New Adult Fiction: Friday, August 7

Happy TGIF! We hope you have a great weekend planned. Need a book or two for some evening reading? We have lots of new titles—so why not stop by when you can (we’re open tomorrow 10 am-2 pm) 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:

The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood

Wales, 1941. As war rages across the globe, people all over the world begin to dream of King Arthur. Whispers arise of wonders and unexplained sights — dragons in the London Underground, and strange lights over Stonehenge. Self-proclaimed prophets claim they herald Arthur’s return at the time of Britain’s need. Elaine Ambrose has never dreamed of Arthur, and she doesn’t believe in miracles. A librarian at the British Museum, she wants only to protect the museum’s collection from the London Blitz. But all is not as it seems. Soon Ellie must confront what she’s tried to ignore: she dreams not of Arthur, but of Nimue — the Lady of the Lake. And her dreams promise not salvation, but a return to the darkness of the last days of Camelot.

You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel

Joe Goldberg is ready for his life to start. He’s 17 years old, working in Mr. Mooney’s bookshop, falling in love with every girl on the subway while wondering who will be the one. He knows what he needs: A woman who will force him to get his GED, go to night school, and make something of himself. Then he spots it: Missed Connection, NYC Bookstore Babe. Someone is looking for Joe. And that someone is Vail Gunderson, a production assistant with a passion for rom-coms. The only catch: she’s twenty-four, which means that Joe has no choice but to lie about his age…and naturally, nearly everything else in his life. Joe thinks he’s found true love, but when Vail needs more convincing that Joe is her happily ever after, he’s determined to convince her — no matter what it takes.

The House of Boleyn

When nobleman Thomas Boleyn, lord of Hever Castle, is called to London in 1509 to present himself to a newly anointed King Henry VIII, he sets in motion events that ensure the Boleyn name will never be forgotten. Years later, as Henry VIII relentlessly pursues Thomas’ daughter Anne Boleyn to be his queen, Hever Castle becomes her escape, a place where her trusted attendants and her father must advise, protect and support her. Lavish gifts are sent by the King and the Boleyn family is given ever greater prominence at court. Until ambition turns the family on itself, enemies outside the castle circle closer and danger begins to stalk the corridors of Hever. And as Henry’s gaze moves elsewhere when Anne cannot give him the heir he so desperately seeks, the family faces a terrible, bloody fate.