Next on my list is another LDS fiction book I've been wanting to read for awhile: Soulfire, by Betsy Love. In full disclosure, Betsy and I have been in a critique group together where she was working on a sequel to her Book of Mormon novel, Soulfire. I recently had to leave the group to find more time to focus on my current writing goals, but I was enjoying her sequel so much that I decided it was finally time to pluck Soulfire off my "to read" shelf and read it.
Here's a synopsis from the back cover copy:
It is 148 bc, and the city of Nephi is ruled by the wicked
King Noah and his corrupt priests. Zephenia's father has turned to his drink
after the death of her mother, and her younger sister Sari dreams of living in
the king's palace. When the family's hut is destroyed and the sisters are
unjustly imprisoned, Zephenia wonders if God has forgotten her. If they survive
their tribulations, whom will her father choose as her husband? The only
unmarried believer she knows is Gideon, and he is smitten with Sari.
Zephenia's thoughts keep drifting to Alma, the handsome high
priest she met while gathering herbs in the jungle. She senses a goodness about
him, yet because he is a priest in Noah's court, she knows he couldn't possibly
be a righteous man. But when the prophet Abinadi is martyred and Zephenia must
decide between her faith and her family, she learns of a mighty change that has
happened in Alma's heart.
Drop by on Tuesday and I'll share a Tuesday Teaser from Soulfire with you!
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