Both my DH and I read a lot, some of our favorites are Lillian Jackson Braun (these are snack books for us, listen to them on trip great way to pass the time), Clive Clussler ( Most of his have some kind of history and are ocean related), any thing by Frank Herbert. Isaac Asimov's Foundation series is good, David Baldacci's Camel Club series and other ones from him are good. DH likes Dean Koontz, and Michael Crichton, I like Joanne Fluke she writes about a cookie shop in a small town in MN. Great cookie recipes in the books.