Harvest of Rubies (CD-Audio)

from Sneezybee23

Sarah finds purpose and fulfillment as scribe to the Queen of Persia. Pleased with Sarah's work, the Queen arranges Sarah's marriage to Darius Pasargadea, a respected and handsome aristocrat, as a kindness. However, after a disasterous wedding celebration, Sarah finds that marriage has stripped h...

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Well written Christian historical fiction bases on biblical truth. I love that these books explore human relationships in all its complexity, it's not just a love story. And mostly I love that the main characters relationship with God is transformed and then reveals things about herself she didn'...

from imakittycat

The prophet Nehemiah's cousin has been catapulted into the center of the Persian court - working long hours, rubbing elbows with royalty, and becoming the queen's favorite scribe. Not bad, for a woman living in a man's world. But a devastating past has left Sarah believing that God doesn't love h...

from mreed61

What a wonderful book! I'm ignoring the fact it had most of the earmarks of a romance, which I never read willingly, and going for the fact it's excellent historical fiction. This is one very great writer.

from judyg54

This is the second book I have read by Tessa Afshar and she is becoming one of my favorite authors. Her stories so far are written during biblical times and seem very real and plausible. The characters have struggles and conflicts that touch your heart and the author does a good job of bringing f...