Category Archives: New Adult Books

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Initiative

By Eric Van Lustbader

Jason Bourne is back and he’s in trouble. Notwithstanding the death of Gen. Boris Karpov,  head of the terror-inspiring Russian FSB, a cyber-operation he planned to steal the U.S. President’s nuclear launch codes has been set into motion.  Since Karpov actually trusted Bourne, Washington bigwigs believe that Bourne is involved and has committed treason.  To prove his innocence, Bourne must team up with nemesis Keyre, a Somali terrorist, and a Keyre protegee called angelmaker.

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The Little French Bistro

By Nina George

Marianne is stuck in a loveless, unhappy marriage.  After forty-one years, she has reached her limit, and one evening in Paris she decides to take action.  Following a dramatic moment on the banks of the Seine, Marianne leaves her life behind and sets out for the coast of Brittany.  Here she meets a cast of colorful and unforgettable locals who surprise her with their warm welcome, and natural ease they all seem to have.  And, as the parts of herself she had long forgotten return to her in this new world, Marianne learns it’s never too late to begin the search for what life should have been all along.

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The Identicals

By Elin Hilderbrand

Nantucket is only two and a half hours away from Martha’s Vineyard by ferry.  But the two islands might as well be worlds apart for a set of identical twin sisters who have been at odds for years.  When a family crisis forces them to band together–or at least appear to–the twins come to realize that the special bond that they share is more important than the resentments that have driven them apart.

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A House Among Trees

By Julia Glass

In Julia Glass’s fifth book since her acclaimed novel Three Junes won the National Book Award, she gives us the story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistant- a richly plotted novel of friendship and love, artistic ambition, the perils of celebrity, and the power of an unexpected legacy.

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Matchup

By Lee Child

MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender.  Eleven of the world’s best female thriller writers are paired with eleven of the world’s best male thriller writiers.

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Lockdown

By Laurie R. King

 

A classroom is held hostage by someone with a thirst for revenge in this novel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries.

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Dying Breath

By Heather Graham

As a teenager, Vickie Preston survived an attack by a serial killer.  That was the first time she saw a ghost.  Now the city of Boston is being terroized–someone is kidnapping women and burying them alive, but cruelly leaving a glimmer of hope for the authorities by sending a clue about their location.  Vickie is pulled into the investigation when her name is mentioned in one of the notes.  And as a historian, she has the knowledge to help uncover the graves the killer known as the Undertaker is choosing.  But she also has another, unique lead:  the spirit of one of the victims is appearing to her in dreams.

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Beren and Luthien

By J.R.R. Tolkien

In Tolkien’s fiction, “Beren and Luthien” is one of the three “Great Tales” of the Elder Days, the earliest days of Middle Earth, and it’s a key element in the evolution of that grand and challenging work, The Silmarilllion.

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Come Sundown

By Nora Roberts

Mustang-tough Bodine Longbow, who runs the family ranch in Montana with a dedicated staff that includes recent hire Callen Skinner, always thought the aunt who ran off before her birth was dead.  But when two women are found murdered, then Aunt Alice herself reappears with a fantastical story, Bodine realizes that something really bad is lurking in the mountains.  That’s when she decides to trust Cal, despite police cautions.

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A Hiss Before Dying

By Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back chasing mystery with their unique circle of Southern sleuths.  and though the changing colors of fall are a beauty to behold, this year the scattered leaves hide a grim surprise.

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