Outcast Dove:
A new Novel by Sharan Newman
Catherine LeVendeur’s curiosity and passion for justice have
sometimes led her to brave horrors and solve grisly murders…but
this time the threat is to those she loves.
Catherine’s family business relies on her cousin Solomon to
negotiate the treacherous path to riches. The fact that Solomon is
her cousin is secret, however, because he’s Jewish—and
if their family connections were discovered, it could mean ruin or
death.
As Solomon travels to Spain to make their fortunes, he is drawn into
a scheme to rescue a Jewish girl taken by Christians during the conquest
of the Spanish city of Almeira. To complicate matters, and sorely
vex his heart, Solomon encounters his long-lost father Jacob, a man
who rejected his Jewish faith and is now Brother James, preparing
his own trip to Spain to ransom Crusader knights taken by the Moslems.
When a fellow monk is killed by an attacker in the street late once
night, it’s put down to a random mugging. But James, who is
carrying the ransom money, believes that he will be the next target,
and he turns for help to the son he had abandoned.
Solomon wants nothing to do with his father. But he’s confronted
by his past, his ancestry, the need for secrecy, and his love for
those of his family who have chosen a different path.
In dealing with all these things, Solomon will come to a decision
about who he is…and where he really belongs.
Please feel free to me: sharan@hevanet.com
