The King's Hidden Bride

When silence is no longer safe, one queen must decide who she is.

The night Queen Vashti refused the king, the palace trembled.

In the crowded streets of Susa, a quiet Jewish girl named Hadassah lights her mother's lamp and whispers a prayer: Do not let go of me.

Raised by her cousin Mordecai, she is told to hide her name and her people. Then the king searches for a new queen, and she is chosen from hundreds of women to wear a crown of silence.

But the palace is full of whispers. A young scribe overhears a plot he was never meant to hear. A proud adviser, wounded by one man's refusal to bow, turns a grievance into a decree of death for an entire nation.

When the sealed command rides out across a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, the hidden queen must choose between the safety of her silence and the lives of her people, knowing that to approach the king unsummoned may cost her own life.

The King's Hidden Bride retells the Book of Esther as a sweeping drama of palace intrigue, betrayal, faith, and courage.

In this powerful story you will discover:

• Courage to speak when silence feels safer


• Faith that stands firm in a foreign palace


• How God works behind the scenes to save His people

Perfect for ages 8 to 14 and for family devotions.