Fresh On Our Shelves
New books are arriving all the time! Here's a quick look at a few reads our Collections staff recently unboxed that are hitting our shelves soon.
New & Hot Titles
From the latest in a series to bestselling titles you've been waiting to read, check out more adult fiction recent arrivals.
Lady Codebreaker
A story of intrigue and adventure by award-winning historical fiction novelist K.D. Alden. It's 1958 in Washington, D.C. Grace Feldman is hiding a dangerous secret in her home—not to mention countless others in her head. A would-be Shakespeare scholar with no mathematical background, Grace learns the art of codebreaking and becomes one of the country's most potent secret weapons, decrypting intercepted messages from Prohibition and World War II. Along the way, she reluctantly falls in love, marries, and has children. But unlike typical housewives, working mom Grace also unwittingly makes an enemy of the most dangerous man in Washington: J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI. And if he discovers the secret she's desperately trying to keep hidden, her family and her career could be at risk.
Borrow Lady Codebreaker by K.D. Alden
Until Next Summer
It's not too late to dip into an end-of-summer rom-com read! When Camp Chickawah director Jessie learns the camp will be sold, she decides to plan one last hurrah, inviting past campers—including former pal Hillary—to a nostalgic "adult summer camp" before closing for good. Jessie and Hillary rebuild their friendship as they relive the best time of their lives—only now there are adult beverages, skinny dipping, and romantic entanglements. Straitlaced Hillary agrees to a "no strings attached" summer fling, while outgoing Jessie is drawn to a reclusive writer who's rented a cabin. The friends team up and work together, but if they can't save their beloved camp, will they be able to take the happiness of this summer away with them?
Borrow Until Next Summer by Ali Brady
Honey Drop Dead
The murder of a political bigwig at a Honey Bee Tea sends Theodosia Browning buzzing for answers in this latest book in A Tea Shop Mystery series by Laura Childs. Gallery owner Holly Burns is hosting the Honey Bee Tea, an elegant affair catered by Theodosia and set in a park near a community beekeeping project. But when a phony beekeeper shows up and sprays toxic smoke at the guests, the party erupts in chaos. Worse yet, a shot rings out and political candidate Osgood Claxton III falls to the ground, dead. When the police don't seem to have a clue, Holly begs Theodosia to run a shadow investigation and help restore her gallery's good name. But the investigation becomes a political hot potato following a second murder, the revelation of a messy affair, a chase through a swamp, and a vandalized shop.
Borrow Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs
Fragile Designs
In Colleen Coble's latest contemporary romantic suspense novel, widow Carly Harris is struggling to support herself and her infant son after her husband Eric's mysterious murder. So when her grandmother proposes she restore the family's large home and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast, she gets to work clearing out the house—only to uncover a family secret that Eric kept hidden. And an heirloom that the wrong person wouldn't hesitate to kill for. Carly turns to homicide detective and neighbour Lucas Bennett for help. Soon, they're entangled in a mystery with threads that lead all the way to the Russian mafia. As they work closely together, Carly and Lucas realize they may have found something more precious than gold. Yet it's only a matter of time before Carly, or, worse, someone she loves, gets hurt.
Borrow Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble
The Most Fun We Ever Had
With more copies now added to our collection, this is great news for those who have been waiting for Claire Lombardo's hit debut novel, The Most Fun We Ever Had. When Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, they are blithely ignorant of all that's to come. By 2016, their four radically different daughters—who share the lingering fear that they will never find a love quite like their parents'—are each in a state of unrest. As the novel moves through the tumultuous year, the rich and varied tapestry of the Sorensons' past is revealed. Spanning nearly half a century and set against the quintessential American backdrop of Chicago and its prospering suburbs, Lombardo's novel chronicles our modern lives and paints a luminous portrait of a family's becoming.
Borrow The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
The Essential Taylor Swift Fanbook
Calling all Swifties! This brand-new, fully up-to-date book has everything that fans need to know about Taylor Swift. Follow her journey from country music sensation to global megastar. Discover the hidden meanings behind her greatest songs, find out about her life as a performer and movie star, and read all kinds of quotes and TayTay trivia. Take a quiz to see how well you know Taylor, and even work out how to adopt all her different styles. Discover the story behind the Eras world tour—including the best songs and most momentous moments. This is an unmissable book for anyone who loves Taylor Swift.
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