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Adult Booklist - Our Readers Suggest (February 2008)


Title: Simply Unforgettable
Author: Balogh, Mary
Summary: A great romance with engaging characters. It was funny and very entertaining and had a great ending!


Title: The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love
Author: Browne, Jill Conner
Summary: You will absolutely love this nostalgic, humorous trip through the lives of the Southern “Queens.” It’s dramatic, humorous, witty and gutsy. I loved it! It is a quick and easy read.


Title: Hannibal
Author: Harris, Thomas
Summary: Probably the scariest book I’ve ever read. Had me on the edge of my seat the whole time!


Title: Kill the Messenger
Author: Hoag, Tami
Summary: Interesting plot and lots of action! Like the use of a bike messenger as the central character. Very different and suspenseful read.


Title: Dolores Claiborne
Author: King, Stephen
Summary: Great book! Kept me on the edge of my seat. As usual, Stephen King drew me in and kept me there until the end!


Title: Cross
Author: Patterson, James
Summary: Exciting story. Alex Cross finally gets the closure he’s been looking for with regard to his wife’s death.


Title: False Memory
Author: Koontz, Dean
Summary: Very good book! Scary to think that someone could actually control your memories and mind in this way!


Title: Innocent in Death
Author: Robb, J.D.
Summary: For those who love crime drama, especially when Nora Roberts writes as J.D. Robb, you will love this latest installment featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas! This is another exciting adventure as the cop solves yet another case with her funny sidekick Delia Peabody.


Title: Sisters
Author: Steel, Danielle
Summary: This is my first Danielle Steel book and I absolutely enjoyed it! It’s about four sisters who although already close, develop an even closer relationship due to a family tragedy. It was an amazing book and I highly recommend it!


Title: The Children of Henry VIII
Author: Weir, Alison
Summary: A great, detailed read for British history buffs. Ms. Weir does excellent research and writes a fabulous book that brings the tumultuous years after the death of Henry VIII to life.