HPL Adult Summer Reading

The Banks Sisters By Turner, Nikki 2015-02 - Urban Books 9781601626479 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: The Banks sisters each have a story of their own. They didn't always agree with each other but had each other's back. There are some spelling and grammar errors. I didn't like the ending. …More

Banks Sisters 2 By Turner, Nikki 2016-02 - Urban Books 9781622869572 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestselling author Nikki Turner returns with the next edition in the highly successful Banks Sisters trilogy. Meet the Banks sisters--Simone, Bunny, Tallhya, and Ginger. They feel like they are finally in the clear in connection with the recent bank robberies--until their mother shows up demanding her share at gunpoint. She threatens to snitch them out if they don't come …More

Carl Weber's Kingpins: Miami By Turner, Nikki 2015-09 - Urban Books 9781622869350 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber has brought together eight of the best Urban Street writers to participate in the most highly anticipated series of 2015, the Kingpin series. Every city has an underworld leader. In the Kingpin series, we will visit eight cities and ride along with that city's kingpin as he rules the streets. The story starts out in Miami with Nikki Turner, and …More

The Patriarch: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel By Walker, Martin 2015-08 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780385354172 Check Our Catalog A beloved village, a renowned family, a suspicious death--it's the latest adventure in the Dordogne for police chief Bruno. When Bruno is invited to the lavish birthday celebration of World War II flying ace and national icon Marco "the Patriarch" Desaix, it's the fulfillment of a boyhood dream. But when the party ends in the death of Gilbert, Marco's longtime …More

Hood Misfits 3: Carl Weber Presents By Storm Author Storm 2015-08 - Urban Books 9781622869206 Check Our Catalog Never underestimate a misfit. All Enzo, aka Shawn Banks, and Bianca "Angel" Smith wanted to do was leave any evidence of their old life behind them, but the past has a way of coming back to haunt you. When international king pin Damien Orlando was taken down, the streets of Atlanta thought DOA's reign of terror was over, but sometimes even tied up ends can unravel. Step into the …More

Hood Misfits Volume 2 By Brick & Storm Author Storm 2014-12 - Urban Books 9781601626400 Check Our Catalog …More

Hood Misfits Volume 4: Carl Weber Presents By Brick Author Storm 2016-01 - Urban Books 9781622869602 Check Our Catalog Shawn "Enzo" Banks and Bianca "Angel" Smith are back with a plan enveloped in vengeance. After dealing with Micah Tems, a man who was bent on turning Enzo into a monster, both Angel and Enzo were forcefully thrust into the seedy corrupt world of the streets again, effectively falling into Micah's plan. With time ticking away and Enzo's desire to keep his career and family intact, he …More

The Man in 3B By Weber, Carl 2013-01 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455505265 Check Our Catalog Meet Darryl Graham. He has made it very clear he greatly values his privacy in Queens, but he is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be, so inquiring minds want to know. Unfortunately, in Darryl's world, what you know can hurt you, and when he winds up dead, those inquiring minds become the prime suspects. …More

To Paris with Love By Weber, Carl Author Pete, Eric 2013-11 - Urban Books 9781601625717 Check Our Catalog Ripped from the pages of Carl Weber's New York Times�"bestselling Family Business series comes a solo story about his most popular character to date -- the bright, sexy, and deadly Paris Duncan HPL patron: This is Paris Duncan's story. Part of the Family Business series. It is filled with thrills, murder, and sex. A good read. …More

Lip Smackin' Good By Weber, Natalie 2014-03 - Urban Books 9781601625908 Check Our Catalog After one night as a stripper, Cindy decides she can't take it and quits. Unlike most of the girls she knows from the streets, she's not ready for that kind of grind. That doesn't mean she can't hustle, though. In order to make money without being groped by men in the club, Cindy starts a phone sex company. Her lip services quickly gain popularity, and she ventures into other aspects …More

Family Tree By Wiggs, Susan 2016-08 - William Morrow & Company 9780062499400 Check Our Catalog #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a powerful, emotionally complex story of love and loss, heartbreak and healing, the pain of the past . . . and the promise of the future Sometimes the greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A single cell, joining with another. And then dividing. And just like that, the world changes. …More

Table for Five By Wiggs, Susan 2005-04 - Mira Books 9780778321675 Check Our Catalog Awards: Rita Awards (2006) Before an estranged couple is killed in an unthinkable tragedy, they designate two guardians for their children--a man and a woman who are essentially strangers and who have nothing in common except their compassion for the couple's three orphaned children. HPL patron: I really liked it. It was a heart-felt story that I had a hard time putting down. …More