Publication Date: March 2025

Blurb:

Like most young women in ancient Israel, Mary has little control over her own destiny. When Enos, a rising pharisee, sees her one day in the market—the most beautiful woman he has ever laid eyes on—and determines to make her his wife, Mary’s fate is quickly sealed. His exorbitant bride price is the only hope her parents have of rising out of abject poverty, but surely the fact that such a devout and esteemed man has chosen a girl of her station must be a sign of blessing.

When Mary enters training to become the proper pharisee’s wife, it is as though she has been abandoned in a foreign land, where one misstep could cost her greatly. That feeling only deepens when she discovers Enos is all she feared he might be, treating her merely as a prize he has won—and worse. Then rumors of a miracle-working, traveling Prophet change everything, and Mary and Enos are swept up in events that will challenge all they hold dear and forever alter both their futures.

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What To Expect:

The Pharisee’s Wife is a work of fiction set in biblical times. It follows the life of a Jewish woman from the start of Jesus’ ministry until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

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Content Warnings:

Language: None

Sexual Content: Closed Door – The main character is given in marriage before she becomes an adult and marriage relations implied. Nothing on page.

Violence: Accidents & injuries, physical/emotional abuse, death, flogging & stoning

Substance Use: None

Prejudices: Persecution of Christians

Religious Themes: This is a Christian fiction with strong themes throughout

Other Topics: Starvation

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