Bücher von Bodie Thoene

Jerusalem, April 1948: Der Countdown läuft: Fünf Länder haben ein Interesse daran, Palästina nach dem Abzug der Briten unter sich aufzuteilen. Unter Hochdruck bemühen sich David Ben-Gurion und Golda Meir um eine diplomatische Lösung. Derweil rüstet sich die jüdische Untergrundarmee Haganah für den bevorstehenden Angriff. Aber wird es Mosche gelingen, seine Leute mit den notwendigen Waffen zu versorgen?David und Ellie müssen nach Abschluss ihrer Geheimmission in Europa untertauchen. Wie lange wird es dauern, bis man sie mit ihrer Tat in Verbindung bringt? Werden sie es schaffen, rechtzeitig in Palästina zu sein, um die junge Nation Israel im Kampf um ihre Existenz zu unterstützen?

It is May 23, 1948, and Jewish and Muslim forces have been in brutal conflict since the new State of Israel was proclaimed nine days ago. The Zion Gate is closed and the Haganah patriots, struggling to hold on to the Old City, are running out of supplies. Inside the city, the defenders' valiant spirit threatens to fail. The leading Haganah strategist, Moshe Sachar, is trapped in enemy territory and desperately races to reach his pregnant wife, Rachel, and the others who continue to fight for the Old City. Rachel's grandfather sees a prophecy of hope for Jerusalem, but can Moshe reach them before it's too late?Jerusalem's Heart is a riveting novel of the battle to liberate the world's holiest city. Once again, Bodie and Brock Thoene combine an unsurpassed and timely blend of history, superb storytelling, and incredible drama that thrills from cover to cover.

"The little town of Nazareth is a long way from Jerusalem. But is anywhere in Judea safe from Herod's evil clutches?" Gossip swirls around the newlyweds Mary and Yosef. It is far too soon for her womb to carry the growing baby, neighbors say. Yet too much is at stake for Yosef to reveal the truth. He vows to protect Mary and the baby with his life, but how can he protect her heart from the barbs of betrayal? As beloved prophetess Hannah boldly foretells the coming of Israel's true King, King Herod plots her doom . . . and that of anyone else he believes challenges his throne. When a dying slave stumbles into Beth-lehem on a stormy night, shepherd Zadok and his wife, Rachel, wonder: Is her arrival guided by God or a trap set by the paranoid Herod? As Mary and Yosef set out on a perilous journey to Jerusalem, astronomer Melchior sees unusual activity in the stars. He's convinced something important will happen soon in Israel . . . and it will impact the world, for all eternity.

Daniel, son of Melchior and Esther of Ecbatana, lives in rebellion and a drunken stupor, a great embarrassment that his older brother is only too happy to point out to their father. Feeling that he can never meet with approval, Daniel asks for his inheritance and strikes out on his own. He innocently puts his trust in a man who promises him great wealth. But nothing is as it seems, and Daniel soon finds his life in danger. Only when he has lost everything does he begin to truly understand his fatherΓÇÖs love.