OK - I'm really catching up now

Only 18 more books to go after this.


Taylor, K.J.
Dark Griffin
1st in series
7/27/11
Very dark.  DarkHeart is a black Griffin, his mother is killed shortly after his birth and he grows up without training.  Arren is a griffin keeper who gets into trouble and thrown into the arena to fight rogue griffins.  The two form an alliance and escape the arena.  More in the next book.

Jance, J.A.
Hour of the Hunter
Walker family series
7/30/11
Diana Ladd's husband, Gary, and a psychopath, Andrew Carlisle, killed a girl 6 years ago.  Gary kills himself and Carlisle goes to prison for 6 years.  When he gets out he comes after Diana.  Intermix of Indian culture.  Diana teaches at the Indian school and lives with an Indian housekeeper.

Jecks, Michael
The Oath
Knights Templar series
8/3/11
1326 English civil war.  Simon Puttock and Sir Baldwin are with different sides of the conflict, investigating the same murders.


King, Laurie
Folly
8/8/11
Kindle ebook
Woman goes to live on island in Washington state, inherited from her great-uncle.  Learns about herself and about her family.


Rothfuss, Patrick
Name of the Wind
8/9/11
1st in series
Kote has retired to be a barkeeper, when he is found by the Chronicler who persuades him to tell his story.  Kote says it will take three days to tell the tale, and this book is the first day of the story.


Kellerman, Jonathon
Deception
Alex Delaware series
8/12/11
Murder victim is not what she first seems.  Psychologist Alex Delaware and police detective Milo Sturgis investigate.