Adult Summer Reading Week 11 - Friday

Single with Benefits By Aaron, Relentless 2008-10 - Griffin 9780312359379 Check Our Catalog From one of the leaders of a hip-hop literature' revolution ("Daily News") comes another juicy story about the joy and pain of having friends with perks. …More

Helliconia Summer By Aldiss, Brian W. 2014-08 - Open Road Media Science & Fantasy 9781497637641 Check Our Catalog Winner of two Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award, and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Brian W. Aldiss has, for more than fifty years, continued to challenge readers minds with literate, thought provoking, and inventive fiction. A handful of centuries on, Helliconia is close to the larger star in its binary system, and the Phagors have been driven into …More

Die Like an Eagle By Andrews, Donna 2016-08 - Minotaur Books 9781250078551 Check Our Catalog The brilliantly funny Donna Andrews delivers another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed series that mystery readers have come to love. The nineteenth book in her New York Times best-selling series continues to surprise and delight in this next knee-slapping adventure featuring Meg Langslow and all the eccentric characters that make up her world. Meg is Team Mom and Michael is coach of their …More

Diary of an Oxygen Thief: Anonymous By Anonymous 2016-05 - V Pub 9780692539835 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: It's an okay story-not really my taste. I think I wanted (expected) more from it. He gets compared to "Catcher in the Rye"-but a grown up version-online. I don't care for "Catcher" either, but perhaps a person who does would enjoy "Diary." …More

Sweet Addiction By Banks, Maya 2012-12 - Berkley Books 9780425267011 Check Our Catalog Cole is successful beyond his dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but there's only one he can't stop thinking about: his childhood sweetheart, Renita--and the pain he brought upon her. …More

Sweet Persuasion By Banks, Maya 2012-12 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425266960 Check Our Catalog The bestselling author of "For Her Pleasure" and "Sweet Surrender" delivers another Osearingly sexy and highly believableO ("Romantic Times") erotic romance. …More

Sweet Seduction By Banks, Maya 2009-10 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425230695 Check Our Catalog Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. She doesn't think he's interested, so she decides to move on. But Nathan won't let her get away that easy. …More

Sweet Surrender By Banks, Maya 2012-12 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425266953 Check Our Catalog Dallas cop Gray Montgomery is on a mission to find the guy who killed his partner. He's found a link between the killer and Faith, a beautiful stranger--and if Gray has to get close to her to catch the killer, so be it. …More

Sweet Temptation By Banks, Maya 2012-12 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425266984 Check Our Catalog Micah Hudson has painful secrets in his past that he's trying to forget, but he's about to be confronted with the one person who knows his secrets--Angelina, the sister of his oldest friend. And she'll use whatever it takes to reel him in. …More

The Life of Elves By Barbery, Muriel Translator Anderson, Alison 2016-02 - Europa Editions 9781609453152 Check Our Catalog An inspiring literary fantasy about two gifted girls from the bestselling author of "The Elegance of the Hedgehog," "The Life of Elves "sings of the human spirit and conveys a message of hope and faith. Muriel Barbery's new novel is the first of two books about Maria and Clara, unforgettable heroines of a world facing annihilation. Animated by a large cast of endearing characters, it …More

Burn By Barr, Nevada 2011-05 - St. Martin's Press 9780312381806 Check Our Catalog National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon takes the city of New Orleans by storm in her latest adventure from a "New York Times"-bestselling author. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin's Press. …More

Annuals for Michigan By Szerlag, Nancy Author Beck, Alison Joint Author Beck, Alison 2002-03 - Lone Pine Publishing 9781551053462 Check Our Catalog Brilliant photographs and down-to-earth advice are packed into this guide to over 443 annuals suited to Michigan's climate. Szerlag and Beck provide information on light, water and nutrient needs, as well as recommendations on how and when to start your plants. This book also includes tips on planting, growing, recommended varieties, and problems and pests. …More

A Fierce Radiance By Belfer, Lauren 2010-06 - Harper 9780061252518 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "City of Light" pens a compelling, richly detailed, and absorbing tale of passion and intrigue set in New York City in the tumultuous early days of World War II. …More

That Darkness By Black, Lisa 2016-04 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781496701886 Check Our Catalog In this "tour de force "of psychological suspense, bestselling author Lisa Black draws from her experience as a forensic investigator to create two of the most fascinating characters in crime fiction: a killer with a unique sense of justice and a woman in a lifelong relationship with death That Darkness As a forensic investigator for the Cleveland Police Department, Maggie …More

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows By Bradley, Alan 2011-11 - Delacorte Press 9780385344012 Check Our Catalog It's Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce--an 11-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving--is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces' decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. …More

One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com By Brandt, Richard L. 2012-12 - Portfolio 9781591845850 Check Our Catalog Why has Amazon been so successful? Much of it has to do with Jeff Bezos, the CEO and founder, whose unique combination of character traits and business strategy have driven Amazon to the top of the online retail world. Originally a computer nerd rather than a businessman, he had the vision to capitalize on the untapped online marketplace for bookselling. …More

The Last Summer (of You and Me) By Brashares, Ann 2007-06 - Riverhead Books 9781594489174 Check Our Catalog Gracie Martin is a New Yorker who has a gift for returning lost objects to their rightful owners. Wise and enchanting, with a heroine as endearing as the four young women in the author's "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," Brashares' first novel for adults marks her debut as a writer of perceptive, resonant, utterly engaging women's fiction. …More

Tall Tail By Brown, Rita Mae 2016-05 - Bantam 9780553392463 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: 1784 comes alive in this newest mystery, characters first introduced in Tail Gait are back, as the past and present are combined into one enjoyable story. …More

Charade By Brown, Sandra 2010-09 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446601856 Check Our Catalog A medical miracle gave TV personality Cat Delaney more than a new heart. It gave her a second chance at life. After leaving Hollywood to host a San Antonio TV show spotlighting children with special needs, Cat fights to gain respect as a newscaster. She meets Alex Pierce, an ex-cop turned crime writer, who regards her as a woman, not as a heart patient. When fatal "accidents" begin killing the …More

Fat Tuesday By Brown, Sandra 1998-06 - Warner Books (NY) 9780446605588 Check Our Catalog Burke Basile is a cop with nothing left to lose. Responsible for his partner's death, his marriage and his career over, he focuses on his nemesis, Pinkie Duvall, a flamboyant attorney who helps killers evade justice. Burke's shocking revenge centers around kidnapping Remy, the lawyer's trophy wife. But Burke hasn't planned on the electric attraction he'll feel for this desperate woman, who rose …More

Mean Streak By Brown, Sandra 2015-02 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455581146 Check Our Catalog From #1 New York Times best-selling author Sandra Brown comes a heart-pounding story of survival, that takes the age-old question, "Does the end justify the means?" and turns it on its head. Dr. Emory Charbonneau, a pediatrician and marathon runner, disappears on a mountain road in North Carolina. By the time her husband Jeff, miffed over a recent argument, reports her missing, the …More

White Hot By Brown, Sandra 2005-07 - Pocket Books 9780743466769 Check Our Catalog Set in sultry Louisiana, this latest novel by the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author combines hard-edged suspense with emotionally charged relationships and startling plot twists. …More

Cold Days By Butcher, Jim 2013-04 - Thorndike Press 9781410457103 Check Our Catalog After being murdered and then brought back to life, Harry Dresden soon realizes that maybe death wasn't all that bad. Because he is no longer Chicago's only professional wizard. …More

Midnight's Wild Passion By Campbell, Anna 2011-04 - Avon Books 9780061684302 Check Our Catalog The author of the popular "My Reckless Summer" delights readers once again with a dark, richly emotional story of vengeance, passion, and redemption. Original. …More