New Adult Fiction: Tuesday, July 15

Need a new novel to get you through the week? Stop by when you can (we’re open til 8 pm). To place a title on hold online, visit https://owwl.org and sign in to your account using your library card number. Pick up your book from the shelves near the circulation desk when you have time.

Here are a few of the new fiction books that have arrived at the library recently. We invite you to check them out.

It Happened on the Lake

The huge Victorian house on Lake Twilight belongs to Harper Reed Prescott. 20 years ago, Harper’s grandmother died suspiciously while in her care, on the same night that Harper’s boyfriend disappeared. His body was never found, and no charges were filed. But the rumors haven’t faded. There have been other accidents—all revolving around Harper and her family. Now Harper’s marriage is over, her college-age daughter is estranged, and Harper just wants to sell the property and make a fresh start. Except returning to the lake has stirred everything up again. The whole town has always thought Harper has something to hide, and they’re right. But she might have even more to fear…

Death Mask

World-renowned forensic sculptor Eve Duncan’s skills make her the first choice to create an Egyptian death mask for a nefarious potential client. But Eve cannot be bought, not for all the riches in a gold mine. Her would-be employer soon realizes that he must threaten the lives of those she holds dear to procure Eve’s services and force her to travel to Africa to mold the priceless mask. Eve knows that her husband, Joe Quinn, is out there somewhere, searching tirelessly for a way to help. Joe has back-up from Alex Dominic, a mercenary for hire. Against an unpredictable enemy, Eve and Joe must each focus on their own unique abilities to get out alive. The future of their love and their family depends upon it.

Beach House Rules

When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI. Cut off from her bank accounts and feeling desperate, Charlotte takes up an acquaintance’s offer to stay at a beachfront former bed-and-breakfast that’s home to a community of single mothers. Charlotte and Iris are surprised by how much fun they’re having with the other families. But when the women discover a secret link between them, it changes everything about the unconventional family they’ve created. Will the skeletons in the mommune closets help Charlotte and Iris reclaim their place in the Juniper Shores community — or shatter the sisterhood forever?