Ruza always dreamed of falling in love and finding someone she could be with until her final breath. It was through Prince Malon that her wish was granted and more, as he learned about her life, and she learned how to embrace his beliefs. But their happiness was ill fated, and their time together was cut short when a deadly sickness took the life of her husband, the older prince, and father-in-law, leaving the kingdom without a king.
After a time was spent for mourning, Ruza and her mother-in-law, Niona, bid farewell to Opal, the wife of Malon's older brother, who stays behind to rule of the kingdom as its new queen. The two women return to Niona's hometown to start a new life, where God presses new trials upon her life as she struggles to provide for her family.
But as Ruza learns to better trust God with her life, He grows her into a woman so much stronger than who she was in the past, and she gains a new chance to experience the beauty in life, as well as the opportunity to fall in love all over again.
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This story is based on the Book of Ruth from the Bible.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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