HPL Adult Summer Reading

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 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 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 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 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. …More

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 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 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 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 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. …More

The Crystal Gryphon By Norton, Andre 1985-07 - Tor Books 9780812547382 Check Our Catalog …More

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 By Ohlsson, Kristina 2016-12 - Atria Books 9781476734064 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Hard to follow. …More

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 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 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 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 …More

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. …More

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 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 …More

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. …More

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 By Revis, Beth 2016-07 - Razorbill 9781595147158 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: An amazing love story about two misfits. Love it a lot! …More