2008 Releases – Page 4 – LDS Publisher

The Legend of the Kukui Nut by Robert Brandon Henderson; illus. Mark McKenna

Title: The Legend of the Kukui Nut

Author: Robert Brandon Henderson

Illustrator: Mark McKenna

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: August, 2008

ISBN: 978-1-59955-119-7

Size: 32 pages, 8×9, Hardcover

Genre: Children’s Picture Book

Every child on the island of Lani knows that one day he or she will be chosen by Chief Makua to take the test of courage and faith and make the journey to the dark island of Honua and back – without losing the way.

When Melika’s turn comes, she is given a lamp and a bag of kukui nuts to light her way as she travels. The road is difficult, but with the oil from the kukui nuts, the lamp will always stay lit.

For Melika, the real trial will come when she has to choose between using the nuts for herself or using them to help others. Will Melika ever make it back to Lani if she gives all her kukui nuts away?

Join Melika as she strives to find her way from Honua back to her beloved home of Lani, and back to the safety of her family and Chief Makua. A Hawaiian parable, The Legend of the Kukui Nut teaches us that it is only through service that we can find our way back to our Father.

The Apple Trees of Tschlin by G.M. Kearney; illus. Rebecca Miller

Title: The Apple Trees of Tschlin

Author: G.M. Kearney

Illustrator: Rebecca Miller

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: August, 2008

ISBN: 978-1-59955-098-5

Size: 32 pages, 9×10, hardcover

Genre: Children’s Picture Book

Picture books are not eligible for Whitney awards.

Once there was a tiny kingdom called Tschlin. The people of this beautiful kingdom were happy, but its king and queen were not. Although they loved their three daughters, the law required that the heir to the throne be a man. The good king and queen simply didn’t know what to do – until one day, when an unlikely solution appeared at their door.

A story of virtue in a world that glamorizes vice, The Apple Trees of Tschlin is a beautiful tale of three young princesses, the choices they face, and the happiness that awaits the one who chooses the right.

Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale

Title: Rapunzel’s Revenge

Author: Shannon and Dean Hale

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

Release Date: August 5, 2008

ISBN: 978-1599900704

Size: 144 pages, hardcover

Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade

Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother . . . or the woman she thought was her mother.

Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the garden wall . . . a rather enormous garden wall.

And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked over into the mines and desert beyond.

Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale teams up with husband Dean Hale and brilliant artist Nathan Hale (no relation) to bring readers a swashbuckling and hilarious twist on the classic story as you’ve never seen it before. Watch as Rapunzel and her amazing hair team up with Jack (of beanstalk fame) to gallop around the wild and western landscape, changing lives, righting wrongs, and bringing joy to every soul they encounter.

Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show by Orson Scott Card

Title: Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show

Author: eds. Edmund R. Schubert and Orson Scott Card

Publisher: TOR Books

Release Date: August 5, 2008

ISBN: 978-0765320001

Size: 432 pages, 5.5×8″ softcover

Genre: Fantasy

This is a collection of short stories, and therefore not eligible for a Whitney Award. LDS authors featured in this anthology are Orson Scott Card, David Farland, Eric James
Stone, and Scott M. Roberts.

Bestselling writer Orson Scott Card founded the online magazine Intergalactic Medicine Show in 2006. It has been a big success, drawing submissions from well-known sf and fantasy writers, as well as fostering some amazing new talents. This collection contains some of the best of those stories from the past year.

There is fiction from David Farber, Tim Pratt, and David Lubar among others, also four new Ender’s Game universe stories by Card himself. This collection is sure to appeal to Card’s fans, and be a great ambassador to them for these other talented writers.

The Divine Talisman by Eldon Thompson

Title: The Divine Talisman (vol. 3)

Author: Eldon Thompson

Publisher: EOS

Release Date: July 22, 2008

ISBN: 978-0060741549

Size: 544 pages, hardcover

Genre: Fantasy

Series: The Crimson Sword (vol. 1), The Obsidian Key (vol. 2)

To protect his people from the demonic Illysp, Torin, king of Alson, made the ultimate sacrifice. Now, as his best friend and his former love seek to salvage the shattered lands beyond their borders, a treacherous assault costs them their most powerful weapon—the fabled Crimson Sword.

Hopelessly outmatched, Pentania’s citizens must fight to flee their conquered homeland or else perish. Yet an even greater threat looms, for the Leviathan has been awakened, an unfathomable creature whose wrath could single-handedly destroy the entire world.

Hope—if any remains—lies in the efforts of a lone elf, a mad witch, and a fallen hero charged with unraveling a series of divine riddles. Yet to do so they must first find a way to break the very bonds of fiendish possession. . . .

Watch Me by Brenda Novak

Title: Watch Me (The Last Stand, vol. 3)

Author: Brenda Novak

Publisher: Mira Books

Release Date: August 1, 2008

ISBN: 978-0778325260

Size: 448 pages, softcover

Genre: Thriller

Series: Trust Me (vol. 1), Stop Me (vol. 2)

(Caution: May contain objectionable content)

Sheridan Kohl was just a teenager parked at the lake in Whiterock, Tennessee with a boy named Jason when a stranger wearing a ski mask shot them both. Sheridan lived but Jason died–and the stranger was never caught. Twelve years later, by working at The Last Stand, Sheridan has learned a thing or two about investigating crime. She returns to Whiterock, intent on achieving answers at last.

But someone doesn’t want the truth to come out. Someone unexpected. Someone who is willing to resort to murder. Again.

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Title: Breaking Dawn

Author: Stephenie Meyer

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Release Date: August 2, 2008

ISBN: 978-0316067928

Size: 768 pages, hardcover

Genre: Speculative Romance

Series: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse

When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella’s life—first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse—seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed. . .forever?

Shadow of the Crown by Jeri Gilchrist

Title: Shadow of the Crown

Author: Jeri Gilchrist

Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.

Release Date: August 1, 2008

ISBN:

Size: 6×9 softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Teira Palmer, a bright, savvy young woman who was raised on the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, receives a plum assignment to help in the acquisition of a Scandinavian branch of the international telecommunications company for which she works. She returns to her mother’s birth country with mixed feelings.

As a child, Teira was tucked into bed with the magical stories of Hans Christian Andersen intermingled with Danish family history: stories of kings and queens, beautiful castles, and golden crowns in a kingdom far away across the sea. There, loyal and courageous subjects lay down their lives for their country. The bravest and best of all the warrior princes was her own grandfather. Teira had grown up idolizing him until the day reality stepped in and showed that the hero of her dreams was actually a traitor.

Teira’s grandfather, Soren Pedersen, had been involved as a saboteur in the resistance movement and part of the Freedom Council during the occupation of Denmark during WWII. Soren died only weeks before the war ended during the act of his treason. He had betrayed kingdom, crown, country and, Teira thought resentfully, his family.

Teira arrives to find that her ancestral home has fallen into serious disrepair and learns that an old man and his menacing son know more about her grandfather’s death—and his life and work on the Freedom Council—than they are willing to say. It makes her wonder: was Soren Pedersen a traitor, or was he the honorable man her grandmother still believed him to be?

Soon Teira is balancing her work at Com Tech with a personal quest to turn Denmark upside down if necessary in order to finally uncover the truth. At her side is Christian Tanner, the charismatic head of the company who is knee-deep in mysterious trouble of his own. As the two draw closer to the truth – sometimes by accident – danger increases. It’s a race against time to discover the secrets once thought to have been buried with the past.

Only one thing can bring the mystery of Teira’s grandfather’s death to light, but it may cost another’s life in the process.

Surprise Packages by Anderson, Littke and Carroll

Title: The Company of Good Women: Surprise Packages (vol 3)

Author: Nancy Anderson, Lael Littke and Carroll Hofeling Morris

Publisher: Deseret Book

Release Date: July, 2008

ISBN: 978-1-59038-908-9

Size: 360 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: General, Women’s Fiction

Series: Three Tickets to Peoria (v1), Almost Sisters (v2)

In Surprise Packages, the satisfying conclusion of The Company of Good Women series, Juneau, Deenie, and Erin deal with a new set of challenges.

Deenie, now living in Gainesville, Florida, begins to question everything she has believed about herself as she sees her actions through others’ eyes. Juneau’s feelings of guilt come to a head when a secret from her childhood and the mystery of her great-grandmother, Letitia, combine to force her to confront her past. And Erin, whose painful divorce has made her cynical about love and marriage, must decide if she can take a risk when she has a second chance for love.

Staying in touch through phone calls, e-mails, and periodic vacations together, the friends offer one another support, sometimes in the form of blunt feedback. But as they anticipate reaching their goal to become Crusty Old Broads, life takes a turn that puts their twenty-five-year pact in doubt.

A Soldier’s Secret by RaeAnne Thayne

Title: A Soldier’s Secret

Author: RaeAnne Thayne

Publisher: Silhouette

Release Date: July 22, 2008

ISBN: 978-0373249183

Size: 224 pages, 4×6, softcover

Genre: Romance

To find out who was claiming ownership of the only place he’d ever called home, Harry Maxwell knew he’d have to practice a little deception. So the wounded lieutenant changed his name a little. Altered a few facts. All for a good cause—get in, get the truth, get out.

Until he met the Brambleberry House heir presumptive. Anna Galvez was captivating in ways he hadn’t even known existed. Still, after spending time with her, he wanted the house more than ever.

Anna Galvez’s life is tangled enough. She doesn’t need any more complications. One of her two giftshops is faltering, she’s embroiled in an ugly legal battle with a man she trusted and thought she might have been coming to care for, she has debts up to her ears from his treachery, and the Victorian mansion she inherited from a dear friend needs far more work than she can ever afford.

But when she rents the attic apartment of Brambleberry House to a wounded helicopter pilot looking for a quiet place to recover, she finds herself instantly attracted to him. Army Chief Warrant Officer Harry Maxwell seems dangerous, mysterious and edgy, all the things Anna is not.

But Anna has no idea just how mysterious the helicopter pilot is — or how dangerous he might prove to her heart!

Lost Luke by Leora Potter

Title: Lost Luke

Author: Leora Potter

Publisher: Jorlan Publishing, Inc.

Release Date: July 7, 2008

ISBN: 978-1933830056

Size: 204 pages, 6×9, hardback

Genre: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction

Luke Wilde’s curiosity about a strange customer causes him to become a prisoner of Dr. Rollins. The doctor offers Luke $50,000 for one of his kidneys. Doc plans to sell it on the black market for transplant. The doctor gets greedy and decides Luke will not survive the operation and Dr. Rollins will have lots of body parts to sell on the black market. Nick, the doctor’s PA, learns of the deadly plan and helps Luke escape. As Nick and Luke try to outrun and outsmart the doctor, the suspense intensifies.

Runaway Amanda by Leora Potter

Title: Runaway Amanda

Author: Leora Potter

Publisher: Jorlan Publishing, Inc.

Release Date: May 30, 2008

ISBN: 978-1933830049

Size: 196 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction

Amanda was a teen with an adult problem. Her charming stepfather was molesting her. When her mother, Kathy, would not listen to the truth, Amanda ran away and found life on the street challenging. Life in prison was even worse. Her dilemma was how to free herself from the demands of the nightmare. Doors were locked, windows nailed shut, and no phone to call out. Debbie, Amanda’s older sister, was willing to be taken prisoner to try to locate Amanda and free her. The suspense intensifies as the two girls fight for their freedom.

Flashback by J. Michael Hunter

Title: Flashback

Author: J. Michael Hunter

Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.

Release Date: July 2008

ISBN:

Size: 6×9, softcover

Genre: Mystery

Laura McClain has screamed herself awake again. Her old nightmare is back. And now the timid kindergarten teacher is convinced that someone is following her—watching her every move. It could just be coincidence that she and the chillingly memorable man seem to show up at all the same places. Perhaps her paranoia is just a result of her deep fear of change. After all, so much has changed in her life recently.

To make matters worse, Laura is now supposed to travel halfway across the country to take possession of a family estate she has inherited. As unnerved as she is with her “stalker” in St. Louis, the plantation in Virginia seems even more frightening to Laura. And what is a Mormon girl going to do with miles of tobacco crop?

But then again, maybe the family estate holds the secret to why Laura’s parents would never talk about their past. In hopes of finding clues to this mystery, Laura packs her bags and catches a bus to Bufordville, a tiny town with more than its fair share of rumors, suspicions, and deadly secrets. Then panic sets in as Laura finds her returning nightmare is, in fact, a twenty-year-old reality—a reality that could very well repeat itself.

Servant to a King by Sariah S. Wilson

Title: Servant to a King

Author: Sariah S. Wilson

Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.

Release Date: July, 2008

ISBN:

Size: 6×9, softcover

Genre: Historical Romance

When Isabel’s father offers her hand to a Nephite, she’s shocked and angry—and when the offer is refused, she’s utterly furious. How dare this Ammon refuse to marry the beautiful eldest daughter of King Lamoni! There could only be one explanation for this unforgivable dishonor: Ammon must be a spy.

Isabel closely watches her enemy, expecting to find evidence of treachery, but instead she finds evidence of loyalty, bravery, and kindness. Afraid to admit her growing affection for Ammon, Isabel hides her true feelings behind a headstrong façade. Yet when the vile Lamanite prince Mahlon threatens to take her as a bride and wrest the kingdom from Lamoni, Isabel must choose between her pride and her life. Meanwhile, the risks of love test Ammon’s faith and courage as never before.

Will Ammon thwart the marriage of Isabel and Mahlon before it’s too late? And could a Lamanite princess and a Nephite prince really live happily ever after?

Stop Me by Brenda Novak

Title: Stop Me (The Last Stand, vol. 2)

Author: Brenda Novak

Publisher: Mira Books

Release Date: July 1, 2008

ISBN: 978-0778324607

Size: 448 pages, softcover

Genre: Thriller

Series: Trust Me (vol. 1), Watch Me (vol. 3)

(Caution: May contain objectionable content)

Widower Romain Fornier lost his reason for living when his daughter was kidnapped and murdered. When the killer got off on a technicality, Romain used a gun to mete out his own justice. Now that he’s finally out of prison, free to return to his Cajun roots, the last thing he wants to learn is that he might’ve killed the wrong man. But that’s exactly what Jasmine Stratford of The Last Stand, whose job it is to help victims of violent crime, has come all the way from California to tell him.

Pillage by Obert Skye

Title: Pillage

Author: Obert Skye

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: July 1, 2008

ISBN: 978-1590389225

Size: 352 pages, hardcover

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

When fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips travels by train to the secluded village of Kingsplot to live with his wealthy but estranged uncle, Beck discovers some dark family secrets. A buried basement, a forbidden wall, an old book of family history with odd references to… dragons?

Beck’s life is about to be changed forever in this suspenseful tale about the destructive nature of greed and the courage to make things right.

Pillage is filled wtih Mr. Skye’s signature humor as well as some very intense moments. including a surprising ending, that will keep readers young and old engrossed and entertained.

The Journey by J Adams

Title: The Journey

Author: J. Adams

Publisher: Jewel of the West Publishing

Release Date: June 2, 2008

ISBN:

Size: softcover

Genre: Speculative

The war between good and evil is as old as time itself–

so is the absolute truth that each choice is accompanied by a consequence.

Ciran is about to be faced with both.

Two roads lie ahead. Only one leads home.

Which will she choose?

All’s Fair by Julie Coulter Bellon

Title: All’s Fair

Author: Julie Coulter Bellon

Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.

Release Date: July 2008

ISBN:

Size: 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Political campaign expert Kristen Shepherd excels at staying cool under pressure, but this time she’s in over her head. After leaving her high-profile fiancé at the altar, she uncovers the shocking truth about the man she nearly married—truth that could ruin her life. With the press on her tail, the only person she can trust is Ryan Jameson, her political opponent and former boyfriend.

Army doctor and LDS convert Brandon Shepherd shares his sister Kristen’s talent for keeping a level head, and his newfound faith gives him steady strength during times of turmoil. But when he and fellow doctor Rachel Fields are seized as Iraqi prisoners of war, he faces a crisis of personal integrity that may cost him his life.

In this gripping tale of unlikely heroes and unexpected romance, two siblings must risk everything for freedom. And in the heat and sand of enemy territory, they discover that all’s fair in love, even if not in war.

Emma: Woman of Faith by Anita Stansfield

Title: Emma: Woman of Faith

Author: Anita Stansfield

Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.

Release Date: June 2008

ISBN: 9781598116304

Size: 6×9, softcover

Genre: Historical

Emma stood alone at the edge of the Mississippi, pondering its lazy flow that was so familiar to her. . . . More than three decades had passed since she’d lost her precious Joseph. She had learned to live without him . . . but nothing had ever felt right without him. . . . “Joseph,” she whispered into the breeze as she lovingly fingered the worn gold beads encircling her throat, a gift from Joseph, one of the few tangible remnants of his love for her.

In this triumphant tribute, well-loved LDS author Anita Stansfield conveys Emma Smith’s greatness of spirit; her undying love for and loyalty to Joseph; her remarkable compassion, courage, and dignity; and her unwavering testimony of the Savior.

Joyful and poignant, insightful and moving, intense and reverent, this thoroughly researched fictional narrative paints an intimate portrait of the Lord’s “elect lady” through a love story that transcends time and embraces eternity.

Angel Falling Softly by Eugene Woodbury

Title: Angel Falling Softly

Author: Eugene Woodbury

Publisher: Zarahemla Books

Release Date: July, 2008

ISBN: 978-0-9787971-6-4

Size: 224 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: Speculative

(Caution: May contain objectionable content)

Over the past six months, Rachel Forsythe’s perfect life has descended from the ideal to the tragic. The younger of her two daughters is dying of cancer. Despite her standing as the wife of a respected Mormon bishop, neither God nor medical science has blessed her with a cure. Or has He?

Milada Daranyi, chief investment officer at Daranyi Enterprises International, has come to Utah to finalize the takeover of a Salt Lake City-based medical technology company. Bored with her downtown hotel accommodations, she rents a house in the Sandy suburbs.

And then the welcome wagon shows up. Her neighbors perceive her to be a beautiful, intelligent, and daunting young woman. But Rachel senses something about Milada that leads her in a completely different—and very dangerous—direction.

Rachel’s suspicions are right: Milada is homo lamia. A vampire. Fallen. And possibly the only person in the world who can save Rachel’s daughter. Uncovering Milada’s secrets, Rachel becomes convinced that, as Milton writes, “all this good of evil shall produce.”

As the two women push against every moral boundary in order to protect their families, the price of redemption will prove higher than either of them could have possibly imagined.

Time and Eternity by E.M. Tippetts

Title: Time and Eternity

Author: E.M. Tippetts

Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.

Release Date: June 2008

ISBN: 978-1-59811-548-2

Size: 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

When Alice O’Donnell joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she thought her life could only get better. She hoped to marry her boyfriend, Darren, who had baptized her, and live happily ever after. After all, her prayers had confirmed that a proposal was coming.

But Alice’s faith is tested when her plans are turned upside-down. Her father files for divorce, her company decides to relocate her to another state, and to top it off, Darren starts acting strangely and accuses her of being a “Molly Mormon”—whatever that is.

When Spencer Sharp enters the scene, he seems like a good prospect. He’s attractive, gainfully employed, a returned missionary, and seeking an eternal companion. But something is just . . . missing.

Follow the chaotic but exciting life of Alice as she deals with being a new convert, learns to have faith in the Lord’s plan for her, and comes to know who she wants to be with for time and eternity.

The Celestial City by Chad Daybell

Title: The Celestial City

Author: Chad Daybell

Publisher: Spring Creek Book Co.

Release Date: June 2008

ISBN: 978-1-932898-27-9

Size: 200 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Speculative

Series: Standing in Holy Places: The Great Gathering (vol. 1)

“And it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God.” (D&C 45:66)

Six months have passed since the LDS prophet’s memorable visit to Manti, and the United States has suffered though a harsh winter. Meanwhile, the Coalition forces have methodically taken control of the nation—except for the Rocky Mountains, where the ice and snow have kept the Saints hidden away from the world.

But spring has arrived, and the Coalition soldiers are on the move again. In response, the Elders of Israel have been called forth from the mountain camps to defend their liberty. Under the direction of the prophet, these faithful servants prepare for a showdown that will determine the course of history.

Within these events, members of the North, Dalton, and Brown families each make vital decisions as they prepare to help build a holy city that will stand forever—New Jerusalem.

The Celestial City, the second novel in the Standing in Holy Places series, paints a vivid picture of exciting prophesied events that still must occur before the Second Coming. If you have an interest in what awaits the members of the LDS Church, this series should definitely be on your reading list!

The Prairie Prince by Marcia Lynn McClure

Title: The Prairie Prince

Author: Marcia Lynn McClure

Publisher: Distractions Incorporated

Release Date: April, 2008

ISBN: 978-0971338982

Size: 220 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: Romance

For Katie Matthews life held no promise of true happiness. Life on the prairie was filled with hard labor, a brutal father, and the knowledge she would need to marry a man incapable of truly loving a woman. Men didn’t have time to dote on women—so Katie’s father told her. To Katie, it seemed life would forever remain mundane and disappointing—until the day Stover Steele bought her father’s south acreage. Handsome, rugged and fiercely protective of four orphaned sisters, Stover Steele seemed to have stepped from the pages of some romantic novel. Yet, his heroic character and alluring charm only served to remind Katie of what she would never have—true love and happiness the likes found only in fairytales. Furthermore, evil seemed to lurk in the shadows, threatening Katie’s brightness, hope, and even her life! Would Katie Matthews fall prey to disappointment, heartache and harm? Or could she win the attentions of the handsome Stover Steele long enough to be rescued?

Upon Eagle’s Light by Clover Autrey

Title: Upon Eagle’s Light

Author: Clover Autrey

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Release Date: March, 2008

ISBN:978-1601541321

Size: 5×8, softcover

Genre: Speculative

Eagles mate for life. When the eagles of Gaspar choose a mate, the Eaglekins they are each true-bonded with become mates as well. Hydeia’s eagle decides to mate at an inconvenient time. The attraction flowing between her and the Eaglekin male she is now connected to is hard to resist. But resist him she must; for she has been charged with a crucial task and isn’t about to let anyone slow her down. Ammah can’t believe his eagle has taken a mate, thereby entangling him with an Eaglekin female. He’d hardened his heart against the ways of his people long ago. Now he is faced with a stubborn woman who insists that he is her mate. But how can he walk away when the little fool is plunging headlong into danger? Worse, how will he withstand the magnetic pull drawing him to her?