Biblical Historical Fiction

He’s cautious. She’s reckless. When an evil conspiracy rises, they’ll need to rely on each other’s strengths to survive. Persia, 480 B.C. Mordecai struggles to balance hiding his Hebrew heritage with the responsibility of raising his beautiful cousin, Esther. So even though it’s his job to find her a suitable husband, the meek government official is reluctant to let the headstrong young woman leave the protection of his household. But his caution creates heartbreak when the gorgeous girl is kidnapped and dragged off to the royal harem. Fearful she’ll be killed if her Jewish ...

No one expected Barley to have an encounter with the Messiah. He was homeless, hungry, and struggling to survive in first-century Jerusalem. Most surprisingly, he was a dog. But through Barley's eyes, the story of a teacher from Galilee comes alive in a way we've never experienced before.

The Fall of Jerusalem A novel set in Judaea in the final months before the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70 AD. The story starts at the very beginning, so to speak, with symbolic allusions to the Garden of Eden and the fall of man. Thenceforth, the protagonist of the story, Epiphanius, is distraught after receiving a vision of the destruction of the Jerusalem. He later learns of his brother’s departure for the city before he has chance to warn him. It thus becomes his mission to go to Jerusalem and to find his brother. During his sojourn in Jerusalem, Epiphanius finds employment as an ...

The illegitimate son of the Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar, Lucius must prove his worth as a captain in Jerusalem in order to win his father’s favor. Instructed to keep the peace during the Passover is proving to be impossible. A man named Jesus had the city in an uproar. All hell had broken loose. Lucius is ordered to scourge an innocent man and lead him to his crucifixion - his only crime? He was said to be the son of God. Doubts begin to cause the veiled resentment to surface, and he wonders what life is really all about. It had to be more than he had experienced.

The Opet Festival, a unique celebration of Ra in the ancient city of Thebes, sets the stage for this gripping tale. The high holiday, marked by joy and music, ushers in a new high priest and reaffirms the Pharaoh's power. However, the evening takes a tragic turn when a terrible circumstance strikes the daughter of a wealthy merchant. In a twist of fate, Rashida, a novice physician, is thrust into a life-or-death situation, tasked with saving the life of the one person who torments her the most: her sister. “Rashida: A Widow’s Oil Novella” is a historical drama and love story set ...

Una apasionante y nothombiana reelaboración de la Historia Sagrada, reelaborada por una de las escritoras más geniales de nuestro tiempo. El Testamento según Jesucristo. O el Testamento según Amélie Nothomb. La novelista belga se atreve a dar voz al protagonista y es el propio Jesús quien nos narra su Pasión.

Yosef struggles through his responsibilities as the surrogate father of the messiah, destined as he is to raise and train the single most influential person in human history. Dwelling with his wife and children in the quiet township of Natzeret, always beneath the shadow of the Roman Empire, at times beneath its hostility, Yosef does the very best that he can to guide his adopted prodigy of a son. No one else had ever been expected to function as the guardian of God during His incarnate adolescence. And Yosef never knew as much either.

Joseph ben Joseph's family fractures after Jesus' crucifixion and his mother's choice to stay with his brother's followers, despite the looming threat of death. Joseph's older brother, claiming to have seen Jesus alive, insists on remaining in Jerusalem to join the disciples. But Joseph, not being the patriarch, is powerless to lead the family back to the safety of Nazareth.

The AT&SF Railroad finally comes to the Arkansas Valley, But its construction is not without peril, bigotry and hatred. Along with the arrival of the railroad comes the need for compassion and understanding as the Chinese workmen are subjected to abusive hardship and even murder at the hands of the Yankee bosses. And as if that weren't enough, they are additionally being cheated out of a good portion of their hard-earned pay. When Chad and Nate are witness to the abuse, Clint takes the lead in bringing the culprits to justice...frontier style.

This begins Mark Buchanan’s trilogy of novels vividly recreating the life and times of David, a man of many contradictions - poet, killer, God-lover, adulterer, brigand, fugitive, war hero. It’s a tale told through many eyes, those who love David and those who don’t, in details both intimate and epic. Three thousand years after he lived, David: Rise reminds us why he still captures our imagination and rivets our attention.

In this, the final book in The Arkansas Valley Series, Chad comes to realize the very real benefits of answered prayer after he, his sister ,Becky and their long-time friend, Nate, are taken from their families and held for ransom. During the course of their harrowing experience, Chad realizes some of the things that had been keeping him from completely embracing the Lord and with a troubled heart he finds his way back into the fold. As the title suggests, his faith in the Lord is finally kindled and he comes to realize that he has been called to preach. Chad's continued adventures can be ...

In the time of the Pharaoh, a tiny infant is rescued from the banks of the Red Sea. She is named Zipporah, "the little bird". Although she is a Cushite by birth, one of the black people of the lands to the south, she is taken in by Jethro, high priest and sage of the Midianites. Jethro adores his adopted daughter, and she is an honored member of his family. But the blackness of Zipporah's skin sets her apart and will decide her future.

After having successfully crossed the Great Plains, Sam and Jay are faced with building and defending The Bartlett Ranch. Through hard work and steadfast determination, the ranch is established and flourishes while they raise their young son, Tom, to manhood. Along the way he meets the love of his life, Sue Hobbs. Through sheer tenacity, and a genuine love of the Lord, the family of pioneers take on the nearly insurmountable odds associated with establishing a foothold in Indian country, head-on. They manage not only a foothold, but also a flourishing horse-ranching endeavor that is ...

The insurrection having failed, Barabbas and his men find a cave in which to hide out. But Barabbas, unsatisfied, decides to try robbery. He enlists the help of the two beggars, and they set out to rob rich Benjamin. But Timotheus almost turns back, after seeing the Nazarene. Will he go on to aid in this crime? Will it be successful, or will this also result in disaster?

Book Description: In the quiet town of Edenvale, a tragic crime shakes a family and a community to its core. The Trial of Cain is a masterful reimagining of the ancient biblical story of Cain and Abel, set against the dramatic backdrop of a modern courtroom. As farmer Cain Adams faces charges for the murder of his brother Abel, the trial unravels a century-old legacy of land disputes, sibling rivalry, and divine rejection. Through gripping legal battles, forensic discoveries, and profound questions of faith and justice, the story explores the depths of human emotion and the haunting power ...

When the tribal elders make marriage a requirement for claiming her land, Milcah bat Zelophehad must find a betrothed straightaway. The only problem in finding a husband is that all her suitors were slain while conquering the land of Canaan. Men avoid her in order to stay alive. After praying to God to send her a bold suitor, a man from her father's clan plummets from a tree right on top of her. Is this God answering prayer or a foolish antic by Eli, the war-scarred brother from one of her clan's rival families?

With Tom's murder having been solved, and Arthur Rhodes no longer a threat to The Bartlett, the ranch flourishes under its new name, Shiloh. Along with the deaths of Arthur Rhodes and most of his henchmen, comes a time of security and well-being to the Arkansas Valley in general and Shiloh in particular. But as the railroad draws closer to becoming a reality along the valley, old wounds are reopened as a new threat rears its ugly head in the form of a ruthless and greedy man named Heywood Jensen, who will stop at nothing to acquire complete control of Shiloh and a huge portion of the valley...

While the Israelites struggle to occupy the Promised Land of God, Mahlah bat Zelophehad is orphaned and left to care for her four sisters. But daughters of the dead are unable to inherit land, and it will take a miracle for Mahlah to obtain the means to care for her sisters and uphold the vow she made to her dying mother. But, God is the protector of the orphan and the widow, and five orphaned daughters need his help. With God, anything is possible. Even changing man's tradition.

Bathsheba is taken against her will by the most powerful man in Israel. A month later, she discovers she carries the evidence of their secret, dangerous encounter. With her husband at war, this pregnancy could mean her death or untold greatness. When the king finds out that she is with child, he immediately summons her husband home from war, a cunning plan in mind. Will the king's plan work? Will her life be spared? Will there be any consequences for the injustice? Will love grow in the middle of pain and give birth to second chances?

Chaim Klein - a fearless Israeli Special Forces officer - has his hands full. After Klein unexpectedly finds the long-lost Ark of the Covenant, he must then search the globe for the Ten Commandments tablets. Klein must also confront and stop a consortium of Islamic states and terrorist organizations who are planning a simultaneous attack that would obliterate dozens of Western cities and Israel. Along the way, he comes across the mystical and awe-inspiring Sword of David.