Utah! A Novel

Fleeing from ever present wildfires and the threat of the Yellowstone Supervolcano erupting Lee Becca and their daughter Analise embark on a road-trip through the state of Utah to a wedding in Zion National Park. Set in the not-too-distant-future Utah! is a novel about climate change and the intricacies of relationships-between family partners religious structures nature and the American West. Featuring a litany of intriguing Utah residents including ex and current Mormons doomsday preppers military vets Presbyterian ministers and Colombian housewives these characters eventually find their paths crossing in violence disaster and friendship. Through desert islands climbing gyms beer bars suburbia mountains coffee shops long drives and mass shootings Utah! seeks to show the true diversity beauty and yes sometimes peculiar aspects of one of the most misunderstood states. Its a novel about the smoldering darkness beneath the surface of our individual selves and society ... and what happens when we refuse to acknowledge our past transgressions. Utah! is a slow burn of a novel that ends with an explosive finish.