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The Broken Bride: A Novel of Hosea
Paperback
Series: Voices Before the Fall
Christian FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A prophet called. A wife chosen. A love marked by judgment.
In the second novel of Voices Before the Fall, Gideon Mercer brings the book of Hosea to life with haunting emotional power, biblical depth, and sweeping ancient-world atmosphere.
Samaria is prosperous, religious, and rotten to the core.
Altars smoke on the hills. Merchants bless themselves in the name of God while bowing to idols. The nation of Israel calls its rebellion wisdom and its compromises peace. Into that darkness, the Lord gives the prophet Hosea an unbearable command: take a wife whose unfaithfulness will become a living sign against the land.
Gomer is beautiful, restless, and hungry for a life larger than survival. Hosea is steady, faithful, and burdened by the word of God. What begins in tenderness slowly becomes a story of heartbreak, shame, warning, and relentless covenant love.
As children are born under prophetic names and Israel races toward spiritual ruin, one marriage becomes a mirror of a nation's betrayal-and a testimony to the God who wounds the road that leads His people away from Him.
The Broken Bride is a dark, reverent, emotionally rich biblical historical novel for readers who love:
- Old Testament fiction rooted in Scripture
- prophetic books brought vividly to life
- covenant love, heartbreak, and redemption
- ancient Israel, spiritual conflict, and historical atmosphere
- stories that are both devastating and hope-filled
Perfect for readers of biblical fiction, Christian historical fiction, and serious faith-centered novels set in the ancient world.
Book Two in the Voices Before the Fall series.
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