Category Archives: New Adult Books

See Me

By  Nicholas Sparks

Colin Hancock makes the most of his second chance by setting his unwavering focus on obtaining his teaching degree, regularly attending the gym, and avoiding anything related to the more destructive habits from his past.  Then he meets lawyer Maria Sanchez, whose parents are illegal immigrants.  The darker side of Maria’s troubled past puts newfound love to the test when Colin and Maria face a violent threat that could destroy their new lives.

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Gatefather

By  Orson Scott Card

In this third installment of the Mithermages series, Danny North has fought the Gate Thief and survived.  But the Gate thief had his reasons for closing the Great Gates and now Danny must deal with the dangerous consequences of his victory.

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Career of Evil

By  Robert Galbraith

A package sent to private detective Cormoran Strike’s assistant sends the two on an investigation into three men’s twisted lives when Robin Ellacott receives a package containing a woman’s severed leg.

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Rogue Lawyer

By  John Grisham

A street lawyer who works out of his own bulletproof van breaks any rule he has to in order to insure a fair trial for a young, tattooed drug addict with possible ties to a satanic cult; a homeowner apprehended after shooting at the SWAT team that wrongfully tried to break into his home; and the other people stuck on the fringes of society.

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Lafayette In the Somewhat United States

By  Sarah Vowell

A humorous look at Lafayette’s return to the United States 30 years after assisting the Revolutionary War effort introduces readers to the elderly French gentleman–and war hero–who was welcomed back to New York just as the battle over slavery reached a fever pitch.

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Fear The Dark

By Kay Hooper

Lucas and Samantha Jones put their paranormal powers to the test as they join two new partners to investigate a string of Tennessee mountain town disappearances culminating with the child who recently went missing.

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The Lake House

By  Kate Morton

A lavish party with hundreds of guests, a missing child with no leads, and a family torn apart by tragedy would make a great story for Alice, a young author.  Unfortunately Alice lived this story in her youth.  Years later, a new detective reopens the case and forces Alice to revisit that sad chapter in her life.

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Golden Age

By  Jane Smiley

Join a new generation of Langdons as they face new political, economic, and social difficulties, from 1987 through 2019, in this final volume of the trilogy.  Frank’s twin sons face volatile enemies while working in finance and government.  Charlie seeks a promising way forward.  Guthrie’s deployment leaves his sister, Felicity, to run the Iowa farm.  Felicity seeks a way to save the family farm from forces far more damaging than climate change.

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The Searcher

By  Simon Toyne

A plane crash shakes the desert as a man with no memory runs, barefoot, down the road, convinced he was sent to save the man the people of Redemption, Arizona, just buried.  the man known as Solomon Creed must uncover the truth about Redemption and the dead stranger he was meant to save before the darkest powers-that-be stop him dead in his tracks.

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All The Stars In The Heavens

By  Adriana Trigiani

Young Actress Loretta Young forges a strong friendship with Sister Alda Ducci, who must serve as Loretta’s assistant, as the two experience all that Hollywood has to offer over the course of several decades, beginning with Clark Gable’s crush on Loretta in 1935.  A new obstacle sends the friends through their greatest trial yet.

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