July Book Blowout

Have you acquired a nice pile of books to read this summer? Do you need some encouragement to get through the pile a bit quicker? Or just an excuse to sit out in the sunshine and escape with a good book?

What rules do I need to know?
Only books read between July 1 and July 31 count towards the challenge
You can include re-reads - as long as they are read within the month of July
Books you abandon will only count as half a book
If you read to your children you can include all books which have more than 100 pages
You can include up to two graphic novels
You can include up to two audio books - (if you have a visual impairment that prevents you from reading then you can use just audio books for the challenge)
Books you read for other challenges are eligible - use this as an opportunity to catch up!
If you start a book before July 1 and then finish it during the month of July then you can count is as half a book

Here is my pile of books (17) I hope to get through by the end of July. Most of them are for various challenges I'm working on completing.

Mrs. S. of Blue Archipelago is hosting this challenge.

What I've read so far:
A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander
Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney
A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman
Moon Shell Beach by Nancy Thayer
Ever Present Danger by Kathy Herman
Caleb's Story by Patricia Maclachlan
Crisis by Robin Cook
Animal Farm by George Orwell
What She Left For Me by Tracy Peterson
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
Little Women by Louisa Mae Alcott
Secrets by Johanna Lindsey
Northpointe Chalet by Debra White Smith
She Always Wore Red by Angela Hunt
First Impressions by Debra White Smith
The Appeal by John Grisham
Possibilities by Debra White Smith
Reason and Romance by Debra White Smith
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist