Surviving on her own in the desert, 12-year-old Jahohora searches for her family while hiding from the German soldiers. It’s 1904, and Germany has claimed all of South West Africa. Since the Herero would rather fight than surrender their ancestral homes, Gen. von Trotha has declared that they all should be forced into the Omaheke to die. Wasting away in the desert, Jahohora is … [Read more...]
The Fugitive Son
Adell Harvey has teamed up with Mari Serebrov for the second installment of the Escape from Deseret Series, The Fugitive Son. Andy Rasmussen, a devout Mormon trail guide leading immigrants to the “Promised Land,” is overwhelmed with guilt and doubt after allowing his father’s bride to escape Deseret. His faith is shaken to its core when he refuses to participate in what … [Read more...]
The Locket
The Locket, the first novel in the Escape from Deseret series by Adell Harvey, sheds light on the Mormon church's early history. This historic novel is set in the 1850s when thousands of poverty-stricken Scandinavians were lured to America and promised prosperity by Mormon missionaries. It tells the story of 16-year-old Ingrid Thirkelsen, an orphan who marries a "widowed" … [Read more...]