Wednesday, September 13, 2017

HPL's Adult Summer Reading






Confessions of a Little Black Gown
Confessions of a Little Black Gown
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2009-03 - Avon Books
9780061373237 Check Our Catalog
With her latest book, "New York Times"-bestselling author Boyle begins a two-book, back-to-back romance set in Regency England. Original. …More


His Mistress by Morning
His Mistress by Morning
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2006-08 - Avon Books
9780060784027 Check Our Catalog
Awards:
Rita Awards (2007)

The "USA Today" bestselling author of "This Rake of Mine" pens an intoxicating romance about an all-too-proper spinster whose greatest wish is granted--only it's not exactly how she envisioned it. Original. …More


How I Met My Countess
How I Met My Countess
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2009-12 - Avon Books
9780061783494 Check Our Catalog
Boyle delivers the first in a three-book series entitled The Widows of Standon, which features characters from her beloved Bachelor Chronicles. Original. …More


The Knave of Hearts: Rhymes with Love
The Knave of Hearts: Rhymes with Love
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2016-01 - Avon Books
9780062283955 Check Our Catalog

In the fifth novel of the captivating Rhymes With Love series from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Boyle, a young woman's hopes of a match encounter a wickedly handsome complication . . .
Lavinia Tempest has been eagerly anticipating a spectacular season. But one disastrous pile-up on the Almack's dance floor derails all her plans. Add to that, the very stunning …More


Lord Langley Is Back in Town
Lord Langley Is Back in Town
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2011-05 - Avon Books
9780061783517 Check Our Catalog

Boyle delivers the third and final book in her wickedly fun series featuring the Widows of Standon, who now challenge each other and the good graces of characters from Boyle's beloved Bachelor Chronicles. Original.
HPL patron: A wonderful book that is added to the series.
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Love Letters from a Duke
Love Letters from a Duke
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2007-08 - Avon Books
9780060784034 Check Our Catalog
BookPage Notable Title

From a USA Today bestselling author comes this Regency-era romance about a girl who has always dreamed of marrying a duke, but finds herself falling for the footman next door.
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Mad about the Duke
Mad about the Duke
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2010-09 - Avon Books
9780061783500 Check Our Catalog

The husband-hunting beauty believes any duke will do . . . but how can she resist the seductive sensuality of this most uncommon stranger? …More


Memoirs of a Scandalous Red Dress
Memoirs of a Scandalous Red Dress
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2009-05 - Avon Books
9780061373244 Check Our Catalog
"New York Times"-bestselling author Boyle concludes her back-to-back romance set in Regency England, with this follow-up to "Confessions of a Little Black Gown." Original. …More


Something about Emmaline
Something about Emmaline
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2005-01 - Avon Books
9780060549312 Check Our Catalog
The "USA Today" bestselling author of "Stealing the Bride" delivers another delightful Regency romp, chock full of surprises, deceptions, and wonderful passion. Original. …More


Tempted by the Night
Tempted by the Night
By Boyle, Elizabeth
2008-08 - Avon Books
9780061373220 Check Our Catalog
Lady Hermione Marlowe refuses to believe that the handsome gentleman she loves spends his nights in London's lustiest locales. If only she had a way to prove that Lord Rockhurst is a proper gentleman. Original. …More


Moon Called
Moon Called
By Briggs, Patricia
2006-02 - Ace Books
9780441013814 Check Our Catalog
Mercy Thompson's sexy neighbor is a werewolf and she's working on a VW bus owned by a vampire. But then, Mercy Thompson is not exactly normal herself--she's a shape-shifter. Original. …More


Some Kind of Hero: A Troubleshooters Novel
Some Kind of Hero: A Troubleshooters Novel
By Brockmann, Suzanne
2017-07 - Ballantine Books
9780345543820 Check Our Catalog
The Troubleshooters return in the latest thriller from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann Some Kind of Hero showcases Brockmann's signature white-knuckle suspense, romantic twists, and sexy Navy SEALs.
Navy men don't come tougher than Lieutenant Peter Greene. Every day he whips hotshot SEAL wannabes into elite fighters. So why can't he handle one …More


Scrapbook of the Dead
Scrapbook of the Dead
By Cox Bryan, Mollie
Author Bryan, Mollie Cox
2015-09 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9780758293589 Check Our Catalog
Halloween means spooky scrapbooks for the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop, but what's been happening around town is truly frightening. First a dead woman is found in the freezer at Pamela's Pie Palace, and the next day a second woman is found murdered by the river. Reporter Annie Chamovitz learns the victims were sisters and is certain their deaths are linked. Most bizarre of all, both women were …More


The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures
The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures
By Mao, David S.
Foreword by Hayden, Carla
2017-03 - Chronicle Books
9781452145402 Check Our Catalog

HPL patron: A treasure-trove of facts and history of something so foundational to libraries of the past.

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Down a Dark Road
Down a Dark Road
By Castillo, Linda
2017-07 - Minotaur Books
9781250121288 Check Our Catalog

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER**



In Down a Dark Road, the electrifying new thriller in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling series, a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again.



"Murder in Amish
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Like a River Glorious
Like a River Glorious
By Carson, Rae
Illustrator Hendrix, John
2016-09 - Greenwillow Books
9780062242945 Check Our Catalog

The sequel to the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award longlisted Walk on Earth a Stranger.
After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home--one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power, a power that seems to be changing every day. But this home is rich in other ways, too: with friends who are searching for a …More


Night School
Night School
By Child, Lee
2016-11 - Delacorte Press
9780804178808 Check Our Catalog

HPL patron: Love the characters. Lee's writing is smooth and you just don't want to put the book down.
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Tripwire
Tripwire
By Child, Lee
2007-05 - Jove Books
9780515143072 Check Our Catalog
Jack Reachers anonymity in Key West is shattered by an investigator who has come looking for him. But only hours after his arrival, the stranger is murdered. Tracking the PIs trail back to New York City, Jack is compelled to find out whos looking for him and why in this explosive novel in Childs "New York Times" bestselling series, now with new cover art. Reissue. …More


Black Coffee
Black Coffee
By Christie, Agatha
Adapted by Osborne, Charles
1999-09 - St. Martin's Press
9780312970079 Check Our Catalog
Fans of Christie are treated to this 1930 stage play adapted to novel by Charles Osborne. Beloved detective Hercule Poirot is summoned by a physicist to prevent the theft of a secret formula destined for the Ministry of Defense. By the time he arrives, the formula is missing and the physicist has been poisoned. Now he must find the formula and the killer. Martin's Press. …More


Spider's Web
Spider's Web
By Christie, Agatha
Adapted by Osborne, Charles
2001-08 - St. Martin's Press
9780312979508 Check Our Catalog
A game becomes deadly serious when Clarissa, the young wife of a diplomat, discovers a body in her drawing room. Not knowing who the person is, and with her husband on the way home with a foreign politician, Clarissa decides to dispose of the body and persuades three houseguests to help. But just before they move the corpse, a policeman knocks on the door. Martin's Press. …More


Dead and Berried
Dead and Berried
By Cochran, Peg
2017-05 - Berkley Books
9780425274552 Check Our Catalog
It's hive time for murder in the latest Cranberry Cove mystery from national bestselling author Peg Cochran.
It's June in Cranberry Cove and Monica Albertson's plan to sell cranberry relish to chain stores is taking off. The cranberry bogs are in bloom, and local beekeeper Rick Taylor and his assistant Lori Wenk are bringing in bees to pollinate the blossoms. When a fatal prick fells …More


The Spider's Web
The Spider's Web
By Coel, Margaret
2010-09 - Berkley Publishing Group
9780425236604 Check Our Catalog
Awards:
Colorado Book Award (2011)

Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley find themselves on opposite sides of an investigation. When Ned Windsong is shot to death, his fiance Marcy is the only witness. Convinced of Marcy's innocence, Vicki agrees to represent the outsider and finds herself at odds with Father John, because the mission priest has glimpsed something in Marcy that shakes him to his core. …More


The Poet
The Poet
By Connelly, Michael
1997-01 - Warner Books (NY)
9780446602617 Check Our Catalog
Awards:
Anthony Awards (1997), Dilys Award (1997)


Denver Post crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes in violent death. So when his homicide detective brother kills himself, McEvoy copes in the only way he knows how--he decides to write the story. But his research leads him to suspect a serial killer is at work--a devious murderer who's killing cops and leaving a trail of poetic clues. It's the news story of a lifetime, if he can get the …More


Dragon Teeth
Dragon Teeth
By Crichton, Michael
2017-05 - Harper
9780062473356 Check Our Catalog

Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel--a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting.
The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin …More

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