Books like Jacaranda by Cherie Priest

A lonely orphan girl on the Yorkshire moors befriends a disabled cousin and unlocks the secrets of a hidden garden.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

The Goldfinch chronicles the life of thirteen‑year‑old Theo Decker, who survives a museum attack that kills his mother and carries an art piece that becomes a lifelong obsession, exploring loss, identity, and art in contemporary America.

A historical mystery set in 18th-century London that explores themes of women's empowerment and time travel in a twist of fate, featuring a precocious girl solving centuries-old murders.

Julie navigates a heartfelt holiday in Majorca with her father and his new wife, while falling unexpectedly in love with the dashing Spaniard Felipe de Torres y Aquilino, forcing her to confront her unresolved grief and the reality that love can bridge even the widest divides.

A family’s idyllic summer party at a grand estate in Cornwall turns into a desperate search when six‑year‑old Theo vanishes, leaving the house abandoned and the siblings torn apart.

Set in a crumbling Georgian manor in rural Warwickshire, *The Little Stranger* follows a doctor arriving at a long‑standing family home where a death‑bed patient and chilling supernatural forces intertwine against the backdrop of post‑war Britain.

Adrienne flees a strained family life to work as a secretary on the idyllic Saranga outback station, only to find herself entangled in a new set of complications under the jacaranda‑fringed homestead.

A gripping historical novel about a young American's journey to find his roots in Ireland, where he uncovers a tale of faith, duty, and the healing power of discovering one's family history.

Easy Rawlins is hired by the LAPD to resolve a hostage crisis when a boxer‑turned‑revolutionary kidnaps a weapons manufacturer’s daughter, threatening a dramatic standoff.

A boy and his brother find themselves in charge of nine homeless dogs, but the siblings must keep the situation a secret to avoid being discovered.

Set in post‑war Los Angeles, John Gregory Dunne’s novel follows brothers Tom, a homicide detective, and Des, an up‑and‑coming priest, as they investigate a gruesome murder that tests their family bonds and loyalties.

The Pemberton Arms would have long since crumbled but for the cockeyed optimism of Molly Hughes. She dreamed of a chance to restore the old seaside hotel, the only home she'd ever known. That chance was suddenly within her reach--depending on how she handled the good-looking, insufferable Englishman who meant to sell off her beloved "Pem."

From front flap of dust jacket: The two Warwick sisters could not have been more different - Catherine, the elder, being quiet and thoughtful, Jenny, the younger, as selfish as she was pretty. Typically, when Jenny acquired a pen-friend, Nick Faraday, in far-off Kenya, she persuaded Cathy to write the letters for her - though neither of them paused to consider what the consequences might be. Until Nick, becoming more and more fascinated by the charming personality that was revealed in the letters, invited Jenny to go out to Kenya for a holiday, with a view to marrying him eventually. But Jenny had just been injured in a car crash - so it was Cathy who went to Kenya after all. She found Nick still determined to marry her sister. Should she try to explain that his idol had feet of clay - or just leave him to be disillusioned ?