Yod, a young girl born in a colony for lepers lays waiting in the Dying Cave, hoping for a miracle; and meanwhile, Melchoir, the former court astronomer for King Phraates of Parthia, prays for a miracle to save his drunken embarrassment of a son, Daniel.

Collects five novellas that follow the lives of five women--Ruth, Mary, Tamar, Rahab, and Bathsheba--who each face extraordinary and sometimes scandalous challenges to fulfill their destinies and play a role in the lineage of Jesus Christ.

"After a heartbreaking end to her friendship with Lukio, Shoshana thought she'd never see him again. But when, years later, she is captured in a Philistine raid and enslaved, she is surprised to find Lukio is now a famous and brutal fighter. With deadly secrets and unbreakable vows standing between them, finding a way to freedom may cost them everything"--

At the age of 15 Rahab is forced into prostitution by her beloved father. Into the emotional turmoil of her world walks Salmone, a respected leader of Judah. Through the tribulations of a stormy relationship, Rahab and Salmone learn the true source of one another's worth in God and find healing from fear and rejection.

"Whispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush. Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents'tragic love story. Her beautiful dark skin is proof that her father was Cushite, but she knows nothing else. While visiting her grandfather before his retirement as the Roman official in the queen's...

Imagines how a contemporary of Jesus, Simon, an ordinary spice merchant and a Jew without deeply felt religious beliefs, begins his lifelong journey as one of the first new Christians as his life intersects with Jesus at the major milestones of his life and ministry.

Lily, cast out from her family and village as a leper six years earlier, has taken refuge in the leper colony in the Valley of Mak'ob where she and her friends long for the appearance of the Messiah, but their courage is tested when rumors reach them that the miracle healer is now walking the Earth.

"Journey back in time to the dusty roads of Shiloh and witness anew the story of Hannah and her son, Samuel. Hannah is no longer a young woman. In the twilight of her life, she holds her memories close to her heart. Above all, she treasures the miracle of conceiving Samuel after years of barrenness and the promise she made to the Lord to release her child to the high priest Eli's care to train and serve in the temple. But Samuel's story does not...

"Hezekiah's unexpected death puts his son in charge. The new king's angry heart puts him at odds with his best friend--drawing battle lines down the middle of their fathers' kingdom"--Provided by publisher.