HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2013.  To see new books from other years try:  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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The Time of My Life By Ahern, Cecelia 2013-04 - William Morrow & Company 9780062248602 Check Our Catalog …More

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland By Atkins, Ace 2013-05 - Putnam Adult 9780399161575 Check Our Catalog Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now. A heavy-handed developer is trying to buy up Henry's condo on Revere Beach and sends thugs to move the process along. …More

The Cat Who Went Bananas By Braun, Lilian Jackson 2006-01 - Jove Books 9780515139785 Check Our Catalog Qwill and his clever cats have their work cut out for them in this "New York Times" bestseller when the Theatre Club's new play does not continue past opening night because a member of the cast is suspiciously killed and a rare book is stolen. If you love bananas you will enjoy this book.  It's up to you to read and find how many places Koko hides the peelings. …More

Never Keeping Secrets By Bryant, Niobia 2013-05 - Dafina Books 9780758265319 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling author of the Mistress series comes a sexy, suspenseful, and thrilling standalone novel. Four friends have spent years apart and don'texpect to meet againNuntil they begin receiving mysterious taunts about theirpersonal secrets. …More

If You Were Here By Burke, Alafair 2013-06 - Harper 9780062208354 Check Our Catalog Magazine journalist McKenna Wright is chasing the latest urban folktale--the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks, seconds before an oncoming train. When McKenna locates a short video snippet that purportedly captures part of the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition. …More

Earth Afire: The First Formic War By Card, Orson Scott Author Johnston, Aaron 2013-06 - Tor Books 9780765329059 Check Our Catalog One hundred years before "Ender's Game," the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. This is the story of the First Formic War. Victor beat the alien ship to Earth, but just barely. But it wasn't enough to convince skeptical governments that there was a threat. …More

Her Inheritance Forever By Cote, Lyn 2009-09 - Avon Inspire 9780061373435 Check Our Catalog In 1836 Texas, Alandra Sandoval is determined to run her ranch without a man. Scully Falconer is top hand on a neighboring spread. The Mexican lady and the American cowboy are on separate paths until greedy relatives, a troubled past, and the tides of history bring them together. …More

Zero Hour By Cussler, Clive Author Brown, Graham 2013-05 - Putnam Adult 9780399162503 Check Our Catalog The dazzling new novel in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series from the grand master of adventure. It is called zero point energy, and it really exists--a state of energy contained in all matter everywhere. Nobody has ever found a way to tap into it, however--until one scientist discovers a way. …More

The Kill Room By Deaver, Jeffery 2013-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455517060 Check Our Catalog A U.S. citizen in the Bahamas is shot by a sniper par excellence--a man capable of delivering a "million-dollar bullet" into the heart of his targets, a mile or more away. The investigation reveals that the victim, a man known to have strong anti-American sympathies, was assassinated by the U.S. government. …More

A Step of Faith By Evans, Richard Paul 2013-05 - Simon & Schuster 9781451628296 Check Our Catalog Following the "New York Times"-bestseller "The Road to Grace," Evans' hero Alan Christoffersen faces a life-changing crisis on his journey to grace. After personal and business tragedy, Alan is a broken man. He sets out on an extraordinary cross-country journey; with only the pack on his back. …More

By Starlight By Garlock, Dorothy 2012-08 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446540094 Check Our Catalog In early 1930s Montana, a female shopkeeper struggles to make ends meet during the Great Depression. But she's offered a proposition: open an illegal speakeasy in the stores's basement, defy Prohibition, and make enough money to make her worries disappear. …More

Heartbreaker By Garwood, Julie 2011-05 - Pocket Books 9781451648324 Check Our Catalog ""Bless me father, for I will sin. . . ." "In the still shadows of the confessional, a madman tauntingly reveals his plan for a murder he is "going "to commit, pulling Father Thomas Madden into a twisted game by disclosing his next intended victim: Tom's sister, Laurant. In a frantic race to protect her, Tom calls upon his best friend, elite FBI agent Nick Buchanan, to track the predator who is closing in on Laurant. Now, as an electrifying attraction grows between Laurant and Nick, so does the danger--and one false move will cost both of them everything that matters. …More

The Kitchen House By Grissom, Kathleen 2010-02 - Touchstone Books 9781439153666 Check Our Catalog "Gone with the Wind" is turned inside out in this tragic, page-turning novel in which a white indentured servant girl lives and works with black slaves. …More

Comfort & Joy By Hannah, Kristin 2006-10 - Ballantine Books 9780345483799 Check Our Catalog In this modern-day fairy tale, a "New York Times" bestselling author pens the heartwarming story of a woman at a crossroads, caught between two lives, who finds a second chance at happiness. …More

Dark Angel By Harper, Karen 2011-04 - Mira Books 9780778329879 Check Our Catalog One morning Leah Kurtz goes to wake her adopted infant daughter and instantly knows something is terribly wrong. She is convinced that her baby has been switched with another child. Afraid that no one will believe her, Leah turns to an unlikely ally, despite the fact that her Amish community frowns on its members seeking help in the outside world. Dr. Mark Morelli studies the genetic illnesses that plague the Amish, but he has other, private reasons for coming to Maplecreek...reasons that may be tied to the mysterious disappearance of Leah's daughter. Together, Leah and Mark must uncover a conspiracy--before there are deadly consequences. …More

Dead Ever After By Harris, Charlaine 2013-05 - Ace Books 9781937007881 Check Our Catalog The final Sookie Stackhouse novel. Sookie finds it easy to turn down the request of former barmaid Arlene when she wants her job back at Merlotte's. After all, Arlene tried to have Sookie killed. But her relationship with Eric is not so clear cut. He and his vampires are keeping their distance . . . and a cold silence. …More

Jingle Bell Bride By Hart, Jillian 2012-10 - Love Inspired 9780373877751 Check Our Catalog …More

The Asylum By Harwood, John 2013-05 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780544003477 Check Our Catalog A brilliant new Gothic thriller from the acclaimed author of "The Ghost Writer" and "The Seance." …More

And the Mountains Echoed By Hosseini, Khaled 2013-05 - Riverhead Books 9781594631764 Check Our Catalog Hosseini, the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," has written a new novel about how people love, how they take care of one another, and how choices resonate through generations. From Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos--the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page. …More

Once Upon a Tower By James, Eloisa 2013-05 - Avon Books 9780062223876 Check Our Catalog Inspired by the story of Rapunzel, "New York Times"-bestselling author James continues her series of fairy tale-inspired romances. …More

Soon: The Beginning of the End By Jenkins, Jerry B. 2004-05 - Tyndale House Publishers 9780842384070 Check Our Catalog The End of War In the aftermath of World War III, the world is resolved as never before to eliminate war. The United States of America has followed the lead of the new international government to ensure that global conflict is wiped from the earth. All nations have agreed to eliminate the most serious threat to world peace. The solution? Outlaw religion. No religion. Peace on earth. Paul Stepola plays a key role in the world's backlash against religious extremists. As an agent working for the National Peace Organization, Paul relishes his job. The law has forced religion underground, but that's not enough for Paul. With unlimited resources, he is determined to expose religious zealots-flush them out, expose them, and destroy them. But when his life is turned upside down, he is forced to see the world in a whole new way. This one man's search to find the truth points him to sinister conspiracies. Startling revelations. Supernatural events. When will the world discover the astonishing climax to these events? When will the nations learn they are experiencing a new beginning...the beginning of the end? Soon. The Beginning of the End. …More

Knife of Dreams By Jordan, Robert 2006-11 - Tor Books 9780812577563 Check Our Catalog In the 11th volume of Jordan's extraordinary masterwork of fantasy, the dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable: All are signs of the imminence of Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, when Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, must confront the Dark One as humanity's only hope. …More

Lord of Chaos By Jordan, Robert 1995-11 - Tor Books 9780812513752 Check Our Catalog This sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Fires of Heaven plunges readers again into an extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable w orld. Jordan sweeps his readers up in layer after layer of complex, interwoven tales of adventure, introducing us to some new characters and keeping up with others familiar from earlier books in the series. …More