chancey and Stacy McDonald. This was given to me by my dear friend Theresa for my birthday after we’d discussed it a little.
B is for Burglar and O is for Outlaw, both by Sue Grafton. These are a couple books for the mystery book club. I’ve read one of Sue Grafton’s alphabet series before and wasn’t all that thrilled (quite a bit of language and sexuality – blah, I just wanted the mystery, please), but I thought I could at least start a couple others. I’ll just skip them if they’re not any good. While I don’t mind language in books when it is for good cause (i.e., bad guy realism or an intense situation) it really irks me when swear words are used in place of what should have been a broader vocabulary on the part of the author. Anyway, we’ll see.
Hancock Park, by Katherine V. Forrest. Also for the book club. I have no clue about this author or her writing style, so it should be interesting.
The Glimmer Train Guide to Writing Fiction, edited by Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda B Swanson-Davies. I picked this up because Glimmer Train is such a highly thought of literary magazine. So far it’s proven to be interesting, and the first chapter actually gave me a lightbulb on what to do with the point-of-view in my WIP.
Whose Body?, by Dorothy L. Sayers. I’ve read one other book by her (Strong Poison), and loved it. She wrote mysteries set in the early 1900s, and her Lord Peter Wimsey character is awesome. I’m guessing this one will be just as good. 
Even if it’s not, Strong Poison is definitely worth checking out.
Dog Man, by Martha Sherrill. This is an autobiography/history of how the Akita breed survived through World War II in Japan. Since I’m in love with the breed, I wanted to read the story.
Also reading a short history on Germany to help with my genealogy research.
Whew! I think that’s quite enough for right now. 
I can’t be grateful enough that we now live close to a substantial library system! If anyone else has read these, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.
