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In The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, Alka Joshi transports readers to 1960s India, where love, loyalty, and corruption intertwine. As Malik investigates a tragic building collapse tied to deceit among the elite, Lakshmi continues her healing work and Nimmi struggles to find her place. Together, their stories reveal strength, compassion, and the power of truth.
Set in Oswego, New York during the Gilded Age, this historical fiction novel recounts the true and haunting story of ten-year-old Virginia Tonkin, whose death sparked one of the region’s most enduring legends.
In the wealthy town of Happy Valley, the Cresmont brothers have a dark reputation. Two of their ex-girlfriends are dead, and everyone suspects foul play, but their privilege keeps them untouched. When new girl Lauren O’Brian starts a relationship with one of the brothers, she’s pulled into a web of lies, danger, and deadly secrets.
When you’re named after a 250-year-old tortoise, you grow up believing life is full of possibilities and wonder. But ever since Addie’s family got turned upside down, those things have been harder for her to see.
The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. Except a new player has entered the game…