Temple Secrets
A Southern Family Mystery Full of Humor and Heart
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In a city built on manners and secrets, one family’s truth could ruin them all.
Eighty-year-old Southern aristocrat Iris Temple’s health may be fading, but her wit is as sharp as ever. Before she joins her ancestral ghosts, she must choose an heir to inherit her sprawling estate—and the book of family secrets that has kept the Temples in power for generations.
But between her scheming son, her estranged daughter, and her illegitimate half-sister, Iris’s options are slim. To make matters worse, a voodoo-practicing centenarian—her late father’s mistress—still holds sway over the family. When scandalous pages from the secret book begin to leak, Savannah’s high society teeters on the edge of chaos.
With Iris’s time running out, her unlikely group of potential heirs must unmask the traitor before the society scandal tears the sleepy town apart.
Temple Secrets is a witty women’s fiction novel brimming with southern gothic flair, family drama, and wisecracking humor. If you love quirky southern characters, twist-filled mysteries, and tales of unconventional inheritance, you’ll adore Susan Gabriel’s unforgettable Southern saga.
Discover the secrets of Savannah—grab your copy now.
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Very entertaining story
I love a meaty novel that gives me a great story, is well written, teaches me a few things and makes me - at various points - laugh out loud and cry. Temple Secrets delivered all of that. I tend to be a silent laughter but I burst out with a few in this book!
The story is narrated by four women: Queenie, Violet, Rose and occasionally Old Sally. These women, black and white, have a lot of shared family history and to varying extent, genes. Queenie is hilarious, Violet, her niece has the third eye abilities she shared with Old Sally, her grandmother and the wise holder of the Gullah traditions, and Rose is the estranged daughter of Iris Temple, the matriarch of this entrenched, elite Savannah family. I don’t want to try to summarize the plot, but will just leave it that it’s a wonderful novel that sticks with you.
Captivating
Each character pulls you in! I couldn’t put this book down! I fell in love with the characters!
Temple Secrets
What a thought provoking read!
I too am from the South where death and afterlife are part of every day living. I love the characters especially Old Sally,Rose ,Violet and Queenie. Home is where love resides!
Lisa T.