Laurie Payne

Abraham Franklin feels like an outcast in every sense of the word. As an American Indian living in the Utah Territory--and not a member of the Mormon Church--Abe faces everything from simple ignorance to outright bigotry. To make matters worse, the only woman he has ever loved has chosen to marry his best friend. It is past time for Abe to start his life over. At the urging of his devout mother, Abe settles in Snowflake, Arizona, where he promptly...

Laurie Clark, a senior in high school, begins writing impassioned pleas in the student newspaper regarding popularity and Church standards. Alienating her peers, she discovers how difficult it is to stand for her principles but finds support from a young man who happens to be a Baptist.

Eleven-year-old Toni Bradfield, newly arrived in New Zealand, and her friends investigate the rather unusual and creepy phenomena surrounding a haunted house where coffins are used.

Steffanie and Harry Hawkins, lost in ancient America while searching for Joshua Plimpton, join the Nephites in their final struggle at Cumorah, while Meagan, Apollus, Ryan, and the Prophet Moroni try to reach General Mormon in order to thwart a Nephite disaster, and Jim and Jenny Hawkins fight for survival on the opposite side of the world, piecing together a puzzle that may hold the key to everyone's safe return home.

Welcome to charming Haggerty, Georgia, where resident FBI agent Mark Iverson protects the colorful individuals in the area, and presides over the members of his ward, where he serves as bishop. But his idyllic setting is about to change for the worse. A young woman is found dead — with few clues, except for one suspect who is already on death row. Another young woman disappears under mysterious circumstances. Then, a strange homeless man appears...