★★★★★ A scientist trapped alone in space trying to survive. What worked for The Martian does again and this time might be even better.

★★★★★ When two young gay men are murdered, their fathers join forces to take solving the murders into their own hands.

★★★★★ A ragtag group of soldiers (and a few criminals) are staffed at the end of the universe. Things are mostly boring...until they're not

★★★★★ Meet protagonist Marian Graves, a woman in determined to fly planes in the early 1900s at a time when women, quite simply, didn't.

What happens when a mom can't connect with her child, and she starts to wonder if her child isn’t just different, but maybe truly a bad kid?

★★★★★ A “one last job” crime caper that ends up with a lot more depth and character development than expected. It's outstanding.

★★★★★ Years after her cousin's disappearance, detective Maggie D'Arcy is asked to consult an a case with eerie similarities.

★★★★★ Part Seabiscuit, part palace politics, part commentary on societal boundaries and castes -- this novel was great on multiple levels.

★★★★★ An old friend desperatly needs Lillian's help caring for her kids. There's one catch, though: when the kids get upset, they catch fire

★★★★★ When author Christie Tate hits rock bottom, she decides to try a radical form of group therapy, where everything is NOT confidential.

★★★★★ A private investigator in 1860s London looks into the disappearance of a young girl who may have special (and dangerous) powers.

★★★★★ A lovely and cheeky queer story, this traces the evolution of a man as he comes to grips with his professional and sexual identity.

★★★★★ When sex workers start to turn up murdered, a Philly cop investigates, hoping to stop the trend before her sister becomes a victim.

★★★★★ The journey of a mother and her son as they flee Acapulco for the United States after becoming targets of the local cartel.