Biblical
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…
Tyrants and Traitors
Niklas is a teenage Israeli shepherd who runs afoul of the wretched Philistines. Before long he finds a daunting destiny…
Redeeming Grace: Ruth’s Story
When drought and famine ravage ancient Canaan, Elimelech takes his wife and two sons and moves from the Hebrew land…
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