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Fool Me Twice – Stephanie Black

I finished this new LDS suspense novel last night and loved every minute of it. It’s not often that a book has so many twists and turns, I can’t stay ahead of it, but this one kept me guessing through the end. Megan O’Connor’s father passed away six years ago, and her needy mother asked her to stay home from college and help get things organized. Her twin sister, Kristen, walked away and never looked back, leaving Megan to pick up all the pieces. As the years passed, their mother became more and more demanding and manipulative, wheedling Megan’s college … Continue reading →

Author Interview — James Rada Jr: Newspapers and Novels

James Rada is an award-winning newspaper columnist and fiction novelist. I’m excited to share with all of you a recent interview I conducted with Jim, and I appreciate the time he took out of his busy schedule to talk with me. Jim, you’re a newspaper man as well as a novelist. Which came first? Neither. I was an advertising copywriter first. That’s the guy or gal who writes all the words in an ad. I graduated BYU with an advertising degree and worked for my first couple years in that field and enjoyed it. Then my wife and I decided … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Marsha Ward, Multi-Facted

Our author interview for today features Marsha Ward, novelist, journalist, and poet. Marsha, you have published over 900 articles. I can’t even begin to imagine how you did that. Tips? Advice? Are you magic? I’m not magic. I merely worked for several newspapers, and was editor of three of them. The bulk of my article credits come from those days. I also edited and published two periodicals for writers, one a newsletter and the other a small magazine. I had a couple of columns in other small publications, as well. That sounds pretty magical to me. Plus, you’re a published … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Carole Thayne: Plans for the Future

We have been chatting with LDS suspense author Carole Thayne. If you missed parts one, two, or three, click here. Carole, you have two published novels but they have both gone out of print. (They can still be purchased through Amazon.com and through Carole’s website.) Do you have plans to write in the future? I have written two books since my last one and am currently writing another one. My third book is another spin-off and is set in Grouse Creek. Three elderly ladies are the main characters, but my publisher rejected that one. Everyone who has read it loves … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Carole Thayne: Pottery

Today we are continuing our interview with LDS suspense novelist Carole Thayne. Click here if you missed parts one or two. Carole, I understand that in addition to writing, you are a potter. How did you get interested in pottery and when did you start doing it? I started doing pottery in high school at Orem High. My good friend was a potter and I would watch him and think it looked fascinating. He taught me during Mr. Bird’s art class. Mr. Bird was a wonderful man, who saw that I had potential and interest in clay, so let me … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Carole Thayne: On Getting Ideas

When we left off yesterday, we were talking with LDS author Carole Thayne about her novels and the time she spent living in Grouse Creek. If you missed that article, click here. Carole, how did you get the ideas for your books? While we lived in Grouse Creek I often thought about the area where we lived, how rich with history it was, and how unique of a place, but it wasn’t until after we moved and I became more serious about writing that I went back a decade to pull out memories. While we lived there one of my … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Carole Thayne: Her Books

Carol Thayne is a popular LDS suspense author with two published novels. She has agreed to grant us an exclusive interview today. Carole, can you tell us the names of your books and what they are about? My novels are “A Question of Trust” and “False Pretenses.” “A Question of Trust” is about twenty-five year old Stacey Willis from Salt Lake City. She works for a local magazine as a photo-journalist and heads out to the remote town of Grouse Creek to do a story of the vanishing Wild West, and also to get away from her boyfriend Dave so … Continue reading →