2011 LDS Fiction by Title

Fiction titles by LDS authors published in 2011.

(Not all titles are eligible for a Whitney Award.)

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2011 LDS Fiction by Author

Fiction titles by LDS authors published in 2011.Click Here to see this list sorted by title.

Taya, Daughter of Jacob by Loraine Scott

Title: Taya, Daughter of Jacob

Author: Loraine Scott

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: December 25, 2011

ISBN: 978-1468118438

Size: 254 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: Historical

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In the days of the Nephite Judges, one man decided he wanted to be King. Two political parties emerge–the Kingmen and the Freeman. Taya’s father, Jacob, is called to head-up the Freeman.

Moving his family to Zarahemla did not go as planned. First, Lamanites attack his countryside compound, intent on killing Taya and her older brother, Kai, but even that did not compare in magnitude to what happened once the youngest members of the family are safely behind the walls of the famed city of Zarahemla.

Sixteen-year old Taya falls in love with Micah, the son of Pachus, the man who would be King. Equally concerning to Pachus is that Micah returns her affections and converts to her beliefs, turning from obedient son to avowed enemy. Taya and Micah’s lives are filled with happiness and sadness, adventure and peril, joy and tragedy while each struggles to maintain their grip on their relationship.

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Invaluable by Holly J Wood

Title: Invaluable

Author: Holly J. Wood

Publisher: Deseret Book

Release Date: December 26, 2011

ISBN: 978-1609088354

Size: 350 pages, 5.5×8, paperback

Genre: Young Adult

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help wanted

Sixteen-year-old girl seeks advice on how to reach out to a sister who has become distant; how to make up with my best friend, who spends every moment with her new boyfriend; how to avoidlosing my job over working on Sundays; and how to figure out who has been putting love notes in my locker. 

Applicants are also required to provide advice on how to handle being head-over-heels for my prom date’s best friend—who happens to be the hottest guy in school.


Math tutoring a plus.

Interested persons may contact Eliza Moore. 

Sound like a tall order? Well, that is what Eliza Moore is up against during her sophomore year of high school. But when her great-grandmother beginsvisiting Eliza in her dreams, everything starts to change. These dreamstake Eliza back in time to see extraordinary women who help teach her about eight important values. As Eliza learns more about these women andthe values they lived by, she discovers the courage and confidence she needs to face her challenges—and her secret admirer.

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eBook:  | Kindle | Nook | DB Bookshelf

Shadows by Cheree Alsop

Duskies are born in a dangerous world as servants of the lords of light and shadow, but when creatures known as the Sathen threaten all the races, a Duskie named Nexa finds herself caught in the middle of a perilous journey to save her people and unite the races as one.

Facing dangerous odds, prejudice, and violence, Nexa finds strength in those around her and, ultimately, love.

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Title: Shadows

Author: Cheree Alsop

Publisher: Self

Release Date: December 17, 2011

ISBN: NA

Size: 217 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Paranormal

 


Shinar 54 by D. Corey Sanders

Title: Shinar 54

Author: D. Corey Sanders

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Release Date: December 22, 2011

ISBN: 978-1-4685-0057-8

Size: 426 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: Science Fiction

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Jona McCracken is a broken ex-Marine with PTSD and a host of other personal issues. He stumbles upon a website promising relief from all his ills. The only catch is that he must immigrate to Shinar 54, a utopian city in the Nevada desert to obtain the wonder cure and to meet Lisa, his enchanting recruiter.

Shinar is the enclosed haven for millions of people who have overcome sickness and pain. The outside world believes Shinar is a powerful and dangerous doomsday cult. Shinar prepares its people for the next life with a singularity of purpose that impoverishes the United States and sets the two nations on a collision course. As the political and economic tensions ratchet up, the world spirals down into an epidemic of fear, bigotry, and propaganda. World war is imminent. Jona and Lisa find themselves in the middle of it.

Marco Franco, Jona’s friend and confidant, is on his own mission to rescue his younger sister from certain death. Can he do it through intrigue and alliances?

Set in the not-too-distant future, Shinar 54 is a story of conflict between good and evil, truth and lies, and the clash of opposing values. Ultimately, it is a tale of renewal, redemption, and reconciliation.”

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Black by Cheree Alsop

Black, the second book in The Silver Series, is about a werewolf raised through the atrocities of a werewolf fighting ring. He is rescued and given the chance at a new life, but haunting reminders of his past follow him as he tries to make a fresh start. He has to confront his dark history in order to protect the girl he loves, or let himself be swept away into the pain and humiliation of the arena once more.

The second book of a fresh new werewolf series, Black is fast paced, dark, and shows that love is something worth fighting for.

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Title: Black (The Silver Series, Book 2)

Author: Cheree Alsop

Publisher: Self

Release Date: December 16, 2011

ISBN: NA

Size: 196 pages, eBook

Genre: YA Paranormal

Series: Silver (bk 1)


Serpent of Time by Eugene Woodbury


Title: Serpent of Time

Author: Eugene Woodbury

Publisher: Peaks Island Press

Release Date: December 20, 2011

Size: eBook

Genre: Speculative/Historical

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Fujiwara Ryo has a decision to make: a husband or the sword.

As the daughter of the last emperor of Japan’s Southern Court, she could have spent the rest of her life in a gilded cage. But a failed revolt against the Ashikaga shogunate has left her with a price on her head and the shogun’s henchman hot on her heels.

Ryo escapes with Sen, her loyal lady-in-waiting, to sacred Mt. Koya. There, Sen’s uncle summons the mighty Kala Sarpa. If all goes as planned, the “Serpent of Time” will transport Ryo far out of the shogun’s reach, across six centuries to the present day.

Except that Kala Sarpa bears a grudge of its own against the Fujiwara clan, and seizes the opportunity to even the scales. Their fates now fully entwined, Ryo must again put her life at risk and return to the past in order to save her future.

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Silver by Cheree Alsop

Silver, book one of The Silver Series, is a coming of age story about a teenage werewolf whose father is murdered. He has to come to terms with his new life, new school, and new friends while trying to stop a killer. Attempting to make peace with the territory’s pack and falling in love make his new situation even more perilous.

A fresh new werewolf series, Silver is fast paced and exciting, and shows that with love, there truly are no limits.

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Title: Silver (The Silver Series, Book 1)

Author: Cheree Alsop

Publisher: Self

Release Date: December 16, 2011

ISBN: NA

Size: 179 pages, eBook

Genre: YA Paranormal


Tell Me No Lies by Rachel Ann Nunes


Title: Tell Me No Lies

Author: Rachel Ann Nunes

Publisher: Nunes Entertainment, LLC

Release Date: December 19, 2011

Size: eBook

Genre: Romantic Suspense

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Two days before her wedding, Tessa Crawford’s world crumbles, leaving her hurt and betrayed. Worse, if Tessa doesn’t marry and receive her trust fund, her younger sister will lose her house and the homeless girls she helps will have nowhere to go.

But Tessa can’t marry just anyone, can she?

Gage Braxton, the guy from next door, is willing to help her out, but rumors hint that he’s an ex-con. Tessa soon finds herself attracted to a man who has no intention of ever falling in love or of passing on his terrible legacy.

When Tessa stumbles across evidence that may be proof of Gage’s innocence, suspects begin to line up. Someone is willing to kill again to see that the truth remains buried, and if Tessa doesn’t hurry and solve the old murder, she will lose not only her chance at love but may become the murder’s next victim.

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Sleeping Roses by RaShelle Workman


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

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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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Totally Cliché by Mormon Mommy Writers

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

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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:

  • “Alice in Clicheland” by Kasey Tross – What’s a writer to do when all she can think of is cliches? Perhaps visit Castle Cliche in Clicheland where all IS as it seems!
  • “Scared Stiff by Debra Erfert – Sammy is a girl that has never been scared her entire life despite her best efforts. Will that all change on a dark and stormy night?
  • “Mirage” by Cathy Witbeck – Leslie’s mother was killed twenty years ago, yet when her mother’s previous employer seeks Leslie as their newest employee, she may be headed for the same fate. 

Be sure to read these and many more stories to get your cliche fix today!

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Desert Stars by Joe Vasicek


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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Wolfhound by Kindal Debenham


Title: Wolfhound

Author: Kindal Debenham

Publisher: Wandering Leaf Publishing

Release Date: December 10, 2011

Size: eBook, 112,000 words

Genre: Science Fiction

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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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The Breakup Artist by Shannen Crane Camp


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

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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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Hannah of Silver Falls by Rebecca Woods


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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Geek Girl by Cindy C. Bennett


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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The Kissing Tree by Prudence Bice


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

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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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Someone Else’s Fairytale by E.M. Tippetts


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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Two Souls Are Better Than One by Karen E. Hoover


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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Immortal Mine by Cindy C. Bennett

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.

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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


The Chimney Sweep Charm by Marcia Lynn McClure


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

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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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House of Diamonds by Karen Jones Gowen


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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A Walk In Heaven by Marie Higgins


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

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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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