Lady Killer

Lisa Scottoline's Lady Killer takes place in Philly with a young female lawyer as the main character. Born and raised in South Philly she feels that she owes herself to her old neighborhood, her people.

Even though she is a great, promising defense attorney she takes on the small cases, the workmen's comp, suing siding companies, and all the things her people might need help with. Even when an old high school bully comes along asking for help she jumps to the occasion.

How far is she willing to go though? Getting mixed up with the mob, quiting her job or worse yet getting fired? What about her love life, would she put that on the line too?

Cameron West, Ph D.

I can't say enough about First Person Plural My life as a multiple. This book is written by Cameron West who suffers from DID. We follow his life from when he first realizes he "blacks out" all the way until he finally admits, and accepts he has DID and has many personalities.

This is a wonderful first person look into what happens when someone has DID and another personality comes out and how life not only affects the person but all the personalities. This book should be a required read.

Secret Submission

Diana Hunter's first book takes a look into the life of a young widow who finds a man she's intrigued by. Only later does she find out he's a Dom. Can she do this? For how long? She gives it a weekend to find out, then realises she secretly likes it. While a battle within herself takes place over the right and wrong of this relationship she finds herself falling in love with her Master. He's not like the others she finds out, he truly cares and respects her.

This book takes a look at the softer side of a D/S relationship. It shows that even though this isn't normal to most, they still have a "normal" relationship.

Wifey

Judy Blume's book Wifey is written about a stay at home mother in the 1970s. She was a virgin when she got married, had two kids, fixed up their first house, is looking for their "final" house and has lived the life she was supposed to. Until a strange man on a bike shows up in her front yard.

Then she realises that maybe she missed something. Where was the excitement, the diversity? Will she find it somewhere else or is this the life she's destined to live?

Eric Goodman

I couldn't put down Child of my Right Hand. This book follows a family of 4 living in a small Ohio town. Each chapter is written by either Mom, Dad, or Son but is very easy to follow and keep seperated.

Just moving to the small town from a larger city everyone begins to learn that diversity isn't recieved too well. When son becomes openly gay no one wants him around. This book takes us on the ups and downs of life with a gay child and as a gay child.

An Idiot Girls' Christmas

I really don't know what to say to this. Laurie Notaro scores every time. She's so funny and lovable. Even if you were one of the popular girls I'm sure you could relate to her somehow.

Susan Anderson's Marine series

A while back I read one of 4 (I think it was 3 of 4) books in Susan Anderson's Marine series.

Head Over Heels, Getting Lucky, and Coming Undone follow the life of 3 friends from the Marines and one of the friends' younger brother in law (who became a marine).

The books are well written. If you like those series that all have the same basic feel to them these books are like that. Opposites attrack and everyone falls happily in love in the end.