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Seeking to restore health to her lungs, Joanna, wife to Herod's chief steward, approaches her cousin Mary, mother of the healer Jesus. Though their families were estranged when Joanna's parents adopted Roman ways, Mary welcomes her graciously. Jesus indeed heals Joanna's body...and her soul blossoms through her friendship with Mary and with her work as one of his disciples. But as word of Jesus' miracles reaches King Herod's court, intrigue, treachery...

Born into a world of luxury in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, Sarah flees the arranged marriage planned by her father, a decision that leads to an encounter with Abram, a member of a nomadic tribe of outsiders

Outspoken and fearless, Deborah has faith in God but struggles to see the potential her own life holds. As an Israelite woman, she'll marry, have a family, and seek to teach her children about Adonai--and those tasks seem to be more than enough to occupy her time. But God has another plan for her. Israel has been under the near constant terror of Canaan's armies for twenty years, and now God has called Deborah to deliver her people from this oppression....

As the queen's search for a true heir to her throne takes her to the court of the wisest man in the world, both she and the king learn how to value truth, love, and duty...and the king's daughter learns that not all the world is ruled by men.

A retelling of the biblical story of King David and Queen Michal follows Michal, who lived and reigned in David's court for more than forty years, as she speaks about her hopes and fears while war, betrayal, death, and prophecy rage through the Promised Land.

Beautiful Rachel is eager for her older half sister Leah to wed and move away, so she would not feel so scrutinized, so judged. Plain Leah wishes her father would find a good man to make her his only bride. Meanwhile, Jacob is making his way to their home seeking the future God promised him. But what Jacob finds is treachery: The man who wants only one woman ends up with sisters who have never gotten along and now must share a husband.

The story of Rahab, an ancester of Christ mentioned in the book of Joshua, is told in this novella, emphasizing her Godliness, devotion, and courage.

In "Unveiled" you will meet Tamar, who risked her life to be the woman she was called to be. Learn along with her the overwhelming truth that God uses our circumstances and our steps toward him however faltering, to fulfill his plan.