The Queen's Handmaid

A jealous Egyptian queen.*A lascivious Galilean governor.How can one servant girl possibly make a difference? An orphan since birth , Lydia lives in the palace at the demand of Cleopatra and her royal child, the son of Julius Caesar. But Lydia’s beauty is becoming a liability to the aging queen, and the visiting Herod’s undisguised interest in Lydia only makes matters worse. When Lydia’s mentor is murdered , the handmaid inherits a daunting task. An ancient set of sealed scrolls, the secret writings of the prophet Daniel, must be returned to Jerusalem–before those who killed her mentor destroy the scrolls as well. Lydia joins Herod the Great’s retinue and soon becomes absorbed in the machinations of his Jerusalem palace. But dark forces, older than Jerusalem itself, are at work. **And Lydia has no idea of the true nature of her destiny. *BOOKS BY TRACY HIGLEY THE SEVEN WONDERS NOVELS:Isle of Shadows: https://amzn.to/3iZ1Ss4Pyramid of Secrets: https://amzn.to/3lnR0G3Guardian of the Flame: https://amzn.to/3iJsYDwGarden of Madness: https://amzn.to/3Ft0I1JSo Shines the Night: https://amzn.to/3mxVOrv THE TIME TRAVEL JOURNALS OF SAHARA ALDRIDGE:A Time to Seek: https://amzn.to/3alNLIQA Time to Weep: https://amzn.to/3BpJ0K6 A Time to Love: https://amzn.to/3mE0koo THE LOST CITIES NOVELS:Pompeii: City on Fire: https://amzn.to/3Dkl2QYPetra: City in Stone: https://amzn.to/3lmN8os THE COMING OF THE KING SAGA:The Queen’s Handmaid: https://amzn.to/3Dos3AhThe Incense Road: https://amzn.to/3BqYvS7 THE BOOKS OF BABYLON:Chasing Babylon: https://amzn.to/2YxiaktFallen from Babel: https://amzn.to/3FJw3x8 STANDALONE BOOKS SHORT STORIES:Awakening : https://amzn.to/3iIXduoThe Ark Builder’s Wife: https://amzn.to/3mSay4BDressed to the Nines: https://amzn.to/3iJ1xd6Broken Pieces: https://amzn.to/3oHfjkfRescued: An Allegory: https://amzn.to/3mAgH5r