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Esther
by Angela Hunt
Book 1 in the Dangerous Beauty series.
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Hadassah is taken from the protection of her cousin Mordecai and absorbed into the Persian king’s search for a new queen. Renamed Esther and trained for court, she learns to survive through restraint while trying to understand a husband who possesses vast authority but remains vulnerable to flattery and manipulation.
When Haman turns his grievance against Mordecai into a decree threatening the empire’s Jews, Esther can no longer keep her identity private. Her approach to the king may cost her life, and the novel makes courage a form of faithful action: providence works through a woman who must use beauty, intelligence and royal access without knowing whether power or love will protect her.
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