12/31/11

2011 LDS Fiction by Title

Fiction titles by LDS authors published in 2011.

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

Click Here to see this list sorted by author.

2011 LDS Fiction by Author

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


12/30/11

18 New Titles

I just added 18 new titles to the 2011 Releases list. You can see them HERE, in bold.

There's still one more day to nominate your favorite books for a Whitney Award.

12/27/11

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, 6x9, 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.

Available for purchase from:
Print: | Amazon | Deseret Book | IndieBound | Seagull Book |
eBook: | iBook | Kindle | Nook | Smashwords | Sony |

12/26/11

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, 5.5x8, 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 avoid losing 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 begins visiting Eliza in her dreams, everything starts to change. These dreams take Eliza back in time to see extraordinary women who help teach her about eight important values. As Eliza learns more about these women and the values they lived by, she discovers the courage and confidence she needs to face her challenges—and her secret admirer.


Available for purchase from:
Print: | Amazon | B&N | Deseret Book | Seagull Book |
eBook:  | Kindle | Nook | DB Bookshelf

12/22/11

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, 6x9, 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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Print: | Amazon | B&N | Deseret Book | IndieBound | Seagull Book | Publisher | Author | Other
eBook: | iBook | Kindle | Nook | Smashwords | Sony | Publisher | Author | Other

12/20/11

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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eBook: | Kindle |