There is another point she did not count on in her marriage-Sarah has grown to love her husband. The scribe Sarah married Darius, and at times she feels as if she has married the Persian aristocracy, too. Darius may be able to learn to love his wife, but can he ever learn to trust Sarah and her Lord? 374-pages.Ĭhristy Award for Best Historical RomanceĪn arranged marriage. Sarah and Darius' story continues in Harvest of Gold. Sarah soon learns that she has something of worth to offer beyond her ability with languages and sums her very being proves to be a blessing to others, particularly the aristocrat Darius, whom she is given to in marriage. Ironically, it isn't failure-but success-that causes Sarah to lose her only source of external validation. In her early childhood years, Sarah experienced the death of her mother and her father's subsequent emotional distance, and she came to two conclusions: God does not care about me, and my accomplishments are the measure of my worth.Ĭatapulted into the center of the Persian court, Sarah is working too many hours, rubbing elbows with royalty, and solving intrigues for the Queen.
There is only one problem: she's a woman in a man's court.
The prophet Nehemiah's cousin can speak numerous languages, keep complex accounts, write on rolls of parchment and tablets of clay, and solve great mysteries.
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