I don't read books, I devour them. WiccanSpirit, I read Koontz latest The Darkest Evening of the Year just 2 nights ago. I'm also fond of The Scarpetta Novels by Cornwell (though the last few have been not so good - I haven't read the most recent) Nora Roberts, James Patterson (especially the Cross Novels), Kay Hooper, Sue Grafton, and of course all of the Harry Potter series <g> And yes, I am a grown up! If you know the authors, then you know my tastes run the gammit from crime, to suspense, to mystery to fantasy to suspense with lots of "weird" thrown in for good measure.