Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith Book Description Beautiful Rachel wants nothing more than for her older half sister Leah to wed and move out of their household. Maybe then she would not feel so scrutinized, so managed, so judged. Plain Leah wishes her father Laban would find a good man for her, someone who would love her alone and make …
Author Interview-Jill Eileen Smith
Thanks to Jill… I’m excited to have my good friend and wonderful biblical fiction author, Jill Eileen Smith, with us today on my blog. Jill is part of the reason I’m published. It was her first series, Wives of King David, that opened the door for the current resurgence of quality biblical novels. Before Revell took a chance on Jill’s debut …
Joseph Attacks
“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. With bitterness archers attacked him…But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.” Genesis 49:22-24 Remember poor Joseph? The favorite son of Jacob, the …
Meet the Heroine–In the Shadow of Jezebel
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 …
Meet the Hero—In the Shadow of Jezebel
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 …
Finding Jesus After Christmas
My angel died. Not a real angel, of course, but a VERY important angel nonetheless. The angel pictured at left was given to my husband by a special friend during his last years in pastoral ministry. Izzy came into his office one December day, proudly toting a wrapped Christmas gift. She plopped it on his desk and waited with a bright smile …
