What I'm reading this first week of July...

I'm still reading Never Say Never by Lena Nelson Dooley. It's different from her other Heartsongs and so far it's held my interest, but the characters seem unusually drawn to each other and I'm not sure how I feel about that yet. Guess I'll have to see how the story ends and decide. I cracked open Cyndy Salzman's Dying to Decorate and found the humor about the doggie's breath and gas problem right up my ally. Oh, and the main character talking about the hag coming out! What a scream! LOVE that story so far, but I had to set it down last night so I could sleep. I also started Rekindled by Tamera Alexander and was extremely impressed with how the book began. Talk about a hook! I HAVE to know what is going to happen to the man and his wife who thinks he's dead. Plus, I'm partial to westerns because I live near Tombstone and this story has a "western" setting. Finally, I decided I'll bring Death in the Desert to the park tonight and read it while I'm waiting for the lights to go off and the fireworks to begin. The author is Francine P. Biere and since she's a local author I thought it would be great publicity to have the book on hand because people always ask me what I'm reading. I can tell them I'm reading a book by a local author. Is that planning ahead or what?