Necklace of Tears (aka Kaneer Malai)
Set in 11th century India, the story is about a fifteen-year-old Hindu Indian girl named Samudradevi, a merchant’s daughter who never truly feels at home unless she is on a sailboat. Devi awakens to find herself stranded alone in the middle of the Indian Ocean with only a few provisions for survival—and a mysterious sapphire necklace.
Cloudreader
Ten-year-old Janthur has just started learning stargazing from his father, the Stargazer of Pardura, when a group of mysterious Cloudreaders come knocking at the palace gates. Janthur is curious to learn more about Cloudreading and Lakhni, the head Cloudreader’s daughter, agrees to teach him in exchange for Stargazing lesson. But when they work together to interpret the clouds and the stars, every sign they see points to disaster! Will Janthur and Lakhni be able to save the Princess of Pardura in time?
Cloudreader is a middle grade fantasy/mystery novel co-written with my twin sister based on my travels to Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory in Jaipur, India.
Landwalker
My latest book is a YA post-apocalyptic novel. This novel is still in early drafts, so I’m not quite ready to share what it’s about. Stay tuned!
