A Royal Father: Book Three
The Lion and the Butterfly: Book Three
Jerusha, a young Jewish widow in first century Jerusalem, needs a father for her sons. Effah, a powerful and dark figure from her childhood, offers marriage. Even though his proposal will save her inheritance from being ripped away by the corrupt Jewish priests, she remembers Effah’s abuse when she served as a slave in Herod’s palace. Effah’s not the father she wants for her sons.?
Antonius, an aloof Roman soldier, with ghosts in his past, befriends her sons. A follower of the Way, he waits in the shadows for her love, while she wrestles with trusting Father God’s mysterious plan.?
Will she succumb to Effah and marry a man she despises, to save her sons’ inheritance? Or, in a culture where Jews hate Romans, accept by faith the wisdom offered by a royal father??
Jerusalem, AD 59. Jerusha, a widow in need of a father for her sons, wrestles with God’s mysterious plan. Effah, the corrupt priest’s son? Antonius, a Roman soldier? Or neither?
Book Reviews
This book is powerful! Beautifully written. Her writing is mesmerizing, almost as if yu lived during that time period. Fantastic story. Beautiful imagery.
Tammy Kling CEO at OnFire Books Leadership Company
Once you start reading you can’t put it own.
Cynthia
You feel like you really are in Israel after Jesus’ death. Hard to put this book down.
Kyleen Dasenbrock