Stoney Creek, Alabama
a novel by Jennifer Leigh Youngblood
and Sandra Poole
ISBN-13:978-1-60065-103-8
ISBN-10:1-60065-103-8
432 pages, 5½ x 8½, softcover, $14.95
After a successful run with their first novel, Livin' in High Cotton,
Jennifer and Sandra are back with their second novel.
see the authors' web site at
www.jenniferyoungblood.com
"Poignant, suspenseful, and romantic. Beautifully written and filled with unexpected twists and turns. A sleek romantic thriller."
—Deborah Smith
New York Times bestselling author of A Place to Call Home
Just out of college, something is telling Sydney Lassiter that she needs to return to the town of Stoney Creek, Alabama, where she grew up. She hasn’t been there since her father was killed in a boating accident—or was he murdered? She takes a job as a safety consultant at the local sawmill—the same place where her father worked, and sets out to discover the truth about her father’s death.
In Stoney Creek, you don’t ask the kinds of questions that Sydney is asking. There are too many secrets—secrets that someone will do anything to keep hidden. To complicate matters, she becomes torn in a confusing love quadrangle—two men, and the other woman, who seems to want both of them. And both men seem to have some connection to the death of her father.
The more Sydney delves, the more it seems that her quest could destroy not only her, but the people and town she has come to love.
Someone’s going to get killed before this is over.
"Youngblood and Poole have not
strayed much from their roots in “Livin’ in High Cotton.” Good writing, good
pacing, etc. But they have clearly grown in their ability to paint a picture of
life at its grimiest. They have invested their characters with complexities,
with the kinds of nuances that readers really enjoy. You want to root for
Sydney, but you don’t want her to endanger herself in her search for the truth.
And you want the bad guys to pay for their crimes, but it isn’t apparent until
the end just who the bad guys are....
"This was a wonderful read. LDS
readers who are weary of the preachiness and predictability of some Mormon
fiction will drink this up. And, if I’m not mistaken, Stoney Creek, Alabama
will be a place of much discussion among those who are lucky enough to read it.
"Please, get a copy, sit back, and
enjoy the journey."
- Jeffrey Needle, Association for
Mormon Letters
"Welcome to Stoney Creek where
you'll find an irresistible blend of suspense, romance, and Southern
hospitality. But I warn you - once you start reading it will be hard to leave!"
- Betsy Brannon Green, popular LDS novelist
"Tears in the eye, joy in the heart and nerves a-tingling,
this story is an emotional gauntlet that leaves you spent and satisfied!"
- A. Priscilla Holland, Ed. D., Director of Research, Planning and
Institutional Effectiveness, University of North Alabama
Click here for more information about
Jennifer Youngblood and
Sandra Poole.
Click here for a list of
promotional appearances.
