Hurtful gossip swirls around newlyweds Yosef and Mary concerning the timing of Mary's pregnancy, while the prophetess Hannah foretells the birth of Israel's true King, and astronomer Melchior notes the changes in the night sky signifying the birth of Jesus.

In the dark fall of 1939, the hopes of the Polish people fade as Nazi bombers strafe the beloved city of Warsaw. Politicians debate while hundreds stand in lines at the British Embassy, desperate to flee the country before Hitler's ground forces arrive. Mac McGrath, a veteran American photographer, recorded the landslide toward war with dedication, believing that if he told the truth, the world would rise up and put a stop to Hitler's plans. Now his...

AP journalist Josephine must undertake a dangerous journey back into the borders of the Reich in order to save a child's life.

Kate, having long anticipated her reunion with her beloved husband Joseph, is horrified when he is charged with treason and thrown into a dank cell in Galway City, but her determination to keep the home fires burning in Joseph's absense never falters, even when she discovers the plans the evil Colonel Mahon has for her, and the Burke estates.

In the days following the formation of the new State of Israel, Moshe Sachar finds himself trapped in enemy territory, hoping to reach the soldiers still fighting for the Old City and to be by his wife's side as she delivers their first child.

Who in Bethlehem could guess that their tiny, obscure village, populated by shepherds, would become the hinge upon which all history turns . . . and the focus of a terrifying rampage? Sixth Covenant is the conclusion of the three-book Nativity story within the A.D. Chronicles series. Sixth Covenant chronicles Mary, Yosef, and baby Yeshua in the first months of his life in Bethlehem. From the shepherd's visit to the escape to Egypt to the Bethlehem...

Thunder from Jerusalem opens on May 19, 1948. The state of Israel is five days old, and--under attack from all points of the compass--its life hangs by a thread. After months of privation the siege of Jerusalem's Old City is lifted as patriot soldiers break through Zion Gate. But it is only the beginning of a long battle, as harrowing as it is glorious, for this ancient enclave. There unfolds a tale of heroism and tragedy, of romance, pathos, and...

As war clouds gather over Europe, an international cast of characters is caught up in the events of World War II.

During the struggle to establish the new State of Israel, Moshe Sacher and his pregnant wife, Rachel, fight for the holy land. Early on the morning of May 19, 1948, the long siege of Jerusalem's Old City is lifted as patriot soldiers break through the Zion Gate. But the celebration is short-lived-a long battle ensues. Moshe Sachar, a professor and strategist for the Haganah group, must keep the movement's momentum alive in the face of a dissenting...