BBNYA 2025 Semi-Finalist Spotlight| Anasazi Vision by True North
A vision born in the desert. A journey through grief. A truth the world may finally be ready to hear.
💖 Welcome to the BBNYA 2025 Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour!
Welcome to another BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight, where I have the pleasure of highlighting standout indie novels recognized by the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award.
There’s something about the desert that strips life down to its essentials—silence, truth, and the courage to listen.
For my final BBNYA 2025 Semi-Finalist Spotlight, I’m sharing a deeply contemplative and spiritually resonant novel that lingers long after the last page: Anasazi Vision: Profound Wisdom From the Four Corners Desert and One Woman’s Journey to Peace by True North.
Blending literary fiction with spiritual inquiry, grief, and ancient wisdom, Anasazi Vision is a story shaped by loss, solitude, and the power of saying yes when life quietly asks us to step forward. Rooted in the Four Corners desert and inspired by the author’s own vision quest, this novel invites readers into a journey that is both intimate and expansive—one that questions what we know, what we inherit, and what we are meant to protect.
If you’re drawn to books that explore inner transformation, sacred landscapes, and the unseen threads connecting past and present, this one deserves a place on your TBR.
📚 All About the Book
Anasazi Vision: Profound Wisdom From The Four Corners Desert And One Woman's Journey To Peace
By True North
Published by Independent Author on December 2024
Genres: Age: Adult, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction
Formats: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 449
One woman’s return to Four Corners is about to unlock a secret in the desert.
After caring for and losing her mother, True North retreats to the familiarity of the San Juan River in search of solitude and answers for her life. But an unexpected encounter in the desert hijacks her plans, and a spontaneous promise catapults her into a world as foreign as the peace she seeks.
Anasazi Vision is an immersive story born from the author's vision quest and shaped by the experiences that followed. It is part fiction, part channeled storytelling; an extraordinary tale, decades-long in the making, that follows one woman as she unravels the message of a vision the world is finally ready for. Told with intrigue and curiosity, it is as honest, intimate, and sweetly spiritual as it is rare and perceptive.
Unsure she is ready for any of this, True discovers hard truths about herself, navigates grief, trust, and the power of saying “yes,” as she and an archaeologist find the descendants of a civilization with a secret powerful enough to tip the scales of ecological and social imbalance.
Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award
“The perfect blend of history and spirituality, this award-winning novel is a treasure.” - RECOMMENDED by the US Review
A 2025 Eric Hoffer Book Award Nominee
“If you've ever questioned your path, felt a pull toward something bigger than yourself, or wanted to explore the wisdom of ancient traditions, this book will speak to you. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it to all lovers of adventure and archaeology.” — Online Book Club
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✍️ Meet True North
True North has been an Army NCO, a fitness professional, and a startup founder. She has thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, survived a crab season in the Bering Sea, and led high-ropes obstacle courses. She is an adventurer, risk-taker, and mother of four. She devotes herself to living an inspired life and thrives by awakening new levels of awareness. Her passion is bringing great ideas to life, leading personal transformation circles, and facilitating mastermind groups. Her philosophy is: say "yes," lean in, and let soul lead the way.
Drawing on a wealth of life experience and a degree in journalism, True writes with an intimate, honest, conversational style. Her first novel, Anasazi Vision, is a recipient of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, a BBNYA 2025 semi-finalist, and is nominated for the prestigious Eric Hoffer Book Award. She lives in Oregon and is a lover of nature, immersive travel, and connection.
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🌟 Closing Thoughts
As this year’s BBNYA spotlights come to a close for me, Anasazi Vision feels like a fitting final note—quietly powerful, reflective, and deeply human.
True North’s story reminds us that healing doesn’t always arrive loudly. Sometimes it comes through stillness, through listening, through trusting the pull toward something we don’t yet understand. This is a novel for readers who appreciate stories that ask questions rather than rush answers—and who are willing to sit with wonder, grief, and hope side by side.
Thank you for following along with my BBNYA 2025 Semi-Finalist Spotlights. I hope you’ve discovered a few unforgettable reads along the way—and perhaps, like this one, a story that nudges you to listen a little more closely to your own inner compass.
You can browse all my BBNYA 2025 spotlights HERE—updated throughout the tour!
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