Seventeen-year-old Quell navigates the challenges of a magical debutante society filled with social elites while grappling with her forbidden powers. As she learns to harness her abilities, she must also stay one step ahead of an assassin determined to eliminate her kind, creating a tension-filled atmosphere of danger and self-discovery.
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the narrative follows Ziuta and her family as they face the harrowing realities of Soviet imprisonment and forced labor in Russia. Enduring starvation and brutal conditions, their survival seems bleak until a compassionate Maharaja from India emerges as a potential savior for Ziuta and other Polish children. Imogene Salva draws from her mother's experiences to shed light on this lesser-known chapter of history, highlighting the resilience of the human spirit and the power of kindness in desperate times.
Overwhelmed by tragedy, a woman desperately tries to save her marriage in award-winning author Jennifer Hillier's Little Secrets, a riveting novel of psychological suspense.