Let me tell you about my friend and talented author, Roseanna White. We met through websites and emails shortly after our first published novels launched into the world. Hers, A Stray Drop of Blood, was a masterpiece. I think I filled out a contact form on her website to tell her how much I loved it. As I remember it, she had either already read my debut, Love Amid the Ashes. My contact form led to a phone call, which led to more than fifteen years of friendship. I read every biblical novel she wrote and even endorsed a couple, as she did for me. But Roseanna’s talent couldn’t be contained in one genre. On her website, Roseanna explains her writing spectrum like this:
[block quote]My books range from intense Biblical fiction love stories to romantasy, with the majority being historical romance set in the 18th-20th centuries. If you’re looking for Christian romance that’s inspirational, with deep characters and riveting plots, then dive on in! There’s something for everyone!
So, let’s dive into her latest novel, Unveiled (Guideposts Publishing).
Book Description
Unveiled: Tamar’s Story is book one in the Mysteries & Wonders of the Bible fiction series.
Each year, head weaver Tamar supervises a team of young women to craft the temple veil—a beautiful, sacred curtain that separates the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies in the tabernacle in Jerusalem. Tamar takes great care to ensure that the curtain meets the exact specifications of Jewish law. But on one momentous Friday, the earth shakes, the skies turn black, and the unthinkable occurs. The massive temple veil rips in two!
The temple priests are quick to blame Tamar and her weavers for what has occurred. With both her life and livelihood at stake, Tamar sets out to discover what happened to the veil. She will find unexpected help from a Roman centurion and his wife, but can she trust someone who works for Caesar? And how is the torn veil linked to the execution of a mysterious rabbi named Jesus?
My Review
4 Smiles – 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Roseanna White’s creative imagination shines brightly in Unveiled, a Guideposts biblical fiction novel. I love that she’s chosen fictional characters whose roles (jobs) would have been very real in ancient times. Our first introduction to the heroine, Tamar, is laced with tension. Ultimately, the scene proves she’s not only meticulous and demanding but also a merciful teacher to those under her authority. I liked Tamar right away and am so thankful I didn’t have her job as overseer of the Temple veil’s weavers!
Ms. White’s skill of weaving a plot, characters, and biblical Truth is as spectacular as the description of Tamar’s woven veil. We meet Ciaphas, the nemesis high priest, who demanded Jesus’s death on the cross. We’re also introduced to both Roman and Jewish characters who must navigate the volatile political climate during the days after Jesus’s crucifixion.
Each character and plot twist is multi-layered and necessary to tell the huge story of the Early Church after Jesus’s death. In a novel half the length of her other epic tales, Roseanna White uses precise details from the Bible, ancient history, her imagination to make Unveiled characters leap off the page. Even in this short novel, the fictional characters felt like friends. They made me yearn for the sort of fellowship the 1st-century Church experienced. With intrigue, danger, good guys and bad, Unveiled shows us more of the brotherly/sisterly love of the early church than the romantic love that can be so fleeting.
Readers who follow Connilyn Cossette’s books and prefer the use of fictional people in real-life Bible events will enjoy Tamar’s story of a faithful woman who remained strong despite the mysterious tearing of the Temple veil. Check out all the books in Guideposts’ Mysteries and Wonders of the Bible series!
More About Roseanna White
Want to know my very favorite Roseanna White book? It’s THE SEQUEL to A Stray Drop of Blood, entitled A Soft Breath of Wind. I had never before (nor have I since) read a more compelling story about the early church and the way the Holy Spirit worked among them. A few years ago, both books got new covers! You can find the Visibullis Story Book series on my Amazon affiliate account or purchase SIGNED copies on Roseanna’s website.
Discover more about my very talented friend at: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/.
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