Tuesday, August 15, 2017

HPL Adult Summer Reading



Dating You / Hating You
Dating You / Hating You
By Lauren, Christina
2017-06 - Gallery Books
9781501165818 Check Our Catalog

Everyone knows that all's fair in love and war. But these two will learn that sabotage is a dish best served naked.
The first standalone romance by New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren (Beautiful Bastard) is a sexy, compulsively readable romantic comedy that dives headlong into the thrill and doubt of modern love.
Despite the odds against …More


Married in Seattle: First Comes Marriage/Wanted: Perfect Partner
Married in Seattle: First Comes Marriage/Wanted: Perfect Partner
By Macomber, Debbie
2008-12 - Mira Books
9780778326793 Check Our Catalog

Beloved, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Macomber delivers two delightful, classic tales about how to meet and marry a man in Seattle, reissued in this single volume. Original. …More


Twenty Wishes
Twenty Wishes
By Macomber, Debbie
2008-05 - Mira Books
9780778325505 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Rita Awards (2009)


BookPage Notable Title

Widow Anne Marie Roche owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's Blossom Street, but still feels empty. Anne Marie creates a list of 20 wishes, which leads her to volunteer at a school, where she meets eight-year-old Ellen. Soon, both learn that wishes can come true.

HPL patron: This book was really good and I just …More


Trader of Secrets
Trader of Secrets
By Martini, Steve
2011-05 - William Morrow & Company
9780061930232 Check Our Catalog

Defense attorney Paul Madriani is on the trail of men who are trying to steal state-of-the-art weapons technology in this latest installment of the "New York Times"-bestselling series. …More


Cyberstorm
Cyberstorm
By Mather, Matthew
Read by Taylorson, Tom
2014-01 - Blackstone Audiobooks
9781482962246 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: What you would imagine life would be like. Quick read. Interesting.
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The Company She Kept
The Company She Kept
By Mayor, Archer
2015-09 - Minotaur Books
9781250064677 Check Our Catalog


During the height of a harsh Vermont winter, the body of a woman is found hanging from the steel-mesh retaining net lining the cliffs along the interstate. She was brutally murdered, with the word "dyke" carved into her chest. She was also a state senator and best friend and ally of the current governor, Gail Zigman. At Zigman's personal request, Joe Gunther and his Vermont Bureau of …More


La's Orchestra Saves the World
La's Orchestra Saves the World
By McCall Smith, Alexander
2009-12 - Pantheon Books
9780307378385 Check Our Catalog


From the bestselling author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series: a delightful and moving story that celebrates the healing powers of friendship and music. La escapes World War II-ravaged London and a shattered marriage and relocates to a small African village. But can she really escape her past--or create a new life?
HPL patron:  Great book, a joy to …More


Heartless
Heartless
By Meyer, Marissa
2016-11 - Feiwel & Friends
9781250044655 Check Our Catalog


The #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller that Gregory Maguire (Wicked and After Alice) calls "full of heart."
Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.
Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all …More


Wires and Nerve: Volume 1
Wires and Nerve: Volume 1
By Meyer, Marissa
Illustrator Holgate, Douglas
2017-01 - Feiwel & Friends
9781250078261 Check Our Catalog


The first graphic novel from #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller Marissa Meyer
In her first graphic novel, bestselling author Marissa Meyer extends the world of the Lunar Chronicles with a brand-new, action-packed story about Iko, the android with a heart of (mechanized) gold.When rogue packs of wolf-hybrid soldiers threaten the tenuous peace alliance between …More


Collected Poems
Collected Poems
By Millay, Edna St Vincent
2011-03 - Harper Perennial
9780062015273 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: This author did a wonderful job writing different poems for this book.
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The Crystal Gryphon
The Crystal Gryphon
By Norton, Andre
1985-07 - Tor Books
9780812547382 Check Our Catalog

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Gryphon's Eyrie
Gryphon's Eyrie
By Norton, Andre
With Crispin, A. C.
1992-12 - Tor Books
9780812531695 Check Our Catalog

The urge within him is overwhelming, and Kerovan is driven to the mountains followed closely by Lady Joisan. Together they wage the final battle against That Which Runs the Ridges to protect the world from Everlasting Undeath which will take them if they fail. …More


The Chosen
The Chosen
By Ohlsson, Kristina
2016-12 - Atria Books
9781476734064 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Hard to follow.
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The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry
The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry
By Rampersad, Arnold
Editor Herbold, Hilary
2005-10 - Oxford University Press, USA
9780195125634 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
ForeWord Book of the Year Award (2005), IndieFab awards (2005)

Reflecting the variety of visions and styles of African-American poets over two centuries, this anthology offers nothing less than a definitive literary portrait of a people. …More


Cross Justice
Cross Justice
By Patterson, James
2015-11 - Little Brown and Company
9780316407045 Check Our Catalog


When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that …More


Zoo
Zoo
By Patterson, James
Author Ledwidge, Michael
2012-09 - Little Brown and Company
9780316097444 Check Our Catalog

Young biologist Jackson Oz watches escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the violence to come becomes terrifyingly clear. With the help of ecologist Chloe Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it's too late. …More


Eden in Winter
Eden in Winter
By Patterson, Richard North
2014-07 - Quercus Books
9781623651473 Check Our Catalog

Number one New York Times best-selling author Richard North Patterson, author of more than twenty novels, including Degree of Guilt and Silent Witness, returns with the dramatic conclusion to the Blaine trilogy: Eden in Winter, the final volume that completes the story begun in Fall from Grace and Loss of Innocence.

Two months after the
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Burning Bright
Burning Bright
By Petrie, Nicholas
2017-01 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780399174575 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: Great book. Excellent plot and good character development.
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Small Great Things
Small Great Things
By Picoult, Jodi
2016-10 - Ballantine Books
9780345544957 Check Our Catalog


#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, Small Great Things is the stunning new page-turner from Jodi Picoult.
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
" Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America …More


Behind Her Eyes: A Suspenseful Psychological Thriller
Behind Her Eyes: A Suspenseful Psychological Thriller
By Pinborough, Sarah
2017-01 - Flatiron Books
9781250111173 Check Our Catalog


AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"You should read Behind Her Eyes...It's bloody brilliant." --Stephen King



"An eerie thriller...Pinborough keeps us guessing about just who's manipulating whom - until the ending reveals that we've been wholly complicit in this terrifying mind game." --The New York
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Hide Me Among the Graves
Hide Me Among the Graves
By Powers, Tim
2012-03 - William Morrow & Company
9780061231544 Check Our Catalog


From the award-winning author of "Declare, Last Call" and "Three Days to Never" comes a standout historical thriller in which art and the supernatural collide.
HPL patron: I listened to the Playaway. This was a fantastic story with excellent narration. The story was easy to follow and made doing yardwork a bit more bearable.
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Sorrow on Sunday
Sorrow on Sunday
By Purser, Ann
2007-07 - Severn House Publishers
9780727865106 Check Our Catalog

A spate of equestrian thefts has hit Long Farnden. Lois Meade agrees to listen for any incriminating rumors. Once again, Lois proves herself invaluable to Chief Inspector Hunter Cowgill, but things take a more dangerous turn when she finds herself a prime target. …More



A World Without You
A World Without You
By Revis, Beth
2016-07 - Razorbill
9781595147158 Check Our Catalog


HPL patron: An amazing love story about two misfits. Love it a lot!
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