A Royal Dance: The Lion and the Butterfly

Book 1 of the The Lion and the Butterfly

Jerusha's father dotes on her and calls her Royalty, a lioness who will one day dance before his King. She adores her father, but cannot tell him her darkest secret. Instead of dancing like other Jewish girls, Jerusha sits alone plagued by guilt for a crime she did not commit. Who will believe her story against the word of the most respected religious leader in Jerusalem?

Jerusha's fears are amplified when her Jewish mother, who is deceived by the high...