HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

What Mother Never Told Me By Hill, Donna 2010-03 - Kimani Press 9780373831432 Check Our Catalog Parris McKay goes to France in search of her mother, but the meeting opens old wounds for both. Parris finds solace in two new friends who, like her, are coming to terms with a legacy of long-buried secrets. …More

Without Mercy By Jackson, Lisa 2010-03 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758225641 Check Our Catalog From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Malice, Lost Souls," and "Shiver" comes a riveting thriller--her most intense to date--that goes behind the doors of an exclusive academy where members of the student body are disappearing, one by one. …More

Under Heaven By Kay, Guy Gavriel 2010-04 - Roc 9780451463302 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title In his latest innovative work, an award-winning author evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in a story of honor and power. …More

Last Bitch Standing By King, Deja 2009-12 - King Productions 9780975581186 Check Our Catalog In the final installment of the Bitch Series, Precious Cummings only has one agenda and that is to destroy her most conniving enemy yet, Maya. Precious has no doubt that she can get the job done, the only problem is locating her nemesis who has disappeared with her husband, Supreme and daughter, Aaliyah. …More

The God of the Hive By King, Laurie R. 2010-04 - Bantam Books 9780553805543 Check Our Catalog In the mesmerizing, powerful conclusion to the blockbuster hit "The Language of Bees," Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are each on the trail of exposing a ruthless villain. Will being apart help them solve a devilishly difficult mystery, or make them easier targets? …More

Someday By Kingsbury, Karen 2008-02 - Tyndale House Publishers 9780842387491 Check Our Catalog A DESPERATE SITUATION Pressures of the celebrity lifestyle weigh heavily on Dayne and Katy Matthews as they take on separate movie projects. Tabloid rumors talk of trouble and unfaithfulness between the two. And then a dramatic cover photo threatens to destroy everything they've worked to build together. Only Dayne knows the truth about the photo, truth that would help Katy believe him. But the truth will also cause devastating damage to the people he loves so dearly-the Baxter family. Dayne must weigh his decision carefully, but at what price? A HEARTBREAKING LOSS The Flanigan family recognizes the deep loss of the Christian Kids Theater, and they begin to pray for a miracle-that even without the theater, somehow CKT will go on. Bailey and Connor see their CKT friends fitting in with the wrong crowd and making decisions that will harm them. A SEASON OF HOPE John Baxter takes the next step in his relationship with Elaine, giving him a season to contemplate selling the Baxter house-and losing a lifetime of memories. As the rest of the family considers the future, they must pull together like never before. Only their undying love for each other can help them overcome today's trials for a life they know is possible . . . someday. "A story about God's unending faithfulness and the promise of tomorrow-in life, love, and the legacy of family" …More

Edge of Apocalypse By LaHaye, Tim Author Parshall, Craig 2010-04 - Zondervan 9780310326281 Check Our Catalog Edge of Apocalypse pulls you into an adrenaline-fueled political thriller laced with End Times prophecy. From Tim LaHaye, creator and co-author of the world-renowned Left Behind series---the most successful adult fiction series ever written---and Craig Parshall comes an epic story ripped from the headlines of world events and filtered through Scriptural prophecy. Set in the near future, Edge of Apocalypse chronicles the beginning of The End---the earth-shattering events leading up to the Apocalypse foretold in Revelation. Joshua Jordan, former U.S. spy-plane hero turned weapons designer, creates the world's most sophisticated missile defense system, a laser shield code-named Return to Sender. Even as Jordan hopes to secure America against a brazen array of new enemies, he finds himself trapped between international as well as domestic assailants. Global forces conspire to steal the defense weapon even as U.S. government leaders will do anything to stop the nation's impending economic catastrophe---including selling-out Jordan and his weapon. With help from a group of powerfully connected Christian leaders known as The Patriots, Jordan works to save the nation from economic and moral collapse---and to clear his name. As world events begin setting the stage for the 'end of days' foretold in Revelation, Jordan must consider not only the biblical prophecies preached by his wife's pastor, but the personal price he must pay if he is to save the nation he loves. …More

Deadly Reigns III By Laine, Ginger 2009-07 - Teri Woods Publishing 9780977323432 Check Our Catalog …More

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest By Larsson, Stieg 2010-05 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307269997 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Lisbeth Salander is ready to fight back. "[The trilogy] is intricately plotted, lavishly detailed but written with a breakneck pace and verve . . ["Hornet's Nest"] is a tantalizing double finale--first idyllic, then frenetic . . . Larsson has made the literary moods of saga and soap opera converge--with suspense as the adhesive."--"Independent." …More

A Question of Belief By Leon, Donna 2010-05 - Atlantic Monthly Press 9780802119421 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Leon's bestselling series featuring the principled, warmhearted Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti has won her international renown as one of the world's best crimewriters. In "A Question of Belief," Brunetti must contend with ingenious corruption, bureaucratic intransigence, and the stifling heat of a Venetian summer. …More

Fifth Born By Lockhart, Zelda 2002-08 - Atria Books 9780743412650 Check Our Catalog A graceful, moving first novel about secrets and their power over a family's perceptions of reality--as compelling as Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye." After an accidental meeting with Ella Mae, an estranged relative, Odessa is suddenly awakened to the stunning truth about her own identity and to what lengths everyone around her has kept it a secret for so many years. 20 b&w photos. …More

The Man from Beijing By Mankell, Henning Translator Thompson, Laurie 2010-02 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307271860 Check Our Catalog The acclaimed author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries gives listeners an electrifying thriller that takes off into a sweeping international drama. In the Swedish hamlet of Hesjovallen, 19 people have been massacred--and the only clue is a red ribbon found at the scene. …More

Supreme Justice By Margolin, Phillip 2010-05 - Harper 9780061926518 Check Our Catalog Filled with the fast-paced twists and surprises that propelled "Executive Privilege, Supreme Justice" reunites attorney Brad Miller, FBI agent Keith Evans, and private investigator Dana Cutler to untangle a five-year-old case involving a ghost ship and the president's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. …More

Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War By Marlantes, Karl 2010-03 - Atlantic Monthly Press 9780802119285 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Thirty years in the making, Marlantes's epic debut is a dense, vivid narrative spanning many months in the lives of American troops in Vietnam as they trudge across enemy lines, encountering danger from opposing forces as well as on their home turf. …More

Solar By McEwan, Ian 2010-03 - Nan A. Talese 9780385533416 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Can a man who has made a mess of his life clean up the messes of humanity? A complex novel that brilliantly traces the arc of one man's ambitions and deceptions, "Solar" is a startling, witty new work from the author of "On Chesil Beach" and "Atonement." …More

Fever Dream By Preston, Douglas J. Author Child, Lincoln 2010-05 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446554961 Check Our Catalog Special Agent Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife's murder. But as Pendergast probes the circumstances of her death, he is faced with an even greater question: Who was the woman he married? …More

Return to Sender By Michaels, Fern 2010-04 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758212733 Check Our Catalog Beloved "New York Times"-bestselling author Fern Michaels delivers a superb new novel--an unforgettable story about love, friendship, family, and the courage it takes to let go of the past. …More

Bite Me: A Love Story By Moore, Christopher 2010-03 - William Morrow & Company 9780061779725 Check Our Catalog While some young lovers are born to run, Jody and Tommy are born to bite. Well, reborn, that is, now that they're vampires, in this newest hit from the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "You Suck" and "Fool." …More

When the Heavens Fall By Morris, Gilbert 2010-05 - Howard Books 9781416587477 Check Our Catalog Brandon Winslow becomes a spy in service to Princess Elizabeth, opposed to Bloody Mary. Will it cost him his life, and the life of his beloved Adara? …More

Imperial By Morrison, Grant Illustrator Quitely, Frank Illustrator Sciver, Ethan Van 2002-07 - Marvel Comics 9780785108870 Check Our Catalog As the fear of mutants continues to build, new secrets are exposed in the "Extinction Dossier." Can the X-Men contain a situation that is about to explode as mutant militancy reaches new levels and the human/mutant dynamic continues to disintegrate? Full color. …More

Unzipped: An Urban Erotic Tale By Noire 2010-03 - One World 9780345508799 Check Our Catalog A #1 "Essence"-bestselling author delivers a steamy new tale from the streets in her seventh solo novel, set against a Harlem backdrop teeming with drama and sex at every turn. …More

The Changeling By Oe, Kenzaburo Translator Boehm, Deborah Boliver 2010-03 - Grove Press 9780802119360 Check Our Catalog Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe takes readers from the forests of southern Japan to the washed-out streets of Berlin as he investigates the impact real and imagined pasts have on present lives. …More

Tell-All By Palahniuk, Chuck 2010-05 - Doubleday Books 9780385526357 Check Our Catalog Marinated in the world of vintage Hollywood, "Tell-All" is a "Sunset Boulevard"-inflected homage to Old Hollywood when Bette Davis and Joan Crawford ruled the roost; a veritable Tourette's syndrome of rat-tat-tat name-dropping, from the A-list to the Z-list; and is vintage Palahniuk. …More

Blue-Eyed Devil By Parker, Robert B. 2010-05 - Putnam Adult 9780399156489 Check Our Catalog After the new chief of police in Appaloosa begins shaking down local merchants for protection money, those who don't want to play along seek the help of Cole and Hitch. But the guns-for-hire are thorns in the side of the power-hungry chief. There will be a showdown, but who'll be left standing? …More

Island Beneath the Sea By Allende, Isabel 2010-04 - Harper 9780061988240 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Allende's latest novel introduces yet another unforgettable woman--a slave and concubine determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds. …More