~ Hardcover

~ New Release - 2023

A pulsating debut, Our Best Intentions follows an immigrant family who find themselves caught in the middle of a criminal investigation and are forced to reexamine their familial bonds and place within the community . . . 

Alternating between multiple perspectives, Our Best Intentions is a suspenseful and page-turning drama, as well as an intimate portrait of family that explores how easily friendships, careers, communities, and individual lives can unravel when the toxicity of privilege and racial bias is exposed. 

“Jain’s riveting debut centers on a stabbing at a high school, and excels at revealing each character’s motivations and fears, and at how easily the truth can be distorted.  This is a page-turner that will stay with readers.” -- Publishers Weekly