So Shines the Night (Kindle Edition)

On an island teetering on the edge of anarchy, Daria finds hope among people of The Way.

Daria escaped a past of danger and now resides in beautiful Ephesus, a trading center on the Aegean coast. A gifted linguist, she serves as tutor to Lucas, the wealthy merchant who rescued her. But the darkness she fled has caught up with her in Ephesus.

Although Daria’s attraction to her employer is undeniable, the more she learns, the more she despairs. Caught up in an obsession to avenge his late wife’s murder, Lucas seems to slip closer each day to the darkness that consumed his wife. 

The high priests of Artemis once controlled the city, but a group of sorcerers are gaining power. And a strange group who call themselves followers of The Way further threaten the equilibrium. As Daria investigates Lucas’s exploits in the darker side of the city, her life is endangered, and she takes refuge in the strange group of believers. She finds herself drawn to the outspoken and ever joyful Paul and his friends, even as she wrestles with their teachings.

 When authorities imprison Lucas for a brutal crime, Daria wonders if even Paul’s God can save him. Then she uncovers a shocking secret that could change everything—Lucas’s fate, her position in his household, and the outcome of the tension between pagans and Christians. But only if she survives long enough to divulge what she knows.

Tracy L. Higley