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"Magnificent! The writing is lyrical, the story is mesmerizing. Perfection from start to finish." -Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author of For the Love of Summer.

An unsuspecting artist uncovers her late mother's secrets and unravels her own hidden past in a beguiling novel by the USA Today bestselling…

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Memories of the Lost was original and compelling; a captivating mystery that was solved and resolved by happenstance and recollection with magic woven throughout. A beautifully crafted tale.

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Guesthouse for Ganesha asks and answers: Left at the altar, spurned—what does that do to a young woman’s heart? And why would a Hindu God care?

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