Heather B. Moore is the award-winning author of several historical novels which are set in Ancient Arabia and Mesoamerica. She is not old and doesn’t remember the time period, so Google has become a great friend. Although she has spent several years living in the Middle East, she prefers to forget the smells. Heather writes her historical thrillers under the pen name H.B. Moore so that men will buy her books. She is also the author of two non-fiction books, and several women’s novels including the co-authored series The Newport Ladies Book Club, the anthology series A Timeless Romance Anthology, and the historical romantic suspense novel Heart of the Ocean. These are all written under her real name so that women will buy her books.
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LDSWBR: What books do you plan/hope to read this summer?
HEATHER: I just bought The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult… I’ve loved all the books I’ve read by her.
LDSWBR: Did you ever go to summer camp, and/or what is your most memorable camping experience?
HEATHER: I went to “Girls Camp”–which is a church camp. The best year was when I won all the canoe races.
LDSWBR: If you could have a summer home anywhere in the world, where would it be?
HEATHER: I would just stay in Utah for the summer… the mountains are a great getaway… but if we are talking winter homes, maybe San Diego.
LDSWBR: Thank you, Heather!
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She is a beautiful young Jewess, content in her life of anonymity… He is the most powerful king in the world… When chance brings the two together, the course of history is forever altered.
The glittering court of the Persian Empire serves as the backdrop for one of the most poignant tales of courage in the Bible, brought vividly to life in the pages of bestselling author H.B. Moore’s sweeping saga. And it begins on a dusty road in the Jewish Quarter . . .
An unexpected meeting between Esther and King Xerxes results in an immediate and unmistakable connection. When Esther is summoned to enter the king’s harem—the first step toward becoming his wife—Esther is torn between her desire to be with Xerxes and the knowledge that they will forever be divided by the secret of her Jewish heritage. Encouraged by her family to do what she must to help her people, she deftly navigates her new position in the palace, quickly becoming beloved by all—including Xerxes.
But when a treacherous plan threatens to engulf the kingdom in violence, Esther must choose between love and duty.
Have you ever been canoeing? Did you race? Did you win?
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Esther the Queen
