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I
received the product mentioned above for free for the purpose of this
review. I was not financially compensated for this post. The opinions are my own, based on my
personal experience with the product. However, I only recommend products or services I use personally
and believe will be good for my readers.
A bit about the book:
From the servant halls of Cleopatra's Egyptian palace to
the courts of Herod the Great, Lydia will serve two queens to see prophecy
fulfilled.
Alexandria, Egypt 39 BC: Orphaned at birth,
Lydia was raised as a servant in Cleopatra's palace, working hard to please
while keeping everyone at arm's length. She's been rejected and left with a
broken heart too many times in her short life.
But then her dying mentor entrusts her with secret
writings of the prophet Daniel and charges her to deliver this vital
information to those watching for the promised King of Israel. Lydia must leave
the nearest thing she's had to a family and flee to Jerusalem. Once in the Holy
City, she attaches herself to the newly appointed king, Herod the Great, as
handmaid to Queen Mariamme.
Trapped among the scheming women of Herod's political
family---his sister, his wife, and their mothers---and forced to serve in the
palace to protect her treasure, Lydia must deliver the scrolls before dark
forces warring against the truth destroy all hope of the coming Messiah.
My thoughts:
I really enjoyed this
book. It is based during a very bloody
time in history and that kind of makes it fascinating. The author provides amazing details and really
gives you a sense of the era. She doesn’t go into gory detail on death though
so don’t worry about that. She focuses on key characters such as a servant
named Lydia.
I enjoyed how the author
took characters from history that I knew and included them in the story. It
made it more interesting. The book kept
you trying to figure out what was going to be happening with Lydia and really
got you into that whole Cleopatra era
Lydia is one tough
nut. She is smart and very brave. She follows through on her tasks no matter
how difficult. The book really kept me on my toes. You are going to enjoy it….a
really nice story.
Tracy L.
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