"Being peculiar is not about horns," begins bestselling author Mary Ellen Edmunds. In this humorous but thought-provoking book, she explores what really makes "a peculiar people" and what sets us apart as a distinct and different from the rest of the world. "Others surely do notice things about us" she states, "so what would it be like if we could be depended upon to live what we believe every inch an minute of our lives?" Using scriptures

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"A biography of Emma Smith, the wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith"--

With only two semesters left before graduation, Rhys Solario, a non-Mormon attending Brigham Young University, just wants to keep flying under the radar. Then he meets Emmy in a Book of Mormon class, and for the first time, the idea of keeping to himself doesn't sound so appealing. Emmy Jennings only feels confident when she's dancing ballet, so when she fails to earn a coveted solo, her faith in herself disintegrates. When the two are assigned to...

The sheets were damp and cold as she climbed into bed, and as she lay shivering, she ached with loneliness. . . . Cassie lay listening to the creaking timbers of the old hotel, and tears slid down her face.

It doesn't matter what answers I find, she thought. Nothing will ever be the same.

It was in that twilight between wakefulness and sleep that she wondered how she could find any answers when she didn't even know the questions.

Cassie

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On the eve of Utah's admittance into the Union, Rebecca Kade has more pressing concerns on her mind than celebrating statehood: Her parents'untimely deaths. The possible loss of the family's beloved ranch. A looming confrontation with her estranged twin sister. And the complications arising from the arrival of the charming suitor.

A rather innocent-looking cake, too, but that cake would open the door to opportunity - and disaster - for sweet-toothed, bargain-savvy Annabelle Pleasanton. In fact, between a promotion at work, her best friend's engagement, and her discovery of handsome photographer Isaac Matthews, that little cake has managed to turn Annabelle's world upside down.