If I Forget Thee — Brenda Lesley Segal

SHE SACRIFICED EVERYTHING TO SET THEM FREE

Jara. Beautiful. Rebellious. Driven by fierce loves, and even fiercer hatreds. For as long as she could remember, the Romans had ruled Judea...and she despised them.

Even when most Judean Jews acquiesced to the Roman brutality, Jara fought against it with every weapon she possessed--her cunning, her beauty, her sex...and her dagger. Under the tutelage of Simeon--known as Bar Kokhba, mighty Son of a Star--Jara learned the intricacies of battle...and of love.

Devoted to Simeon and his quest for a Jewish homeland, Jara was willing to do anything to see their dream come true. But when her compatriots ask her to seek out Andreas, a shadowy Roman Jew whose place between two worlds makes him a desirable ally, Jara must choose between her love for Simeon and her devotion to the rebel Jewish forces...