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Daughters of Zion - Book Tour and Giveaway

4/15/2021

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Daughters of Zion
Biblical Retellings
by C.A. Gray
Genre: Christian Fiction, Biblical Nonfiction

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Have you ever wondered what it was like for Eve to be the first woman, created as an adult but with the mind of a child? What must it have been like for Deborah to be the only female judge in Israel’s history? Ever considered how Esther felt about being chosen as queen in the ungodly kingdom of Persia—particularly when she’d have to share her husband with a harem? What must Mary and Martha have thought when their brother Lazarus had died, and it looked to them like Jesus was not coming? 

This collection of retellings from the perspectives of women in scripture explores these stories and more, including a few stories from female perspectives that also appear in Messiah: Biblical Retellings. While all of these women lived in various patriarchal cultures, and some of the most prominent women were even Gentiles, scripture shows that God cherished them all. As the Apostle Paul writes, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28)—and this was true for believing women under the old covenant as well, whose faith was counted to them as righteousness.
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These are tales of miracles and victory: from brokenness, bitterness and envy to shalom: peace and wholeness, with nothing missing and nothing broken. For some, this meant a transition from barrenness to motherhood; for others, from widowhood to love and belonging. Still others went from bereavement to receiving their dead restored to life again. They included judges and queens, and also prostitutes and despised foreigners. God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11, Acts 10:25): what He does for one, He will do for all who believe in His promises.

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Eve, the Fall of Man, and the Coming Redemption 

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I breathed in, and I was. The air filled every part of me with life.  
This was the first thing I knew. Then I opened my eyes.  
The Face I beheld was like light itself, though there was also light behind Him. I had no  concept of anything until that moment, but that Face was the very definition of beauty. I gazed  up at Him, rapturous. His eyes were like liquid love, bursting with color, their expression  infinitely gentle. 
“Hello, my dear,” said my Creator. 
“Hello,” I murmured back in wonder, marveling at the sound of my own voice, at the feel  of it vibrating in my throat. On instinct I reached for Him, but had not fully completed the action  when I stopped, distracted by the wonder of my own limbs. I held them up before my face,  wiggling my fingers and watching them obey me. My Creator chuckled, and the sound thrilled  me with warmth. I shivered, every nerve humming with the sensation.  
“We are Elohim,” the Creator told me. “You may call me God.”  
“God,” I whispered, reaching again for His face. He did not repulse me, but let me caress  Him, leaning in to my palm and covering it with His own. He grinned down at me, and I  reflexively grinned back.  
“Come. There is someone I want you to meet,” God said. He set me on my feet, and I  marveled at the feeling of the spongy, dewy ground beneath my feet. As soon as I noticed the  sensations, the words for them came to me. I marveled at that too: that I knew so many things I  had never learned.  
I looked up at God, and though before I had thought of Him as infinitely larger than I  was, I found that He was only about a head taller. He held my hand in His. He shone like the orb  overhead that bathed us all in its light. I turned my attention to it next, and then to all it  illuminated. There was a canopy of green above us, the foliage of thick trees. I identified the  sounds around us as flowing water and chirping birds. I turned to see the cheerful river behind  us. Flowers of every color, shape, and size bloomed all around us, and living creatures hummed  all around them: hummingbirds, butterflies, bees. Other creatures covered in fur or feathers  roamed throughout the land too, each of them unique and lovely in its own way. “What is this place?” I asked in wonder.  
“Do you like it?” He asked, but the delight in His question made it clear He knew my  answer already. 
“Oh, yes!”  
“I have called it Eden. I made it for you, Adam.”  
I turned back, excited to hear my own name. “Am I called Adam, then?”  
“You were taken from Adam, your husband. I have given him the task of naming all My  other creatures, so I will give him that privilege with you as well. Until then, you too are Adam.”  God gestured before us, under a palm tree. “This is your Adam. He is called a man.”  
A new sensation stirred in me as I beheld the creature God indicated. The man had flesh  instead of fur or feathers, like I did. My eyes traced the curve of his face. His strong jaw beneath  his dark beard. My mouth fell open in awe. Like all the animals, he too was beautiful, but in a 
completely new way. His kind of beauty allured me in a way that none of the other animals had  done. As I took all of this in, he sat up, as if waking from a deep sleep. 
Then he saw me. His expression went slack, and I watched, gratified, as he drank me in  as I had him. Slowly, he rose to his feet and took tentative steps toward me.  Beside us, God beamed, delighting in our admiration of each other as much as we were.  He said, “Adam, meet your helper. I have fashioned her from one of your ribs. I trust you prefer  to have it back in this form.”  
Adam’s eyes filled with tears, as he turned to God, unable to speak, the gratitude obvious  in his face. Then he looked back at me, and spoke. I could tell, even though I had never heard  him speak before, that his voice was hoarse with emotion. 
“This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman,  because she was taken out of Man.” When he got close enough, he reached for my face, in the  same way that I had originally reached for God’s. I copied the motion, laying my hand on top of  his when he touched my cheek. 
“I will call her Eve, because she will be the mother of all the living.”  
“Eve,” I repeated, trying the sound of my own name on my tongue. I liked it. I smiled at  Adam and he smiled back at me. There was nothing more to say.  
“I will leave you two to get acquainted,” God murmured, and took His leave. For a  second the thought that He was gone alarmed me, but then Adam slid his hand from my cheek to  my hand, entwining his fingers with mine. When I turned back to him, the expression on his face  was so full of tenderness that I felt answering tears prick in my eyes.  
“You… are… exquisite,” Adam whispered to me. The words filled me up almost the way  that first breath had done. I had not known I wanted to be exquisite until my husband said it—but  suddenly, it was all I wanted.  
“Aren’t you going to show me around?” I teased, though I was very pleased with his  admiration of me.  
“I will try, but I cannot promise I will be able to walk without tripping over my own  feet,” he replied in the same tone. “I’ll be too busy looking at you.” I giggled, marveling at that  instinct too, and delighting at the feel of it. Somehow, I knew what laughter was.  
Adam led me through the garden by the hand, calling the animals to him by name and  then showing them to me. I reached out to caress them all, from the elephant to the lion to the  mouse, and they nuzzled me affectionately in return. I gestured to the lion to open his mouth for  me, marveling at how sharp his teeth were. He let me poke them with the tip of my finger,  patiently waiting for me to extract my hand before he went about his business. I watched as he  used those sharp claws to dig up root vegetables hidden in the earth, so hard that I would not  have considered them food. But the lion’s incisors tore into the vegetables with no trouble at all.

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C.A. Gray is the author of three YA Amazon bestselling trilogies: PIERCING THE VEIL (magic and quantum physics meet Arthurian legends), THE LIBERTY BOX (dystopian metaphysics and mind control technology), and UNCANNY VALLEY (dystopian coming-of-age with neuroscience and super intelligent A.I). She starts with some scientific concept that she's interested in learning more about herself, and then creates lots of epic chaos and high-stakes action to go along with it. Her stories are free of gratuitous violence, language, and sexual content, and she abhors depressing endings... but they're not all kittens and rainbows either! She also listens to and reviews audiobooks on her website (www.authorcagray.com), Goodreads, Instagram, and on her podcast, Clean Audiobook Reviews, where she also occasionally interviews other authors.

By day, C.A. Gray practices naturopathic medicine, podcasts, and writes medical non-fiction under her maiden name (Lauren Deville). She lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband Frank, and together they maintain an occasionally contentious film review blog (under her real name: Lauren Baden. Three names. Yes.) She's kind of the queen of multitasking--so in her spare time, she creates whatever meals or crafts she found most recently on Pinterest, drinks lots of coffee (Aeropress btw) and occasional wine (reds--and she saves the corks for craft projects), works out (while listening to audiobooks), and studies the Bible (about half of the podcasts on Christian Natural Health are scripture meditations). ...She does sleep, too.

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65 Comments
Bea LaRocca
4/15/2021 03:32:20 am

I like the book cover and have enjoyed reading the synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a good story. Thank you for sharing your book and author details and for offering a giveaway

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Kari B
4/15/2021 07:36:28 am

Sounds like an inspiring and uplifting book.

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Shirley Ann Speakman
4/15/2021 08:06:16 am

The book sounds very intriguing especially as the stories are from a woman's point of view which is unusual and the cover suits the stories.

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David Basile
4/15/2021 11:58:21 am

This book sounds very interesting

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Stephanie Liske
4/15/2021 12:24:30 pm

I like the book details.

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Marcy Meyer
4/15/2021 12:47:01 pm

I like the cover. Looks good.

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Jon Heil
4/15/2021 01:10:57 pm

Lets cash in the crown and collect the cash!

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Eva Millien
4/15/2021 01:22:46 pm

Nice to meet you, C.A.! Your book sounds like a fascinating read and the cover is very pretty! Thanks for sharing and good luck with the tour and your book!

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Paige Chandler
4/15/2021 01:47:04 pm

I love the cover and want that crown. Good work.

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Wendy Jensen
4/15/2021 02:21:16 pm

The details make this book sound like a deep read.

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Ginger Hafer
4/15/2021 02:24:29 pm

I like the cover. The red and white wording and the crown stand out on the black background. Sounds like an interesting read.

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Thomas Gibson
4/15/2021 02:26:39 pm

Nice cover and excerpt!

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Ann Fantom
4/15/2021 02:28:44 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Susan Smith
4/15/2021 02:46:13 pm

Sounds like a good book. I like the cover and the excerpt.

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wendy hutton
4/15/2021 03:04:40 pm

this sounds like an amazing book

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Beyond Comps
4/15/2021 03:05:47 pm

Great cover!

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bn100
4/15/2021 03:07:12 pm

looks interesting

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Abigail Gibson
4/15/2021 03:33:35 pm

keep up the great work

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David Hollingsworth
4/15/2021 04:40:23 pm

I like the cover. It's simple but intriguing.

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Sherry
4/15/2021 05:51:20 pm

I loved the excerpt and the cover.

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Bernard Wallace
4/15/2021 05:53:58 pm

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Angela Heerde
4/15/2021 09:24:11 pm

I like book details

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Robert Young
4/15/2021 09:31:18 pm

Very interesting!

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Debbie P
4/15/2021 10:10:41 pm

This sounds like a very interesing book.

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Michele Soyer
4/16/2021 06:31:58 am

Beautiful cover.. makes me want to read this book

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Rita Wray
4/16/2021 09:09:49 am

Sounds great.

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Cynthia C
4/16/2021 12:52:04 pm

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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Debbi Wellenstein
4/16/2021 01:16:11 pm

I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

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Amy F
4/16/2021 03:28:04 pm

Love the crown on the cover!

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Ellie Wright
4/16/2021 07:07:45 pm

Beautiful eye catching cover! I look forward to reading this.

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Victoria Alexander
4/16/2021 08:35:06 pm

Sounds like a good book!

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Peggy Salkill
4/17/2021 10:29:01 am

Nice cover!

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Barbara Montag
4/18/2021 06:16:45 pm

This book looks quite interesting.
And what a great cover!
Thank you for sharing the review.

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beth shepherd
4/20/2021 09:57:17 am

This looks like a great read. Thank you

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Sarah L
4/20/2021 08:56:29 pm

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Lisa Ehrman link
4/20/2021 09:17:51 pm

I love the cover and the Biblical content!

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Mary Cloud
4/21/2021 07:49:32 pm

No questions for the author - thanks for sharing

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LYNN CLAYTON
4/22/2021 01:21:15 pm

oh nice cover looks like a great read

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Karin
4/23/2021 06:47:04 am

Great excerpt. Thanks for sharing

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Serge B
4/23/2021 01:47:23 pm

Nice cover--sounds like a good read

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Kelly D
4/23/2021 05:19:31 pm

The book sounds great with a very interesting plot.

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Kristin Aquariann link
4/25/2021 10:20:20 am

Striking cover! The tales sound fascinating.

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Judy Thomas
4/26/2021 04:28:28 am

The excerpt is amazing! I can't wait to read this one.

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Ken Ohl
4/26/2021 04:48:59 am

this cover looks intriguing

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Molli Taylor
4/26/2021 08:51:12 am

this sounds intriguing. when and how did you decide this book needed to be written?

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shannon zeidan
4/26/2021 10:48:23 am

I'm really intrigued by the description! I'm looking forward to reading this.

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julie murphy
4/27/2021 12:07:44 am

I like the simplicity of the cover.

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Veronica Lee link
4/27/2021 11:55:39 am

I enjoyed the excerpt. Love the cover!

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Terri Quick
4/28/2021 08:58:05 pm

Beautiful cover

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Ally Gibson
5/5/2021 01:27:36 am

I love the book cover. That crown is stunning!

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Jessica C
5/5/2021 03:55:38 pm

Wow absolutely beautiful cover, I love the crown. This looks like a book that I would love to read, thank you so much for sharing!

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Cindy Merrill
5/8/2021 08:17:35 am

I am interested in getting an insight to how Biblical women coped in such primitive conditions.

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Jamie Martin link
5/9/2021 06:41:02 pm

Do you have any advice for new writers?

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Jennyfer link
5/10/2021 03:26:08 am

Nice cover, looking great

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Jen Reed
5/12/2021 10:46:11 pm

Love the cover art and the book sound great!

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Daniel M
5/13/2021 03:59:51 pm

like the cover

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Julie Lundstrom
5/13/2021 05:37:40 pm

It looks like an interesting book.

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Heather Mahley
5/14/2021 09:17:39 pm

Love the cover and it sounds like a really good read

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Jennifer Galindo
5/14/2021 09:42:59 pm

I love the cover and excerpt. It automatically wants you to open the book and start reading.

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joy f
5/14/2021 10:31:32 pm

Sounds good.

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Renata
5/15/2021 12:07:01 am

Sounds good

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Carol
5/15/2021 03:14:07 pm

I am always a sucker for a crown that is also a beautiful piece of jewelry, and it really catches the eye.

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jose rosado
5/15/2021 08:09:28 pm

What do you think of the book details? Do you have any questions for the author?


Could you see this as a movie??


THX

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Jerry Marquardt
5/15/2021 11:12:12 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Daughters of Zion, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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megan allen
5/15/2021 11:51:19 pm

This looks absolutely fantastic!! Happy release!

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