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Saltwater Daughter, Coral HeartIn the sun-drenched village of Pointe d'Esny, Mauritius, Anaya has always felt the pull of the ocean, a connection deeper than just the tides. But when strange whispers from a mystical conch begin to haunt her dreams, and the sea inexplicably claims the village's young men, including her beloved brother, Ravi, Anaya is plunged into a mystery far older and more dangerous than any she could imagine.Propelled by an ancient journal, she uncovers her family's hidden legacy as Guardians of the Sea and learns of Zil Mistik, a decaying underwater kingdom, and Mahran, a powerful, vengeful sea spirit driven to a destructive "cleansing" by humanity's neglect. With her loyal friend Zayn, and the enigmatic Lina as her guide, Anaya dives into the luminous, yet dying, depths. She must brave crumbling coral cities, face tormented ancestral spirits bound by living chains, and confront the very embodiment of the ocean's fury.As Mahran's wrath escalates, manifesting as a cataclysmic waterspout and relentless storms threatening to obliterate her home, Anaya discovers the Heart of Zil Mistik and the forgotten Song of Harmony. But Mahran demands a price, a terrifying sacrifice that could cost Anaya everything. Can one young Guardian, armed with an ancient melody and her own courage, remind a raging spirit of a long-broken pact, restore balance to two worlds, and save those she loves before the sea reclaims all?Dive into a world where myth meets reality, and one girl's journey determines the fate of humanity and the ocean itself.

Whispers Beneath the Hollowby Brinda PhokeerdassSome voices never die. They only learn to hide.When Orla Wren inherits a crumbling estate on the haunted coast of Mauritius, she expects dust, secrets, maybe even a ghost. She doesn't expect a ravine that breathes, a journal that bleeds, or a lullaby whispered through the mouth of a dead child.Drawn into a world where memory is currency and the earth itself has teeth, Orla uncovers the truth her family buried: a legacy of blood offerings, colonial guilt, and a pact with an ancient spirit that sleeps beneath the banyan roots. But the Hollow is waking-and it remembers every name her ancestors tried to forget.As drums echo from the cave and the extinct dodo stirs in dreams, Orla must decide whether to break the cycle-or become its next offering.Visceral, poetic, and richly atmospheric, Whispers Beneath the Hollow is a tropical gothic tale of inheritance, extinction, and the voices we silence to survive.

Island of a Thousand StarsBy Brinda PhokeerdassWhen seventeen-year-old Meera receives a letter from her late father-hidden for a decade and sealed with a crimson crest-her quiet life in Manchester is forever changed. Called to the island of Mauritius, a land she's only known through stories and dreams, Meera embarks on a journey of self-discovery, ancestral secrets, and long-buried truths. But the island is more than paradise; it's a living, breathing mystery-where whispers echo through sugarcane fields, the past bleeds into the present, and a wooden dodo might be the key to a legacy once thought extinct.From the author of The Last Feather A Dodo Story, Brinda Phokeerdass delivers a lyrical coming-of-age tale about identity, courage, and the unbreakable threads that bind us to where we come from. (lib)

"The Dreaming World was born from a question that refused to leave me: What if the planet we sought to inhabit was already alive-and dreaming of us? This novel is more than a tale of space exploration; it's a meditation on the scars we carry from Earth, and how easily we might repeat our mistakes, even in paradise. I wanted to write a story where beauty is unsettling, where every breath of alien air carries a question, and where hope is both luminous and terrifying.At its heart, this book is about memory-planetary memory, ancestral memory, and the quiet ache of leaving behind a dying home. Through Elara's journey and the haunting, unfolding mystery of Kepler-186f, I tried to explore how the act of colonization becomes spiritual when the land itself listens, reacts, and dreams back.As a writer, I am drawn to the liminal spaces between awe and dread, between science and myth, and The Dreaming World is where those threads converge. It is a love letter to what we might become-if we are willing to listen."

The Lazarus Protocol: Genesis Code by Brinda PhokeerdassOn a storm-lashed island in the Indian Ocean, the future of life on Earth is being rewritten. Bioethicist Dr. Ava Lin arrives at Isle Helix expecting theoretical debate-but instead finds herself staring into the unblinking eyes of predators born not just from the past, but from an AI's vision of perfection. As secrets unravel, alliances fracture, and the line between science and monstrosity dissolves, Ava must confront a chilling truth: some ghosts refuse to stay buried, and some creations refuse to remain caged.