HPL Adult Summer Reading

A House Divided By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2013-05 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455526062 Check Our Catalog The 10th Reverend Curtis Black novel! Life is close to perfect for Charlotte and Curtis Black--except that their son Matthew's girlfriend, Racquel, is eight months pregnant and Racquel's mother, Mona, and Charlotte can't stand each other. On the day of Racquel's baby shower, Charlotte and Mona have a major blow up and the stress sends Racquel into early labor. HPL patron: …More

The Reverend's Wife By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2012-05 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446572477 Check Our Catalog From bestselling author Roby comes the ninth installment in her award-winning Reverend Curtis Black series. Curtis is ready to move on from his wife after her two affairs and is being propositioned by a woman who desperately wants to become the next Mrs. Curtis Black. HPL patron: Book 9 of the Reverend Curtis series. This book was interesting and …More

Sin of a Woman By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2017-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455569694 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Raven is acting like she's a minister but in reality she is faking to get more members so she can have more money. Raven lies her way to manipulate people, lie on people, and hurt people until she loses everything at the end. …More

Sin No More By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2008-02 - William Morrow & Company 9780060892500 Check Our Catalog The Reverend Curtis Black is turning over a new leafor is he? From "New York Times"-bestselling author Kim Lawson Roby comes a novel featuring her beloved, rascally reverend. Will he be able to live a life without sin? HPL patron: This is five in the Curtis Black series. The prominient minister is back and is attempting to change his cheating ways. There …More

A Sinful Calling By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2016-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455559596 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Dillion has managed to get a megachurch just like his father, but he's just like his father so he doesn't get the end result of a megachurch because he has so much hatred in his heart that he loses everything in his life that means something to him. HPL patron: Book 13 in the Reverend Curtis Black series. This book is …More

Too Much of a Good Thing By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2005-02 - William Morrow & Company 9780060568504 Check Our Catalog In the sequel to the enormously successful "Casting the First Stone," Lawson Roby brings back a character readers love to hate. HPL patron: Book 2 in the Reverend Curtis Black series. There's greed, lying, cheating. There were important issues: self-worth, rape, self-love. …More

The Ultimate Betrayal By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2015-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455559565 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Book 12 of the Curtis Black series. The book is focused on his daughter Alicia. There is drama, never ending twists, selfish choices, and unforseen consequences. …More

Every Dark Corner By Rose, Karen 2017-02 - Berkley Books 9780399583063 Check Our Catalog In this nerve-shattering novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Alone in the Dark, special Agents Griffin Davenport and Kate Coppola are on the trail of a depraved criminal... When FBI Special Agent Griffin "Decker" Davenport opens his eyes after several days in a coma, there is unfinished business still on his mind. Decker's on the cusp of discovering the …More

Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame By Saul, John 1997-03 - Fawcett Books 9780449227862 Check Our Catalog 'Part Three' of the new six-part serial novel by a master of chilling terror ushers in the scariest and most suspenseful six months readers will ever spend! 'The Blackstone Chronicles' will be a major TV miniseries. …More

Asylum By Saul, John 1997-05 - Fawcett Books 9780449227947 Check Our Catalog John Saul, master of psychological and supernatural suspense, has created a terrifying serial thriller set in the New England town of Blackstone. From the old Asylum, an insidious evil has descended upon unsuspecting souls who fall within its looming shadow. Seemingly harmless gifts have been appearing for months at the homes of Blackstone's residents. Each object has a dark, horrifying …More

Darkness By Saul, John Read by Dawe, Angela 2014-04 - Brilliance Audio 9781469292588 Check Our Catalog Villejeune, Florida. A secluded little town at the edge of a vast, eerie swamp. Far from prying eyes. Far from the laws of civilization. Here folks live by their own rules -- dark rites of altars and infants, candles and blood. Years ago the Andersons left town with a dream. Now they are back. To live out a nightmare. Something has been waiting for them. Something unspeakably evil. It …More

Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope By Saul, John 1997-04 - Fawcett Books 9780449227893 Check Our Catalog When attorney Ed Becker spots the carved antique dresser in a dusty attic, he takes it to restore. Then his young daughter, Amy, makes a curious discovery--inside one of the drawers she finds a set of old pictures and a stereoscope, an old-fashioned device that allows one to see images in 3-D. Oddly, one of the photos resembles their house, where Ed's grandmother lived long ago. But the scenes …More

Eye for an Eye: The Doll By Saul, John 1997-03 - Fawcett Books 9780449227817 Check Our Catalog Starting this month, John Saul offers readers his ultimate tale of terror--one piece at a time. Beginning with "An Eye for an Eye: The Doll", the "Blackstone Chronicles" brings to eerie life the small New England town of Blackstone--and the dark secrets and sins that lay buried there. …More

Look Again By Scottoline, Lisa 2009-04 - St. Martin's Press 9780312380724 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author Scottoline's writing is sharp, intelligent, funny, and hip. . . she gives fans of thrillers a good, twisty plot, lively characters, andan all-around fun read ("USA Today"). HPL patron: I'd give this 3 stars out of 4. …More

Lost and Found Sisters By Shalvis, Jill 2017-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780062675644 Check Our Catalog From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women's fiction novel--an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood--perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins. They say life can change in an instant... After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally …More

Her Sweetest Revenge By Saundra 2015-06 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781617739774 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Mya, a poor girl from the projects, is forced to take care of her siblings when her mother turns to drugs after Mya's dad goes to prison for life. Mya seeks revenge on everyone who brought harm to her family. …More

Her Sweetest Revenge 2 By Saundra 2015-10 - Dafina Books 9781617739811 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: The second of a 3 part series. Mya continues to be loyal and close to her family. There was suspense and some editing issues. It will be a good read if you like urban books. …More

Her Sweetest Revenge 3 By Saundra 2016-02 - Dafina Books 9781617739859 Check Our Catalog Mya Bedford's hopes for a normal life, free from the hustle, seem more distant than ever when her best friend's fiance is shot, Mya's husband is thrown back into the game, and a ruthless new crew hits the streets of Detroit. But there's one bright spot: Mya's father, Lester, has suddenly been released from prison. It seem like love is even blossoming again between Mya's parents... Mya …More

Heist 2 By Swinson, Kiki 2015-09 - Dafina Books 9780758280312 Check Our Catalog The Last Heist Kiki Swinson Shannon Mitchell gambled that betraying her husband's biggest heist ever was her way out of the game for good. Losing that bet put her in lockdown--and at the top of Todd Mitchell's revenge-fueled hit list. Now she'll work every seductive move and lethal play to survive. 'Cause when it comes to wreaking her own vengeance, this devious beauty isn't …More

The Score By Swinson, Kiki 2016-01 - Dafina Books 9781617739682 Check Our Catalog Going once Identity theft mastermind Lauren Kelly has always had a taste for the finer things including Matt Connors, her lover and accomplice. But she's not the only one Going twice When their partner, Yancy, stumbles onto a tycoon's multi-million dollar bank account, Lauren expects everything will go smoothly until she discovers Yancy and Matt are planning the …More

Heist 2 By Swinson, Kiki 2015-09 - Dafina Books 9780758280312 Check Our Catalog The Last Heist Kiki Swinson Shannon Mitchell gambled that betraying her husband's biggest heist ever was her way out of the game for good. Losing that bet put her in lockdown--and at the top of Todd Mitchell's revenge-fueled hit list. Now she'll work every seductive move and lethal play to survive. 'Cause when it comes to wreaking her own vengeance, this devious beauty isn't …More

Wife Extraordinaire Reloaded Part 3 By Swinson, Kiki 2014-11 - KS Publications 9780985349523 Check Our Catalog Trice and Charlene find themselves in a war to see who'll become Wife Extraordinaire. …More

Wifey's Next Deadly Hustle By Swinson, Kiki 2014-12 - KS Publications 9780986203718 Check Our Catalog Kira is getting pulled in more murders. It seems like everywhere she turns someone else comes up dead. Now that she's aware that harm is lurking around the next corner she starts equipping herself with an arsenal of manpower. But will that manpower help keep her alive? …More

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven: Or, How I Made Peace with the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics in the Process By Taylor, Corey 2013-07 - Da Capo Press 9780306821646 Check Our Catalog Lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour's follow-up to the "New York Times" bestseller "Seven Deadly Sins." …More

I Wrote This for You By Pleasefindthis Author Thomas, Iain S. Photographer Ellis, Jon 2011-12 - Central Avenue Publishing 9781926760681 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This book grew tiresome. By the end I was just wishing I could read faster to finish it sooner. Maybe if I took my time something would have resonated but overall, I was not a fan. The photos/images don't really add to the entries like I thought they would/should. …More