New Books at HPL

HPL's New Books Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for:  2011 .  To see new books from other years try:  2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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Dying for Revenge By Dickey, Eric Jerome 2008-11 - Dutton Books 9780525950868 Check Our Catalog Following the "New York Times"-bestselling novels "Sleeping with Strangers" and "Waking with Enemies," Dickey returns with the final installment in his thrilling trilogy--a fast-paced story about a steamy, seamy underworld of crime that spans the globe. …More

Sleeping with Strangers By Dickey, Eric Jerome 2008-06 - New American Library 9780451222336 Check Our Catalog Dickey's fans will be delighted by this fast-paced, deadly, and sensual novel that gives them the chance to catch up with some of their favorite characters while introducing a great new bad-boy narrator: a hit man who goes by the name of Gideon. …More

Genteel Spirits By Duncan, Alice 2011-07 - Five Star (ME) 9781432825003 Check Our Catalog …More

The Betrayal By Dunmore, Helen 2011-09 - Grove Press 9780802170880 Check Our Catalog …More

Me & My Boyfriend By Ervin, Keisha 2004-05 - Triple Crown Publications 9780974789521 Check Our Catalog …More

The Beautiful and Damned By Fitzgerald, F. Scott 2002-06 - Simon & Schuster 9780743451505 Check Our Catalog One of Fitzgerald's best-known works, this glittering novel is set against an era of intoxicating excitement and ruinous excess. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a scathing, ironic tale of a couple that parallels the real-life relationship of Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, from its romantic beginning to its tragic end. This edition features a lively Introduction with biographical and historical background, and critical essays. (July) …More

Busy Monsters By Giraldi, William 2011-08 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393079623 Check Our Catalog In a hell-bent effort to prove his mettle as an American male, Charlie crisscrosses the nation seeking counsel, confronting creatures both mythic and real, and then writing about his travails every week for a popular slick magazine. …More

Never Die Alone By Goines, Donald, Jr. 2000-09 - Holloway House Publishing Company 9780870679971 Check Our Catalog …More

Street Players By Goines, Donald, Jr. 2000-06 - Holloway House Publishing Company 9780870678844 Check Our Catalog …More

Blood of the Fold By Goodkind, Terry 1996-10 - Tor Books 9780312890520 Check Our Catalog When Richard Cypher's odyssey began nobody could have imagined where his adventure would lead. Overcoming personal tragedy and becoming the Seeker, wielder of the magical Sword of Truth, Richard defeated the megalomaniacal wizard Darken Rahl and fell in love with Kahlan Amnell, who, as the Mother Confessor, wields considerable magic in her own right and presides over the Midlands, dealing justice in disputes both large and small throughout her land. The Blood of the Fold, a group of fanatical anti-magic zealots, have joined the forces thwarted by Richard and Kahlan. They are the unwitting pawns of a sorcerous evil from the Old World, a realm that has been magically sealed for thousands of years. Richard, Kahlan, and their allies now face the combined might of two worlds - the old and the new. This stunning confrontation threatens an armageddon of unimaginable proportions unless Richard and Kahlan can believe in the power of their love and their faith in the Truth. …More

A Perfect Place to Pray By Goodwin, I. L. 2009-08 - Genesis Press (MS) 9781585712991 Check Our Catalog Winner of the 2006 "Romantic Times" First African-American Fiction Novel award, this is the harrowing tale of a woman who is hunted down by her abusive husband after she and her daughter escape and make a new life. …More

Prey By Howard, Linda 2011-09 - Ballantine Books 9780345506917 Check Our Catalog Montana wilderness guide Angie Powell wants nothing to do with ex-soldier Dare Callahan, especially as she blames him for her failing business. But she has to put her feelings to one side when they are suddenly thrust together to stop an animal with a thirst for blood--of a human variety. …More

Another Sad Love Song By Hunt, La Jill 2006-07 - Urban Books 9781893196544 Check Our Catalog The "Essence(" bestselling author of "Drama Queen" presents the gripping and engaging story of a man at the top of his game who finds himself dealing with a challenge he never expected to face. Original. …More

Old Habits Die Hard By Hunt, La Jill 2009-10 - Urban Books 9781601621948 Check Our Catalog From the author of "Drama Queen" comes a fun, sexy, moving new novel focusing on the romantic adventures of the women who work at a prestigious nail salon. …More

Kings of Vice By Ice-T Author Radcliff, Mal 2011-09 - Forge 9780765325136 Check Our Catalog Twenty years ago, Marcus "Crush" Casey was the leader of the Vicetown Kings, the most powerful crime syndicate in New York City. Then he was betrayed by his second-in-command and sent to prison. Now he's back on the streets and he has a lot more on his mind than just getting even. …More

No More Playas By Jackson, Brenda 2005-11 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312331825 Check Our Catalog The sequel to "The Playa's Handbook" finds relationship expert and playa Lance Montgomery determined to get back the woman he wanted in his bed who found her way into his heart instead. …More

World War Two Will Not Take Place By James, Bill 2011-05 - Severn House Publishers 9780727880031 Check Our Catalog Set during an alternative version of 1938 with Bill James' trademark satirical take on events - England,1938. War looms, but the Prime minister's talks with Hitler in Munich seem to result in a pact of peace. Now Mount, a secret service officer, is sent on an undercover mission to Berlin. But with all this talk of peace he starts to wonder whether his mission has any point. All until a meeting with Toumlin and two good-time girls from the local bar results in a broken chair. Could this chair have been not only the key to his mission but also the key to peace? …More

The Betrayal By Jenkins, Jerry B. 2011-09 - Christian Large Print 9781594153884 Check Our Catalog Detective Boone Drake has just masterminded the most massive sting in Chicago history, bringing down the heads of not only the biggest street gangs in the city but also the old crime syndicate. The story is the biggest in decades, and the Chicago Police Department must protect the key witness at all costs. Despite top secret plans to transfer the witness ahead of his testimony before the grand jury, an attempt is made on his life. And the person suspected of leaking this information may be one of the CPD's own. …More

The Things We Cherished By Jenoff, Pam 2011-07 - Doubleday Books 9780385534208 Check Our Catalog Defending the brother of a Holocaust hero against allegations of World War II crimes, fiercely independent attorneys Charlotte Gold and Jack Harrington slowly fall for one another, while their client refuses to help in his own defense and claims that proof of his innocence lies within an intricate clock. …More

The Hypnotist By Kepler, Lars Translator Long, Ann 2011-06 - Sarah Crichton Books 9780374173951 Check Our Catalog A triple homicide, all the victims from the same family, captivates Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to investigate the grisly murders--against the wishes of the national police. The killer is at large, and it appears that the elder sister of the family escaped the carnage; it seems only a matter of time until she, too, is murdered. But where can Linna begin? …More

Ride Wit' Me By King, Deja 2009-09 - Young Diamond Book 9780975581193 Check Our Catalog Mercedes, 16, is rich and black; she attends an exclusive private boarding school on the East Coast but returns home to her family's mansion in the Chicago suburbs every summer. She knows that her father is an entrepreneur, but he dismisses questions about his business with a simple, Mo' money, mo' problems (some readers will recognize this quote as the title of a Notorious BIG song and, as a result, may guess at the source of his wealth). When Mercedes falls in love with sexy, confident, 17-year-old Dalvin, her father prohibits the relationship and reveals to his daughter that he and Dalvin's father are big-time criminals who each own half of Chicago's streets. The star-crossed lovers break up under duress, but a near tragedy brings them back together and later even strengthens their bond. …More

Superstar By King, Joy 2009-02 - King Productions 9780975581148 Check Our Catalog After being left at the altar on her wedding day, Chantal Morgan snaps. And when she discovers her would be groom, Andre Jackson, with her arch nemesis Tyler Blake, it completely sends her over the edge. Chantal would rather see Andre and Tyler dead before allowing them to be a Hollywood power couple. Enter master manipulator T-Roc, who takes full advantage of the disastrous outcome this love triangle has caused for his own selfish gain. With T-Roc at the helm, he unleashes a scheme so brutal you don't know who will fall or who will end up being a Superstar. …More

Eviction Notice By K'wan 2011-09 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312536985 Check Our Catalog From #1 Essence bestselling author, K'wan, comes the next installment in his bestselling Hood Rat series Porsha: the ghetto princess. Boots: the scandalous baby mama. Frankie aka Francine: the con artist. These three girls live in one apartment and are into all kinds of hood foolishness while having fun. Until one day they find an eviction notice taped to their door. Now they have seventy-two hours to find out how to come up with all the money they owe in months of back rent. Of course Don B. is still up to his old tricks with Big Dawg ENT and trying to find an artist to replace Animal and he comes across a rapper from Newark named Lord Scientific who proves to be much more than even Don B. can handle. Meanwhile, the police and Gucci are still searching for Animal and they'll uncover something about him and his abduction that no one was prepared for. There goes the neighborhood, again! …More