HPL's Adult Summer Reading

The Confessions of Young Nero By George, Margaret 2017-03 - Berkley Books 9780451473387 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Paints a completely different picture of the Emperor Nero than the one we read about in our history books. I've never awaited a sequel with as much anticipation! …More

The Clockwork Scarab By Gleason, Colleen 2013-09 - Chronicle Books (CA) 9781452110707 Check Our Catalog Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award (2015) Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But for the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in their blood. And when two society girls go missing with only one clueNa strange Egyptian scarabNthere's no one more qualified to investigate. …More

A Reliable Wife By Goolrick, Robert 2009-03 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565125964 Check Our Catalog Awards: Great Lakes Book Awards (2009), Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (2009), New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (2009) In rural Wisconsin in 1909, Ralph Truitt stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" that Ralph is expecting. …More

Now You See Him By Gottlieb, Eli 2008-01 - William Morrow & Company 9780061284649 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title The murder/suicide of celebrated writer Rob Castor and his girlfriend begins a wrenching and enthrallingly suspenseful story that mines the explosive terrains of love and paternity, marriage and family secrets, in this ambitious and thrilling novel that takes readers deep into the human psyche. …More

Marry in Haste By Gracie, Anne 2017-05 - Berkley Books 9780425283813 Check Our Catalog From the award-winning author of The Summer Bride comes the first in a charming new historical romance series where marriages of convenience turn into true love matches. Major Calbourne Rutherford returns to England on the trail of an assassin, only to find he's become Lord Ashendon, with the responsibility for vast estates and dependent relatives. Cal can command the toughest …More

The Body in the Fjord By Page, Katherine Hall 2002-03 - Avon Books 9780380731299 Check Our Catalog Caterer, minister's wife, and mother of two, Faith Fairchild is a woman of many talents. Over the years her adventures into intrigue have taken her and her best friend Pix Miller to a variety of places. This time out, however, Pix finds herself on an unexpected journey to Norway to uncover the truth about the unexpected disappearance of an old family friend. …More

Dictator By Harris, Robert 2016-01 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307957948 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: The final volume of the trilogy of novels on the life of Cicer. Most exciting of all three. The lead-up to the assassination of Julius Caesar, the loss of the Republic in civil war, and Cicero's own death at the hand of tyrants gives the reader a chilling sense of how our own republic and democracy could also be vulnerable to special interests and …More

The Dog Stars By Heller, Peter 2012-08 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307959942 Check Our Catalog Awards: ALA Notable Books (2013), Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize (2012), Indies Choice Book Awards (2013) A pilot survives a flu that kills everyone he knows. When a random transmission beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him. He follows the static voice on the radio, but what he encounters is both better and worse than anything he could have hoped for. …More

The Decadent Duke By Henley, Virginia 2008-11 - Signet Book 9780451225429 Check Our Catalog From a "New York Times"-bestselling author comes an epic Regency love story, filled with all the sensuality, glitter, and drama that Henley's readers have come to expect. Original. …More

Notorious By Henley, Virginia 2007-05 - Signet Book 9780451221056 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Infamous" takes readers back in time to medieval England in this sequel that tells the story of Jory de Beauchamp's daughter, Brianna. When she meets a man who possesses the Celtic gift of second sight, Brianna finds it impossible not to surrender to him. Original. …More

The Cajun Cowboy By Hill, Sandra 2004-06 - Warner Forever 9780446612951 Check Our Catalog Louisiana hair stylist Charmaine LeDeux discovers that there is a second chance for love with Raoul Lanier, the man she thought she had divorced who tells her they are still married. Original. …More

Down and Dirty By Hill, Sandra 2007-11 - Berkley Books 9780425217931 Check Our Catalog Punished for an indiscretion, Navy SEAL and all-around tough guy Zachary Floyd is forced to head a new SEAL-like program for women. There he meets an alluring Norsewoman, whos escaped a nunnery, her evil father--and the whole bloody 11th century altogether. Original. …More

Pink Jinx By Hill, Sandra 2006-11 - Warner Vision 9780446616522 Check Our Catalog From the award-winning, bestselling author of "The Red-Hot Cajun" comes this new spicy and sexy romance about a woman, her former husband, a search for pink diamonds, and an elderly Cajun matchmaker. Original. …More

Rough and Ready By Hill, Sandra 2006-12 - Berkley Trade Pub 9780425213025 Check Our Catalog Lt. Torolf Magnusson and his team of Navy SEALs travel back in time to the 11th-century on a search-and-destroy mission, but they land in the middle of a sanctuary filled with Norse women. Their plans are put on hold, much to the distress of Hilda, the head of the sanctuary. At first resistant to Torolf's pursuits, she soon succumbs to his passionate advances. Original. …More

Viking Heat By Hill, Sandra 2009-09 - Berkley Sensation 9780425230671 Check Our Catalog In her newest novel, "USA Today"-bestsellling author Hill delivers the story of a modern woman who is cast back in time to the icy Norselands, where she must tame--or be tamed by--a sexy Viking warlord. Original. …More

Wild Jinx By Hill, Sandra 2008-03 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446616539 Check Our Catalog In the third book of her hot and hilarious series, "New York Times" bestselling author Hill takes readers along on another wild ride with Jinx, Inc., where trouble is no match for a cagey Cajun matchmaker--and passion conquers all. Original. …More

Pane and Suffering By Hollon, Cheryl 2015-09 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781617737602 Check Our Catalog A fresh and original new series Savannah Webb is as clever at piecing together clues as she is at piecing stained glass. Well-crafted with smart and intriguing clues, "Pane and Suffering "will keep you guessing to the end --Krista Davis, "New York Times "bestselling author To solve her father's murder and save the family-owned glass shop, Savannah Webb must shatter a killer's …More

Against the Rules By Howard, Linda 2015-07 - Severn House Publishers 9780727884893 Check Our Catalog In a battle of wills hedged with a lingering passion, more than just pride is at stake... …More

Blood Born By Howard, Linda Author Jones, Linda 2010-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345520760 Check Our Catalog Two bestselling authors team up for this spellbinding new paranormal romance, in which a vampire hunts for an assassin among his own people and discovers a sinister conspiracy of rogue vampires bent on subjugating the mortal world. Original. …More

Cover of Night By Howard, Linda 2006-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345486509 Check Our Catalog A reigning queen of romantic suspense delivers her most action-packed romantic thriller yet! A young widow and mother who owns a bed-and-breakfast joins forces with a mysterious handyman to seek help from a neighboring town, after their small Idaho village is taken over by brutal thugs. …More

Running Wild: The Men from Battle Ridge By Howard, Linda Author Jones, Linda 2012-11 - Ballantine Books 9780345520784 Check Our Catalog In book 1 of this steamy new contemporary Western romance series by two blockbuster authors, a cowboy and a woman on the run take a stand and fight for love. Carlin Reed lives in fear, off the grid, moving from place to place. So Battle Ridge, Wyoming, a small town in the middle of nowhere, seems like a good place to lie low for a while. But after becoming cook …More

Shades of Twilight By Howard, Linda 1997-09 - Pocket Books 9780671019716 Check Our Catalog From the author of Dream Man and After the Night comes another spellbinding romance. Roanna Davenport was raised a wealthy orphan on her grandmother's magnificent Alabama estate, where she had a passion for horses and a deep love for her cousin Webb. After the shocking murder of Webb's wife, Ronna and Webb are drawn together against the killer that once destroyed Webb's life, and waits only for …More

Highland Knight By Howell, Hannah 2014-11 - Zebra 9781420134353 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author Hannah Howell's captivating new trilogy featuring the irrepressible Murray daughters continues with Highland Knight, a tale of revenge and desire in 15th century Scotland, where a proud knight seeking retribution falls in love with his beautiful hostage... When Cameron MacAlpin learns the identity of the golden beauty tossed before him as a debt payment, he can't believe his …More

If He's Tempted By Howell, Hannah 2013-04 - Zebra Books 9781420118803 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell returns to her beloved Wherlocke family and the story of a love destined to heal old wounds. . . Lady Olympia Wherlocke has the gift of foresight. When Lady Agatha Mallam asks Olympia to locate her brother so he can rescue her from an arranged marriage, she knows exactly where to find Lord Brant Mallam, Earl of Fieldgate. What …More