New Adult Fiction: Tuesday, February 24

Need a new potboiler to read before bedtime? We have lots of new titles—so why not stop by when you can (we’re open til 8 pm tonight) and see what’s on the shelves? To place a book 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 adult fiction titles we’ve gotten in recently:

Throne of Nightmares

Prince Sloth hates leaving his enchanted library, but when a forgotten deity threatens the very fabric of the Underworld, he’s thrust into a race against time. He must find the Book of Nightmares—an ancient artifact that has the power to break worlds—before it unleashes a deadly game to free its master, the Goddess of Night. When a betrayal leaves him marked and desperate, his path collides with a young woman who possesses the legendary Phoenix Tear—a portal stone unlike any other.

Operation Bounce House

All Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch with his sister and keep his family’s aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking as long as possible. As a fan of Earth television and culture, he figures it will be a good thing when the transfer gate restores instant travel and full communication between Earth and his planet, New Sonora. But even though the settlers were promised they’d be left in peace, Earth’s government now has other plans. The colossal Apex Corporation is hired to commence an “eviction action.” But maximizing profits will always be Apex’s number one priority. Why spend money printing and deploying their own AI soldiers when they can turn it into a game? Oliver and his friends soon find themselves fighting for their lives against machines piloted by gamers who’ve paid a premium for the privilege.

Keeper of Lost Children

Ethel Gathers, the wife of an American officer, is living in Occupied Germany in the 1950s. After discovering a local orphanage filled with the mixed-race children of German women and Black American GIs, she feels compelled to find these children homes. Philadelphia-born Ozzie Phillips volunteers for the recently-desegregated army in 1948, eager to make his mark in the world. While serving in Germany, he meets a local woman, Jelka, and the two embark of a relationship that will impact their lives forever. In 1965 Maryland, Sophia Clark is given an opportunity to attend a prestigious all-white boarding school. While at the school, she discovers a secret that upends her world and sends her on a quest to unravel her own identity.