Have recently discovered "the Dresden Files," a series by Jim Butcher that is a load of fun. A modern day wizard/private eye in Chicago. Have finished the first two books, and am just starting on the third. Not great literature by any means, but well-written and entertaining.

Also just finished listening to "The Time Thief", the 2nd book in "the Gideon Trilogy", by Laura Buckley-Archer.   Haven't read or listened to the 1st or 3rd book of the trilogy. It is a fantasy about time travel geared toward adolescent readers. (Because of my now 15 year old son who loves fantasy and sci-fi, I read or listen to a lot in this genre.) Again, not great literature, but entertaining. Not the best of the genre either, but still pretty good - in the middle of the pack, I would say.

If you are in a part of the USA where Cracker Barrel restaurants are common, they offer books on CD that rent for just under $4.00 per week, and I nearly always will rent one to listen to on the 6 hour drive to my parents. A tendency toward too many Nora Roberts and Danielle Steele, but nearly always there is something worth a listen. Usually good biographies are available and some good fantasy fiction that Mom, Dad and the kids can enjoy.