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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
High school senior Tanner Scott has hidden his bisexuality since his family moved to Utah, but he falls hard for Sebastian, a Mormon mentoring students in a writing seminar Tanner's best friend convinced him to take.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Love Actually meets Groundhog Day in the quintessential holiday romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Honey-Don't List"--
Maelyn Jones is living with her parents, hates her job, and just messed up her love life. She is dreading the family's last Christmas at their Utah cabin, but one random wish and she may just get a do-over.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
While a battle rages between two outlaw gangs in a remote Utah canyon, Jim struggles to rescue Helen Herrick, who has been captured and held for ransom. Robbers' Roost tells the story of their personal struggle to escape the clutches of the murderous outlaws while simultaneously safeguarding their passion, one that is not likely to survive the beautiful, yet deadly, terrain and people of the old American West"--
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author of The Deep End of the Ocean delivers a compelling, emotionally charged tale of tragedy, revenge, and redemption. Twelve-year-old Veronica Swan's idyllic life in a close-knit Mormon community is shattered when her two younger sisters are brutally murdered. Although her parents find the strength to forgive the deranged killer, Scott Early, Veronica cannot do the same. Years later, she sets out alone to avenge her sisters' deaths,...
Author
Series
Gwen Marcey novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When forensic artist Gwen Marcey is asked to reconstruct the faces of unearthed victims of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the ritualized murder of a young college student points to a cover-up that spans the history of the Mormon Church.
Author
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"You can never go home again. Whether as caution or lament, the adage meant nothing to Addie Decker because when she left the rural Southwest for college in Los Angeles, she vowed never to return. But when her grandmother's death calls Addie back, she confronts a landscape both familiar and foreign as a sudden boom in gas development threatens her family's ranching heritage even as it promises vital prosperity to her old hometown. With her lover in...
10) Something wilder
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession . . . or much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful, and now uses Duke's coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the treacherous and storied red rock canyons of Utah. It pays the bills but doesn't leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back the beloved ranch...
Author
Series
Daughters of the Mayflower volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jacqueline Rivers manages a Pony Express station in 1860 Utah territory after her father's death. There are daily stresses placed on her in this unconventional role--and now a government official is asking her to sniff out counterfeiters. When Elijah Johnson passes through on the stage while on an exhausting quest to find his boss's heir, he doesn't want to leave the beguiling station manager. In fact, he may never leave when caught in the crossfire...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Doing a good deed for a relative offers the perfect opportunity for Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Officer Bernie Manuelito, to get away from the daily grind of police work. But two cases will call them back from their short vacation and separate them?one near Shiprock, and the other at iconic Monument Valley. Chee follows a series of seemingly random and cryptic clues that lead to a missing woman, a coldblooded thug, and a mysterious mound of dirt...
14) The 49th mystic
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the small town of Eden, Utah, a procedure meant to restore Rachelle Matthew's sight goes awry. She begins to dream of another world so real that she wonders if Earth might only be a dream experienced when she falls asleep in that reality. In this new world, Rachelle is the prophesied one who must find and recover five ancient seals-- in both worlds-- before powerful enemies destroy her. If Rachelle succeeds in her quest, peace will reign. If she...
15) Fever
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2012, c1988
Language
English
Description
When traveler Lisa Johansen falls for a wealthy rancher who ignites her passions more than all of the exotic experiences of the world, the romance is threatened by the man's resolve to avoid the hurt and mistakes of his past.
Author
Series
Art Oveson novels volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A historical mystery set in 1930s Salt Lake City finds a rookie investigator and Mormon family man partnering with a foul-mouthed, vice-ridden former strikebreaker to solve the murder of a beautiful socialite.
17) Noel Street
Author
Series
Noel collection volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The year is 1975. Elle Sheen--a single mother who is supporting herself and her six-year-old, African-American son, Dylan, as a waitress at the Noel Street Diner--isn't sure what to make of William Smith when his appearance creates a stir in the small town of Mistletoe, Utah. As their lives unexpectedly entwine, Elle learns that William, a recently returned Vietnam POW, is not only fighting demons from his past, but may also have the answer to her...
18) Wild bird
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When her behavior escalates out of control, fourteen-year-old Wren is taken away to a wilderness therapy camp where she is forced to develop new skills, including the courage to ask for help.
19) His right hand
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Draper, Utah, a tight-knit Mormon community is thrown into upheaval when their ward's second counselor -- one of the bishop's right-hand men -- is found dead in an elaborately staged murder on church property. Carl Ashby was known as a devout Mormon, a pillar of the community, and a loving husband and father. Who would want him dead? Linda Wallheim, the wife of the ward's bishop, can't rest as long as the ward is suffering. She is particularly...
20) A stallion dream
Author
Series
Publisher
Kimani Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Collin Stallion plans to give back to the community by volunteering to exonerate someone wrongfully convicted of crime. His partner in the high-profile case--powerhouse attorney London Jacobs--isn't impressed by the seductive bachelor. Until passion ignites. But with an adversary threatening Collin's family legacy and London's ex-fiancé sworn to win her back, will they fulfill their dream of love?
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