Great (End of) Summer Reads

I cannot believe it’s August already!  Where did summer go? Things have been so crazy lately between editing Soul Avenged and writing Requiem.  I’ve also been working on a little side project, a story for an anthology that I’ll discuss in a later post.  Unfortunately, all this craziness (in addition to some summer plans) has left me little time to read. 

I don’t know about you, but when I don’t read for a while, it does something to my brain, especially if I’m busy writing the whole time.  Sometimes I just need to slip out of the world I’m creating and escape into someone else’s for a bit.  A short bit…I’ve got deadlines.

So I’m going to set aside some time to do some reading…and in preparation for this, I have some books lined up on my Kindle that have been begging for my attention...books that I think would be great summer reads (er...end of summer that is):

  1. An Endless Hunger by Narcisse Navarre <<not the sparkly vampires, the kickass kind
  2. Day of Demons (Anachron Press) <<I hear The Serpent’s Kiss by Krista Walsh in this anthology is awesome.  Cannot wait to read it!
  3. Angel Time (Songs of Seraphim) by Anne Rice
  4. Eternal by J.A. Belfield  <<a great series for all you werewolf fans
  5. Crimes Against Magic by Steve McHugh <<I beta’d this but dyin’ to read the shiny polished version
  6. Lothaire by Kresley Cole
  7. South of Bixby Bridge by Ryan Winfield
  8. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  9. Ripples by Candice Bundy <<she’s got a shiny new cover for this one!
  10. Techxorcist by Colin F. Barnes <<because Gerry sounds hot, whether he's supposed to or not ;)  <<ooh!  I rhymed!
  11. Inhale by Kendall Grey <<proceeds for this one go to whales

The Black Dagger Brotherhood is a series by J.R. Ward that I’ve been itching to read for the longest time.  Unfortunately, anything with ‘Brotherhood’ has to be set aside for me as I write Soul Avenged (because of the six demon brothers in my story).  Bummer.  I’ve heard good things about this series.  And a house full sexy vamp warriors?  Yeah.  Need to hurry up and write…

So, what are you reading right now?  Got a book that you can’t wait to get your hands on?