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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