In “Belong To Me,” author Marisa de los Santos (“Love Walked In” examines a common human trait: the fact we all have secrets. She explores this topic through the story of Cornelia Brown, an urbanite who decides to move into the leafy suburbs with her husband, Teo. While there, she meets her worst nightmare — Piper, an impossibly perfect woman living in an impossibly perfect home — and Lake, a mysterious but enjoyable new friend. De los Santos uses these three women to tell a story about love, secrets and suburban life (which, if you live in the suburbs, you know that is all we do out there).

In nonfiction, Rachel Sontag offers “House Rules,” a memoir about growing up with a tyrannical father. And in “Taking About Childhood: Helping Your Kids Thrive In A Fast-Paced, Media-Saturated, Violence-Filled World,” author Nancy Carlsson-Paige offers tips about…well, read the subtitle, kids!