Perhaps God has placed her there for such a time as this, but how can she save her people when she is unable to save herself? When her bravery brings her to the point of the ultimate sacrifice, she has only her faith to lean upon. Stella pours herself into her efforts to keep even some of the camp’s prisoners safe, but she risks the revelation of her true identity with every attempt. Aric’s compassion gives her hope, and she finds herself battling a growing attraction for this man she knows she should despise as an enemy. Suspecting her employer is a man of hidden depths and sympathies, Stella cautiously appeals to him on behalf of those in the camp. However, in order to survive and maintain her cover as Aric’s secretary, she is forced to stand by as her own people are sent to Auschwitz. Pressed into service by SS-Kommandant Colonel Aric von Schmidt at the transit camp of Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia, she is able to hide behind the false identity of Stella Muller. If you’re looking for an engrossing summer read and you’re a sucker for a good romance, add A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther to your summer reading list.Īvailable from Amazon for $10.42 in paperback or $9.90 for Kindle.In 1944, blonde and blue-eyed Jewess Hadassah Benjamin feels abandoned by God when she is saved from a firing squad only to be handed over to a new enemy.
You’ll even discover the the imposing Mistress of the Harem has a soft spot.
This book also has something that I’m very fond of in my books – strong secondary characters with their own personalities and stories to tell.īy the time you finish reading, you’ll feel that you know Esther’s maid and her eunuch guard as well as you know the primary characters. Full of intrigue, bad guys, and tension, it will keep you turning pages. And, in Wolf’s tale, he is something you might not expect of a king with a harem – faithful to the wife he loves.Ī Reluctant Queen is every bit as good as any Scottish Highlands romance novel I’ve ever read. She is brave, clever and intelligent.Īhasuerus is everything you want in a hero– attractive, strong-yet-kind, powerful, and witty. She is obedient to her guardian, Mordecai, and humble in her role as queen without being anyone’s doormat. It’s more one author’s interpretation of what the relationship between Esther and Ahasuerus might have been like.Įsther, as you would expect, is a strong character who displays compassion, grace, and a sense of humor. You’ll recognize the key players and the major details, but it’s not a repeat of the Biblical story with some extra embellishments thrown in.
The story is a little different than you might remember the Bible.
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