The Birthright

The Birthright, AUTHOR: Loralee Evans, CATEGORY: LDS Fiction

As a young girl, Miriam must flee her home in a Lamanite village to escape her birthright—to be offered as a sacrifice to the Lamanite gods. During her flight in the deep jungles, Miriam crosses paths with Jacob, a young Nephite soldier who saves her life and leads her to safety among the Nephites.

Years later, now a young woman, Miriam meets Jacob again. She is surprised to find that the sisterly affection she felt for him so long ago has developed into something deeper. But before she or Jacob can discover their true feelings for one another, war comes to the lands of the Nephites, and both Miriam and Jacob find themselves thrown into a whirlwind of struggles. As they fight to keep their faith alive, they are drawn even closer together.

Review-
"This book’s convincing characters bring new life to the dramas portrayed within the Book of Mormon."

The Covenant Coat, AUTHOR: Robert Moss, CATEGORY: LDS Fiction

In a biblical narrative as colorful as Joseph's coat, Robert Moss retells the story of Joseph, son of Jacob, and the drastic change in his life resulting from the actions of his brothers.

The Covenant Coat is the dramatic retelling of this great character change as a master storyteller finds new insights and weaves the spell of this great biblical epic.

Joseph had reason to hate. Instead he forgave readily and repaid treachery with love. A favored son, he was pampered, protected and spoiled by his father, Jacob. Yet, Joseph changed from taking to giving, from dependency to independence, from arrogance to humility, and from following to great leadership.

Joseph learned to write and began a history of the earth on brass plates. That ancient record passed from father to son for thousands of years. Joseph began a dynasty of scribes which included Moses and his sacred writings.

The Covenant Coat is the story of that Joseph and his legacy.

Size: 174 pages, Paperback. Qty.: Special $12.95

Fleeing Babylon, AUTHOR: Tom Roulstone, CATEGORY: Fiction

Fleeing Babylon continues the adventures of Deirdre O'Connor and Josh Logan begun in the best-selling novel One Against the Wilderness.

In the spring of 1850 Deirdre and Josh's wedding plans are abruptly interrupted when Josh is called to the Society Island Mission (French Polynesia). President Young also calls Deirdre to teach school in California; hence the first part of the sequel chronicles Deirde and Josh's trek along the California Trail at the height of the Gold Rush.

After Josh leaves for Tahiti, Deirdre renews her affluent life with her father. Unlike Boston, however, San Francisco in 1850 is filled with gamblers, drunkards, thieves, prostitutes and vigilantes - the Babylon of the title.

Deirdre, who fears for her father, Kevin, who is caught up in the steamy city life, and for her own spirituality, pleads with her father to take her back to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Kevin finally agrees, but his participation with Sam Brannan in a vigilante movement delays the flight over the mountains.

When Deirdre and her father do leave San Francisco, it is under a cloak of mystery. Why is Kevin in such a hurry to get away? Who is dogging their trail over the Sierras?

The answers to these questions unfold as the story builds to an exciting climax. If you liked One Against the Wilderness, you'll love Fleeing Babylon.

Size: 222 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $13.95

Gathered: A Novel of Ruth, AUTHOR: Lee Ann Setzer, CATEGORY: Fiction

Key Features:

• Lee Ann Setzer’s first novel is an acclaimed, captivating debut, filled with penetrating insight and admirable style.
• This historical novel brings the life of the Biblical heroine Ruth into rich focus.
• Readers will gain a powerful appreciation of the struggles and triumphs of this valiant ancestor of the Savior.

Join Ruth on a richly-imagined journey—physical, emotional, and spiritual—from the land of her birth to the Promised Land. Both those who love the old story, and those who've never yet encountered it, will find something that resonates for them in this fresh and engaging tale.

Ruth thought her life was over. Widowed and penniless, she despaired of anything better than poverty and grief, whether in Moab or among her dead husband’s people. Following her mother-in-law back to Bayt-Lahm would be less lonely. Ten years among the people of Jacob’s Street had taught her the forms of their Law. Yet Bayt-Lahm turned out to be more than a sleepy village, and its Lord more than the voiceless, powerless statues of Moab’s gods. At least one man in Bayt-Lahm had honor and virtue beyond measure. The widower Boaz taught Ruth, and all who met him, what loving the Lord could really mean. Could she bring him to love her, as well?

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“With this novel Lee Ann Setzer combines a wealth of social, cultural, and historical detail with a deft story teller’s skill to create a wonderful reading experience that satisfies the mind and the heart as well as the spirit. A fine novel that reveals, with penetrating insight and admirable style, both the sorrows and the greatness of a marvelous woman.”

Hamblin, AUTHOR: Hartt Wixom, CATEGORY: Historical Fiction

Now from the torn pages of Hamblin's own journals and diaries, found in an old, weathered saddle bag, the real story of Jacob Hamblin comes to life.
Read about this frontier explorer who spent more time with warring Indians than Daniel Boone or Kit Carson. Come to know the man who at the peril of his own life, when ordered by superiors to kill captive Indians, said: "You'll have to shoot me first." Feel the suspense as angry Navajos prepare to burn Jacob Hamblin at the stake.

Colonize the West. Encircle the Grand Canyon. Cross the Colorado River. Explore the unknown with the man who held special powers to resolve the needs of both his people and the Indians.

Live the adventure of Jacob Hamblin-a modern look at the frontier life and the legend.

Size: 397 pages, 6x9" Hardback. Qty.: Special $24.95

Hannah Stands Tall, AUTHOR: Shirley Rees, CATEGORY: LDS Fiction/Youth

Key Features:

• A delightful story filled with adventure and heroic acts that readers will love.
• Fast-paced and well-written.

Hannah York is only fourteen, but she finds herself as the woman of the house as her family creates a home along Santa Rosa Creek during the 1860s. Her mother's death soon after their arrival in southern Utah tests Hannah to the limit, as the family battles crickets, floods, and drought.
Her twelve-year-old brother, Caleb, who has always been her friend, resents her new authority and rebels at Hannah's orders, claiming she must be the "bossiest critter" in the Utah Territory. It takes a mountain lion, renegade Indians, and a domineering aunt to make the Yorks see how much they truly rely on each other.

Hannah's story will keep you captivated as she confronts her challenges, and in the end, truly stands tall.

Review-
“A beautiful story and delightful reading for young and old alike. It is filled with excitement, humor and the everyday struggles of pioneer life. Shirley has a talent for weaving words into pictures. I felt like I was the one facing the mountain lion and defying the raging river.”

Judge Me Dear Reader, AUTHOR: Erwin E. Wirkus, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction/ Church History

"Oh be careful as you judge Emma dear reader!" These are the words of Erwin Wirkus as he completes the story of Emma's life.

Following historic sources as accurately as possible, the author outlines Emma's courtship and marriage to Joseph as well as her years of childbearing and her work on the Book of Mormon.

"It has always seemed to me that there is more said against Emma Smith than in her favor." Wirkus outlines some of the falsehoods and persecutions she brought against the Church during the thirty-five years she lived after Joseph's death.

President Wirkus notes, "I find few women who were asked to go through as much hardship, heartache, and tragedy as did Emma Smith."

The author leaves the judgment up to you, dear reader. . .

Size: 86 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $8.98

Lazarus of Bethany, AUTHOR: J.W. Haggard, CATEGORY: Fiction

Who was Lazarus?

Why, through the antiquities of time was an interview with on who was brought back from the dead, not recorded?

What was his experience while four days in a tomb? Who were his friends?

Who were his enemies? Why was the Savior so touched by Mary's request that he wept?

What was the relationship between Lazarus and Jesus? Is not that relationship the same as between the Savior and all of us?

What happened to Lazarus and Martha after Lazarus told "his story?"

The events are fictionalized, using various characters, mixed with Jewish tradition.

Size: 133 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $11.95

Lehi's Legacy, AUTHOR: J. Dale Miller, CATEGORY: LDS Fiction

In 598 B.C., Lehi learned from the prophet Jeremiah that Nebuchadnezzar's army would besiege Jerusalem. Horrified. Lehi made plans to protect his family and avoid captivity. Later, when his life was threatened for preaching, the Lord instructed Lehi to take his family and go into the wilderness.

Lehi's dangerous journey into the desert by camel caravan not only brought dangers and physical hardships, but resulted in powerful heavenly manifestations. This novel relives that journey with warmth and candor.

Size: 440 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $23.95

Miracle Man: The Lazarus Chronicles, AUTHOR: Lynn C. Ogzewalla, CATEGORY: Fiction

What ever happened to Lazarus?

Did he continue to live his life as if it were uninterrupted, growing old and dying again at a later time?

Or did he live as a changed being, quickened like John the Revelator?

If the answer were the latter, it would be inspiring to converse with him who had witnessed history firsthand. Think of what someone like that could have seen or actually been part of, having lived since the time of Christ. Think how certain events might have been influenced by Lazarus in an unseen way.

Size: 267 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $13.95

One Against the Wilderness, AUTHOR: Tom Roulstone, CATEGORY: Fiction

One Against the Wilderness begins the story of Deirdre O'Connor, a young woman who is forced to leave the luxuries of her Boston home in 1847 and journey west in search of her father.

With her aunt and uncle, converts to the Mormon Church, she is thrown into the challenges and hardships that confronted the early pioneers. Against this backdrop, Deirdre must decide about the truth of Mormon teachings and choose between Trevor Deakins, a junior naval officer with political aspirations or Josh Logan, a young Mormon schooled by the Prophet Joseph Smith.

From the Mississippi frontier to a cave in the Wind River Mountains to the desert valleys of the promised land, One Against the Wilderness chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of one woman caught up in the historical events that drove the Saints west. This is a story of love and loss, of doubt and faith, of fear and courage. It is a story fueled by one woman's quest for things of eternal consequence.

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"One Against the Wilderness is a fine piece of literature. . . Set in 1847, the novel follows Deirdre O'Connor, a . . . young lady with wit and grit, through her journeys of finding her father, love, and herself. . . Deirdre is a delightful, well-developed character. She is an inspiration because of her courage, warm caring, and accepting attitude. Getting inside her head is a special treat."

Statehood, AUTHOR: Marilyn Brown, CATEGORY: Historical Fiction

Key Features:

• The novel gives an intriguing look at both sides of the polygamy issue that divided the people of Utah in the 1890s.
• Through careful research the author has created authentic settings and characters.
• The riveting story will keep readers hooked until the final page.

John Sewell is an aspiring young newspaper man from Boston with a peculiar assignment: Find out what's happening in Utah, where the issue of polygamy has kept the territory outside the Union and divided a people.

In Salt Lake City, John suddenly finds himself lodging in the home of one of the most sought after Church leaders, George Q. Cannon. The Mormons want John to join their church; the non Mormon's want him to spy for their cause; and now Libby Walker, Cannon's lovely niece, has mysteriously left town and John thinks he knows why.

Live the drama, the heartache, and the intrigue surrounding the climax to Utah's forty-year struggle to join the Union in Marilyn Brown's revealing novel, Statehood.

Size: 322 pages, Paperback. Qty.: Special $9.95

The Wine-Dark Sea of Grass, AUTHOR: Marilyn Brown, CATEGORY: Historical Fiction

Key Features:

• Proclaimed by critics as a “classic” and “the best novel about the Mountain Meadows Massacre.”
• Gives the perspective and feelings of men and women who took part in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
• Handles a sensitive subject in a way that allows readers to feel as if they were actually there.

They believed they had left their fears behind. They traveled over fifteen hundred miles to escape persecution, only to find their hard-won peace threatened by the U.S. Army, as well as their old enemies from Missouri.

What happened in the Mountain Meadows on that day in September of 1857 may never be fully understood, but author Marilyn Brown skillfully and sensitively evokes the layers of tragedy surrounding a people and place forever scarred by a brief moment in history.

After the horror of Haun's Mill and Carthage, they thought they had found peace in their small community in southern Utah. But the nightmare of the Mountain Meadows Massacre still lay ahead. And its shadow would haunt them for the rest of their lives.

-For Elizabeth, who lost her family during the westward trek and loved a man beyond her reach- and perhaps beyond heaven's as well.

-For Jacob, who knew he would love one particular woman forever.

-For John Lee, whose reluctant obedience would shadow his name, his life, and the lives of his descendants for generations to come.

Review-
"Well-crafted novel...may be among those few works of Mormon fiction we call 'classic'."