HARD-EDGED POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER boasts ingenious plotting and lots of action. Creepy future heroics! B PLUS

THE INFECTED
Severed Press
2016

HEARTBREAKINGLY GORGEOUS NOVEL follows the survivors of a sudden tragedy. Beautiful, compassionate writing. A MINUS

DID YOU EVER HAVE A FAMILY
Gallery/Scout Press
2015

WODEHOUSE MEETS STEAMPUNK meets country-house murder mysteries in a delightful mix of fantasy and fun. B PLUS

THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT BASKERVILLE HALL
Book View Cafe
2016

A ‘PREHISTORY’ OF US SPACEFLIGHT focuses on the integration of German scientists into US research aviation. SOLID B

BREAKING THE CHAINS OF GRAVITY: THE STORY OF SPACEFLIGHT BEFORE NASA
Bloomsbury USA
2016

DAZZLING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER explores the patterns of cruelty in a seemingly stable family. Haunting. B PLUS

THE CELLAR
Mysterious Press
2016

WILD, ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE set in a “Steamfunk” universe where Harriet Tubman is a superhero. Fun SF/F! SOLID B

MOSES: THE CHRONICLES OF HARRIET TUBMAN: FREEDONIA
Roaring Lions Productions
2015

THOUGHTFUL, SWEET NOVEL about friendship between two women, one in her twenties and one in her eighties. B PLUS

BRONTE PLOT
THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS
2015

THE SEX LIVES OF MARINE animals, entertainingly discussed by a marine conservation ecologist. Racy stuff! B PLUS

SEX IN THE SEA : OUR INTIMATE CONNECTION WITH SEX-CHANGING FISH, ROMANTIC LOBSTERS, KINKY SQUID, AND OTHER SALTY EROTICA OF THE DEEP
St. Martin’s Press
2016

JUICY CHICAGO MYSTERY with an appealing teacher-sleuth and loads of local flavor. Well-drawn characters! B PLUS

MELODY FOR MURDER
Pen-L Publishing
2015

THE INCREDIBLE FLORYNCE KENNEDY, pioneering leader in both the Black Power and Women’s Liberation movements. A MINUS

FLORYNCE “FLO” KENNEDY
University of North Carolina Press
2015