FARM GIRL, the groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed folklore history by Karen Jones Gowen, is a 2012 KINDLE BESTSELLER FOR CHILDREN 
 "Omitting sensationalized incidents and graphic sexual exploits, the book perfectly captures a young woman's coming of age in the early decades of the 20th century. It concerns real life, relatively ordinary activities, drawn with the precision of a Norman Rockwell painting." --The Omaha Reader 
 Set in the Dust Bowl of the American West, Farm Girl, the true account of a child coming of age on a 1920s Nebraska farm, recaptures an era. Young Lucille Marker experiences survival during the Depression, one of the worst dust storms in history, and finally the disintegration of the close-knit community in which she grows up. 
 Readers who like the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder or Willa Cather will enjoy Farm Girl. Set in the locale of the Willa Cather Nebraska novels, it includes a chapter about the Marker, Cather family connections. 
Richly photographed throughout with over sixty authentic photos documenting the people and places of the story, this historical, easy-to-read small book is suitable for use in the classroom.
 "Farm Girl presents a vision of life on a Nebraska homestead during the 1920s and 1930s, told from a child's perspective, and illustrated with photographs of the time." --Quincy Herald Whig
 "Farm Girl will capture the interest of readers in the photos the book contains and witty recollections Lucille has of her grandparents in Catherton Township." --The Red Cloud Chief 
 "Have you thought about writing your family history, but found yourself stuck from the start? Writing a family narrative can be a daunting task, but Karen Jones Gowen found a way to bring her mother's story to life." --Homespun Magazine

Farm Girl

Karen Jones Gowen

WiDo Publishing

Steel Magnolias with Mormon characters, Uncut Diamonds celebrates family: the ordinary, the outrageous, the comical and the tragic. A young Mormon couple seeks balance during the over-the-top decade of the seventies. Gold medallions, disco dancing, Star Wars and Saturday Night Fever are all the rage. Jimmy Carter is President during a frightening recession, with fuel bills higher than house payments. In the heartland of America, Marcie and Shawn McGill struggle to save their home, family and marriage. During these uncertain times, they come to learn what matters most. 
"This is a story about family, about choices, about a woman who is still young but has big adult responsibilities. It is also about being Mormon. There is an honesty in Uncut Diamonds, a touching book. . .I found myself not being able to put it down, and was sad at the appearance of the last page." ~Amy Saia, author, The Soul Seekers
 "Scenes are lucid and crisply written. The only difficulty for readers who are not Mormons would be the cultural terminology, but there is a glossary for such readers." ~Ann Carbine Best, author,In the Mirror: A Memoir of Shattered Secrets

Uncut Diamonds (A Mormon Family Saga #1)

In the winter of 1846, the ship Brooklyn leaves New York City, carrying passengers bound for San Francisco. On a warm moonless night off the coast of Brazil, four young people fall overboard as the ship continues on unaware. Thomas, Elizabeth, Nicole and their Australian sailor friend, Matthew, manage to fight their way to a nearby island, where they realize landing ashore is just the beginning of their troubles.
 The Caribbean Sea and South Pacific are the backdrops for this adventure that pits the four teens in desperate contests with pirates, profiteers and scoundrels as they swash-buckle their way to California.

Ghost Waves: The Pirate Slayers, Book One

Prusso, W Everett

Teen & Young Adult

In a world at war, who will rise to become the heroes of the fallen? It is the last days of the great Nephite nation and their civilization teeters on the brink of devastating war. Their blood-enemies and rival nation, the Lamanites, have sworn their destruction. As the conflict unfolds upon this ancient American landscape, courageous heroes fight to defend their people against ruthless forces of evil.Amaron and his Ten Scouts, Zelph the White Lamanite, and Anathoth the Lamanite general all must face the Gadianton Master Akish-Antum, as he orchestrates the greatest terror the land has ever known. "It is nice when you find an original vision at work. I found one of those in David J. West, whose Heroes of the Fallen has imagination in spades. The world created by West is fully realized and backed up by both firm historical knowledge and a good feel for mythology. If imagination is the engine for Heroic Fantasy, fine prose is the fuel. Here, too, West achieves." ~Charles Gramlich, Bitter Steel, Cold in the Light, and the Talera Cycle Trilogy "It's a great read..." ~Wayne May, publisher, Ancient American magazine "HEROES OF THE FALLEN inhabits some war-torn battlefield between historic fiction, swords and sorcery, and epic fantasy. At times it feels like sword and sorcery, particularly in the way West writes his characters. These are painted with pulp overtones and bright splashes of color. Amaron has shades of Robert E. Howard s favorite Cimmerian about him." ~Brian Murphy, author, The Silver Key "An epic tale of valor and degeneracy where heroes are beset on every side by wicked schemers whose schemes, like a flood, threaten to drown them all. Heroes of the Fallen is sure to please any reader who enjoys a multi-threaded plot full of both historical wonders and vicious intrigues." ~Daron D. Fraley, author, The Chronicles of Gan: The Thorn.

Heroes of the Fallen

Religion & Spirituality

West, David J.

Christian Books & Bibles

The Frozen Trail has been an Amazon Bestseller for Children since its release in 2011. Based on a true story THE FROZEN TRAIL details Emma Girdlestone's 1856 trek across the United States with the ill-fated Willie Handcart Company. It tells of a remarkable young woman of faith, who endured a journey wrought with peril to join her fellow Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake Valley of the Utah desert. The Mormon pioneers moved across the Great Plains in wagon trains and pulling handcarts to seek a new home safe from persecution. THE FROZEN TRAIL is the story of one woman, eighteen-year-old Emma Girdlestone who, along with her fellow travelers, faced starvation, frostbite, and death on the trail to Zion. This work of historical fiction is dedicated to the members of the Willie Handcart Company. These courageous pioneers showed heroism and devotion in the face of unbelievably harsh and brutal conditions. It is especially dedicated to Willie Handcart member Emma Girdlestone who left behind a legacy of bravery, fortitude, and faith; and who, 155 years later, managed to change the life of her great-great-granddaughter Lisa Dayley, the author of this book.This novella is written in a simple, clear style suitable for younger readers as well as adults.

The Frozen Trail

Literature & Fiction

Dayley, Lisa

Genre Fiction

New to Los Angeles, Roxanne Donally dresses mannequins at her day job, when she isn't bombing movie auditions or drawing pictures of her landlady's cat. Definitely the wrong way to find stardom, or Prince Charming either, for that matter. Until one day, a casual suggestion from a friend catapults Roxanne into an uncertain world. A world where a girl in Hollywood who can t act, or find a real boyfriend, discovers that high-fashion modeling might be just her thing.

Roxanne in La La Land

L. A. DeVaul

Women's Fiction

Jaci Rivera joins her best friends Callie, Sara and Amanda for a night of pizza and shopping. But an evening at the mall turns into a terrifying twist of events that drive Jaci and her friends 2000 miles across the Canadian border. The girls find themselves alone and running from unknown enemies on all sides, and not even the police can be trusted. . . . Detective Carl Hamilton is called out on a homicide case where the partially decayed body of an unidentified teenage girl is found along a remote highway. He is drawn into a life and death race to stop the killers before they strike again. 
"A young adult thriller filled with non-stop action, Perilous grabs hold of you from page one and doesn t let go until the very end." Joyce DiPastena, author Loyalty s Web and Illuminations of the Heart "Heiner s writing is crisp and clear, painting evocative word pictures and creating a movie in the reader s mind." Tristi Pinkston, author Dearly Departed " Terrifying, riveting, and jaw dropping. Jaci's world is turned upside down after a night out with her friends at a shopping mall. Patiently waiting for their ride the girls witness something scandalous and before they know they are kidnapped and fighting for their lives." Jen Daiker, book blog reviewer "The plight of Jaci and her friends as they make their way through Canada, and back to their home is thoroughly gripping. A story full of suspense, with lots of twists and turns." Talli Roland, author The Hating Game

Perilous

Tamara Hart Heiner

In this sequel to Gowen's debut novel, UNCUT DIAMONDS, she follows sisters Cindy and Marcie as they reach a crossroads in their lives. Marcie pursues her dream of becoming a published writer while Cindy faces a terrible tragedy. Through faith, loss and the transcending nature of sacrifice, Marcie and Cindy must learn the incredible power that comes to families when they pull together to overcome challenges. Two women, one facing opportunity, the other tragedy. Can their bond endure? "There's a house of diamonds awaiting each of us...we just have to know where to look. This was a heartbreaking read that caught me by surprise." Elliot Grace, South of Charm "The scene that gives the book its title is gorgeous, not just for the scene itself, but for how it applies to the whole story. House of Diamonds is a candid look into the mind of a woman attempting to balance all the parts of her life -- children, husband, faith, needs of her extended family, and her own desire to write." Nicki Elson, Three Daves

House of Diamonds (A Mormon Family Saga #2)

Literary

Paul Yarbrough's critically-acclaimed debut novel, MISSISSIPPI COTTON, brings to light the complex history of rural Mississippi in the 1950's. It is 1951. Young Jake Conner gets on a bus to visit his cousins in the Mississippi Delta. But when the body of an unknown man is found in the Mississippi River, Jake's summer vacation gets a little more adventurous as he and his cousins snoop around in a mystery that is better left to the grown ups. "First time novelist, Paul H. Yarbrough, masterfully transports readers deep into the world of Mississippi Cotton, where life is not as simple as it seems." ~Julie Cantrell, editor, Southern Literary Review and bestselling author of Into the Free "In Mississippi Cotton a 20th Century Huck Finn has a real adventure. No matter that his raft is a Trailways Bus along the river, the trip is no less toward maturity. If you like a good story, this is your book, a book told by someone who knows the terrain--its history, people, landscape and culture. Only a proper native could have his narrator say that his daddy taught him never to hold onto anything with Lincoln's face longer than you had to." ~Dr. James Everett Kibler, author, Walking Toward Home, Memories Keep, and Our Father's Fields "Set in 1951, in the fictional Delta town of Cotton City, the story is more broadly a Southern story...an agrarian story. It is also a murder mystery. The body of an unknown man is found in the river at the Greenville Bridge. Jake's bus ride visit to his Delta cousins begins a parallel journey that ends in the discovery of the dead mans identity." ~Noel Workman, Delta Magazine From MISSISSIPPI COTTON: "Earl put his brown hat in the chair next to him. In his work clothes, he looked tanned and strong--a real cotton farmer. His blue cotton shirt sleeves rolled up revealed big hairy forearms, with hard-looking muscle that came from farm work. He had a gentle way about him, but a mannerism that made you know he was definitely no softy. One of his big hands swept around the cup, not using the crook, and took a big swallow. Black. No sissy coffee for Earl Hightower."

Mississippi Cotton

Yarbrough, Paul H

Ted White didn't know he was an Arizona guy until someone called him a California guy. Ted, a high school band director comes to Ajo, Arizona to house-sit for his aunt and uncle, and to get far away from a broken engagement. But the relatives are missing, and no one in this small town seems to know where they are. To make matters worse, an unknown enemy sabotages Ted's every move as he works to unravel the puzzling mystery now facing him.
 "The mystery is believable and the characters and their surroundings even more so. Ray Spitzer has our hometown down pat. He stirs humor into the story, adds the seasoning of a little natural history, and pulls off a very readable first novel. I hope the next in the series is out soon so I can find out what happens next to my fictional neighbors." --Gabrielle David, Ajo Copper News
 "Spitzer delightfully depicts the wonderful friendships and occasional dangers of small town life along the border between the United States and Mexico. Spitzer's novel earns a well deserved place alongside other classics of the genre such as Robert Parker's Jesse Stone series." ~Rich Radford, Torrance Daily Breeze

Arizona Guy

Raymond Spitzer

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