The Devils of Cardona, Matthew Carr, Riverhead Books – Late sixteenth century Spain has its share of troubles. The reverberations from the Reconquista that saw the end of Muslim rule in parts of the country left it unsettled.

Love Her Madly, M. Elizabeth Lee, Atria Books — One damp January morning Glo Roebuck meets Cyn Williams on their first day at a small progressive college in Florida.

Blood on the Tracks, Barbara Nickless, Thomas & Mercer – Sidney Rose Parnell has seen some of the worst things humans can do to others.

The Trials of Apollo: Book 1 The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan, Disney Hyperion – It’s not easy being a Greco-Roman god–particularly when you anger your father and he hurls you to earth into a garbage-filled dumpster.

The Last Woman Standing, Thelma Adams, Lake Union Publishing – Young Josephine Marcus runs away from her stifling home life in 1880’s San Francisco to marry Johnny Behan, a charming older man who’s aiming to become the sheriff of Tombstone, Arizona.

Flamecaste, Cinda Williams Chima, Harper Teen – The Seven Realms have been at war for twenty-five years. Gerard Montaigne, King of Arden, is determined to forge an empire out of the realms.

Mothering Sunday, Graham Swift, Alfred A Knopf – In 1924 twenty-two year old Jane Fairchild worked as a housemaid in the home of the Nivens, a well-to-do family living in Berkshire, England.

Highly Illogical Behavior, John Corey Whaley, Dial Books – Solomon Reed is an agoraphobic with a panic disorder. In middle school while suffering a panic attack, he stripped and dived into the school’s fountain.

Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty, Ramona Ausubel, Riverhead Books – Fern and Edgar come from serious money. In Fern’s case it’s old money, dating back to the trade in slaves and rum.

The Last Days of Magic, Mark Topkins, Viking – Medieval Ireland has long been a stronghold of magic in the world. It resisted attempts by many foreign powers to conquer it thanks to the Morrígna, a divine female trinity manifesting as twins Aisling and Anya in the mortal world and a third, Anann, in the spirit realm.