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"Two women occupy a place in Herod's court. The first, Salome, is the king's only sister, a resentful woman who has been told she's from an inferior race, a people whom God will never accept or approve of. The second woman, Zara, is a lowly handmaid who serves Salome, but where Salome spies conspiracies and treachery, Zara sees hurting people in need of understanding and compassion. Powerful and powerless, Idumean and Jew, selfish and selfless--both...

Seeking peace and safety after a hard childhood, Leah marries Judah, a strong and gentle man, and for the first time in her life believes she can rest easily. But the land is ruled by Antiochus IV, and when he issues a decree that all Jews are to conform to Syrian laws upon pain of death, devout Jews risk everything to follow the law of Moses. Judah's father resists the decree, and is cost him his life. But before dying, he commands his son to pick...

When her shepherd husband is thrown into debtor's prison amid a reversal of fortune, Yeshua of Nazareth's sister, Pheodora, pins her family's hopes for survival on her faith and two expectant she-goats. Pheodora, sister of Yeshua of Nazareth, is wed to a simple shepherd from Bethlehem. He is invited to join the Pharisees, which brings an opportunity to elevate the family's status-- though some aspects of the lifestyle come contrary to what Pheodora...

Angela Elwell Hunt, best-selling author of The Immortal, traces the life of Moses as seen through the eyes of three women: his adoptive mother, his sister, and his wife. As original as The Red Tent, it is a stunning recreation of a Biblical era and a faithful servant of God.

"Bathsheba, a beautiful woman forced to become one of King David's wives, is committed to protecting her son while dealing with the dynamics of the king's household in this biblically based novel"--

Aidan O'Connor was raised among pickpockets and prostitutes in a Dutch colony on Java, Indonesia. But when a world famous cartographer discovers her natural talent; she is give a chance to leave her troubled life behind. Disguised as a boy, Aidan joins her benefactor at sea and begins the world of drawing the flora and fauna of the new world

Flanna O'Connor, a young medical student in Boston, battles trusting God with her future when she is trapped between two armies after moving to the South in disguise with the Union Army. Nation media

A train roars over the rails, carrying passengers on a trip that will change their lives. Among them are a lonely young woman hiding from her past as a reality TV star, a widower trying to escape his responsibilities to his children, and a middle-aged mother running from the turmoil in her home and marriage. These three form a makeshift family on a journey that just might heal their wounded hearts and restore them to the people to whom they matter...