Tag Archives: LDS fiction

Jade and Jeopardy – Lynn Gardner

We’ve seen Allison Allan fight terrorists with her husband Bart at her side. This time, she’s on her own. As the newest member of Anastasia, the anti-terrorist organization run by her parents, she is the least experienced and the least trained, and she’s just been given an assignment she’s not sure she can handle. Coming home from an afternoon of running errands, she gets a phone call – she is to leave the house immediately, taking nothing with her but some money, fake IDs, and credit cards. She knows she has minutes to get out, but what can she do … Continue reading →

Love Beyond Tomorrow – Erin Klingler

“Love Beyond Tomorrow” is LDS author Erin Klingler’s first published novel. Lauren Holt is heading off to college at BYU-Idaho. She lives in the small nearby town of Idaho Falls, so it’s not like she’s really going away, but the thirty-minute drive between home and school is just enough to help her feel like she’s on her own. Her good friend Allison is coming too and will be one of her roommates, so she has some measure of a support system while stepping out into this new world. She has a job at the bookstore to help meet expenses, and … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Sherry Ann Miller (part three) More About Her Books

Thank you for joining us for the third installment of our conversation with award-winning LDS author Sherry Ann Miller. If you missed parts one or two, click here. When we left off yesterday, Sherry Ann was telling us about her books. Sherry Ann, what other novels have you written? During the interim of writing what has become known as the award-winning “Gift Series”, I became heavily invested in locating my tenth great grandfather, John Dutton, who came to Massachusetts in the 1630’s. For twelve years, I had been searching for him. One day I noticed a brief mention of John … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Sherry Ann Miller (part two) Her Books

Thank you for joining us for part two of our conversation with award-winning LDS author Sherry Ann Miller. If you missed part one, click here. Sherry Ann, when we left off yesterday, we were getting ready to talk about your books. What was your first novel? My first novel ever published was “One Last Gift.” But, it is not my first novel. I wrote many, many novels while my children were young . . . all of which never published. As I read them now, I know why they were never published. They lack continuity, they lose momentum, and the … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Sherry Ann Miller (part one) In the Beginning

We are honored today to be joined by Sherry Ann Miller, multiple award-winning LDS author. Sherry Ann, thank you for sharing your time with us. How did you become interested in writing? I have been writing ever since childhood. My greatest bit of poetry back then was this tiny bit: I. Why? My greatest critic was my father, who often edited my writing. I remember a disagreement we had about “arrows darting” which he felt was an animation of how an arrow behaves. He didn’t like it while I felt the phrase was picturesque. But most of the time, Pop … Continue reading →

Amethysts and Arson – Lynn Gardner

In this continuing LDS suspense series by Lynn Gardner, we begin “Amethysts and Arson” in time to see Bart get a phone call from his Aunt Emma. Uncle Joe is a retired arson investigator who has been receiving anonymous tips of several terrible crimes that will be committed if Joe can’t solve them beforehand, and he needs help. Emma is scared and Bart decides he’d better come to the rescue. Allison is at his side – after all, they’re still newlyweds even if every minute of their married lives has been spent chasing terrorists. Utilizing all the brainpower the anti-terrorist … Continue reading →

Sapphires and Smugglers – Lynn Gardner

When we last saw Bart and Allison Allan, they had just returned from guarding a hacienda full of celebrities from the potential of a terrorist threat. Now in “Sapphires and Smugglers,” they’ve only been home from that adventure just long enough for Allison to go through training to become a full-fledged Interpol agent, they are pulled into their next assignment when Bart, who was on a mission in Sri Lanka, sends a coded message – agent down. Allison immediately pleads her case to be one of the agents to go to Bart’s aid, and along with her goes Oz, a … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Elizabeth Petty Bentley (part three) On Becoming a Publisher

Thank you for joining us for part three of our interview with author and publisher Elizabeth Petty Bentley. If you missed parts one or two, click here. Beth, in addition to being an author, you’re also a publisher. When did you start Parables, and how many books have you produced so far? Can you tell us a little about each of them? Parables started in 1985. Scott Smith, who published “LDSF: Latter-day Speculative Fiction,” decided not to turn it into a series, so I took a chance. Benjamin Urrutia edited it, and we had some pretty big names, like Orson … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Elizabeth Petty Bentley (part two) Her Newest Novel

Thank you for joining us for part two of our conversation with novelist and publisher, Elizabeth Petty Bentley. If you missed part one, click here. When we left off yesterday, Beth and I were discussing her novel, “In a Dry Land.” Beth, I understand your book is more of a literary novel than we’re used to seeing in the LDS market. How has it been received? In Meridian, Jennie Hansen said, “Readers who enjoy Thomas Hardy’s tragic style won’t want to miss this one. Those who like intense realism, hard choices, and don’t mind a dose of injustice, should give … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Elodia Strain (part three) In Conclusion

Thank you for joining us for our third and concluding installment of our conversation with newly published LDS chick-lit author, Elodia Strain. If you missed parts one and two, click here. Elodia, I mentioned in my review of your book “The Icing on the Cake” that I’m sure you have a long career ahead of you. What are you working on now? What can we expect to see from you five and ten years in the future? As we finished up yesterday, I had just mentioned my Mexican heritage. I really want to write a story that has all of … Continue reading →