Secrets (Orca Book Publishers)

"Malou, a mixed-race orphan, is on her own for the first time, trying to discover her parent's identities"--Provided by publisher.

"Cady knows what she wants--to be a reporter--but her investigation into a long-ago murder earns her a hard lessonin race relations. When she pokes a stick into a wasp's nestof lies, dirty politics, corrupt law enforcement and racial tension, she ends up fearing for her life as she closes in on the truth about her origins"--Back cover.

Dot, whose name reflects her stature, has always had big dreams--she wants to be a dress designer like Mary Quant--but her dreams have to be put on hold while she searches for the truth about her parents. She gets a job as a seamstress at a lakeside resort in rural Ontario and falls hard for Eddie, a charming local boy who is equal parts helpful and distracting as Dot investigates her past.

"Tess embarks on a quest to find out the truth about her parents and realizes that she possesses unusual powers that link her to the past"--Provided by publisher.