Looking for a book written in a fresh, new voice? Every day books by first-time novelists arrive at the library and here are just a few that we recommend:

Beginner's Greek by James Collins - a romantic man's version of chick lit, in which love conquers all, everyone lives happily-ever-after and a guy and girl see fate triumph over circumstantial twists and bad luck.

Beautiful Children by Charles Bock - The disappearance of a 12-year-old boy brings together the lives of a group of seemingly unrelated strangers in Las Vegas--including his parents, an illustrator, a stripper, a teenage anarchist, and a group of street runaways.

Gardens of Water by Alan Drew - The lives of two families living in Istanbul are changed by an earthquake that brings them together and forbidden love blossoms between a Kurdish Muslim girl and an American.

The Heroines by Eileen Favorite - the story of 13-year-old Penny and her mother who run a bed-and-breakfast for literary heroines on vacation from their plots, among them Madame Bovary, Catherine Earnshaw, and Ophelia.