The Shade Under the Mango Tree: A Multicultural Coming-of-Age Novel
Breaking out of her safe cocoon, Luna steps into a world of ancient culture and a deadly history. Can she survive unscathed?
Lucien, a worldly young architect, finds a journal at a café. His decision to read it, despite pangs of guilt, changes his life. An award-winning epistolary tale of courage, resilience and the bonds among diverse people.
Gold Medal, Contemporary Fiction, 2021 Global Book Awards (formerly New York City Book Awards)
Finalist, 2021 SPR (Self Publishing Review) Book Awards
Finalist, 2022 Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Finalist, Multicultural Fiction, 2021 International Book Awards
Welcome, Reluctant Stranger
Gold Medal, 2025 Global Book Awards, Contemporary Fiction
Finalist, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2024 Adult Fiction
For years, questions plagued Leilani: Where is her father, and why was the rest of her family forced to flee their country when she was nine ? But now, all she wants is to dedicate herself to healing people, like her father did.
A relationship-phobic psychologist with a dead aim, she rescues Justin, drunk from nursing a broken heart, when thugs assault him on a deserted street. Haunted by her mysterious past, she’s devastated when she learns why her family fled their privileged Pacific island life without her father—his role in a deadly political web.. Is her father still alive? Is he a hero or a villain? Can she accept him for what he is? And can she reconnect with her roots and be at peace with who she is?
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