New Adult Fiction: Wednesday, August 20

Planning your weekend yet? We recommend time for reading! Stop by when you can (we’re open til 8 pm). We have many options! 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.

Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue

Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a thrilling senior tennis championship with her doubles partner, Kev Dinardo, and is gearing up to celebrate with him on his yacht. That is, until the yacht is destroyed in a fire. Kev claims the fire was caused by a lightning strike, pure bad luck. Certain there’s more going on than she’s being told, Mrs. Plansky’s curiosity turns to concern when Kev goes missing. But Kev isn’t the only person Mrs. Plansky has to worry about. A conversation with her dad reveals that not long ago, he’d introduced Kev to Jack, Mrs. Plansky’s wayward tennis pro son. And now, her dad either can’t remember or has no interest in divulging any details. Worse? Now Jack has gone missing, too.

There Will Be Bodies

In first century Rome, Flavia Albia—daughter and successor to Marcus Didius Falco—is once again faced with uncovering the truth. Only ten year’s previous, Mount Vesuvius erupted and rained ash down about the Roman cities and towns along the Bay of Naples. And the uncle of Flavia Albia’s husband seizes the opportunity to buy a villa…cheap! It just has to be dug out of the ash, and restored. As the Villa is being renovated, there are indeed bodies found. But one is not like the others. With suspicious caretakers, a large inheritance, untrustworthy friends and a Sicilian pirate sniffing around, Albia must solve the riddle of a long ago death, maybe murder, to prevent another one.

Holding the Reins

Cecilia ‘CeCe’ Ashby is finally escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her adult life. She’s returning to her hometown of Laurel Creek, Kentucky, and to her family’s equestrian ranch. Nash Carter, the newly retired superstar of the Dallas Stars, is Laurel Creek’s hometown hero, local business owner, and notorious bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fourth sibling in the Ashby clan. It’s been years since his days of tormenting CeCe. Nash can’t seem to take his eyes off of his best friend’s sister. And it seems she’s staring right back, but with animosity left over from his childish teasing back in the day. Despite their initial reluctance, the fire between them ignites, and it isn’t long before they jump into the flames.