Our May pick is The Housemaid is Watching by Frieda McFadden. “The story follows Millie, a former housemaid now living as a suburban parent. Her family moves to a seemingly peaceful area. Millie discovers her neighbors conceal disturbing truths.”

In June we travel back in history with Isola by Allegra Goodman. “Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.”

July we travel into outer space in Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. She comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program and applies.