{"product_id":"the-broken-bride-gideon-mercer-9798196633386","title":"The Broken Bride: A Novel of Hosea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA prophet called. A wife chosen. A love marked by judgment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second novel of \u003cb\u003eVoices Before the Fall\u003c\/b\u003e, Gideon Mercer brings the book of Hosea to life with haunting emotional power, biblical depth, and sweeping ancient-world atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamaria is prosperous, religious, and rotten to the core.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAltars smoke on the hills. Merchants bless themselves in the name of God while bowing to idols. The nation of Israel calls its rebellion wisdom and its compromises peace. Into that darkness, the Lord gives the prophet Hosea an unbearable command: take a wife whose unfaithfulness will become a living sign against the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGomer is beautiful, restless, and hungry for a life larger than survival. Hosea is steady, faithful, and burdened by the word of God. What begins in tenderness slowly becomes a story of heartbreak, shame, warning, and relentless covenant love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs children are born under prophetic names and Israel races toward spiritual ruin, one marriage becomes a mirror of a nation's betrayal-and a testimony to the God who wounds the road that leads His people away from Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Broken Bride\u003c\/b\u003e is a dark, reverent, emotionally rich biblical historical novel for readers who love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Testament fiction rooted in Scripture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprophetic books brought vividly to life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecovenant love, heartbreak, and redemption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eancient Israel, spiritual conflict, and historical atmosphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estories that are both devastating and hope-filled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003cb\u003ebiblical fiction, Christian historical fiction, and serious faith-centered novels set in the ancient world\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Two in the Voices Before the Fall series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gideon Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196633386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Gideon Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173140930815,"sku":"9798196633386","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-broken-bride-gideon-mercer-9798196633386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}