STARTLINGLY POETIC IMAGES of small-town life redeem this book’s soap-opera plot about a young girl in crisis.

WORLD WAR II THRILLER with an all-star cast of science fiction writers and scientists; fun historical caper!

WACKY ENGLISH COZY mystery, third in a series, features a D-list crime writer and his agent as sleuths.

AN ODDLY APPEALING HITMAN in the grip of a midlife crisis is the protagonist of this unusual, surprising novel.

THE LOST BOYS (and girls) of the 1980s punk and straight-edge scenes take center stage in this elegaic novel.

EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL with a magic realist touch takes in the Spanish Civil War, its origins and its aftermath.

FUNNY, SNARKY, INSIGHTFUL celebration of romance novels, and of the ways many readers find them empowering.

HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY are the theme of these short essays on seasonal themes.  Equal parts snark and sweet!

JUICY COURT DRAMA revolves around the loves and hatreds of the young Louis XIV. Lots of detail and intrigue!

PORTRAIT OF A MARRIAGE in crisis combines a breezy, humorous chick-lit style with unexpectedly deep insights.