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Jerusalem's Queen (The Silent Years #3): A Novel of Salome Alexandra Author: Angela Hunt Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian, Biblical Fiction Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Release Date: 2018 Pages: 352 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Her Rise to the Throne Defied Expectations. And Then She Proved to Be One of Judea's Greatest Rulers.     Born in the small village of Modein, a place made famous by the warrior Maccabees, Salome Alexandra knows better than to harbor grand dreams for her future. She pales in comparison to her beautiful older sister, and though she learns to read at an early age, girls are not valued for their intellectual ability. However, when her father and sister are killed, John Hyrcanus, a distant relative, invites Salome and her mother to live with his family in Jerusalem, where her thirst for knowledge is noticed and indulged.     When her guardian betroths her to a pagan prince, she qu...

Judah's Wife (The Silent Years Book #2): A Novel of the Maccabees Author: Angela Hunt Genre: Christian, Historical Fiction, Biblical Fiction Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Release Date: 2018 Pages: 386 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Seeking peace and safety after a hard childhood, Leah marries Judah, a strong and gentle man, and for the first time in her life Leah believes she can rest easily. But the land is ruled by Antiochus IV, descended from one of Alexander the Great's generals, and when he issues a decree that all Jews are to conform to Syrian laws upon pain of death, devout Jews risk everything to follow the law of Moses.      Judah's father resists the decree, igniting a war that will cost him his life. But before dying, he commands his son to pick up his sword and continue the fight--or bear responsibility for the obliteration of the land of Judah. Leah, who wants nothing but peace, struggles with her husban...