Biblical
The Soldier Who Killed a King
It’s Holy Week of AD 30 in Jerusalem. Roman centurion Marcus Longinus, on remote duty along with his wife and…
The Transmigrant
Uneducated but passionate with love for God, the young Jesus yearns to be a teacher, a Rabbi, to touch others…
A Passionate Hope: Hannah’s Story
Book 4 of Smith’s Daughters of the Promised Land series centers around Hannah (First Samuel, Old Testament). In 1141 BCE,…
Isaiah’s Daughter
In 732 BCE, five-year-old Ishma witnessed her family being murdered by Israel’s soldiers. After the prophet Oded’s words free her…
Wings of the Wind
1407 BC. To avenge the deaths of her brothers and father, Alanah disguises herself as a man and joins Canaan’s…
Alabaster
Alabaster is the retelling of the biblical story of Mariam (Mary), sister to Marta (Martha) and Eleazar (Lazarus). She is…
The Kingdom
Emmanuel Carrere is the classic apologist in this nonfiction account of his own personal spirituality and that of the apostles…
The Fisherman’s Bride: The Untold Story of the Wife of Simon Peter
When Hasar, a rich merchant, makes an offer to marry the (deliberately unnamed) heroine, she is appalled. Not only is…
The Dog Who Was There
Barley is born in the wilds of Judea to a loving mother dog. Life starts off tough and challenging until…
The Murdered Messiah
Jesus (Joshua) of Nazareth has been doubted, reviled and revered for centuries. Yet men and women continue to ask the…
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