Everything is against them.

Born into slavery, Rapha is a Philistine who is almost twice as big as his Israelite masters. They find any
excuse they can to beat him. When he is accused of murder, he runs off into the desert, planning to never
return and hate all Israelites forever.

Nava’s mother died when she was born. Since then she has been raised mostly by her father, but her
grandmother and grandfather have also helped. Her passion is to help those who need it most, whether it
is watching the healer’s young daughter, Rina, or bringing fresh tunics for the Philistine slave who
receives far too many whippings. When Rapha runs off into the desert with no water, Nava begs her
father to go after him and bring him back safely.

Will Nava’s father find Rapha? Can Rapha learn that not all Israelites are untrustworthy? Will Nava trust
her abba and Rapha to Yahweh’s care or take matters into her own hands?

A Beauty and the Beast reimagining set during the time of King David.

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairytale. I’m not quite sure why. Perhaps it’s the idea of loving no matter the appearance. Or the freedom God allows us so that we can come back to Him… as the Beast does Belle. Or maybe it’s just the giant library. Hear that, future husband? Books are the key to my heart. And, you know, meeting all my other standards. XD

In fact, let me let you in on a secret: I’m planning to write a Beauty and the Beast retelling myself in the future. I don’t know if I’ll publish it, but I might. Who knows? 🙂 Faith is actually the wonderful writing mentor who helped me brainstorm it. And when I heard about her’s, I was intrigued. The premise is very unique.

I don’t think I’ve ever read a fairy tale retelling set in Biblical times. The premise and setting was my favorite part of the book. I did wonder at times if it was 100% historically accurate, but then again, it is a fairy tale retelling!

Lo, How A Rose is the second book in a series, however, I was not at all confused reading it as a stand alone even though I hadn’t read book #1.

The book was short and sweet–I may or may not have read it all in one late-night sitting. 😉

Lo, How A Rose was also very clean.

Violence: One fistfight, with very little detail and no gore than I can remember.

Sexual Content: None at all, besides subltey implying what men could have done (but didn’t).

Language: None.

So go enjoy! Books 1 & 2 are both currently only 99 cents! Also, don’t forget to have fun with the rest of the tour!

Now After The Book Review, On With The Giveaway!

Something even more special about this release is that this book was released on the author’s 28th birthday! So she’s doing a super fun
giveaway by sharing 28 fun facts about herself. To enter the giveaway, you need to collect all 28 fun facts and copy them onto this Google form with your email address and name. You will be entered to win the following:

 Trust and Obey paperback
 Lo, How a Rose paperback
 Handmade rose from Faith’s wedding
 A Trust and Obey mouse pad

This giveaway is only open to those in the US. For those who are not in the US, you can fill out this form to receive eBooks of Trust and Obey and Lo, How a Rose.

My four facts to share with you from Faith are as follows (visit the rest of the blogs in the blog tour to find the rest!):

1. My top 5 authors are Amanda Tero, Jaye L. Knight, Karen Witemeyer, Louis L’Amour, and Bodie and Brock Thoene
2. I have met 3 or 4 Indie published authors
3. I made one author talk this year
4. My favorite antagonist in my books is Jed Stuart in A Mighty Fortress