Books for LDS Readers. Tips for LDS Writers.
Title: Sleeping Roses (Dead Roses #1)
Author: RaShelle Workman
Publisher: Polished Pen Press
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Size: 314 pages, 5×8, softcover
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Sophie married into a lie.
Sick of her dangerous marriage, Sophie leaves her husband, determined to start a new life.
But her husband isn’t going to let her go that easily. If he can’t have her, no one can.
It’s hunter versus hunted.
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Title: Totally Cliché
Author: Mormon Mommy Writers (Kasey Tross, Debra Efert, Cathy Witbeck & More)
Publisher: Mormon Mommy Writers
Release Date: December 8, 2011
ISBN: 978-1468024753
Size: 160 pages, 6×9, paperback
Genre: Short Story Collection
What do an escaped convict, a vampire, a zombie, and Prince Charming all have in common? They are only some of the characters to grace the pages of the short story collection that pays homage to cliches.
Mormon Mommy Writers presents “Totally Cliche”, a collection of short stories including:
Be sure to read these and many more stories to get your cliche fix today!
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Title: Desert Stars (book 3)
Author: Joe Vasicek
Publisher: Self
Release Date: December 19, 2011
ISBN:
Size: eBook; 100,000 words
Genre: Science Fiction
Gaia Nova Series: Bringing Stella Home (bk 1), Sholpan (bk 2)
Caution: This book may contain objectionable content. (PG-13)
He was the sole heir to the Najmi camp, a young man raised by tribesmen after falling to the desert from his home among the stars. She was the sheikh’s most beautiful daughter, promised his hand in marriage–if she can convince him to stay.
Together, they must travel to a land where glass covers the sky and men traverse the stars as easily as tribesmen cross the desert. Here, at the ancient temple dedicated to the memory of Earth, they hope to find the answers that will show them the way home.
But when love and honor clash, how can they face their destiny when it threatens to tear them apart?
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Title: Wolfhound
Author: Kindal Debenham
Publisher: Wandering Leaf Publishing
Release Date: December 10, 2011
Size: eBook, 112,000 words
Genre: Science Fiction
Ensign Jacob Hull never intended to be a hero. As a newly commissioned officer in the Celostian Navy, his goal was to serve well until the day he could retire. Then disaster strikes on his first cruise aboard the CNS Wolfhound, and he will have to display all the courage, skill and determination he has in order to keep the remaining crew members out of danger. Because if he does not, the only ones to tell the tale will be prisoners of war—if there are any left at all.
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Title: The Breakup Artist
Author: Shannen Crane Camp
Publisher: Bonneville (CFI)
Release Date: December 8, 2011
ISBN: 978-1599559155
Size: 216 pages, 5.5×8, paperback
Genre: Young Adult
Most teenage girls can agree that the worst part of starting a relationship in high school, is the inevitable breakup. All the careful planning in the world doesn’t ever seem to be enough to prevent that horribly awkward moment of telling your soon-to-be ex-boyfriend “It’s not you, It’s me”.
But what if you had someone to do that for you? Imagine being able to hire a breakup artist the same way you’d hire someone to do your nails.
That’s where Amelia Marie Bedford comes in. Blessed with good looks and absolutely no friends, Amelia finds her true calling in the subtle art of the breakup. But when a gorgeous green-eyed client named David seems to actually be interested in her for more than just her looks, Amelia starts to falter on her “no dating your paycheck” rule. As the pre-Prom deadline closes in on her Amelia has to decide if David’s intentions are true, or if something more sinister lurks behind that perfect face.
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Title: Hannah of Silver Falls
Author: Rebecca Woods
Publisher: Sweetwater (CFI)
Release Date: December 8, 2011
ISBN: 978-1599559940
Size: 256 pages, 6×9, paperback
Genre: Young Adult
When Hannah moves to Silver Falls, she falls for the handsome Caleb. But when her best friend, Caleb s brother Nathan, expresses his love for her, she must decide what really lies within their hearts.
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Title: Geek Girl
Author: Cindy C. Bennett
Publisher: Sweetwater Press (CFI)
Release Date: December 8, 2011
ISBN: 978-1599559254
Size: 280 pages, 5.5×8, paperback
Genre: Young Adult
*This book was originally self-published in 2010, but has been edited and republished. Not sure if it’s eligible for a Whitney or not.
“Think I could turn that boy bad?”
My two best friends–my only two friends, really–follow my gaze and laugh.
“Trevor Hoffman?” Beth scoffs. “No way, Jen.”
“I bet I could,” I say, shrugging.
“Why him?” Beth asks. “Why not any of the other nerds sitting there with him?”
“Because,” I say slowly, “he isn’t your typical run-of-the-mill geek. Trevor Hoffman is different. He would be a little more difficult to take down–more of a challenge, you know?”
Jen’s teenage life of rebelling and sneaking out is growing stale. In an effort to combat her boredom, Jen makes a bet to turn Trevor, a nice geek, into a “bad boy.” Unexpectedly, she is pulled into Trevor’s world of sci-fi movies, charity work, and even–ugh!–bowling. Jen discovers that hanging out with Trevor isn’t so bad after all.
But when Trevor finds out about the wager, all bets are off.
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Title: The Kissing Tree
Author: Prudence Bice
Publisher: Sweetwater (CFI)
Release Date: December 8, 2011
ISBN: 978-1599559360
Size: 272 pages, 6×9, paperback
Genre: Historical Romance
After five long years, Georgiana McLaughlin returns to the only place she’s ever considered home—the same place she stole a kiss from Ridge Carson under the kissing tree. But now he’s a man, and reconciling their past is just the beginning.
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Title: Someone Else’s Fairytale
Author: E.M. Tippetts
Publisher: Self
Release Date: December 2011
Size: ebook
Genre: Women’s Fiction/Romance
Jason Vanderholt is the hottest actor under thirty with legions of screaming fans. Chloe Winters is a college student who hasn’t gotten around to watching most of his movies and doesn’t follow Hollywood gossip. When they meet by chance, he decides she’s the one, but it just isn’t her fairytale.
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Title: Two Souls Are Better Than One (The Misadventurs of a Teenage Wizard, book 1)
Author: Karen E. Hoover
Publisher: Tin Bird
Release Date: December 4, 2011
ISBN: 978-1466486874
Size: 276 pages, 6×9, paperback
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Barely thirteen, Jeremy James Johansen has had more than his share of trouble. His father disappeared without a trace and the police believe he murdered his lab assistant, though his son knows it isn’t true. His dad can’t even handle a knife, let alone a bow and arrow.
A year later Jeremy stumbles across a portal to another world and gets pulled through—but not as himself. Somehow he swaps bodies with the man on the other side before the portal disappears.
Captured by a dragon and a man in black who insists on calling him father, he tries to escape, only to plummet to his death. He awakens in his own bed, believing it was all a bad dream. The problem is there are holes in his memory he can’t fill.
In time, he discovers that the portal holds the answers not only to his forgotten memories, but most importantly, points him down the path to finding his father.
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Niahm (pronounced Neeve) Parker is thoroughly content with her life in the small town of Goshen. Her parents, who travel frequently for their work, have raised a headstrong, independent teen. While her peers can hardly wait for the opportunity to leave, Niahm plans to stay forever.
When Shane Coleman and his nephew Sam move into town, it’s the biggest event to happen in as long as anyone can remember. It’s quite remarkable for anyone to move into Goshen rather than out, but when it’s discovered that Sam is 17, it requires some serious burning of the phone lines. All the teen girls are thrilled to have a new hottie in town—all except Niahm. Sam Coleman represents a threat to her perfect way of life.
Sam is drawn to Niahm against his will. He’d prefer to not be bound to this angry, stubborn, unlikeable girl. Unfortunately, he has no choice. However, Sam didn’t plan on falling for Niahm. For Immortals, love is not only forbidden, but dangerous for her. He finds himself in a fight not only for Niahm’s heart, but to protect her from being harmed by those who seek to destroy Sam and those like him.
Niahm is attracted to the tall, copper-headed boy, who becomes her friend and then her support when tragedy strikes. Soon, she begins to realize that there may be more to Sam than she ever suspected… much more. But what he truly is, she can’t begin to imagine.
Title: Immortal Mine
Author: Cindy C. Bennett
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date: December 4, 2011
ISBN: 978-1468031706
Size: 326 pages, 6×9, softcover
Genre: YA Paranormal
Title: The Chimney Sweep Charm
Author: Marcia Lynn McClure
Publisher: Distractions Ink
Release Date: December 7, 2011
ISBN: 978-0985274016
Size: 212 pages, 5×8, paperback
Genre: Romance
A romantic Christmas story.
I could not find liner notes for this book anywhere. Click the link above to read a short excerpt.
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The Death of a Disco Dancer by David Clark
One night, eleven-year-old Todd Whitman receives a terrifying but hilarious midnight visitor: his cockatoo-plumed, dementia-stricken, John Travolta-smitten Grandma Carter. In constant nocturnal search of the mysterious “Dancer,” Grandma clutches her absurdly precious Saturday Night Fever album cover and giggles her way through the dance steps of her youth.
When forty-something Todd returns home to help his dying mother, he reflects on that pivotal summer of 1981: the unique relationship he developed with his grandmother, the chaos of finding his place in a large Mormon family, the near misses of impressing the one-and-only Jenny Gillette, and the utter social catastrophe of junior high.
David Clark is a terrible dancer, former fake fighter, and recovering oranger. His oranging career effectively ended when he was intercepted and physically detained in a dark alley by a victimized college football player and was then forced to either rat out his friends or have his arm broken. His friends have still not forgiven him.
He is now engaged in much safer pursuits as a corporate lawyer and formerly served as the general counsel of a major international media company, and has practiced law and lived in New York City and San Diego. He now resides with his family in his hometown, Mesa, Arizona.
Fire in the Pasture by Tyler Chadwick, ed.
“…the bounty of [this] anthology reminded me of Christ’s generosity in feeding the five thousand. Christ took real substances—a little bread, two small fish—and he created from them…food that nourished the people and made it possible for them to return to their lives both physically and spiritually renewed. Poets take matter (language, emotion, thought, experience) and make of that matter a new creation, a work of art that did not exist before the poet organized it, a work that has the potential (each poet hopes) to nourish—to make readers see what they did not see before, to offer insight, to create empathy, to provoke thought, or to express beauty, soundness, depth. To offer abundance in place of scarcity.” —from the Foreword by Susan Elizabeth Howe
Fire in the Pasture includes works from over 80 poets. See complete list here.
Tyler Chadwick spearheaded the Mormon Poetry Project, collecting works from a wide variety of 21st century LDS poets. Originally from Utah, Chadwick now lives with his wife in Idaho, where he is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Idaho State University.
Latter-day Liberty by Connor Boyack
Individual liberty is a fundamental aspect of the good news of the gospel. But what is liberty exactly, and what role does it play in our lives? Connor Boyack explores these questions and much more in this detailed analysis of historical developments, secular information, and scriptural insights. The war in heaven continues on earth today, and our agency and liberty are under attack.
A fundamental aspect of the good news of the gospel is the message of liberty. As President Joseph F. Smith said, “The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom of freedom; the gospel of the Son of God is the gospel of liberty.” Men of God, both ancient and modern, have spoken on this issue repeatedly. Latter-Day Liberty: A Gospel Approach to Government and Politics provides an analysis of what liberty is and how it applies to government and politics, using logic, reason, and secular sources of information, in addition to the abundant scriptures and statements from prophets and apostles which relate to these issues.
Connor Boyack is a web developer, political economist, and social media consultant focused on advancing the cause of liberty. Best known for his blog at www.connorboyack.com, he currently serves as the state coordinator for the Tenth Amendment Center in Utah. He is a frequent guest on radio shows and regularly publishes opinion pieces in a variety of newspapers and websites.
A California native and Brigham Young University graduate, Connor currently resides in Lehi, Utah, with his wife and two children.
Monsters & Mormons by Wm Morris & Theric Jepson, ed.
Thirty Tales of Adventure and Terror.
Run the gamut of battling demons, ghosts, zombie apocalypse, aliens, golems, ninja monkeys, mad scientists, cyborgs and more!
Authors include Nathan Shumate, David J. West, Graham Bradley, Eric James Stone, Dan Wells, and many others.
Click here for a complete list of authors and story titles.
Wm Morris blogs at A Motley Vision, where he keeps an eye on the world of Mormon arts and culture. He is a PR professional working at a nonprofit, private technical college in Minneapolis. Neither the 19th century socialist poet, artist and designer nor the leviathan talent agency, but he has a foot in both of the worlds they represent.
Theric Jepson, another AMV blogger, has been blogging since 2005, but he’s been a gadfly-in-the-making for much, much longer. Most of his professional publications have been under his legal name, Eric W Jepson, but online he is better known by a variety of monikers beginning with the digraph th. You can read his personal blog at Thmazing’s Thutopia.
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Title: House of Diamonds
Author: Karen Jones Gowen
Publisher: WiDo Publishing
Release Date: November 22, 2011
ISBN: 978-0979607097
Size: 235 pages, 5×8, paperback
Genre: General
Series: Uncut Diamonds (bk 1)
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In this sequel to Gowen’s debut novel, Uncut Diamonds, she follows sisters Cindy and Marcie as they reach a crossroads in their lives. House of Diamonds tells the story of two women, one facing opportunity the other tragedy. Can their bond endure? Marcie pursues her dream of becoming a published writer while Cindy faces a terrible tragedy. In this gripping story of faith, loss and the transcending nature of sacrifice, Gowen gives voice to a beloved baby who has none. She shows the incredible power that comes to families when they pull together to overcome challenges. It is at these times that a house of pain can become a house of diamonds.
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Today’s the last day to write!
I’m done, but I didn’t win this year. I’m at 20,000 words and heading out of town tomorrow so I have to pack. Plus there’s no way I can write 30,000 coherent words in a day.
But I had fun. How about you? Who’s done? Who’s still writing as fast as their fingers can type?
I don’t usually do things like this. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever participated in a blog hop before.
And I may never do it again. We’ll see.
But I was invited to participate in this one through Facebook (that Facebook is a neat thing, isn’t it?), so I decided to give it a try because this hop is right up my alley.
And it’s right up your alley, too—because ALL THE PRIZES are BOOKS!
This seems like a great way to draw attention to your book, if you’re a published author, and/or get more traffic to your blog if you’re unpublished.
If you want to be a blog that people hop to, go sign up here. If you want to hop around the blogs to enter to win the prizes, just click on the links below and enter to win on each blog.
So, I’m giving away a copy of Stolen Christmas & Other Stories of the Season.
This is the first Christmas collection of short stories gleaned from the contests held here at LDS Publisher.
(Yes, there will be a second collection available for Christmas gift giving in 2012.)
Here’s the blurb:
What happens when you’re so poor you have to steal your Christmas presents? Have you ever taken a punch in the face as your Christmas gift to the girl you love? Or saved Christmas while hunting were-weevils?
These award-winning Christmas stories are the best of the best from the LDS Publisher Christmas Story Contests. From Christmases past, to present, to future; from sweet and inspirational, to zany and delightful—there’s a story for everyone in this eclectic collection.
Contributing authors are: Roger Bonner, Don Carey, Laura Craner, Joyce DiPastena, Sarah M. Eden, L.T. Elliot, Gussie Fick, Melanie Goldmund, M. Gray, Taegyn Hutchinson, Angie Lofthouse, Lori Nawyn, Tristi Pinkston, Brian C. Ricks, Sandra Sorenson, Janice Sperry, and Christine Thackeray.
To be entered to win this book, you need to:
Deadline to enter: Thursday, December 15, 2011.
US and International entries allowed. If the winner is in the US, you may choose either a print book or an ebook; if international, winner will receive an ebook.
Or if you can’t wait, you can always purchase the book at CreateSpace or Smashwords.
Title: A Walk In Heaven (Grayson Brothers series)
Author: Marie Higgins
Publisher: Night Shift Publishing
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Size: ebook (89,000 words)
Genre: Historical Romance
All he wanted was to trust again.
Joshua Grayson is not happy about his new sister-in-law’s visit and he uses the term ‘sister-in-law’ loosely as Careen Kennedy Grayson was a complete stranger. Joshua’s brother, Matthew, left the family ranch in the dead of night to run away and wed a woman he’d never met. The fact Matthew was killed moments after walking out of the church with his new bride merely adds insult to injury. Joshua struggles with resentment and trying not to blame Careen for his brother’s death. But it is difficult not to harbor ill feelings when he knows she’s keeping secrets. Despite his suspicions, Joshua slowly grows attracted to Careen and even starts to like her. Unfortunately, Joshua knows all too well the folly of loving a woman he cannot trust.
Careen Kennedy Grayson was married and widowed within minutes of the other. When her obsessive cousin, Luther, arrives minutes after Matthew’s death, she knows deep down he’s the one who killed Matthew. Luther is arrested and held for trial while Careen takes her husband’s body back to his family. Soon after arriving at the loving Grayson ranch, Careen learns of her mother-in-law’s heart condition. Unwilling to cause undue stress, Careen decides to wait until after Luther’s trial to speak the full truth of their son’s death. Soon Careen grows embedded in family and ranch life, getting closer to the Grayson’s with each passing day. She finds herself unnaturally drawn to Joshua and she knows their budding attraction will only complicate matters… Especially when the family discovers her cousin did indeed kill Matthew.
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Title: The Sweetest Kiss (Brothers of Worthington series)
Author: Marie Higgins
Publisher: Night Shift Publishing
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Size: ebook (82,000 words)
Genre: Regency Romance
Lord Trey Worthington isn’t about to give his heart to a woman. He does not want a marriage like his parents. But when his mother brings in a childhood acquaintance into the home to sponsor into society, Trey has to get Miss Faraday trained properly. The more he gets to know Judith, the more he yearns for something he doesn’t dare reach for. Judith is after a faithful husband—something Trey has been convinced most of his life he’ll never become.
Judith Faraday is only after one thing—to marry her Naval Officer and enjoy a life full of love. She’s doubtful her dream will ever come true while living as the ward to the dowager duchess. However, the longer Judith is with the dowager’s son, Trey, an attraction blossoms. Judith now wonders if God has different plans for her life, because Trey doesn’t believe in the sanctity of marriage . . . the very thing Judith cannot do without.
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Title: Falling In Love Again (Patriot’s Saga)
Author: Marie Higgins
Publisher: Night Shift Publishing
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Size: ebook (91,000 words)
Genre: Historical Romance
Patriot’s Saga Series: Pretending You Are Mine
Marcus Thorne, a notorious pirate who has taken land and become a highwayman, vows to uncover the secrets of the Royal Navy and exact revenge against the man who stole from him. Instead, he captures the enemy’s daughter and keeps her as his prisoner to satisfy the debt. Isabelle Stanhope sees her captor, this mysterious masked man, as a savior. She’d much rather be in his company than participate in the marriage arranged by her father.
Can keeping her prisoner set things right for Marcus, or is he about to suffer another theft—his heart?
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Title: Pretending You Are Mine (Patriot’s Saga)
Author: Marie Higgins
Publisher: Night Shift Publishing
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Size: ebook (80,000 words)
Genre: Historical Romance
Patriot’s Saga Series: Falling In Love Again
Switching roles and the pursuit of freedom come together in the hunt to discover who can be trusted and who is really the traitor during the Colonial times. Mercedes Maxwell’s sister’s last wish was for Mercedes to find evidence against Kat’s husband, William Braxton, and have him hung as a traitor to the crown. Mercedes isn’t naïve when it comes to capturing traitors, because her own deceased husband had once been an agent for the King when they lived in England.
When she meets William Braxton for the first time, all is not as it seems. Portraying her twin, Mercedes knows this is the only way to get close enough to William to discover his secrets. What she finds along the way are little surprises she hadn’t counted on, especially when she begins to give her heart to a man who may be a spy against the crown.
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Nope. It’s not for a contest here on LDS Publisher, but…
Michael Young is looking for 12 short stories for a Christmas anthology to be published next year. Each story has to incorporate a Christmas song.
The songs already taken are:
Here are the details (per Michael):
12 short stories, each one based on a Christmas song. The song would also be the title.
NOTE: I will only include one story based on each song. The best way I see around this is to email me and let me know what song you will like and I will post the taken songs on my website. Any genre that meats the guidelines is acceptable.
Length: 1000 – 10,000 words
Content: No profanity, graphic violence, or erotic situations. Should be ‘family friendly’.
Deadline: March 31st, 2012
To be published: December 2012
Send submissions to thecanticlekingdom@gmail.com. Please include your full name, phone number, email address and website (if applicable).
Files should be written in 12 point font, double spaced, with pages numbered and a running headed with the author’s name and title across the top.
By submitting your work, you grant me one-time publishing rights if selected. The anthology will only go through if there are a sufficient number of entries received.
Each entry will receive feedback from me, and some may be accepted pending revisions.
Those selected will be notified no later than June 1st, 2012.
Conditions subject to change.
All the proceeds will be donated to the National Down Syndrome Society.
Michael D. Young is the author of the novels The Canticle Kingdom and The Last Archangel. He is also the author of the inspirational pamphlet “Portrait of a Mother”. His work has been featured in various online and print magazines such as Mindflights, The New Era, Allegory, and Ensign. You can visit him at his website, www.writermike.com, and his facebook fanpage, http://www.facebook.com/authormichaelyoung.
Title: Applespell (The Fairy Godmother Dilemma, Book 3)
Author: Danyelle Leafty
Publisher: Danyelle Leafty
Release Date: November 26, 2011
Size: eBook
Genre: YA Fantasy
Series: Catspell (bk 1), Firespell (bk2)
When the faerie queen is unable to revive Mara, Nerissa decides that she’s done with fairy godmothering, finished with being a winged problem solver, and no longer willing to deal with the heartbreak that comes from wishes, wings, and wands.
She is not, however, going to give up dealing with DIDs. (Damsels in Distress)
But now, rather than mopping up messes and helping them achieve their perfect Happily Every After, she must stand in the way of the DIDs and their Prince Charmings. A good wicked faerie never rests until she uncovers an Unhappily Ever After, and Nerissa is nothing, if not dedicated.
She has already chosen her new DIDs–a girl named Snow White, and her sister Rose Red.
As the tale unfolds, Nerissa soon learns that being a wicked faerie isn’t all that different from being a fairy godmother. It’s all in the application–and where the heart lies.
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Title: In the Valley of the Mountains (Shadows of Brierley Series)
Author: Anita Stansfield
Publisher: Covenant
Release Date: November 4, 2011
ISBN: 978-1608613151
Size: 288 pages, 6×9, softcover
Genre: Historical Romance
Shadows of Brierley Series: The Wanderer (book 1), A Far Horizon (book 2), A Distant Shore (book 3)
Jamie walked away . . . He wondered why he was even trying. He felt certain there was nothing he could ever say or do to compete with a man like Hugh Montgomery, and he was fooling himself to believe that he could ever be a contender for Gillian Brierley’s heart.
The year is 1862, and the setting is Salt Lake City. Gillian — Ian and Wren’s eldest daughter — has grown into a lovely young woman who is a source of help and strength to her family. Little does she realize that her life is about to be turned upside down.
Suddenly she must choose between two men who love her, yet whose lives and lifestyles are completely divergent. Honorable and trusted family friend Hugh Montgomery is safe and steady, while young Jamie MacBrier, recently arrived from Scotland, is impetuous, passionate, worldly, and completely unschooled in the principles of the gospel. Yet he has created feelings in Gillian that are new and exciting — and frightening. Can she be true to both her faith and her heart?
In this deeply moving conclusion to the Shadows of Brierley series, beloved LDS author Anita Stansfield delivers an unforgettable story of love and the many ways in which it can break our hearts and heal them. In the Valley of the Mountains is compelling and tender, with insights that linger long after the last page has been turned.
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