Books by Candace E. Salima

Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;"
your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain

Potpourri

Recommended Reading

Candace loves to read. She has a thirst for knowledge that is unquenchable. When she reads a book she absolutely loves, she enjoys nothing more than sharing the news. So here is a list of Candace's recommended reading. If, of course, you've already bought all her books.



Quotes by Famous Authors

I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of hunger for life that gnaws in us all. ~Richard Wright, American Hunger, 1977


Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne


Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. ~Gene Fowler


And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath


The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible. ~Vladimir Nabakov


Ink and paper are sometimes passionate lovers, oftentimes brother and sister, and occasionally mortal enemies. ~Terri Guillemets


When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence. ~Samuel Butler


A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one. ~ Baltasar Gracian


All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson


What no wife [spouse] of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he's staring out of the window. ~Burton Rascoe


If I'm trying to sleep, the ideas won't stop. If I'm trying to write, there appears a barren nothingness. ~Carrie Latet


It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write. ~Sinclair Lewis


If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don't remove it - I might be writing in my dreams. ~Terri Guillemets


There's only one person who needs a glass of water oftener than a small child tucked in for the night, and that's a writer sitting down to write. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966


Imitation is the highest form of pissing me off. Quit stealing my content and violating my copyright. ~Jen T. Verbumessor


I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. ~Steven Wright

Books written by Candace E. Salima

BOOKS IN PRINT

Forged in the Refiner's Fire
by Candace E. Salima and Elizabeth Cheever

"Recently I read Forged in the Refiner's Fire--a compilation by Candace E. Salima and Elizabeth Cheever. I immediately found myself caught up in the stories of the trials and tribulations that others have gone through (some are well-known LDS names such as entertainer Merrill Osmond, author Tristi Pinkston, etc.) These are stories from the heart--stories that have changed lives. From an unwanted painful divorce, to a debilitating injury, to a childless couple--many walks of life are examined. Do these stories have good endings? Not necessaril--because they are true stories--about the ebb and flow of living a good life in spite of difficult challenges. About finding and maintaining faith against the odds." ~ H.B. Moore -- Read Reviews

Forged in the Refiner's Fire -- Why do bad things happen? Is there a purpose when we face a bad trial? As mortals, we can be compared to ore, such as gold and silver. Ore that is unrefined is generally impure and undesirable. Only ore that is crushed -- and then refined by fire -- becomes beautiful, pure, precious and valuable. This book was written to help you see the results of the Ultimate Refiner, the Lord, in your own life.

Within these pages, people from all walks of life share their stories of triumph over tragedy. More importantly, they reveal how they were strengthened as they passed through the Refiner's fire. They became more precious, and so can you. Look for the experiences of vocalist Merrill Osmond, LDS writers Shirley Bahlmann, Elizabeth Cheever, Willard Boyd Gardner, Tristi Pinkston, and Candace E. Salima, renowned columnist Muriel Sluyter and several people across the nation who are ranchers, housewives, writers in the national market and more.

Candace E. Salima partnered with Elizabeth Cheever to co-author this book. They feel very privileged to have been the ones to bring this story to the world.



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13 and 0: Reflections of Champions
by Candace E. Salima and Alvin E. Salima

"New Book Gives Update on '84 Title-team Players

The topic brings up pride in Cougar fans, taunts and scrutiny from others.

That's why picking up the newly published "13 and 0: Reflections of Champions" stirred mixed reactions. What more could be added to the chronicle of BYU's 1984 season? The season that triggered controversy after controversy until money moguls hatched the Bowl Championship Series we have today?

Well, the 289-page soft-cover book by Candace and Alvin Salima (Spring Creek Book Company, Provo) surprisingly delivered new material. The focus is a look into the lives of 30 players and staff of that team, a work made more complicated by the publisher's race to go to print (2005) this summer, cramping the Salimas' research." ~ Dick Harmon -- Read Reviews

13 and 0: Reflections of Champions by Candace E. Salima with Alvin E. Salima--A college football team from the Rocky Mountains crowned the best in the land? The idea was unthinkable--until BYU's 1984 team took the national championship. The Cougar's perfect season left traditional national college football powerhouses by the wayside, mesmerizing national media and energizing fans. That year has been the stuff of legends ever since.

So what made that year unique--and where are the players now? Find out that and more inside:

Compelling synopses of each game, biographies of players and coaches--totaling thirty in number, dozens of photos--including current ones of players' families, player's thoughts on how the season changed their lives, the positive ripples still seen as a result of that unforgettable experience.

Immerse yourself in the magical season of 1984 and the remarkable men who achieved a seemingly unreachable goal.

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Out of the Shadows...Into the Light
by Candace E. Salima

"Out of the Shadows...Into the Light is an example of romantic suspense, a sub-genre that has established itself as the "romance of choice" for millions of readers, men and women alike. In fact many will deny it is even a romance because the emphasis is on the suspense. Salima does a masterful job of drawing the reader into the suspense from page one, when the reader learns a child has been kidnapped by the protagonist's ex-husband. The author skillfully draws in the harsh realities of a Wyoming winter to add to the drama that unfolds when a U.S. Marshal, Slade Taggart, appears on Caroline Duncan's doorstep during a blizzard. He informs Caroline that federal agents are closing in on her ex-husband and the son she hasn't seen for three years. The plot grows complicated when Todd Duncan and his son slip through the net and are suspected of heading west toward the ranch. Law enforcement agents are not the only ones in pursuit. A plane wreck, murder, hypothermia, a Gadianton-style cult, and plenty of emotional baggage add edge-of-your-seat twists. Still the romance is there, skillfully woven into the various elements of the suspenseful plot.

"Romantic suspense probably surpasses classic romance as the fastest growing genre in LDS fiction, possibly because of its broader appeal to men as well as women. Though the use of inspiration is a little overdone, it is handled tastefully and does not detract from the story as it might with a less skilled writer. Sister Salima has aptly earned a position of rank among LDS romantic suspense writers with this novel." ~Jennie Hansen, Meridian Magazine - 09 February, 2005 -- Read Reviews

Out of the Shadows...Into the Light -- Welcome to Lost Canyon Springs, where love, danger and triumph of the spirit await. Wyoming rancher, Caroline Duncan, has spent the past few years fighting two difficult battles--maintaining the ranch her family has owned for more than a century, and dealing with the absence of her son, Patrick, kidnapped by her ex-husband, Todd. Almost three years to the day of her son's kidnapping, U.S. Marshal, Slade Taggart, arrives on her doorstep, bringing news of Todd's imminent capture. If all goes well, Patrick will be home within twenty-four hours.

Caroline struggles to remain strong when she soon receives news that Todd had eluded the authorities once again. in desperation, Caroline vows to pursue him herself. Slade joins her, and the pair head into one of the most vicious Wyoming blizzards ever, facing the rigors of weather, nature, and drug cartel assassins. In the midst of this, Slade and Caroline fight a growing attraction for each other. Caroline isn't sure she needs a tall, good-looking U.S. Marshal to complicate matters, but Slade knows he wants this strong, righteous, beautiful Wyoming rancher in his life. Will Caroline have the faith to follow the promptings given her by the Lord? Or will she lose everything?

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Oregano Oil
by Candace Salima

Oregano oil has been proven to assist in the eradication of a number of pesky health problems that plague most people at some point in their lives. It functions as an antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral agent, and is a very powerful antiseptic, safe for both internal and external use. Oregano oil also contains powerful agents that aid in the destruction or elimination of parasitic organisms. Oregano oil can help with a host of everyday health problems, and this booklet explains how you can harness its powerful health benefits.

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Policosanol
by Candace Salima

High cholesterol, atherosclerosis, heart disease - these serious health problems are becoming more common each year. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies struggle to keep up with the increasing trend of poor heart health. It turns out that nature has already provided one of the best treatments for heart problems-policosanol. Read inside to find out exactly how policosanol fights these serious health threats, and actually provides relief for other common ailments like herpes and prostate disease.

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