Summer Reading Week 3

One Night By Dickey, Eric Jerome 2015-04 - Dutton Books 9780525954859 Check Our Catalog For one night, a couple checks in to an upscale hotel. The pair seem unlikely companions, from opposing strata of society, but their attraction is palpable to all who observe them--or overhear their cries of passion. In the course of twelve hours, con games, erotic interludes, jealousy, violence, and murder swirl around them. Will they part ways in bliss, in sorrow, or in death? …More

We Never Asked for Wings By Diffenbaugh, Vanessa 2015-08 - Ballantine Books 9780553392319 Check Our Catalog From the beloved "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Language of Flowers" comes her much-anticipated new novel about young love, hard choices, and hope against all odds. For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her children Alex, fifteen, and Luna, just six in their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit …More

Face Paint: The Story of Makeup By Eldridge, Lisa 2015-10 - Abrams Image 9781419717963 Check Our Catalog Makeup, as we know it, has only been commercially available in the last 100 years, but applying decoration to the face and body may be one of the oldest global social practices. In "Face Paint," Lisa Eldridge reveals the entire history of the art form, from Egyptian and Classical times up through the Victorian age and golden era of Hollywood, and also surveys the cutting-edge makeup science of …More

One for the Money By Evanovich, Janet 1994-08 - Scribner Book Company 9780684196398 Check Our Catalog This explosive debut novel--sold to Tri Star Pictures for six figures--introduces Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter. Stephanie's assignment is to nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop charged with murder--and the man who took her virginity at age 16. Powerful chemistry still exists between the two, making for one of the most original mysteries of the season. HPL patron: It …More

Who Said It Would Be Easy?: A Story of Faith By Faye, Cheryl 2011-02 - Strebor Books 9781593093525 Check Our Catalog Includes excerpt from Be careful what you wish for by Cheryl Faye. …More

Fire Bound By Feehan, Christine 2016-05 - Thorndike Press Large Print 9781410489012 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of the Sea Haven novels returns to the circle of the six sisters of the heart, bound by the elements and to one who possesses the power to inflame the most dangerous passions of all. Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glass blower whose delicate gift conceals a burning inner strength that can destroy as exquisitely as it can create. …More

Reef Life By Ferrari, Andrea Author Ferrari, Antonella Joint Author Ferrari, Antonella 2002-03 - Firefly Books 9781552096253 Check Our Catalog Nowhere on earth is there a more beautiful and more abundant life than that which exists on the coral reefs just below the surface of the ocean. Reef Life is filled with information and images that brings order to the multitude of living things that exist here and allows the reader to appreciate the diversity and the richness of the world under the sea. This handy guidebook will prove …More

Endgame: The Calling By Frey, James Author Johnson-Shelton, Nils 2014-10 - Harper Teen 9780062347060 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Fast-pace page-turner written in present-omniscent POV-I recommend to those without queasy stomachs. …More

Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances By Gaiman, Neil Read by Gaiman, Neil 2015-02 - HarperCollins 9781467697071 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I listened to the audiobook on Playaway. Gaiman is fun to listen to but the book overall was a little bit of a let down. Multiple stories in this short story collection have already been published in other formats. Two of them work better in the illustrated and graphic formats. …More

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia By Gilbert, Elizabeth 2006-02 - Viking Books 9780670034710 Check Our Catalog A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. …More

Tom Clancy Commander in Chief By Greaney, Mark 2015-12 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399176760 Check Our Catalog The newest electrifying thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series has President Jack Ryan and his allies facing a treacherous foe threatening to unleash chaos around the globe. HPL patron: Another wonderful Tom Clancy style read. Mark Greaney has picked up the mantle where Tom Clancy left off. The third in the series of highly researched books, this new one …More

Letters to the Lost By Grey, Iona 2015-05 - Thomas Dunne Books 9781250066770 Check Our Catalog An accomplished novel from a talented writer, Letters to the Lost is a stunning, emotional love story. Iona Grey's prose is warm, evocative, and immediately engaging; her characters become so real you can't bear to let them go. "I promised to love you forever, in a time when I didn't know if I'd live to see the start of another week. Now it looks like forever is finally running out. I never …More

Mama Flora's Family By Haley, Alex Joint Author Stevens, David 1998-10 - Scribner Book Company 9780684834719 Check Our Catalog Soon to be an CBS miniseries, this sweeping family saga of three generations in the mid-20th century is the final, brilliant inheritance from Alex Haley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Roots". At the center of this poignant novel stands the indomitable Mama Flora, matriarch of an extraordinary family of destitute Tennessee sharecroppers. …More

Ghosts and Legends of Michigan's West Coast By Hammond, Amberrose 2009-08 - History Press (SC) 9781596296633 Check Our Catalog Western Michigan is home to some of the state's most picturesque places- and also some of its most chilling tales. Ghost story researcher and enthusiast Amberrose Hammond exposes the mysterious and spirit-ridden world of many beloved Michigan destinations as she skillfully weaves narratives of a world unseen by most. From the lingering spirit forever working in the Grand Theatre and the …More

The A to Z of You and Me By Hannah, James 2016-05 - Sourcebooks Landmark 9781492633167 Check Our Catalog "Beautifully constructed and hugely moving. Deserves to be a smash hit." Lissa Evans, author of Crooked Heart The A to Z game. For Ivo, it's a way to pass the time, a way to avoid the pain, and a way to think about what really got him here. His hospice nurse suggested it. Think of a body part for each letter, and think of memories connected to each one. And so begins the revealing of his …More

The Bishop's Wife By Harrison, Mette Ivie 2014-12 - Soho Crime 9781616954765 Check Our Catalog Awards: Utah Book Award (2015) HPL patron: This was not the kind of Bishop I expected. …More

Redemption Road By Hart, John 2016-05 - Thomas Dunne Books 9780312380366 Check Our Catalog Now at "NYT" Besteller Over 2 million copies of his books in print. The first and only author to win back-to-back Edgars for Best Novel. Every book a "New York Times" bestseller. After five years, John Hart is back. Since his debut bestseller, "The King of Lies," reviewers across the country have heaped praise on John Hart, comparing his writing to that of Pat Conroy, Cormac McCarthy and …More

Gone By Hayder, Mo 2011-02 - Atlantic Monthly Press 9780802119643 Check Our Catalog Awards: Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2012) In her latest page-turner, the author of "Skin" and "Ritual" delivers a thrilling and horrifying story that follows the investigation of a brilliant yet twisted carjacker with a disturbing game to play. HPL patron: Even through its placed in England area it's not hard to get into or follow and will keep you guessing to the end. A must read. …More

Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origins By Hazen, Robert M. 2005-09 - Joseph Henry Press 9780309094320 Check Our Catalog Life on Earth arose nearly 4 billion years ago, bursting forth from air, water, and rock. Though the process obeyed all the rules of chemistry and physics, the details of that original event pose as deep a mystery as any facing science. How did non-living chemicals become alive? While the question is (deceivingly) simple, the answers are unquestionably complex. Science inevitably plays a key role …More

Dirty Little Angel By Hilton, Erica 2008-09 - Melodrama Publishing 9781934157190 Check Our Catalog Chao's life has been a whirlwind since the day her mother gave her up of foster care at the age of five. She grew up hard on the streets of the Bronx, but left to start up an new life in Philly with a pimp named Crown. Drown, a gorilla pimp who controls the mind of the girls with manipulation, abuse and influence--only wants his hoes to have eyes and love for him wihle continuing to make him top …More

That Girl Is Poison By Hines, Tia 2012-07 - Urban Books 9781601625175 Check Our Catalog Essence]-bestselling author Hines delivers a compelling message about the dangers of promiscuity and HIV/AIDS with this harrowing tale. …More

The Bitter Season By Hoag, Tami 2016-01 - Dutton Books 9780525954552 Check Our Catalog Kovac and Liska take on multiple twisted cases as #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Tami Hoag explores a murder from the past, a murder from the present, and a life that was never meant to be. As the dreary, bitter weather of late fall descends on Minneapolis, Detective Nikki Liska is restless, already bored with her new assignment to the cold case squad. She misses the rush of …More

Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation By Horowitz, Mitch 2009-09 - Bantam 9780553806755 Check Our Catalog A feast for believers in alternative spirituality and an eye-opener for anyone curious about the unknown byroads of American history, "Occult America" presents an engaging portrait of one nation, under many gods, whose revolutionary influence is still being felt. HPL patron: It was very interesting to learn about how Mysticism and Religion came to America, and all the …More

Hot Blooded By Jackson, Lisa 2001-12 - Thomas T. Beeler Publisher 9781574903782 Check Our Catalog FIRST ONE DEAD BODY... A prostitute lies strangled in a seedy French Quarter hotel room. Miles away, in a rambling plantation house on the sultry shores of Lake Ponchartrain, popular late-night radio host Dr. Samantha Leeds receives a threatening crank call. All in a day's work for a celebrity. Who would think to link the two? THEN ANOTHER... A second hooker's corpse turns up. Samantha's …More