Pearl in the Sand tells Rahab's untold story. Rahab lives in a wall; her house is built into the defensive walls of the City of Jericho. Other walls surround her as well--walls of fear, rejection, and unworthiness.A woman with a wrecked past; a man of success, of faith...of pride. A marriage only God would conceive! Through the heartaches of a stormy relationship, Rahab and Salmone learn the true source of one another's worth and find healing in God.

    But when a chance encounter forces her to the palace of Xerxes, she becomes a concubine to the richest man in the world. She alone, of all Xerxes' wives, loves the man beneath the crown. She alone, of all his wives, holds the heart of the king of kings. Traveling with Xerxes through Europe as he mounts a war against Greece, Kasia knows enemies surround her, but they re not the Spartans or Athenians. The threat lies with those close to the king who hate her people. She determines to put her trust in Jehovah even if it costs her her marriage. Years of prayers are answered when Kasia's childhood friend arrives at the palace after the war, but even as she determines to see Esther crowned in place of the bloodthirsty former queen, she knows the true battle is far from over. How far will her enemies go to see her undone? Combining the biblical account of Esther with Herodotus's Histories, Jewel of Persia is the story of a love that nearly destroys an empire . . . and the friendship that saves a nation.

    He persuaded a king, moved an empire, and he redeemed himself. Put yourself in his shoes. Go ahead—take the journey.

    But Rahab is shocked when her trusted hero takes her into his tent, using the law regarding a captive woman. According to the law, Rahab must spend thirty days in Salmon's tent. They are not allowed to sleep together, but they can talk. Although Rahab's past relationships make her want nothing to do with men anymore, she wants to learn everything she can about the God of the Israelites, who has seen fit to spare her life. Salmon hopes that in their conversations about God's law, she will learn to care for him. Surprisingly, he realizes that he has been the learner in the situation, beginning to see his God in different, more illuminated ways. Not until a crisis comes in their relationship does Rahab realize how entwined their lives have become. The Cord is a love story-between God and man and between man and woman. Rahab and Salmon learn to love God and each other in ways neither thought possible.