Summer Reading-Week 8-What Muskegon is reading this summer

Four Friends By Carr, Robyn 2014-03 - Harlequin Mira 9780778317180 Check Our Catalog From #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr comes the story of four friends determined to find their stride. Ultimately, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, friend...and most important--your true self. …More

Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything?: How the Famous Sell Us Elixirs of Health, Beauty & Happiness By Caulfield, Timothy 2015-05 - Beacon Press (MA) 9780807057483 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: A good review on the wacky and crazy diet, etc, actions of celebrities. …More

Happiness for Beginners By Center, Katherine 2015-06 - Thorndike Press 9781410479167 Check Our Catalog A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It's supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself together again, but when she discovers that her brother's even-more-annoying best friend is also coming on the trip, she can't imagine how it will be anything other than a disaster. …More

Silk Is for Seduction By Chase, Loretta 2011-06 - Avon Books 9780061632686 Check Our Catalog Awards: Rita Awards (2012) From the Design Book of Marcelline Noirot: The allure of the perfect gown should be twofold: ladies would die to wear it . . . and gentlemen would kill to remove it! Brilliant and ambitious dressmaker Marcelline Noirot is London's rising star. And who better to benefit from her talent than the worst-dressed lady in the ton, the Duke of Clevedon's intended …More

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir By Chast, Roz 2014-05 - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 9781608198061 Check Our Catalog Awards: Books for a Better Life (2015), Indies Choice Book Awards (2015), Kirkus Prize (2014), L.A. Times Book Prize (2014), National Book Awards (2014), National Book Critics Circle Award (2014), New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (2014), New England Book Award (2014) An alphabet of things to avoid, "Do Not Want "showcases the fears, phobias, and anxieties that occupy the fertile imagination of Roz Chast. …More

Nemesis By Christie, Agatha 2011-04 - Harper Paperbacks 9780062073709 Check Our Catalog In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel--an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing. Soon she is faced with a …More

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories By Christie, Agatha 2014-02 - Center Point 9781611739893 Check Our Catalog A diamond worth several fortunes is stolen as a dinner party trick, and then stolen from the thief. . .how lucky that Mr. Parker Pyne is also a guest at the party. The incomparable Hercule Poirot proves that a crowd is the best place for a murder. And Miss Marple solves a crime that stumped the police without ever leaving her fireside. This superb collection assembles all of Agatha Christie's top …More

I Heard That Song Before By Clark, Mary Higgins 2008-02 - Pocket Books 9780743497305 Check Our Catalog This #1 "New York Times" bestseller by America's Queen of Suspense is a riveting thriller about a young woman whose wealthy, sleepwalking husband may have murdered his first wife--and could be planning to murder her. …More

Horoscopes for the Dead By Collins, Billy 2012-03 - Random House Trade 9780812975628 Check Our Catalog Collins is widely acknowledged as a prominent player at the table of modern American poetry. And in this smart, lyrical, and mischievous collection of poetry, which covers the everlasting themes of love and loss, youth and aging, solitude and union, Collins's verbal gifts are on full display. …More

Mortal Fear By Cook, Robin 1989-02 - Berkley Books 9780425113882 Check Our Catalog Robin Cook is back--with his most provocative bestseller. A harrowing medical nightmare that goes beyond the shocking chills of Coma and the sweeping panic of Outbreak . . . into the controversial future of genetics. "A chilling odyssey into the origins of life--and death".--USA Today. …More

Port Mortuary By Cornwell, Patricia 2010-11 - Putnam Adult 9780399157219 Check Our Catalog From the world's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta's past merges with the high tech highway she now finds herself on. In "Port Mortuary," Cornwell brings Scarpetta together with Marino, Benton, and Lucy in an intimate way that is reminiscent of the early novels. HPL …More

The Inventor's Secret By Cremer, Andrea R. 2014-04 - Philomel Books 9780399159626 Check Our Catalog In an alternate 19th century, America remains a colony of Britain's industrial empire. Sixteen-year-old Charlotte and her fellow refugees' struggle to survive is interrupted by a newcomer with no memory, bearing secrets about a terrible future. …More

The Precious One By de los Santos, Marisa 2015-03 - William Morrow & Company 9780061670893 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: A wonderful story of families and love. Expecially "First Loves" which sometimes turn into "Forever Loves." Anyone with a family that doesn't always see eye to eye will appreciate this one! HPL patron: Great writing-the twists and turns of the emotional fall-out of broken families-with flashes of …More

The Summer I Dared By Delinsky, Barbara 2014-07 - Gallery Books 9781476757520 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title The perennial "New York Times" bestselling author of "Flirting with Pete" presents an emotionally intricate story of three lives irrevocably changed by a single tragic accident. …More

Twelve Across By Delinsky, Barbara 2013-06 - Severn House Publishers 9780727882608 Check Our Catalog Reclusive loner Garrick Rodenheiser has his precious isolation interrupted by the arrival of Leah Gates, a beautiful and vulnerable woman who also desperately needs time to heal. Reissue. …More

The Woman Next Door By Delinsky, Barbara 2006-10 - Pocket Books 9781416537793 Check Our Catalog "New York Times" bestselling novelist Barbara Delinsky delivers her most engaging novel to date, a story of trust, jealousy, and the struggle to keep love alive, as three couples in a peaceful Connecticut community find their relationships forever changed by the woman next door. Reissue. …More

Cool Japan Guide: Fun in the Land of Manga, Lucky Cats and Ramen By Denson, Abby 2015-03 - Tuttle Publishing 9784805312797 Check Our Catalog Traveling to Japan has never been so much fun--visit the land of anime, manga, cosplay, hot springs and sushi This full-color graphic novel Japan guidebook is the first of its kind exploring Japanese culture from a cartoonist's perspective. "Cool Japan Guide" takes you on a fun tour from the high-energy urban streets of Tokyo to the peaceful Zen gardens and Shinto shrines of Kyoto and …More

Change of Heart By Deveraux, Jude 2014-11 - Thorndike Press 9781410473967 Check Our Catalog Two childhood playmates grow into more than just friends in #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Jude Deveraux's full-length romantic novel based on her short story of the same name. In the hugely popular, "New York Times "bestseller "A Holiday of Love," Jude Deveraux wrote a novella about two kids playing matchmakers--Eli and Chelsea, best friends who were determined to find true …More

Shark Skin Suite By Dorsey, Tim 2015-01 - William Morrow & Company 9780062240019 Check Our Catalog Bottom-feeders beware: the Sunshine State's favorite psychotic killer and lovable Floridaphile, Serge Storms, has found a new calling, legal eagle, and he's going to make a killing as a crusading attorney--and star as a dashing lawyer on the big screen--in this madcap escapade from insanely funny New York Times bestselling author Tim Dorsey When it comes to swimming with the sharks, there is …More

Apple Tree Yard By Doughty, Louise 2014-01 - Sarah Crichton Books 9780374105679 Check Our Catalog An intelligent, erotically charged thriller with deep moral implications. …More

The Flight of the Falcon By du Maurier, Daphne 2010-03 - Sourcebooks Landmark 9781402220043 Check Our Catalog Master storyteller Daphne du Maurier, bestselling author of Rebecca, conjures a chilling tale in which the line between good and evil is blurred and suspicions run rampant. …More

My Cousin Rachel By du Maurier, Daphne 1938-01 - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 9781579125691 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling author of "Rebecca," another classic set in beautiful and mysterious Cornwall. …More

The Dukan Diet: 2 Steps to Lose the Weight, 2 Steps to Keep It Off Forever By Dukan, Pierre 2011-04 - Harmony 9780307887962 Check Our Catalog Devised by a French medical doctor who has spent his career helping people to lose weight, the Dukan Diet rejects counting calories and promises permanent weight loss while allowing adherents to eat as much as they like. "The Dukan Diet" has helped millions in France, where it has been #1 for more than 10 years and adopted in 20 countries. …More

The Count of Monte Cristo By Dumas, Alexandre Translator Buss, Robin 2003-05 - Penguin Books 9780140449266 Check Our Catalog Translated with an Introduction by Robin Buss …More