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 #Jewel of the Nile#  by Tessa Afshar is a Biblical fiction  novel.   .Tessa  is  the Publisher's weekly  best selling   author of  Biblical  and inspirational fiction. She won the Inspy  award for Land of Silence. The Bible  study  New Beginnings  on the book of  Ruth won the EPCA   book of the year award. She has her  Master's of  Divinity from Yale. The novel takes place  at  Cush  ,  the ancient city and   the Roman  empire. .   The characters are well described.  The  city of Cush  is  explained well.  Chariline is the main character.   The themes of the book  are  trust  vs  mistrust, identity,  hope,   secrets,  coming of age, coping  in difficult situations.    The  reader will feel like they have  stepped in the   land of Cush  and Ancient Rome. The book is well researched   and applied to the novel.   The  cover of the book is  so beautiful and  shows the sadness of  Chariline.   Thank you to netgalley, the author, the publisher for allowing me to read and review this

 #Chasing  Shadows# by  Lynn Austin is an historical fiction book .Lynn has  written 27 novels  since 1992. She has won the Christy  award for 8 of her books! She  was inducted in the Christy  Hall of fame in 2013. Her novel Hidden Placed  was  made into a movie by the Hallmark channel. Before  she  started writing she worked as a teacher. She got her BA  from  Hope  College and Southern Connecticut State University.  She has  had  a long time interest in history and archeology.  She  used  this back round to write her  books.   The  book stays  place in the Netherlands during  World  War 11.  The characters are beautifully described.   The  characters are  faced  with such  evil  and  have to  overcome  their challenges in front of them.  World War 11 is a  very tough period in history.   There were  people who were in the resistance  group  trying to  fight for the safety  of  those  whose lives were at risk.  The author moves   the reader from one  shadow to another  of  conflict.