Road Tripping Across the USA Mini Reading Challenge: Utah

Sonta has fulfilled her commitment to the army.

Now it’s time to follow her dreams of striking out on her own in the wilderness of Utah. Her dreams appeared to be cut short when she was attacked and left for dead.

Takina, a shapeshifter, finds the wounded Sonta and teaches her to heal herself. Together, they travel to a new destination, forging a deep friendship along the way. On their travels they meet people who enrich their lives in ways they never knew possible.

Cameron didn't believe in heaven, but she knew how hot hell burned, especially after meeting Cooper King.

A beautifully raw multicultural love story captured between a wallflower and the life of the party. Two opposites attracted at the clumsy chaos of true love. Is it safe to fall if you have never jumped before?

The banker and the barista…

Can Amanda step out of her bubble, go against the church and the old boy network, and take a chance on finally finding love?

Can she have both love and career as a medical doctor?

The true story of a young woman striving to have both love and career as a lesbian and a medical doctor in the 1970s when neither was approved by society. Making the Rounds is a well-paced and deeply humanizing memoir of what it means to seek belonging and love—and to find them, in the most surprising ways.

An FBI agent, a TV star, and a serial killer. Love hurts.

Special Agent Dak Farrell works cold cases. Mortician CJ Johnson is on top of the world until her show is canceled. When CJ fixes a serial killer’s work, she becomes his next target. Will Dak be able to save her? Or will The Artist claim CJ as his next victim?

Bridget Berg grew up on the slopes of Elk Mountain, Utah.

The daughter of a famous downhill skier, she was chasing her own Olympic dreams when her father’s unexpected death forced her to take over his ski lodge. It’s her home and she’ll protect it at all costs—especially from her insufferable neighbors.

When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began

Alex is not alone; the headlines continue to splash stories about gay conversion therapy and rehabilitation centers that promise to “save” teenagers from their sexuality. Saving Alex is a courageous memoir that tells Alex’s story in the hopes that it will bring awareness and justice to this important issue. A bold, inspiring story of one girl’s fight for freedom, acceptance, and truth.

Hazel Thompson prides herself on being a beacon of earnest goodwill in Cedar Springs, Utah, where she works alongside her mother as a cook in a raucous restaurant and dance hall.

But lately, Hazel wonders if she hasn’t clipped her own wings by always putting her family and neighbors first, leaving no time for her own wants.

When contempt turns into attraction and passion flares, can their love survive Selena learning the truth of what the Wolfgangs really are?

Selena Miller accepts a job in Wolfgang County, jumping at the chance to get away from her overbearing family. Crippled by anxiety, she’s determined to start a new, independent life.

Wolf expert Maddox “Ripp” Rippington knows nothing about her past and has only ever felt at home among her wolves at Willow Creek Wolf Sanctuary.

When the Sanctuary is shut down, she’s lost. The only clue to her past is a birth certificate with the name Ansel Wolfgang on it, but she has never been brave enough to track her father down. Until now.

Heartwarming and suspenseful, Defining Moment has all the feels, a twist of mystery, and a cast of lovable characters.

At 41, Dakota Dawson has left her old life behind to start anew in Dallin, not expecting to fall for Nikki, a straight woman with boyfriends, as she rolls into town. Immediately complicated by misperceptions, their budding relationship has an uphill climb when her ex-wife comes to Dallin, and Nikki’s life is threatened.