This took over ten years to write, mostly because I kept abandoning it and coming back to it. I don't remember what inspired it, except that I liked the idea of examining all the facets of a relationship, with baggage from the past, doubts about the future and two different personalities learning to live together. Throwing in a mystery element was almost an afterthought.

The Backliner:

After surviving a tumultuous wedding day, all Rodney and Claire Hewlett want is to enjoy a relaxing honeymoon on a luxurious island. But when one of the locals chases them through town and ransacks their hotel room, relaxing is the last thing on the newlyweds' minds, especially when they discover one of their suitcases has been replaced with a case full of cash. Now on the run, Rodney and Claire have no one to turn to except Claire's philandering French ex-husband.

In Honeymoon Heist veteran author Anna Jones Buttimore crafts a hilarious and thrilling tale that will take you by plane, train and boat across Europe on an adrenaline-pumping ride that doesn't slow down until the very last page.
 

Easterfield

This is my favourite of the books I have written, and was the most fun to write too. The research was really fascinating, and writing in old-style language was a challenge.

The Backliner:

LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, 1850: When Mr. Wilson, a Mormon missionary, arrives in the rural parish of Easterfield, Catherine Waters finds herself intrigued by both the message he brings and his relationship to her reclusive and aristocratic neighbour. Through Mr. Wilson, Catherine is drawn into the strange world of Easterfield Hall, where both her cousin and sister find forbidden love, and Catherine uncovers secrets that change her entire outlook on their peaceful life. After Mr. WIlson is called back to Utah, the dashing Dr. Davenport is on hand to offer love, security, and help in piecing together Catherine's fragmenting life. As she experiences gut-wrenching fear, hopeless love, and the loss of all she once thought important, she learns that the things that matter are eternal.
 

Published by Covenant Communications in 2001, A World Away was the sequel to Haven, my first novel. I hadn't intended writing a sequel and had not left any loose ends to be tied up, so I achieved this by introducing a new set of guests as opposed to following the stories of the guests featured in Haven. One of the characters in A World Away, Amy Crosby, was named after an LDS bookstore employee in Billings, Montana, who wrote me my first "fan" letter after reading Haven.

The Backliner:

Haven was my first novel, and the idea was suggested to me by Covenant editor, Valerie Holladay. I had submitted an unsuitable novel to Covenant, but Valerie liked my style and suggested I set a novel in Wales, where I was then living, and incorporate a variety of characters.

The Backliner:

An Enchanting Story of Unexpected Discoveries and New Beginnings.

As a young woman, Gwen Evans turned her parents’ old farmhouse in north Wales into a cozy bed-and-breakfast. As she shares her simple LDS faith with her guests, their lives are touched in lasting ways. Megan and Charlotte are her first LDS guests, who come to do genealogy even though their comfortable lives at home in Utah are threatening to dissolve.

Gwen’s other guests include a small English family, whose father has suffered a devastating loss, and three young cousins who are hiking through Europe together despite their long-held mutual animosity.

Then there is Edward Anderton, a widower who has returned to Haven many times over the years, drawn to Gwen's warmth and cheer. But can she return his affections when she is determined only to marry a man who shares her faith?

Author Anna Jones has created an exquisite and tender first novel, about one woman’s ability to reach out to others-and the gifts of love she receives in return.
 

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