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...]