Vermillion Cliffs Book 1: Louise and Utahna Paperback – March 19, 2026

This is a powerful novel in three parts set in Utah's unique culture surrounding the 1900s. Polygamy and survival in the red rock country provide a setting of intrigue and danger. There are four main characters:Utahna, a teenager who gets into serious trouble and finds herself pregnant. She was born on Utah statehood day, January 4, 1896, thus her name Utahna.Louise, Utahna's mother who has no husband and hides the secret of Utahna's roots.Sarah, a friend and confidant of Louise.Shiblon, a kind-hearted young man whose love and concern for Utahna and her mother knows no bounds.Book 1: Trying to protect her daughter from the raw truth, Louise only succeeds in driving Utahna away. With the loving heart of Sarah Adlewood, Louise learns to cope with her daughter's rebellious ways. Utahna's friend Shiblon risks his life to save her at Red Rock Point, but still she runs away.As the wind, sun and rain buffet the Vermillion Cliffs, spectacular monuments of strength and stunning beauty emerge. Likewise, the erosion of sin, pretense and pain sculpt Louis and Utahna into paragons of compassion, acceptance and forgiveness. Read more