"Nearly a decade ago I picked up a book titled "House Without Walls" by Margaret Blair Young, who teaches at BYU.  It described the journey of a young Jewish convert to Mormonism.  I  expected the author to understand Mormonism; I was not prepared for a non-Jew to so thoroughly understand the problems accompanying Jewish conversion, to be able to look into the mind of the convert and explicate the attendant conflicts and terrors.  On my next visit to Utah, I made a point of calling her and asking for an interview.  I can still remember us walking down a flight of stairs, and me turning to her and saying, "How in the world did you get all the Jewish stuff right?"  Her reply was sensible -- she spent a lot of time talking with Jews and reading about the process of Jewish conversion.  Yup, nothing like doing the research to add authenticity to your writing.  (Margaret and I became instant friends, a friendship I cherish.)   "And now, so many years later, I get the same feeling -- how in the world did Tristi Pinkston get beneath the psyche of the Japanese people so thoroughly and so convincingly?  I should have known -- research, research, research." -- Jeff Needle, AML Reviewer

	Season of Sacrifice by Tristi Pinkston Sarah Williams is a young Welsh immigrant, coming to Utah to join her sister Mary Ann Perkins. When the Perkins are asked to join the San Juan mission to pioneer a trail through Southern Utah, they take Sarah along to help care for the children. But a six-week journey turns into six agonizing months of hard work and toil as the Saints blast their way through a cliff to bring their wagons through what would become the famous Utah landmark "Hole in the Rock." Finally settled in the San Juan, Sarah's true hardship begins when Ben Perkins asks her to be his second wife. With their faith and testimonies challenged to the core, both Sarah and Mary Ann struggle to find the true meaning of Christ-like love and obedience. Will they make it through? Price: $16.95 -- Now Selling Autographed Copies for $15.00
	Strength To Endure by Tristi Pinkston Anneliese Klein was just a small girl when Hitler came into power in her home country of Germany.  Fear and uncertainty were as much as part of her childhood as dolls and tea parties.  As she grew up, the war crept even closer to home, taking first her two brothers and then her father.  Eventually it claims the man she loves.  How will she survive these horrors?  And what will become of her unborn child? A historically rich tale, Strength To Endure expertly portrays the consequences of war and the ability of the human spirit to conquer all. Price: $14.95 -- Now Selling Autographed Copies for $12.50
	Nothing To Regret by Tristi Pinkston Ken Sugihara is my fictional character for this book, and he was a student at Berkeley at the time of Pearl Harbor.  He is shocked to hear about the attack, but even more shocked when he discovers that all people of Japanese ancestry in the United States, especially those living on the West Coast, are now considered suspects in the attack.  He and his parents are taken from their home and sent to a relocation center in the Utah Desert. While living in Topaz, Ken's old friend Colonel Beaumont comes to see him, and asks him if he will go on a mission of espionage to Japan to hunt down information on Japanese aircraft.  Ken is reluctant at first to serve the country that wrongfully imprisioned him, but realizes that he has a chance to make a difference, and agrees to go.  The experiences he has change his life forever. This is a story of prejudice and acceptance, dignity under the worst conditions, and the power of the Atonement to heal us all.  Click to read about Nothing To Regret. Price: $14.95 -- Now Selling Autographed Copies for $12.50

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