Shepherd Kings by Peter Danielson

From the producer of The Kent Family Chronicles, a thrilling new saga of love and war in biblical times. They were the bold men of destiny marked by the sign of the lion who rose from lowly beginnings to command the power of nations. Jacob, an exiled King clothed in the robes of a shepherd. Hadad, a young artisan poor, broken in body but mighty in spirit. Together they forged a legendary friendship that shaped history. And from the women they loved they gathered strength. Danataya the beauty, a young servant girl who worshiped the sweetness in Hadad and helped him uncover his true courage. Rachel, scorned for the children she could not bear. Inside her a fierce love raged that would spur Jacob to break free and regain at last his lost kingdom. The Shepherd Kings: Book II of the epic story begun in Children of the Lion.