When the new provincial governor arrives in Corinth, the esteemed Chief Magistrate Narkis Ligus, father to Mariana and Prima, is delighted. He sees a golden opportunity to propel himself to greater power and fortune by uniting his and the governorâs households through the marriage of one of his beautiful unwed daughters to the governorâs firstborn son.
Yet complications quickly arise in Narkisâs own family. Mariana, his stepdaughter, holds steadfast faith in Yeshua, rendering her hesitant to marry a man devoted to the Roman gods, despite Narkisâs urging. On the other hand, Prima, his daughter by birth, yearns for a life of wealth and status and is willing to go to great lengths to secure a marriage that fulfills her desiresâeven if it means betraying Mariana to do so.
âAngela Hunt takes her craft to new heightsâand depthsâas she fully immerses us in the lives and struggles of first-century followers of Yeshua.ââTamera Alexander, bestselling author on The Woman from Lydia