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Month: March 2023

Lincoln Park Moving Days

Moving day is coming!

On April 4th and 5th, Lincoln Park Library will be closed to give us time to start moving things over to the new LINC Library Innovation Center.

Now, LINC won’t be opening immediately, so Lincoln Park’s current location will reopen April 6th with a limited set of services.

hand truck with boxes labeled "books"

From April 6th until LINC opens, Lincoln Park Library will offer:

Computers/Wifi
Faxing
Printing
Scanning
Holds Pick-up
Staff Assistance
Diaper Pick-up

What will no longer be available:

Specialty check-out (laptop checkout, etc.)
Storytimes
Programs
Collections (books, movies, CD’s, etc.)

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on dates for LINC’s opening once we’ve got those locked in, plans for the future of the current Lincoln Park building, and everything you need to know to use HPLD locations and services with as little interruption as possible!

Colorado or Bust

Read any book set in Colorado (fiction or nonfiction). 

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The Stand by Stephen King

This popular apocalyptic horror novel follows the journey of various survivors heading to Boulder, Colorado – where they’ve been promised peace and safety. But, as fans of King know, there is a whole lot of dark danger lurking around every corner. King excels at creating some memorable characters and wonderful descriptions of Colorado. 

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Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima

Set in the beautiful mountains of Colorado this is book one of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series. If you like dogs, nature, and/or mysteries – this is the book for you. Officer Mattie Cobb investigates the murder of a young girl with the help of her partner Robo, a trusty K-9 police dog. Author lives in Colorado. 

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Centennial by James Michener

How about a Colorado classic? This sweeping historical fiction offers details and drama about our beautiful state — from the formation of the Rocky Mountains to the pioneering men and women who settled here. These locations and characters will stay on your mind long after you finish the book. 

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Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston

Pam Houston reflects on land, nature, wildlife, and our sense of place – from her ranch in Colorado. This book was the 2020 winner of the Colorado Book Award for creative nonfiction. 

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All That Is Secret by Patricia Raybon

Historical mystery winner of the 2022 Christy Award as well as several “best mystery” lists! Set in 1923 Denver, Theology Professor Annalee Spain travels to Denver to solve the murder of her father. Being a young black woman surrounded by the KKK and Denver’s powerful elite, she welcomes the help of a handsome pastor. This book will get your emotions pumping.  

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Desperado by Manuel Ramos

Noir crime fiction by popular Denver author introduces us to his fun and complicated character, Gus Corral. In this first book of the series, Gus helps his pal Artie get out of a blackmailing scheme and somehow gets in the middle of warring gangs. Set in Denver’s north side this story has plenty of twists and turns. 

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Little Souls by Sandra Dallas

Bestselling Colorado author Sandra Dallas sets this story in 1918 Denver. World War I is raging overseas and the flu pandemic is raging in Colorado. Two sisters must face death, secrets, and sacrifice. 

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Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

This multi-award-winning thriller also won a plethora of fans when it released in 2020. Colorado author Weiden tells the story of Virgil Wounded Horse, a local enforcer on the Rosebud Reservation, who tries to stop drug traffic in his community. This journey leads him to the cartel in Denver with a very thrilling and honest look at a contemporary issue. 

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The Photographer’s Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park by Erik Stensland

Maybe you prefer to read a more practical, artistic nonfiction title? This small, user-friendly book highlights over a hundred perfect photo locations in RMNP with tips for getting the best shots possible. Enjoy nature and improve your photography skills at the same time!  

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Force of Nature: Joe Sake, a Star-Studded Team, and How the Colorado Avalanche Built a Stanley Cup Winner by Peter Baugh

Any hockey fans out there? This book gives the details of the Av’s championship season. Includes information about players on the ice as well as people behind the scenes. Whether you are a die-hard Avs fan or just hockey curious, this book will score points. 

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A Dozen Roses

Throughout history, roses have been used to express a variety of emotions—love, of course, but also purity, gratitude, secrecy, vanity, even grief and jealousy.  Here’s a dozen “roses” than run the gamut of emotions for you to explore. 

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Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

While ferrying an Allied plane from Paris to England during the second World War, 19-year-old pilot Rose Justice is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women’s prison camp. 

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What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr

When Rose Dennis awakens from a drug-induced sleep to find herself committed to the dementia ward of a mental hospital, she knows something is terribly wrong. With a foggy memory she escapes and struggles to discover who and why someone wants her out of the way—permanently. 

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A Good Year for the Roses by Gil McNeil

Molly Taylor, divorced and struggling to raise three active boys, is surprised to learn she has inherited her Aunt Helena’s 300-year-old manor on the Devon coast where Molly grew up, complete with private beach and Helena’s beautiful rose garden–and, of course, her uncle Bertie, an eccentric former navy officer, and his parrot, Betty.  Will her dream of owning a charming B&B come true, or does fate have other plans for Molly?

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Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

A young singer/songwriter on the rise comes to Nashville to find her future—but can she escape a dark and dangerous past? 

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Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

For 18 years, the neighbors all took pity on Rose Gold, the sickly, wheelchair–bound child and her mother, Patti.  They were surprised when Patti was sent to prison for intentionally keeping her daughter sick by poisoning and starvation. When she was released five years later, they were shocked when Rose Gold, now a mother herself, welcomed her former tormentor into her home to live.  But is Rose motivated by pity—or revenge? 

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The Widow of Rose House : a novel by Diana Biller

1875, New York. Condemned in the press for fleeing her abusive husband, Alva Webster returns to New York after his sudden death, with plans to restore a dilapidated Hyde Park mansion— and, hopefully, her reputation. However, her plans are thwarted by stories that the house is haunted. 

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The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel

In Japanese-occupied Shanghai, heiress Aiyi Shao hires Ernest Reismann, a Jewish refugee from Germany, to play piano in her nightclub. They soon discover they share more than a passion for jazz, but as the war escalates, they must make difficult choices between love and survival. 

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The River Rose by Gilbert Morris

Jeanne Bettencourt, an almost-30 widow struggling to raise a young child, is surprised and relieved when she inherits a steamboat, the Helena Rose, from a distant relative. But her plans to make a living on the river are complicated by a second heir, a tough man named Clint Hardin, and a requirement of the inheritance that heirs live aboard the boat. Can Jeanne’s simple faith help her navigate the rocky waters ahead?

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Wild Irish Rose by Rhys Bowen & Clare Broyles

It’s 1907, and in New York, Molly Murphy Sullivan is settling into her role as a wife to Daniel, a NYPD captain, and parent to son Liam and ward, Bridie.  While distributing clothing to new immigrants at Ellis Island, a woman named Rose, who looks very similar to Molly, is detained for murder.  Empathetic to Rose’s plight, Molly seeks to find the truth about what happened. 

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The Rose Code : a novel by Kate Quinn

Three women form a strong bond while working together at Bletchley Park as code-breakers during WWII, and must use their special skills to rout out a spy after the war. 

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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Sent to a wealthy abbey in fourteenth-century Italy to investigate accusations of heresy, Brother William of Baskerville soon becomes embroiled in darker forces when several of the brothers suffer brutal and bizarre deaths.  Having studied the works of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and Roger Bacon, William uses his special insight and knowledge to try to decipher the clues and prevent the loss of more lives—including his own.

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Rose Madder by Stephen King

After 14 years of beatings and abuse, Rose Daniels has finally run away from her horrific marriage to start a new life.  But her sadistic husband Norman won’t let go and, as a police officer, he knows how to find her.  

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Bro, Where’s Your Shirt?

This list is an ode to the paperback romance, which often sport scantily clad men on their covers. In fact, this has been a surefire way for publishers to sell more romance novels since the 1980s. How do you think Fabio got his big break?! These novels have all sorts of subgenres, like historical fiction and fantasy, and vary in the ways they portray sex. For your convenience, I’ve labeled the sexual content from tame to explicit. Happy ogling…I mean reading!  

A Duchess A Day

A Duchess a Day by Charis Michaels (Tame)

If you like courageous and likable main characters, you may like Lady Helena Lack. She’s on a mission to escape marriage to a vain and boring duke. While trying to find a suitable bride to take her place, she must contend with the bodyguard who’s assigned to contain her. When their worlds collide, in more ways than one, they team up to defeat the forces that oppose them.

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A heart of blood and ashes

A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane (Explicit)

Epic fantasy and romance collide in this novel! To avenge his parents’ murders, a barbarian warrior kidnaps the king’s daughter. The warrior doesn’t expect his captive to purpose a marriage of convenience and offer to help take down her own father. Their partnership and the rich detail about the world they travel through will keep you entertained.  

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how the cowboy was won

How the Cowboy Was Won by Lori Wilde (Steamy)

“Howdy there, cowboy!”, is what you might be thinking while looking at this cover. The cowboy in question is Ranger Lockhart and he’s looking for a wife. His friend, and local matchmaker, Ember, is on the hunt for a bride. Little does she know that Lockhart only has eyes for her. In this friends–to–lovers contemporary romance, Lockhart must convince his beautiful friend she’s the right fit.  

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her other secret

Her Other Secret by HelenKay Dimon (Steamy)

A murder is afoot in this suspenseful romance. Tessa traveled to remote Whitaker Island to flee from a shattering scandal, and Hansen did the same after a devastating family tragedy. As their attraction simmers out of control, another newcomer to the island is murdered and blame is quickly placed on Hansen. What will the two do as their secrets collide and a killer is endangering their love and lives? 

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the earl takes a fancy

The Earl Takes a Fancy by Lorraine Heath (Tame)

Fancy Trewlove is trying to marry into nobility, and Matthew Sommersby is trying to escape it. Matthew disguised himself as a commoner after his wife died to escape the throngs of women trying to become his next betrothed. After a stolen kiss in Fancy’s shop, the two discover an unlikely love. 

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meant to be immortal

Meant to be Immortal by Lynsay Sands (Steamy)

I’d want to be immortal too if I had that body…but you probably want to know what this book is about. Mac is a scientist who studies hematology, and, you guessed it, he’s also immortal. There’s not much you can do to kill an immortal, besides setting one on fire. When his house bursts into flames with him in it, he thinks it’s foul play. But the silver lining comes in the form of a blonde investigator who’s ignited feelings in him he hasn’t felt in centuries.   

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