BIBLICAL FICTION BLOG

But Keeping Thessalonica is about Persis, her journey to understanding freedom in Christ and her own value in Him.

Could a violent Babylonian general and a God-honoring Hebrew noblewoman ever fall in love? Could a woman under siege ever give her heart to the man responsible for her starvation, fear, and misery? Destroyer + Destroyee = love? An unlikely formula. But how cool if it were true.

Author Jenelle Hovde I really enjoyed this one. It's the story of Achsah, Caleb's daughter, the woman whose hand in marriage was promised to the man who could defeat a city of giants. I'd honestly never given her much thought before, so I loved seeing the author bring her to life. My favorite part was the romance. Othniel is quiet, awkward, and loyal to his bones. He falls first, which is always a win for me. Achsah, on the other hand, is outspoken, opinionated, and has such

Trevor Kincaid does an excellent job of making Absalom a sympathetic character. I could genuinely see the world through his eyes as he wrestled with grief, injustice, and anger. Then, slowly and almost imperceptibly, bitterness and the hunger for power began twisting his thinking and distorting his perceptions. It was a sobering reminder that this kind of self-deception isn't unique to Absalom. Given the right circumstances, any of us is capable of allowing sin to reshape the

D.M. Griffin integrates Scripture and biblical concepts so beautifully into her novels.