It's Monday! What are you Reading August 2, 2010?

This meme starts at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books!

What Are You Reading, is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

I have really had some great reading material! I finished reading three, and almost a fourth, books this past week. I posted three reviews and giveaways.
I feel good that I worked on several more reviews that I just need to finalize and send in this week.I also set up three sets of interview questions to send out for upcoming blog tours.

Again, I only visited a few blogs - just can't do as much of that as I would like and still get everything else done.

These were last week's posts plus a couple of Winner posts not listed.

• It's Monday What are You Reading?

Review and Giveaway of The Fire Lord's Lover (The Elven Lords)
by Kathryne Kennedy

• Review of Private, Audio CD
  by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

• Giveaway of Private Audio CD.

• Online Conference for Bloggers and Authors

• Review of The Castaways
  by Elin Hilderbrand

• Giveaway of The Castaways

• Martha's Bookshelf *** Friday Pick Giveaway July 30, 2010. 

• Blog Tour Announcement for Cynthia Eden -Deadly Fear

• Sunday Words of Encouragement August 1, 2010.

Finished:

PB: Bloodmaiden by Christine D. Schulze. An intricate but  easy to read fantasy. Review and Author Giveaway to be posted soon. Read and reviewed for the author.

PB & Kindle:   

Murphy's Law [Damaged Heroes 1]

by Sandy James.

This kept me hooked to  the end.  

Guest Blog, Review and Giveaway soon.

Audible:  Sea Glass (Glass, Book 2) by Maria V. Snyder. I had listened to about half of this and then set it on hold. I picked it up this week to finish.  I love the magical world that Snyder creates.
Blurb:

Like the colorful pieces of sea glass washed up on shore, Opal has weathered rough waters and twisting currents. But instead of finding a tranquil eddy, Opal is caught in a riptide. Her unique glass messengers which allow instant communication over vast distances have become a vital part of Sitian society. Once used solely by the Councilors and magicians, other powerful factions are now vying for control. Control of the messengers equals control of Sitia. Unfortunately that also means control of Opal. If that isn’t enough of a problem, Opal’s determination to prove blood magic is still being used is met with strong resistance. The Council doubts her, her mentor doubts her, and even her family is concerned. When her world is turned upside down, she begins to doubt herself. In the end, Opal must decide who to believe, who to trust, and who has control—otherwise she will shatter into a million pieces and be swept out by the tide.

Line Edits: I enjoyed some editing this week, but deligated some to keep things moving.

Currently reading:

PB:  Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden. In one word: Intense! I will be finishing this later tonight or early tomorrow.  Check back for Q&A, Review and Giveaway on Tuesday August 3. 

Product Description

TWO BRILLIANT AGENTS FBI Special Agent Monica Davenport has made a career out of profiling serial killers. But getting inside the twisted minds of the cruel and the sadistic has taken its toll: She's walled herself off from the world. Yet Monica can't ignore fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man who ever broke through her defenses.
ONE DREAM TEAM
Luke has the unique ability to put victims at ease...professionally, he and Monica made a perfect team. Now they're reunited to catch a murderer who uses his victims' deepest, darkest fears for sport - but their investigative skills aren't enough. Luke and Monica will have to face the secrets from their past, the ones that terrify them the most, if they are to have a future together.
But can they catch a killer whose weapon is...DEADLY FEAR.

PB & Kindle:  Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear. Sourcebook Blog Tour August 4th.Author Q&A and Giveaway. This is another story that has gripped my attention and I am anxious to read more.

Product Description:
His first priority is to protect his pack...
Werewolf pack leader Leidolf Wildhaven has just taken over a demoralized pack. With rogue wolves on the loose causing havoc and the authorities from the zoo suddenly zeroing in on the local wolf population, the last thing he needs in his territory is a do-gooder female, no matter how beautiful and enticing she is...
She'll do anything to help wolves...
Biologist Cassie Roux has dedicated her life to protecting wolves in the wild. On a desperate mission to help a she-wolf with newborn pups, the last thing Cassie needs right now is a nosy and entirely too attractive werewolf pack leader trying to track her down...
With rogue wolves and hunters threatening at every turn, Cassie and Leidolf may find their attraction the most dangerous force of all...

Audio Book:  When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man by Jerry Weintraub. Lots of 1940-70+ interesting history of Hollywood so far. Reviewing for Hachette with Giveaway.
Partial Description:
Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born,  Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary deal maker, and  friend of politicians and stars. No matter where nature has placed  him--the club rooms of Brooklyn, the Mafia dives of New York's Lower  East Side, the wilds of Alaska, or the hills of Hollywood--he has found a  way to put on a show and sell tickets at the door. "All life was a  theater and I wanted to put it up on a stage," he writes. "I wanted to  set the world under a marquee that read: 'Jerry Weintraub Presents.'" 

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Line Edits: I am working on the edits for a horror book, Soylent Red by Jamieson Wolf.

Upcoming books:
Next up:  Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis. I have a blog tour for Desperate Deeds on Tuesday August 17 and I thought I might try to get the 2nd in the series read first... maybe... we'll see.
Wicked Intentions (Maiden Lane) by Elizabeth Hoyt.  Blog tour with Q&A, Review and Giveaway posting on Wednesday August 11, 2010.

The Brothers of Gwynedd: The Legend of the First True Prince of Wales by Edith Pargeter. Part Three - The Hounds of Sunset. Reviewing for Sourcebooks.  Not quite sure when I will be getting back to this but it is still on the schedule.