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Filled with gods love, this story has many lessons from redemption to forgiveness to second chances and love. Afshar won the best historical romance christy award for the novel harvest of gold, and made the finals for the best fiction title at eh 20 ecpa book awards for harvest of rubies. Tessa afshar was voted new author of the year by the family fiction sponsored readers choice award 2011 for her novel pearl in the sand. Pearl in the sand by tessa afshar reading guidebook club. It is a love story between a man and woman, but more than that, it is the journey of a broken soul who discovers healing and forgiveness in the arms of the one true god. Jill eileen smith, bestselling author of michal and abigail pearl in the sand, the story of rahab the harlot who became an ancestor of christ, delivers a very powerful truth within its pages. Pearl in the sand by tessa afshar ebook free pearl in the sand by tessa afshar ebook product details sales rank.
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