HPL's Adult Summer Reading

Kentucky Bride By Howell, Hannah 2010-05 - Zebra 9781420104653 Check Our Catalog Out of print for more than 15 years, this historical classic by "New York Times"-bestselling author Howell is back in a fresh new package. …More

Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide By Howell, W. Mike 2004-01 - Pearson Education 9780536758538 Check Our Catalog Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide fills the void for a photographic identification guide to commonly encountered eastern U.S. spiders. Although not a taxonomic key or scientific treatise, this welcome book contains a wealth of information not seen elsewhere. After a brief introduction to spider anatomy, silk and webs, spider ecology, and classification, …More

Ravishing in Red By Hunter, Madeline 2010-01 - Jove Books 9780515147544 Check Our Catalog From an acclaimed "New York Times"-bestselling author comes a dazzling new tale of erotic passion, the first in a delicious quartet of Regency romances. Original. …More

Sinful in Satin By Hunter, Madeline 2010-09 - Jove Books 9780515148442 Check Our Catalog Celia's quiet life ends when her mother, a famed London courtesan, dies, leaving her a small house in town-and a darkly handsome, reputedly dangerous tenant. HPL patron: Wonderful book.  Can't wait to read rest of the quartet. …More

The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne By Hunter, Madeline 2012-03 - Jove Books 9780515150469 Check Our Catalog As reluctant business partners, Florence Fairbourne's defiance and Darius Stainthorpe's demands make it difficult to manage one of London's most eminent auction houses. But their passionate personalities come to terms in an affair that leaves them both senseless--until the devastating truth behind their partnership comes to light. Original. …More

The Snow Child By Ivey, Eowyn 2012-02 - Reagan Arthur Books 9780316175678 Check Our Catalog Awards: Discover Great New Writers (2012), Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize (2012), Indies Choice Book Awards (2013), Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (2013), Pulitzer Prize (2013) Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead--and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees. HPL patron: As …More

You Will Pay By Jackson, Lisa 2017-05 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781617734663 Check Our Catalog In a fast-paced, brilliantly twisted novel of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, the deadly secrets of a long-ago summer stir to life once more. It starts as a prank--a way to blow off steam after a long summer at Camp Horseshoe. Among the teen counselors, tensions and hormones are running high. No wonder the others agree when Jo-Beth Chancellor …More

Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad By Kirkpatrick, Melanie 2012-09 - Encounter Books 9781594036330 Check Our Catalog From the world's most repressive state comes rare good news: the escape to freedom of a small number of its people. It is a crime to leave North Korea. Yet increasing numbers of North Koreans dare to flee. They go first to neighboring China, which rejects them as criminals, then on to Southeast Asia or Mongolia, and finally to South Korea, the United States, and other free countries. They …More

Devil in Spring By Kleypas, Lisa 2017-02 - Avon Books 9780062371881 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestselling author LISA KLEYPAS delivers the unforgettable tale of a strong-willed beauty who encounters her match in one of London's most notorious--yet irresistible--rakes . . . An eccentric wallflower . . . Most debutantes dream of finding a husband. Lady Pandora Ravenel has different plans. The ambitious young beauty would much rather stay at …More

Brother Odd By Koontz, Dean R. 2006-11 - Bantam Books 9780553804805 Check Our Catalog Koontzs beloved hero leaves the small desert town of Pico Mundo for the solitude and peace of an isolated monastery as he tries to find a way to live fully again. But Odd Thomas has a knack for finding trouble and must confront an enemy who eclipses any he has yet encountered, in this third "New York Times" bestseller featuring this beloved hero. …More

Odd Thomas By Koontz, Dean R. 2012-04 - Bantam 9780345533425 Check Our Catalog In this "New York Times" bestseller, Koontz delivers a haunting tale of love and terror, suspense and self-discovery. Odd Thomas is an unassuming young man--a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death, who serves as the reluctant confidant of the dead. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. Reissue. …More

The Fairy Godmother By Lackey, Mercedes 2010-05 - Luna Books 9780373803330 Check Our Catalog The beloved fantasy author turns traditional fairy tales on their heads with this new tale. "Putting a fresh face to a well-loved fairytale is not an easy task, but it is one that seems effortless to the prolific Lackey."--"Publishers Weekly." …More

Borden Chantry By L'Amour, Louis 1995-06 - Bantam 9780553278637 Check Our Catalog The marshal's name was Borden Chantry. Young, lean, rugged, he's buried a few men in this two-bit cow town -- every single one killed in a fair fight. Then, one dark, grim day a mysterious gunman shot a man in cold blood. Five grisly murders later, Chantey was faced with the roughest assignment of his life--find that savage, trigger-happy hard case before he blasts apart every man in town... one …More

Bowdrie's Law By L'Amour, Louis 1984-11 - Bantam 9780553245509 Check Our Catalog Lawman, manhunter, peacemaker--it takes a hard breed of man to survive as a Texas Ranger, but Chick Bowdrie stands head and shoulder above the rest. The rough trails are his home, from the Big Thicket to the Pecos to the border. He's dried by the desert sun and wind, scarred and toughened by uncounted gun battles, and when you look into his black eyes it's like looking down the barrels of two …More

Dawn's Awakening By Leigh, Lora 2008-02 - Berkley Books 9780425219751 Check Our Catalog "New York Times" bestselling author Lora Leigh takes readers on an erotic thrill ride, in this fourth sexy novel about genetically altered Feline Breeds--and the humans who arouse their lust. Original. …More

Lawe's Justice By Leigh, Lora 2011-12 - Berkley Books 9780425243954 Check Our Catalog A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author returns to the world of the Breeds where animal instincts can bring a feral pleasure to every man and his willing female mate. Original. …More

Mercury's War By Leigh, Lora 2008-10 - Berkley Books 9780425224182 Check Our Catalog Someone has been slipping the Sanctuary's secure information to a pharmaceutical company. Now it's up to Ria Rodriguez to uncover the leak. Yet she has no idea of the danger she's about to encounter--or the passion she will ignite in one of the greatest Breeds ever created. Original. …More

Secret Sins By Leigh, Lora 2012-11 - St. Martin's Press 9781250017017 Check Our Catalog Years ago, a small town was shocked by a terrible crime. Now, one woman will risk her life to learn the truth--and one man will do anything to save her. …More

Stygian's Honor By Leigh, Lora 2012-08 - Berkley Books 9780425246078 Check Our Catalog The latest novel in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series. Stygian Black's mission is to use Liza Caine to fulfill the prophecy left to him by his mother, a Cajun voodoo princess. Liza and Stygian--brought together by an inhuman evil--will soon come together amid secrets and passion. Original. …More

Styx's Storm By Leigh, Lora 2010-10 - Berkley Books 9780425237397 Check Our Catalog To save innocent, young Storme Montague from the claws of Breed slave traders, Wolf Breed Styx is forced to claim her himself-on the condition that Storme will no longer be a virgin by night's end. And though Storme's defenses are up, Styx will free her-in ways she never expects. …More

Darkness Calls By Liu, Marjorie M. 2009-06 - Ace Books 9780441017300 Check Our Catalog Demon hunter Maxine Kiss, inked with living tattoos, is on a mission to rescue the man she loves from a bloodthirsty army. To save him, Maxine has only one choice: to lose control--and release her own powers of darkness. Original. …More

The Last Twilight: A Dirk & Steele Romance By Liu, Marjorie M. 2008-02 - Leisure Books 9780843957679 Check Our Catalog In this seventh thrilling release in Marjorie M. Lius "New York Times" bestselling paranormal series, a young doctor finds herself caught up in a bioweapons plot, and only Amiri, a shape-shifting member of Dirk & Steele, can protect her--and win her heart.Leisure Books …More

A Wild Light: A Hunter Kiss Novel By Liu, Marjorie M. 2010-07 - Ace Books 9780441019014 Check Our Catalog When demon-hunter Maxine Kiss finds herself covered in blood and crouched beside her grandfather's dead body with no memory of what happened, she begins to fear that the darkness has finally consumed her. Original. …More

The Wild Road: A Dirk & Steele Novel By Liu, Marjorie M. 2008-08 - Leisure Books 9780843959390 Check Our Catalog In this loosely linked sequel to "Dark Dreamers," a new plot by the Consortium brings a beautiful athlete into concert with a man she soon discovers is a gargoyle--and the love of her life. Original. …More