The Green Jell-O Book Club: A Goodreads Group about Fiction Written by LDS Authors discussion

Are you an author? Please introduce yourself here.

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Hi! I'm A.L. Sowards. I write historical fiction and historical thrillers. Most have light romance and religious elements. So far they're all published through Covenant.

Defiance
The Spider and the Sparrow
The Rules in Rome
Espionage
Sworn Enemy
Deadly Alliance

All my novels are available in paperback and ebook editions. All but Deadly Alliance are available as audiobooks.

Hi there. I'm Charissa Stastny. I love to write clean contemporary romance. My Bending Willow Trilogy is on the suspenseful side. People who know me wonder how I came up with the crazy plots...and I tell them I had lots of practice with my Sears catalog paper dolls as a kid putting them through harrowing soap-opera-like action (Seriously. I had to come up with twisted scenarios to explain why my guy paper dolls had no legs (dang Sears catalog for always covering those with words)

Eyes of Light

Secret Keepers

Hands of Mercy

Hey, I'm Rebecca Belliston. I have two series I've written so far: Citizens of Logan Pond (Life | Liberty | The Pursuit) is a dystopian romance trilogy set in the not-too-distant future, and the Sadie series is LDS romantic suspense. (I've read several of the books above by A.L. Sowards and Charissa Stastny and they're awesome, so check them out!)

Yea! Welcome Rebecca. So glad to see you here.

I'm Stephanie Black. I write Mystery/Suspense and dystopian and have published eight novels with Covenant Communications. I want to give readers a good, clean, nail-biting read!

Fool Me Twice

Played for a Fool

Methods of Madness

Cold as Ice

Rearview Mirror

Shadowed

The Believer

The Witnesses

Hi, I'm Julie Coulter Bellon. I write clean action-packed romantic suspense. I have four series out, Canadian Spies series, Doctors and Danger series, Hostage Negotiation series, and Griffin Force series. When I'm not writing, I love to read, watch my favorite TV show Castle, and eat Canadian chocolate. (I may or may not double up eating good chocolate with reading or watching my show)

Canadian Spies series




Doctors and Danger series




Hostage Negotiation series







Griffin Force series

Stephanie wrote: "I'm Stephanie Black. I write Mystery/Suspense and dystopian and have published eight novels with Covenant Communications. I want to give readers a good, clean, nail-biting read!

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I read your Played for a Fool. It was intense, and I loved it! Welcome to our group.

Julie wrote: "Hi, I'm Julie Coulter Bellon. I write clean action-packed romantic suspense. I have four series out, Canadian Spies series, Doctors and Danger series, Hostage Negotiation series, an..."

I'm going to have to read one of your books. Any suggestions for me? Your favorite to start with?

My book All Fall Down (the first in the Hostage Negotiation series) won the RONE award for Best Suspense, so maybe start with that one? It's hard to pick a favorite. :)

Thanks, Julie. I'll put that on my TBR list.

Let me know what you think!

I'm Kelly Nelson. I have five books published with Walnut Springs Press. A four-book YA speculative fiction series The Keeper's Saga https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
and an LDS romance Love's Deception.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Welcome, Kelly. Glad to have you here to add to our group.

I'm Tanya Parker Mills. I self-published my first novel, a gritty mainstream suspense set in Iraq, and Walnut Springs published my second, much calmer book dedicated to my son with Asperger's.

Tanya wrote: "I'm Tanya Parker Mills. I self-published my first novel, a gritty mainstream suspense set in Iraq, and Walnut Springs published my second, much calmer book dedicated to my son with Asperger's.

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glad to have you join our ranks, Tanya.

I'm Michelle Pennington. I'm an indie author, mostly writing LDS contemporary romance and YA romance. I have also recently been chosen as a winner in the Five Magic Spindles contest held by Rooglewood Press, so my first medieval fantasy/fairytale retelling "Spindle Cursed" will be published in that anthology this summer.



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Michelle wrote: "I'm Michelle Pennington. I'm an indie author, mostly writing LDS contemporary romance and YA romance. I have also recently been chosen as a winner in the Five Magic Spindles contest held by Rooglew..."

Congrats on the anthology inclusion. That's awesome.

Hi! My name is Lucinda Whitney (it's my real name, but I go by Cindy as well).
I write contemporary LDS romance set in Portugal (where I'm from) and my first book came out in January of this year.



I'm working on my second book, which I'm planning to publish later this year, and it's also set in Portugal.

Lucinda wrote: "Hi! My name is Lucinda Whitney (it's my real name, but I go by Cindy as well).
I write contemporary LDS romance set in Portugal (where I'm from) and my first book came out in January of this year...."

Welcome Lucinda. I'll have to put your book on my TBR list.

Michelle wrote: "I'm Michelle Pennington. I'm an indie author, mostly writing LDS contemporary romance and YA romance. I have also recently been chosen as a winner in the Five Magic Spindles contest held by Rooglew..."

Hi, Michelle - two of those titles Sing to Me and Focused each are listed on Goodreads as #2 in the True Images series. Which one should be read first?

Hi my name is David Gray but I use my full name of David Alan Gray because David Gray is a singer from Wales and that isn't me. :)

I am just starting with writing and have two books, There's Always Time, a science fiction novel and an autobiographical book called Fighting Pain Finding Joy.

Hi, I'm Melanie Stanford and I write adult romance and YA of many genres. My first full-length novel, SWAY, is a retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion, and I have a short story in an Austenesque anthology called THEN COMES WINTER.

Hi! We write sweet romance stories with contemporary, paranormal, fantasy or time-travel twists. We're a mother-daughter writing team under he pen name Jo Noelle.

Our most popular book is Newbie, and was written with our teacher-friends in mind.


Our other books are:




And we participate in the Sweet & Sassy Anthologies:

Hi! I'm Joyce DiPastena and I write clean medieval romance and fiction. My titles so far are:

Loyalty's Web
Illuminations of the Heart
Dangerous Favor
Loving Lucianna
Courting Cassandry
The Lady and the Minstrel

Oh, and a Christmas novella:

A Candlelight Courting

Hi! My name is Caitlyn McFarland. I write fantasy/romance and had a trilogy published last year by Harlequin's Carina Press. They're adult books but I think they'll appeal to people who like YA. The heat level is "warm" according to Harlequin--one step above "sweet" or "clean."

Soul of Smoke


Shadow of Flame


Truth of Embers

Hi, I'm Stephanie Worlton Stephanie Connelley Worlton. I write clean contemporary fiction with elements of suspense and romance... and a little bit of self-help for YW leaders ;) Hooray for girls camp!!! All of my writings (aside from girls camp) appeal to teens through adults. I believe reading should be a clean, fun way to relax, so I write books that offer just that.

Hope's Journey
All the Finer Things
HACKED
HUNTED
Everything You Need to Know about Girls Camp: The Essential Planning Guide for Leaders

Hi! I'm Peggy Eddleman, and I write action / adventure with Random House Children's Books for ages 8 and up.
Sky Jumpers
The Forbidden Flats

Hello! I'm Lee Falin, I write mostly upper Middle Grade / YA Science Fiction and Fantasy though my favorite thing to read is historical romance, and I have plans to one day write the ultimate Jane Austen / Star Trek cross over.

Half Worlder


Science Fictioned - Volume 1

I love this list of authors. None of us should wonder what to read anymore, right?

Peggy wrote: "Hi! I'm Peggy Eddleman, and I write action / adventure with Random House Children's Books for ages 8 and up.
Sky Jumpers
The Forbidden Flats"

My daughters and I LOVE your books!

Cathy wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Hi! I'm Peggy Eddleman, and I write action / adventure with Random House Children's Books for ages 8 and up.
Sky Jumpers
The Forbidden Flats"

My daug..."

Yay! So glad they enjoyed!

I'm James D. Beers, I write humorous short stories (Sleddin' Road, find it on Amazon), suspense/thriller stories, and am working on a couple of middle grade adventure/mystery novels. I've got a collection of short stories (A Knack for Embarrassment) and a couple novellas (Out of the Fog, Salted Bones) coming out this year.

James wrote: "I'm James D. Beers, I write humorous short stories (Sleddin' Road, find it on Amazon), suspense/thriller stories, and am working on a couple of middle grade adventure/mystery novels. I've got a col..."

Welcome, James. It sounds like you are keeping busy with writing.

I'm Erin Olds. I write early chapter books. I've just published Ester and Micah's Book of Mormon Adventures: The Liahona (book 1 of a 10 book series). I've also got a set of 10 early reader fairy tales, but they're currently being illustrated.

https://www.amazon.com/Liahona-Ester-...

Erin wrote: "I'm Erin Olds. I write early chapter books. I've just published Ester and Micah's Book of Mormon Adventures: The Liahona (book 1 of a 10 book series). I've also got a set of 10 early reader fairy t..."

Your books sound perfect. Makes me wish I had little children around still...or grandchildren. Someday...someday.

Hi, I'm Robin King. My currently published books are YA Romantic Suspense published through Walnut Springs Press. They are clean reads (with no religious content) with a twist on espionage. If you like Covert Affairs or Alias, these books would be right up your alley. My third book comes out this fall, the final book in this series.

Remembrandt
Van Gogh Gone

Robin wrote: "Hi, I'm Robin King. My currently published books are YA Romantic Suspense published through Walnut Springs Press. They are clean reads (with no religious content) with a twist on espionage. If you ..."

Welcome, Robin. We're glad to have you to add to our group.

Hi, I'm Rachel John. I'm revising my first novel, which is an LDS romance, and I'll post it when it's ready in a few months. My latest book is a clean chicklit novel called Bethany's New Reality.

Rachel wrote: "Hi, I'm Rachel John. I'm revising my first novel, which is an LDS romance, and I'll post it when it's ready in a few months. My latest book is a clean chicklit novel called Bethany's New Reality.
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Glad to have you with us, Rachel

I'm Jeff

I write fantasy/literary fiction and am about to release the second book in my series in the next month or two

Dreams and Shadows

Hi, I'm Erica. I write fantasy. My first book was inspired by a Korean folktale.


Eun Na and the Phantom

(edited to add the cover. Thanks A.L.! I see on online, but not on the app.)

Here it is:

Eun Na and the Phantom
by Erica Laurie
To add the links, click on "add book/author" on the top of the comment box and then search. Toggle between link/cover at the bottom.

Hi, I am LDS and a new author of YA/Teen fantasy. My goal was to write exciting adventures that are clean and easy to read.
The Path Of Destiny

The Envisage
The Envisage

Hi, I'm M.M. Warren, and one of my favorite things to do is to be sneaky and integrate gospel principles into my fiction. My new release, The Envisage, is really about positive thinking, but it is disguised as a tale about a lost girl who finds a secret passageway to a hidden world in the center of the earth, where she must unravel truths about what her true identity has to do with why the hidden world is in danger. Just in case I don't have any goodreads reviews yet, there are a few on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Envisage-M-War...

Hi, all! I'm excited to have found this group! My name is Lindsay Ferguson and my first novel was released in March, published by Cedar Fort. It's called By the Stars and is a WWII-era historical fiction/clean romance inspired by the true story of a Utah couple. I'd love if any of you interested in this genre read it and would love to hear what you think!

By the Stars
Also, here is the link on Amazon (it currently has a higher number of reviews here than on Goodreads) http://www.amazon.com/Stars-Lindsay-B...

Hello everyone! This looks like a great group! I am a writer and reader of LDS everything. My first fiction book is a children's book. I wrote it for my in-laws, and my daughter. My husband is a convert, and we've been trying to work a little with his parents and teach them about the differences in LDS baptism-- they actually loved the book and -- shared a bunch of family genealogy for us to start doing the work!

And my daughter is 8 this year- so ya know :) Mother thing. :)

I am having some goodreads promotions to win copies of my book over summer! Please join in!

http://www.amazon.com/Baptism-Boomera...

Glad to find this group! I mostly write YA sci-fi. I'm the author of the Remake series published by Shadow Mountain and forthcoming from Simon Pulse.

Remake
Remake
Resist
True Heroes: A Treasury of Modern-day Fairy Tales Written by Best-Selling Authors

Lindsay wrote: "Hi, all! I'm excited to have found this group! My name is Lindsay Ferguson and my first novel was released in March, published by Cedar Fort. It's called By the Stars and is a WWII-era historical f..."

I LOVED this book!

Thanks, Cathy!!