To read the first 2 chapters, click here! Chapter 3 Shrill laughter burst out behind them. Iris turned and saw a crowd encircling some spectacle. “What is it? Can you see?” Tafne asked. Iris didn’t have to answer. A bald, dark-skinned man leapt up into the air and flipped upside down. Then a … Continue reading Until Our Shackles Fall: Chapters 3-5
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How Could a Loving God Send Ten Plagues?
You awake to a hundred frogs in your bed. Swarms of nasty insects raid your house. Your city panics as food sources vanish, stricken by plagues of disease, hail, and locusts. And that is not even the worst of it. How could a loving God do that? The ten plagues were vicious disasters sent by … Continue reading How Could a Loving God Send Ten Plagues?
Until Our Shackles Fall: First 2 Chapters
Chapter One The wind snarled in her face. She ran against it, assailed by sharp rain as gritty earth bit her bare feet. She could not guess why the gods sent such a rare and angry storm—today, of all days. There would be no one on the road tonight. No one but a slave girl … Continue reading Until Our Shackles Fall: First 2 Chapters