Monday, July 11, 2011

Summer reading: Staff picks

Summer in Tuscany by Elizabeth Adler
FICTION ADLER
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"A light, easy read. Good descriptions of scenery, food, and wine. Started to get a little frustrated with the main character. It's annoying when a woman constantly thinks she doesn't deserve love right up until the end." -- Kirstin F.
Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
NEW FICTION PHILLIPS
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"I thought the premise was great: Brie from out of town has second thoughts just before wedding and runs off. Everyone hates the maid of honor who talked her into it and she gets stuck in town with no money to pay the hotel and has to find a job." -- Jeanne E.
Murder on Nob Hill by Shirley Tallman
MYSTERY TALLMAN
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"Very good. Tried a new author -- the main character in 1890s was 3rd woman to become an attorney." -- Kathy S.
A Dark and Stormy Night by Jeanne M. Dams
MYSTERY DAMS
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"If you like a good British mystery, this is one for you. Great setting, characters, keeps you guessing. " -- Carrie E.

Bottom Dollar Girls series by Karin Gillespie
A Dollar Short: The Bottom Dollar Girls go to Hollywood
FICTION GILLESPIE
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"A nice little feel good book." -- Gemma W.
Bet Your Bottom Dollar
LARGE TYPE FICTION GILLESPIE
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"A very sweet and humorous novel. The Bottom Dollar Girls are too cute." -- Gemma W.
Dollar Daze: The Bottomed Girls in Love
FICTION GILLESPIE
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"This was a very cute book. I'm sad there are no more in the series." -- Gemma W.

Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans
NEW FICTION EVANS
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"A believeable story. Things that look bad can get better and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel." -- Carrie E.