Books like Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton

A sixteen‑year‑old teen claims a fabled black pearl, awakening the angry sea devil that is said to be its keeper.

The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents . . . . Mma Ramotswe's ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni--her estimable husband and one of Botswana's most talented mechanics--is the man to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he might simply condemn the van and replace it with something more modern. Can she find a way to save her old friend?In the meantime, Mma Makutsi discovers that her old rival Violet Sephotho, who could not have gotten more than fifty percent on her typing final at the Botswana Secretarial College, has set her sights on none other than Mma Makutsi's fiance, Phuti Radiphuti. Can Mma Ramotswe's intuition save the day? Finally, the proprietor of a local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency to help explain its dreadful losing streak. The owner of the team is convinced he as a traitor in his midst. But how is Mma Ramotswe, who has never seen a football match in her life, going to discern who is throwing the game? Help, it turns out, may come from an unexpected quarter.There are few mysteries that can't be solved and fewer problems that can't be fixed when the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe puts her mind to them. A good cup of red bush tea might be the best solution of all.From the Hardcover edition.

Katie Welker, a girl with silver eyes and the rare ability to psychokinetically move objects, struggles to fit in until she discovers others like her who may help her learn to control her powers.

In 1888 East London, tea‑factory worker Fiona Finnegan and her lover Joe Bristow dream of owning a shop. After tragedy forces her into New York, Fiona rises from a modest storefront to a top tea‑industry magnate, only to confront her past to secure her future.

A young Englishwoman in 1920s Ceylon marries a tea plantation owner and widower, only to uncover unsettling secrets about his first wife that threaten to unravel their new life.

A Chinese mother and her adopted daughter, raised by an American couple, discover how a rare native tea links their worlds and transforms their family's destiny across cultures.

After a particularly successful evening of sales, Charleston's Theodosia Browning discovers the body of map store owner Daria. Locals have shown interest in buying her shop--but enough to kill? Plus there's been a customer hell-bent on acquiring a not-for-sale map. Most alarming of all theories, however, is Detective Tidwell's: the killer mistook Daria for Theodosia. And if that theory holds, the killer's work isn't done.