Blood in the Desert - A Novel Series: You Left in Me the Faith - Book 1 A brutal Roman soldier. A Christian slave girl. Their child. What could go wrong? Life is raw and cruel for the followers of Yesua in 294 AD. A relentless Roman Empire devoted to torturing and killing Christians leaves young Miriam enslaved to the ruthless army officer Quintus after the brutal murder of her martyred parents. As she grows into womanhood in his household, she endures the shame of bearing his child, a heartache that becomes unbearable when the baby, Philip, is born blind. In a fit of rage, Quintus drives...