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Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Wives of King David series, the Daughters of the Promised Land, the Wives of the Patriarchs, and The Loves of King Solomon series. Her research has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times.

When she isn’t writing, she loves to spend time with her family and friends, read stories that take her away, ride her bike to the park, snag date nights with her hubby, try out new restaurants, or play with her lovable, “helpful” cat Tiger. Jill lives with her family in southeast Michigan.

Contact Jill through email (jill@jilleileensmith.com), her website (http://www.jilleileensmith.com), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jilleileensmith), or Twitter (https://twitter.com/JillEileenSmith). ...more

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It's All in the Attitude

Lately, I’ve been pondering the life of Jesus. Though the gospels tell us much about His time on earth, I don’t think we really get an accurate understanding of who His is without having some understanding of the Old Testament and the apostle’s writings as well.

Some of Paul’s words can be hard to grasp, but Philippians 2 gives us some keen insight into the character of Jesus that perhaps we miss...well.

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	Michal (The Wives of King David, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 4,344 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abigail (The Wives of King David, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,927 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bathsheba (The Wives of King David #3) 4.24 avg rating — 1,957 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarai (Wives of the Patriarchs, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 1,893 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crimson Cord: Rahab's Story (Daughters of the Promised Land, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,552 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebekah (Wives of the Patriarchs, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 821 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prophetess: Deborah's Story (Daughters of the Promised Land, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rachel (Wives of the Patriarchs, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 563 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Desert Princess (The Loves of King Solomon, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redeeming Grace: Ruth's Story (Daughters of the Promised Land, #3) 4.49 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Wives Of King David (3 books)
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Wives of the Patriarchs (3 books)
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Daughters of the Promised Land (4 books)
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The Loves of King Solomon (4 books)
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“We don't always know why God allows trials. We do know He wants us to trust Him.”
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“Do not blame God for what men have done.”
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“Sometimes a person's life is longer than their years.”
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This is the poll for April's Books of the Month. Pick the one you'd like to read most & the two with the most votes will be our reads.

The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz

7 votes 16.7%

The Wood's Edge (The Pathfinders, #1) by Lori Benton

The Wood's Edge by Lori Benton

7 votes 16.7%

The Pharaoh's Daughter (Treasures of the Nile #1) by Mesu Andrews

The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews

6 votes 14.3%

The Butterfly and the Violin (Hidden Masterpiece, #1) by Kristy Cambron

The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron

6 votes 14.3%

Circle of Spies (The Culper Ring, #3) by Roseanna M. White

Circle of Spies by Roseanna M. White

5 votes 11.9%

Prelude for a Lord (The Gentlemen Quartet #1) by Camille Elliot

Prelude for a Lord by Camille Elliot

4 votes 9.5%

Snow on Tulips by Liz Tolsma

3 votes 7.1%

Wings of a Dream by Anne Mateer

2 votes 4.8%

The Crimson Cord Rahab's Story (Daughters of the Promised Land, #1) by Jill Eileen Smith

The Crimson Cord: Rahab's Story by Jill Eileen Smith

1 vote 2.4%

They Met at Shiloh by Phillip Bryant

1 vote 2.4%

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