New Books at HPL

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The Spirit War By Aaron, Rachel 2012-06 - Orbit 9780316198387 Check Our Catalog …More

The Liars' Gospel By Alderman, Naomi 2013-03 - Little Brown and Company 9780316232784 Check Our Catalog An award-winning writer re-imagines the life of Jesus, from the points of view of four people closest to him before his death. Yehoshuah wandered Roman-occupied Judea giving sermons and healing the sick. …More

Gifted Trust By Allen, John Paul Illustrator Clark, Alan M. 2000-09 - Biting Dog Publications 9780972948500 Check Our Catalog …More

A Marriage of Convenience By Amethyst, Jewel 2009-08 - Leisure Books 9780843962987 Check Our Catalog After she's left standing at the altar, Tamara needs someone to share the new home she can't afford on her own. Enter Kwabena Opoku, a gorgeous Ghanian scientist in search of a green card, to fulfill Tamara's needs--and the desires she had not known she had. Original. …More

Romancing the Chef By Amos, Robyn 2010-12 - Kimani Press 9780373861941 Check Our Catalog When Veronica Howard is invited to compete in an all-star TV cooking contest, the up-and-coming restauranteur is ready. Then she discovers her main competition is Ace Brown, her friend from culinary school and the world's hottest celebrity chef. Original. …More

Love Once Again By Vaughn Archer, Devon 2006-06 - Kimani Press 9781583146798 Check Our Catalog Love works in mysterious and unexpected ways in this story of a man, distraught over the deaths of his wife and daughter, who finds solace--and surprising attraction--from a stranger along the California shoreline. As if heaven sent, they find their lives thrust together. Original. …More

The Prada Plan 3: Green-Eyed Monster By Antoinette, Ashley 2013-01 - Urban Books 9781601625373 Check Our Catalog …More

The Forgotten By Baldacci, David 2012-11 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446573054 Check Our Catalog Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. …More

A Christmas Promise By Balogh, Mary 2010-10 - Dell Publishing Company 9780440246343 Check Our Catalog A love that cannot be bought or sold proves to be the greatest gift of all, in this heartwarming Christmas classic, out of print for nearly two decades and now available in a gorgeous new package. …More

Insane City By Barry, Dave 2013-01 - Putnam Adult 9780399158681 Check Our Catalog A dark comic masterpiece--the first solo adult novel in more than a decade from the Pulitzer Prize winner and "New York Times"-bestselling author. By the end, amid gunfire, high-speed chases, and mayhem of the most unimaginable sort, violent men will fall, heroes will rise, and many lives will change. …More

Halo: Silentium By Bear, Greg 2013-03 - Tor Books 9780765323989 Check Our Catalog In the last years of the Forerunner empire, chaos rules. The Flood--a horrifying shape-changing parasite--has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies. Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Librarian and the Ur-Didact reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished Precursors and the Flood. …More

The Aviator's Wife By Benjamin, Melanie 2013-01 - Delacorte Press 9780345528674 Check Our Catalog In the spirit of "Loving Frank" and "The Paris Wife," acclaimed novelist Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America's most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. …More

Sweet Passion: Bands of Gold/For All Time/Between the Lines By Benson, Angela 2006-04 - Kimani Press 9781583147382 Check Our Catalog …More

Traps By Bezos, MacKenzie 2013-03 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307959737 Check Our Catalog The story of four very different women whose paths intersect--briefly, but significantly--in ways that will transform each of their lives forever. Dana, a beautiful young security guard; Jessica, an Oscar-winning actress; Vivian, a 17-year-old prostitute; and Lynn, a recovering alcoholic all collide and have a chance at renewal. …More

A Week in Winter By Binchy, Maeve 2013-02 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307273574 Check Our Catalog Binchy returns with a cast of characters readers will never forget when they all spend a winter week together on holiday at Stone House, a restful inn by the sea in Ireland. …More

Written in Red: A Novel of the Others By Bishop, Anne 2013-03 - Roc 9780451464965 Check Our Catalog No one creates realms like "New York Times"-bestselling author Bishop. Now in a thrilling new fantasy series, readers can enter a world inhabited by the Others, unearthly entities--vampires and shape-shifters among them--who rule the Earth and whose prey are humans. …More

At First Kiss By Bolton, Gwyneth 2011-03 - Kimani Press 9780373862061 Check Our Catalog For Jasmine Stewart, there's nothing forced about this marriage of convenience. She knows jet-setter Troy Singleton is the man she wants to have and to hold. Will she finally win the heart of the man she promised to honor forever? Original. …More

Make It Last Forever By Bolton, Gwyneth 2010-08 - Kimani Press 9780373861743 Check Our Catalog Activist Karen Williams has never been a big believer in fate. But from the moment they meet, she feels an instant attraction to sexy rapper Darius Rollins. And when they share a soul-stirring kiss, their connection could take them beyond any love they've ever known. Original. …More

Ready for Love By Bolton, Gwyneth 2011-10 - Kimani Press 9780373862351 Check Our Catalog Maritza Morales and Terrill Carter are partners in a successful music company. But mixing business with pleasure may be a risky proposition, unless Terrill can prove he's the one one for Maritza. Original. …More

Farside By Bova, Ben 2013-02 - Tor Books 9780765323873 Check Our Catalog Six-time Hugo Award-winner Bova presents a book about the side of the Moon that never faces Earth. It is the ideal location for an astronomical observatory and also the setting for a tangled web of politics, personal ambition, love, jealousy, and murder. …More

The Family Way By Bowen, Rhys 2013-03 - Minotaur Books 9781250011633 Check Our Catalog In "New York Times"-bestselling author Bowen's latest Molly Murphy mystery, Molly is drawn into a dangerous kidnapping case. Molly Murphy--now Molly Sullivan--is a year into her marriage. She promised Daniel to give up her old career as a detective, but what she uncovers will lead her on a terrifying journey through all levels of society. …More

Get You Good By Bowen, Rhonda 2013-03 - Dafina Books 9780758281364 Check Our Catalog The second in Marsh's pulse-pounding Smoke Jumpers series ripples with nail-biting suspense and sensuality, giving an inside look at a special brand of hero and the kind of woman it takes to win him. …More

Breaking Point By Box, C. J. 2013-03 - Putnam Adult 9780399160752 Check Our Catalog The thrilling new Joe Pickett novel from the "New York Times"-bestselling author. Little did Joe know that when he talked to Lyle that day, the man was about to disappear. He was heading into the mountains to hunt, he said, but instead he was running. Two EPA employees had just been murdered, and all signs pointed to him as the killer. …More