The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

Isaiah’s Legacy (Mesu Andrews) – Review

The drama of the Old Testament comes to life as Judah’s most notorious king ascends to the throne in this gripping novel from the award-winning author of Isaiah’s Daughter.

At eight years old, Shulle has known only life in a small village with her loving but peculiar father. When Uncle Shebna offers shelter in Jerusalem in exchange for Shulle’s help tutoring King Manasseh, Judah’s five-year-old co-regent who displays the same peculiarities as her father, she’s eager to experience the royal court. But Shulle soon realizes the limits of her father’s strict adherence to Yahweh’s Law when Uncle Shebna teaches her of the starry hosts and their power.

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23 February 2020

Welcome to Isaiah’s Legacy Blog Hop Stop #10

1 Week ~ 24 Blogs ~ 3 Incredible Prizes!

Learn a little about Isaiah’s Legacy and enter multiple giveaways while picking up CLUES at each stop. Compile all the clues, submit the final PHRASE at the last stop, and you’ll be entered to win one of 3 Grand Prizes!

What are the prizes? They’re completely unique to the winners!

Mesu will contact each winner personally to chat about what they would most like to see in Israel, and then she’ll SHOP for just the right gift while touring Israel, March 6-19! She’ll then purchase a personal and memorable gift specifically chosen for each of those three winners and ship them to each one when she returns. How fun is that?!

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19 February 2020

First Line Friday – Isaiah’s Legacy (Mesu Andrews)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I have some exciting news for you today, particularly if you love biblical fiction. I now have a Biblical Fiction Finder on my website! You can find it in the menu or by going to this page: fictionaficionado.com/biblical-fiction-finder/

In celebration, my first line pick for today is the first line of Mesu Andrews’ next release, Isaiah’s Legacy, which releases in February 2020. It’s still a little way off yet, but I have a feeling it will be here before we know it!

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18 October 2019

Author Interview + Giveaway with Mesu Andrews

Welcome, book lovers! Some of you may know I’m a big fan of biblical fiction (Truth-filled fiction about characters or events from the Bible), so it will come as no surprise to know that I’m SUPER excited to have Mesu Andrews visiting on my blog today. Her newest release Of Fire and Lions released…

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25 March 2019

Of Fire and Lions (Mesu Andrews) – Review

Survival. A Hebrew girl first tasted it when she escaped death nearly seventy years ago as the Babylonians ransacked Jerusalem and took their finest as captives. She thought she’d perfected in the many years amongst the Magoi and the idol worshippers, pretending with all the others in King Nebuchadnezzar’s court. Now, as Daniel’s wife and a septuagenarian matriarch, Belili thinks she’s safe and she can live…

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28 February 2019

By the Waters of Babylon (Mesu Andrews) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Experience the psalms like never before – through heart-pounding fiction!  When Babylon destroys Jerusalem, as Yahweh warned through his prophets, the captives’ bitterness and grief pours out in the Captives’ Psalm:  “[By the rivers of Babylon] we sat as exiles, mourning our captivity, and wept with great love for Zion. Our music and mirth were no longer heard, only sadness. We hung up our harps on the willow trees.” (Psalm 137:1-2, The Passion Translation) A young Israelite woman is among them, captured by a mercenary Scythian prince. Driven toward Babylon by both hatred and hope, she endures captivity

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16 August 2018