I am reading Dallas to New York by J D Robb. It is the latest in Nora Roberts' series about NY Police and Security Dept Lieutenant Eve Dallas. I love the series, and it is esp fun for me as Jessie and my Dad do too. It is one of few series we all just really like, and sharing adds a lot of fun to reading, in my opinion. I usually get this series as soon as it is released. For those who are not familiar, Eve Dallas is married to a billionaire named Roarke, who has a colorful past, and the entire series is set in the future. It starts in 2058 and Eve and Roarke meet because he is a suspect in her current investigation.
I just finished Skin Trade and read Blood Noir just before it. Both are part of the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K Hamilton. I enjoy the series quite a bit and am looking for the early books to re-read. Jessie has asked if she can read them. At age 16 I know my folks didn't really censor anything I read, not sure they could have as I worked in a bookstore and spent fairly little time at home between school, work, activities and friends. I don't have much inclination to censor what Jess reads, but I do know that she leaves books laying around everywhere and her little bro and father will pick one up once in a while. These are not books thank you is ready to read, not even to read parts of. So if the first few are not so graphic then I will let her read those.
I also listen to audiobooks a lot. I am trying to figure out this tape-to-easy child gadget to put the ones I have on cassette on the computer, but I also have quite a few on cd. husband and Jess have given me quite a few of the J D Robb books on cd, and also some by Jayne Castle/Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick and my mother has gotten me hooked on J A Jance's Sheriff Joanna Brady series on audiobook.
FWIW to the rest of you, I sometimes put a Harry Potter or ARtemis Fowl audiobook on the stereo and have us all clean to it. It is amazing - no one gets distracted by a book they need to put away (one of the biggest obstacles to getting the kids to clean!) AND they are willing to clean for longer if the book is at a good part when we get to our pre-set stopping point!!
I did learn years ago that Junie B Jones is NOT helpful for cleaning - not just too much time spent laughing but also WAY too many ideas for what not to do, Know what I mean??