Beneath David's Throne: Michal's Story by Melissa Alfredson

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Beneath David’s Throne: Michal’s Story by Melissa Alfredson

I always love a story about a forgotten woman, so I’m of course very excited to be spotlighting Beneath David’s Throne: Michal’s Story by Melissa Alfredson, a biblical historical fiction story about Michal, the queen consort of Israel. I’ve included the book description below.

Book Description

THEY CALL JERUSALEM DAVID’S TRIUMPH.

Michal calls it her cage.

Once a princess of Israel and the woman who helped secure King David’s crown, Michal now lives as a discarded queen in the palace her husband built upon the ruins of her father’s dynasty. Childless and increasingly sidelined as new wives and their sons rise around her, she clings to the fragile power her name still commands.

But when the house of David fractures under rival claims and hidden betrayals, Michal is drawn into the deadly politics of succession as she fights to protect the young princess Tamar, the one soul in the palace she cannot abandon.

As prophecy closes in around David’s throne and old wounds refuse to stay buried, Michal must confront the legacy of her father, the silence of the husband she once loved, and the God whose purposes she cannot escape.

Darkly lyrical and psychologically charged, Beneath David’s Throne is a work of literary historical fiction steeped in the court intrigue and dynastic politics of ancient Israel. For readers of The Red Tent and The Marriage Portrait, this first novel in the Beneath David’s Throne saga reclaims Michal, daughter of Saul—the forgotten woman who stood closest to David’s throne.

History remembered her as barren. This is the story it left out.

Buy Link:

Universal Buy Link: https://books2read.com/BeneathDavidsThrone

Author Bio

Melissa Alfredson Author

Melissa Alfredson is an award-winning screenwriter and novelist with a passion for uncovering the stories history left untold. Her fiction explores the lives of women caught in the shadow of great events, bringing overlooked voices to life through richly imagined, character-driven prose.

Beneath David’s Throne is her debut novel.

Author Links:

Website: https://melissaalfredson.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissa.alfredson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alfredsonmelissa/

Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/melissa-alfredson

Amazon Author Page:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Alfredson/author/B0H9X3FSKL

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/71183502.Melissa_Alfredson

Rachel Elwiss Joyce

Rachel Elwiss Joyce, Author of Historical Fiction.

Exploring power, loyalty, and love in turbulent medieval England.

Rachel came to novel writing later in life, but she has always been passionate about history, storytelling, and the forgotten voices of women. She writes meticulously researched, immersive historical fiction that brings overlooked heroines into the light.

She started inventing tales about medieval women living in castles when she was just six years old—and never stopped. But when she discovered the extraordinary story of Nicola de la Haye, the first female sheriff, who defended Lincoln Castle from a French invasion and became known as ‘the woman who saved England’, Rachel knew she had found a heroine worth telling the world about.

Lady of Lincoln is her debut novel, the first book in her Nicola de la Haye Series, with sequels to follow.

https://rachelelwissjoyce.com
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