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Meet the Villain—In the Shadow of Jezebel

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Heroes are good; villains are bad. It’s the nature of story. But some villains are worse than bad. They’re evil. Some villains are worse than evil—that’s Queen Athaliah. Meet the Parents The Books of 1 & 2 Kings describe Athaliah’s family tree like this: “Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of …

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Meet the Heroine–In the Shadow of Jezebel

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To meet the heroine of In the Shadow of Jezebel, we must unveil the “punchline” of the plot. (As with all biblical novels, if you’ve read the Bible, you know how this story ends!) “But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about …

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Meet the Hero—In the Shadow of Jezebel

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Most novel heroes are dashing young men with rippling muscles and charming wit. Ummm, not so with the hero of my March 2014 release, In the Shadow of Jezebel. If we compared this guy to comic-strip heroes, he’s neither Clark Kent nor Bruce Wayne. He’s not mild-mannered, wealthy, or particularly good looking. In fact, he’s a bit crotchety and years past his …