New Books

HPL's New Books Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2012.  To see new books from other years try:  2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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Adrenaline By Abbott, Jeff 2011-07 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446575171 Check Our Catalog Sam Capra--brilliant CIA agent, loving husband, soon-to-be father--loses everything that matters to him in a horrifying moment in London. An unknown enemy has set him up as a traitor. However that enemy has targeted the wrong man. HPL patron: Exciting, heart-stopping from start to finish.  …More

A Walk Across the Sun By Addison, Corban 2012-01 - Silveroak 9781402792809 Check Our Catalog Addison leads readers on a chilling, eye-opening journey into Mumbai's seedy underworld--and the nightmare of two orphaned girls swept into the international sex trade. …More

Sanctuary Cove By Alers, Rochelle 2011-12 - Forever 9781455501403 Check Our Catalog …More

Fate's Edge By Andrews, Ilona 2011-11 - Ace Books 9780441020867 Check Our Catalog Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades... Kaldar Mar-a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy-expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. But when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realizes that in order to finish the job, he's going to need Audrey's help... …More

Hidden By Armstrong, Kelley Illustrator Angilram 2011-12 - Subterranean Press 9781596064232 Check Our Catalog Hiking through the snow, holiday baking and playing board games by the fire what's not to love about an old-fashioned family Christmas? Werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers want to give their four-year-old twins, Kate and Logan, something their parents never had: a nice, normal holiday. No Pack responsibilities, no homicidal half-demons or power-hungry sorcerers to deal with just the four of them, alone, at a chalet outside Ontario's Algonquin Park. Then a strange werewolf shows up at their door while the town is buzzing about a young man, back from college, found half-eaten in the woods. And there's the missing little girl With all the signs pointing to a rogue mutt with a taste for human flesh, Elena and Clay have no choice but to investigate. But are they the hunters or the hunted? …More

The Land of Painted Caves By Auel, Jean M. 2011-11 - Bantam 9780553289435 Check Our Catalog #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth's Children(R), Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tasks. Whatever obstacles she faces, Ayla finds inventive ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life, searching for wild edibles to make meals and experimenting with techniques to ease the long journeys the Zelandonii must take while honing her skills as a healer and a leader. And there are the Sacred Caves that Ayla's mentor takes her to see. They are filled with remarkable paintings of mammoths, lions, and bears, and their mystical aura at times overwhelms Ayla. But all the time Ayla has spent in training rituals has caused Jondalar to drift away from her. The rituals themselves bring her close to death, but through them Ayla gains A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change her world. Sixth in the acclaimed Earth's Children(R) series …More

The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles Trade Paperback: Chapter One By Avery, Ben Author Heying, Casey Illustrator Heying, Casey 2011-04 - Buymetoys.com 9780982875001 Check Our Catalog …More

The Last Nude By Avery, Ellis 2012-01 - Riverhead Books 9781594488139 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Inspired by real events in Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka's history, "The Last Nude" is a tour de force of historical imagination. Avery gives the reader a tantalizing window into a lost Paris, an age already vanishing as the inexorable forces of history close in on two tangled lives. …More

One Summer By Baldacci, David 2011-12 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446583152 Check Our Catalog "New York Times-"bestselling author Baldacci delivers a moving family drama about learning to love again after terrible heartbreak and loss. …More

A Charitable Body: A Novel of Suspense By Barnard, Robert 2012-01 - Scribner Book Company 9781439177433 Check Our Catalog A new mystery set at one of England's stately homes and featuring beloved Yorkshire cop, Charlie Peace. By Diamond Dagger award winner Robert Barnard. …More

The Rope: An Anna Pigeon Novel By Barr, Nevada 2012-01 - Minotaur Books 9780312614577 Check Our Catalog In "The Rope," Barr gathers together the many strings of Anna Pigeon's past and finally reveals the story of her first case. In 1995, 35-year-old Anna Pigeon takes a decidedly unglamorous job as a seasonal employee of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. On her day off, Anna goes hiking into the park never to return. Her co-workers think she's simply moved on--her cabin is cleaned out and her things gone. But Anna herself wakes up, trapped at the bottom of a dry natural well, naked, without supplies, and no clear memory of how she got herself in this situation. …More

Lunatics By Barry, Dave Author Zweibel, Alan 2012-01 - Putnam Adult 9780399158698 Check Our Catalog One of them is a bestselling Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. The other is a winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Together, they form the League of Comic Justice, and they deliver a hilarious novel of comic mayhem--told in alternating voices. …More

Dead by Nightfall By Barton, Beverly 2011-11 - Zebra 9781420110364 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title From a "New York Times"-bestselling author comes the highly anticipated conclusion--that will tie up all the secrets--to the popular trilogy that started with "Dead by Midnight" and continued with "Dead by Morning." …More

Halo: Primordium: Book Two of the Forerunner Saga By Bear, Greg 2012-01 - Tor Books 9780765323972 Check Our Catalog In the wake of apparent self-destruction of the Forerunner empire, two humans--Chakas and Riser--are washed up on very strange shores. Captured by the Master Builder, misplaced during a furious battle in space, they now find themselves on an inverted world where horizons rise into the sky. …More

Creatures Here Below By Bennett, O. H. 2011-11 - Agate Bolden 9781932841626 Check Our Catalog This powerful new novel by O. H. Bennett tells the story of a makeshift family struggling to stay together as life wears away at their bonds of blood and love. At the center of the family is Gail Neighbors, the hardworking single mother of two sons, Mason and Tyler. Mason, the older, grew up without knowing his father, a feckless gambler and womanizer. Tyler, the younger, sings in the church choir and enjoys a close relationship with his father, Dan, who left Gail a few years before still spends plenty of time at the house. To make ends meet, Gail has taken in two boarders: Annie, an elderly woman with a diminishing grip on reality, and Jackie, the 20-year-old single mother of baby Cole, who can't fully accept her overwhelming new responsibilities. "Creatures Here Below" renders with tremendous richness and care the realities of a black teenaged male whose life is taking a turn toward the worse. …More

An Irresistible Bachelor By Bird, Jessica 2004-03 - Ivy Books 9780345458964 Check Our Catalog He was a confirmed bachelor--and a gorgeous work of art. For struggling art conservationist Callie Burke, the chance to restore a world-famous painting is the opportunity of a lifetime--one that no one in her right mind would turn down. Call her crazy, but Callie has serious reservations about working with the painting's owner. Warm and sexy, Jack Walker makes no attempt to hide the strong attraction he feels for Callie--even as she tries to keep their relationship professional. Now, cocooned in his studio in Boston, she will either have to learn to ignore the man and concentrate on the masterpiece, or give in to the kind of passion that can never be captured on canvas. Jack Walker is a practical man who runs his life, his empire, and his fortune effortlessly. Yet from the moment he met Callie Burke, he wanted her with all the intensity of a first crush. As he gets to know her, the desire blossoms into something more--and Jack finds that for the first time in his life he is leading with his heart instead of his head. . . . …More

Power Play By Bova, Ben 2012-01 - Tor Books 9780765317865 Check Our Catalog A Hugo Award winner and one of the most respected novelists in science fiction returns with a timely thrill-ride, in which the world of politics carries its own dangers. …More

Spells & Stitches By Bretton, Barbara 2011-12 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425241059 Check Our Catalog In the latest novel from the "USA Today" bestselling author, raising a baby is hard, but raising one with magical powers is even harder... Sugar Maple, Vermont, knitting store owner Chloe Hobbs couldn't be happier about her pregnancy. But with the arrival of the town's newest resident, things are about to get a lot more magical. Baby Laria is six pounds, eleven ounces of perfect, and Chloe and Luke are over the moon. But when they learn that Laria takes after her mom in the sorcery department, it becomes clear that their baby might have more power than even a pro like Chloe can handle... …More

The Other Guy's Bride By Brockway, Connie 2011-12 - Montlake Romance 9781612181448 Check Our Catalog …More

Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man By Burney, Claudia Mair 2008-01 - Howard Books 9781416551942 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title All Amanda Bell Brown wanted for her 40th birthday was to watch CSI on television, but what she got was a couple of corpses, a hunk of a detective, and a drop-dead gorgeous red dress. What's a girl to do when a cult madman is on the loose? Save the day, of course, and maybe snag a good man. …More

Hidden Summit By Carr, Robyn 2011-12 - Mira Books 9780778313007 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Sick of running into her ex-husband and his new wife, Leslie Petruso accepts a job at the Virgin River branch of Haggerty Construction. Newly hired Andy Jeffries has also been burned by love. Everyone in Virgin River can see things are heating up at Haggerty Construction. …More

Interrogating the Bride By Cassidy, Carla 2009-05 - Harlequin 9780373694013 Check Our Catalog Former navy SEAL Micah Stone could spot danger a mile away. And the alluring bride who'd stowed away on the plane he'd been sent to repossess set off every red flag in the book. Caylee Warren claimed she had nothing to do with her "fiance's" murder. When it began to look as if Caylee was the intended victim, Micah had no choice but to take her into hiding. But for a man who never let anyone get close, protecting Caylee was more than he could handle. Could he let her break down the walls he'd erected around his heart...even if it meant distracting him from the mission at hand? …More

Waiting in Vain By Channer, Colin 1999-07 - One World 9780345425522 Check Our Catalog Meet Fire -- Jamaican-born, charming, poetic, and talented -- a man who's vowed to never play "love-is-blind" games again. Then he meets Sylvia, a beautiful magazine editor who keeps her passions under lock and key. Together they must choose between the love in their lives and the love of their lives. From the galleries of Soho to the brownstones of Brooklyn, from the nightclubs of London to the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, Channer takes us on a wild, soul-searching ride as Fire and Sylvia try to connect, disconnect, and reconnect amid conflicting desires adn wounds from the past. But through intricate love triangles, skewed priorities, and crushing personal tragedies, Fire, Sylvia, and their friends must learn that some things in life are worth fighting for. If not, you're simply waiting in vain. …More