Adult Summer Reading-What Muskegon is reading this summer

Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 By Roberts, Cokie 2015-04 - Harper 9780062002761 Check Our Catalog Cokie Roberts, the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, turns her attention to the Civil War in a riveting exploration of the ways in which the conflict transformed not only the lives of women in Washington, D.C., but also the city itself. With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social Southern town of Washington, D.C., found …More

The Pagan Stone By Roberts, Nora 2008-11 - Jove Books 9780515144666 Check Our Catalog Following "Blood Brothers" and "The Hollow" comes the stunning conclusion to Roberts's electrifying Sign of the Seven trilogy, in which three men and three women join forces--and hearts--to battle the ultimate evil at the Pagan Stone. Original. …More

Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart By Rogak, Lisa 2014-09 - Thomas Dunne Books 9781250014443 Check Our Catalog A "New York Times "Bestseller Since his arrival at "The Daily Show" in 1999, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. In "Angry Optimist, " biographer Lisa Rogak charts his unlikely rise to stardom. She follows him from his early days growing up in New Jersey, through his years as a struggling standup comic in …More

A Matter of Trust By Schraff, Anne Editor Langan, Paul 2007-01 - Scholastic 9780439865470 Check Our Catalog Awards: Delaware Diamonds Award (2009) In grade school, Darcy Wills and Brisana Meeks were friends. But all that changed at Bluford High when Darcy started hanging with "the zeros"--a group of students Brisana despises. Now the former friends are bitter rivals, and the tension between them is getting worse. For a while, Darcy tries to stay calm, ignoring her old friend's daily taunts. But when she learns that Brisana is after her …More

Unbelievable By Shepard, Sara 2008-12 - Harper Teen 9780060887414 Check Our Catalog In the exclusive town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, the truth is about to rock the junior year of the Pretty Little Liars, as this fourth novel in Shepard's series serves up a groundbreaking combination of drama, scandal, and "Desperate Housewives"-type mystery. …More

Cop Town By Slaughter, Karin 2014-06 - Delacorte Press 9780345547491 Check Our Catalog Awards: Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2015) "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER Karin Slaughter, author of the bestselling Will Trent novels, is widely acclaimed as "one of the best crime novelists in America" ("The Washington Post"). Now she delivers her first stand-alone novel: an epic story of a city in the midst of seismic upheaval, a serial killer targeting cops, and a divided police force tasked with bringing a madman to justice. …More

Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure By Smiley, Tavis 2011-04 - Smiley Books 9781401933906 Check Our Catalog Award-winning television and radio broadcaster and "New York Times"-bestselling author Smiley steps from behind the curtain of success to share intimate stories of his missteps, misdeeds, and often highly publicized miscalculations. …More

Tit 4 Tat By Strange, Alonzo L. 2010-06 - New Vision Publication 9780982677209 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This storyline is unique, engaging, and upredictable. There is drama and heartbreak. It was enjoyable and starts with tragedy. …More

Soft: Cocaine Love Stories By Styles, T. Author McGill, Caroline Author Benjamin, J. M. 2011-09 - Urban Books 9781601624635 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Four short stories by 4 different authors. They were entertaining. Three seemed unfinished, they ended with cliffhangers. …More

The Candy Shop By Swinson, Kiki 2010-01 - Dafina Books 9780758238917 Check Our Catalog In this drama-filled page-turner, an "Essence"-bestselling author presents the raw tale of one woman's struggle with her demons, and the depths she will go to feed her addiction to street candy. HPL patron: It was sad how the main character gave up everything for drugs. She lied, cheated, and sold her body for drugs. It was a quick read. …More

I'm Still Wifey By Swinson, Ki Ki 2005-11 - Melodrama Publishing 9780971702158 Check Our Catalog While Kira's husband Ricky is behind bars serving federal time, she clings onto the hope that one day she?ll get a taste of sweet revenge for Russ?the nigga who played her! In the mix of all the drama, Kira unintentionally falls for a new ?hood rich cat who has it all. Money, good looks, and a girl back home in Jersey! This time around Kira plans to play by a different set of rules! Although, …More

Life After Wifey By Swinson, Kiki 2007-10 - Melodrama Publishing 9781934157046 Check Our Catalog Nikki is in possession of a lot of chilling information that could not only shed light on some unanswered questions, but could also put a lot of dangerous people behind bars for life -- including her new boyfriend, Syncere, from New Jersey. Well aware that she is sleeping with the enemy, Nikki knows she must step up her game and take some precautionary measures to protect herself if she plans …More

Still Candy Shopping By Swinson, Kiki 2010-01 - KS Publications 9780984529001 Check Our Catalog Faith Simmons checks into a rehab but quickly checks out after she receives bad news from her ex-husband. Back on the streets she will run into a new breed of sharks and her life will hang in the balance once again. HPL patron: This book started off where the other book (Candy Shopping) ended. Same drama. 2 stories-other story "A Scuker for Candy". …More

Still Wifey Material, Part 4 By Swinson, Kiki 2008-11 - Melodrama Publishing 9781934157107 Check Our Catalog After deciding to leave the Witness Protection Program, Kira gets disturbing news that those closest to her have all been murdered. Wanting a new beginning, she moves to Houston. Little does she know that the streets in Houston, and the men who run them, are just as dangerous as the hometown she fled. HPL patron: Starts where book 3 of sequel ends. There is …More

Wifey 4 Life By Swinson, Kiki 2012-02 - Melodrama Publishing 9781934157435 Check Our Catalog Kira's quiet life in the islands is interrupted when she's called back to Virginia to attend her cousin Nikki's funeral. Reluctantly, Kira plans a short, incognito trip to do just that. However, her plans are derailed when news of her arrival spreads. Now there's a bounty on her head, and several snakes are ready to cash in. HPL patron: Part 5 of the Wifey …More

Young-Minded Hustler By Tysha 2012-08 - Urban Books 9781601625168 Check Our Catalog This thrilling, fast-paced novel introduces readers to a determined single mother who will do anything to protect her street-hustler son. HPL patron: This book is filled with thrills, spills, and excitement. There is a mother and son who are selfish and judgmental. They betray their best friends. …More

A Long Time Gone By White, Karen 2014-06 - New American Library 9780451240460 Check Our Catalog When Vivien Walker left her home in the Mississippi Delta, she swore never to go back, as generations of the women in her family had. But in the spring, nine years to the day since she'd left, that's exactly what happens--Vivien returns, fleeing from a broken marriage and her lost dreams for children. …More

Ask Wendy: Straight-Up Advice for All the Drama in Your Life By Williams, Wendy 2013-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780062268389 Check Our Catalog The larger-than-life host of "The Wendy Williams Show" dishes out no-nonsense advice on everything from relationships, parenting, body image, beauty, and more in this essential life guide based on her show's popular "Ask Wendy" segment. …More

The Calamity Janes By Woods, Sherryl 2001-10 - Silhouette Books 9780373484393 Check Our Catalog As teenagers in Wyoming, Emma Rogers's four best friends, the Calamity Janes, supported her ambitious dreams. A decade later, Emma returns home struggling with single motherhood and career pressures, and the Calamity Janes urge her to look with favor on her sexy nemesis, Hamilton Ford. But why? And why is Emma so strongly tempted to listen to them? …More

Dogwood Hill By Woods, Sherryl 2014-12 - Mira Books 9780778318231 Check Our Catalog #1" New York Times" bestselling author Sherryl Woods tests the strength of the beloved O'Briens and proves that love and family can always triumph When former pro football quarterback Aidan Mitchell comes to Chesapeake Shores to take a high school coaching job, he's embraced by the town--especially the O'Briens. But Aidan has a secret that could alter all their lives. For …More

Hot Pursuit By Woods, Stuart 2015-04 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399169168 Check Our Catalog Stone Barrington is back in the exciting new adventure from perennial fan favorite Stuart Woods. It's not often that Stone Barrington finds a woman as accustomed to the jet-set lifestyle as he, so he's pleasantly surprised when he meets a gorgeous pilot who's soon moving to New York, and available for closer acquaintance. Their travels together lead them from Wichita to Europe, but …More

Naked Greed By Woods, Stuart 2015-07 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399174667 Check Our Catalog The outstanding new thriller from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington isn't one to turn away in the face of danger, so when he witnesses a tricky situation underway, he jumps in to lend a hand. He never expected, though, that this favor would lead to a mutually beneficial business deal with a prominent gentleman who requires the ever-discreet services …More

Dutch By Woods, Teri 2009-09 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446551533 Check Our Catalog Dutch and his dangerous clique take over the lucrative heroin business of a local drug lord. District Attorney Anthony Jacobs is confident that his witnesses will testify against Dutch and his crew. But a sudden turn of events will soon make the DA's job harder than he imagined. …More

True to the Game III By Woods, Teri 2008-07 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446581684 Check Our Catalog Awards: Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) (2009) The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy takes readers on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philadelphia and reveals Gena's mysterious stalker and savior. …More

Mad 'Cause She Ain't You By Yoshe 2012-12 - Urban Books 9781601625328 Check Our Catalog A popular voice in urban lit explores the frustrating, sometimes hilarious side of sex and relationships in the lives of three black women who find themselves learning life-altering lessons about love. …More