Lelia Rose Foreman: 2 books

An alien priest for the local village is praying when a human exploration satellite awakes and sets the forest on fire. In the chaos that follows the landing of humans on Dorado, the priest loses his wife, his standing, and his faith. When he finds a Bible, he finds a new faith that is opposed by...

A young widow is sentenced to planetary exploration for the crime of religiosity. She struggles to keep alive others whose crimes range from disability to assault as they walk across a bizarre landscape. What she finds on this new world is even more dangerous than anything she left behind on Earth. What will she need to sacrifice to save herself, save her colony, and save Earth?