HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2013.  To see new books from other years try:  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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Joyland By King, Stephen 2013-06 - Hard Case Crime 9781781162644 Check Our Catalog A stunning new novel from one of the bestselling authors of all time. Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, "Joyland" tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder. …More

Deeply Odd By Koontz, Dean R. 2013-05 - Bantam 9780553807738 Check Our Catalog Following the explosive success of "Odd Apocalypse," here is the gripping new adventure of Odd Thomas, Koontz's most celebrated character. In a sinister encounter with a rogue truck driver tricked up like a rhinestone cowboy, Odd has a disturbing vision of a shocking multiple homicide that has not yet been committed. …More

The Dirty Divorce By Miss KP 2012-05 - Urban Books 9781601624994 Check Our Catalog Drugs are a way of life for Rich Sanchez, a powerful sexy drug lord hailing from Washington, D.C. His desire for fast money and the extravagant things that it brings puts his family in harm's way. …More

The Dirty Divorce 2 By Miss KP 2010-11 - Life Changing Books 9781934230770 Check Our Catalog …More

The Fiddler By Lewis, Beverly 2012-04 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764209772 Check Our Catalog When Amy DeVries, thoroughly modern and disillusioned, sets out on a road trip, she unexpectedly meets an Amish man--and community--that changes her life forever. …More

The Inn at Rose Harbor By Macomber, Debbie 2012-08 - Ballantine Books 9780345528926 Check Our Catalog A heartwarming new series based in the Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove, where a charming cast of characters finds love, forgiveness, and renewal behind the doors of the cozy Rose Harbor Inn. …More

Her Valentine Hero By Martin, Gail Gaymer 2013-01 - Love Inspired 9780373877959 Check Our Catalog …More

Redeeming Grace By Miller, Emma 2012-10 - Love Inspired 9780373877782 Check Our Catalog …More

Wise Men By Nadler, Stuart 2013-02 - Reagan Arthur Books 9780316126489 Check Our Catalog When Hilly finds himself falling for Lem's niece, Savannah, his affection for her collides with his father's dark secrets. The results shatter his family, and hers. Years later, haunted by his memories of that summer, Hilly sets out to find Savannah. Nadler tells a beautifully told multigenerational story about love and regret. …More

Spider's Web By Osborne, Charles Author Christie, Agatha Author Osborne, Charles 2000-11 - Minotaur Books 9780312266509 Check Our Catalog In the bestselling tradition of "Black Coffee" and "The Unexpected Guest", a classic Christy mystery is finally available in novel form. Clarissa discovers a body in the drawing room and must hide it from her husband and the police while attempting to uncover the identity of the murderer. …More

Choke Point By Pearson, Ridley 2013-06 - Putnam Adult 9780399158841 Check Our Catalog When a journalist reveals the existence of an Amsterdam-based sweatshop that employs and enslaves young girls, private security firm Rutherford Risk is hired to find it and shut it down. But with enemies around every corner, combat veteran John Knox can't tell the good from the bad. …More

Chocolate Sangria By Price-Thompson, Tracy 2007-03 - One World 9780345494931 Check Our Catalog Juanita Lucas is a young woman living in a housing project in Brooklyn. Although she has a very light complexion, she is proud of her blackness, even as she takes a beating from the very sistahs she tries so hard to emulate. Her only friend, Scooter Morrison, is an upwardly mobile brother who also happens to be young, gifted, and gay. Then a chance encounter with two fine Puerto Rican men changes Juanita's and Scooter's lives in ways they could never have imagined. There is Conan, a hardworking man who wrestles with both his love for Juanita and his guilt over his brother's death; and Jorge, an unscrupulous bad-boy thug who has no problem using what he's got to get what he wants, until he comes dangerously close to getting scorched by his own flames. Fast-paced, suspenseful, and unpredictable, "Chocolate Sangria explores the hearts of two lovers who get caught in the great cultural divide-- and the devastating consequences of keeping secrets, telling lies, and betraying those you love. …More

Ceremony in Death By Robb, J. D. Author Roberts, Nora 1997-04 - Berkley 9780425157626 Check Our Catalog In a new age of criminal investigation, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is drawn into the most dangerous case of her career. Every step she takes makes her question her own beliefs of right and wrong--and brings her closer to a confrontation with humanity's most seductive form of evil. J.D. Robb is the pseudonym of bestselling author Nora Roberts. …More

The Last Victim By Robards, Karen 2012-08 - Ballantine Books 9780345535405 Check Our Catalog Electrifying suspense, cutting-edge psychological insight, and an unforgettably sensuous love story--these are the trademarks of Robards's sizzling novels. Now the "New York Times"-bestselling author launches a red-hot new paranormal romantic thriller series. …More

Silken Prey By Sandford, John 2013-05 - Putnam Adult 9780399159312 Check Our Catalog The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner. Murder, scandal, political espionage, and an extremely dangerous woman. Lucas is going to be lucky to get out of this one alive. …More

A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg By Shaara, Jeff 2013-05 - Ballantine Books 9780345527387 Check Our Catalog Continuing the trilogy that began with "A Blaze of Glory," "New York Times"-bestselling author Shaara returns to chronicle another chapter in America's Civil War. The action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one Union general--and all but seal the fate of the rebel cause. …More

The Last Song By Sparks, Nicholas 2010-03 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446570961 Check Our Catalog Seventeen-year-old Veronica Miller remains angry and alienated from her parents, until her mother sends her to spend the summer with her estranged father. The film adaptation of this novel opens in theaters on April 2 and stars Miley Cyrus and Greg Kinnear. …More

The Light Between Oceans By Stedman, M. L. 2012-07 - Scribner Book Company 9781451681734 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title A novel set on a remote Australian island, where a childless couple live quietly running a lighthouse, until a boat carrying a baby washes ashore. …More

A Social Affair By Tucker, Pat Author Sewell, Earl 2013-02 - Strebor Books 9781593094492 Check Our Catalog Bored with her humdrum married life, 32-year-old Codi is searching for excitement and discovers that the Internet offers both money and an escape from her earthly life. While online, she meets a charming and handsome man and the two begin a torrid affair with unpredictable consequences. …More

The Silver Star By Walls, Jeannette 2013-06 - Scribner Book Company 9781451661507 Check Our Catalog From one of the bestselling memoirists of all time comes a stunning and heartbreaking novel about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustice of the adult world in a triumph of imagination and storytelling. …More

Beautiful Ruins By Walter, Jess 2013-04 - Harper Perennial 9780061928178 Check Our Catalog The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller "The Financial Lives of the Poets" returns with his funniest and most romantic novel yet. Hailed by critics and loved by readers of literary and historical fiction, "Beautiful Ruins" is the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood 50 years later. …More

Home Sweet Home By Watters, Kim 2011-05 - Love Inspired 9780373876778 Check Our Catalog Finally ready to settle down, Abby Bancroft has just inherited a place to put down roots. But her hopes for a successful bed-and-breakfast are placed on hold when she learns that her grandparents' run-down inn is in serious need of TLC. So is Cole Preston, the handsome contractor who offers to help make her dream a reality. His past mistakes won't let him consider settling in the close-knit town. Yet as he and Abby work together to repair the house, they also begin to mend each other's hearts. And they just may find that consulting their hearts is what creating a home is all about. …More

Montana Match By Whren, Merrillee 2011-12 - Love Inspired 9780373877195 Check Our Catalog …More