Authors

Love Times Three: Our True Story Of A Polygamous Marriage, was a collaboration between Joe Darger, his three wives Alina, Vicki and Valerie Darger, and writer Brooke Adams.

Joe Darger
Joe is a fifth-generation polygamist. He is a graduate of the University of Utah and has long history as a successful business owner and entrepreneur. As a husband to three women and father of 24 children, Joe is one busy man but has still found time to coach Little League Football and be active in his community.

Alina Darger
Alina grew up in a plural family and loved the experience of having two mothers.  She and Joe have been married since 1990 and is his legal wife. Alina has seven children, one of whom died in infancy. That loss was life-changing for Alina, and spurred her interest in speaking out about the plural lifestyle.

Vicki Darger
Vicki also grew up in a plural family, with three moms, and had what she considers an ideal childhood. She has been married to Joe since 1990 and has eight children with him. In Love Times Three, Vicki provides an honest account of her struggles with pregnancy-related depression and its effect on her marriage and relationship with her sister wives.

Valerie Darger
Valerie is Vicki’s twin sister. At age 18, she became the fifth wife of another man. Twelve years and five children later, that marriage ended. Val married Joe in 2000, with the support and encouragement of Alina and Vicki. She and Joe have had four children. Val’s experiences in both a failed and a fulfilling plural marriage have given her a unique perspective on the lifestyle.

Brooke Adams
Brooke Adams, a writer for more than twenty-five years, has won numerous awards for her reporting on polygamy for The Salt Lake Tribune. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.