Woman of Sin: Book One in the Woman of Sin Trilogy Kindle Edition

I was so sad when I finished the three books in this trilogy. I just loved all of them! Why? Because Debra weaved in them so many beautiful themes, thought provoking truths and unexpected twists and turns. I loved her depiction of the early believers in Christ who were so full of intimate love and devotion for their Savior and so committed to serve Him whether in life or death! Thank you for drawing my heart closer to my Savior through your beautiful writing!

I wasn’t sure where the “ woman of sin” part of this book was going to come in, and I don’t want to spoil it, but it took me by surprise and was an interesting twist. Most of the plot surrounding the life of Jesus and those in the Gospel is accurate, though some is speculation (such as James and John being cousins of Jesus, a very loose claim at best, but nothing that takes away from the book). The heroine is somewhat annoying at first, but ultimately that’s a good thing because it serves to show her spiritual growth throughout the story. I liked that the author didn’t shy away from sin and presented Jesus as fully divine and fully human, while accurately portraying the apostles as younger men (most movies show them as old men when history notes that likely only Peter was 20 or older).This kept me engaged and I look forward to the next book in the series, which I plan to start now. Definitely recommend!

It's hard to put into words the effect this story has had on me. Yes, I am a believer and yet, even though the story is fictional it still has the ring of truth. Many times I had to put the book aside to think on what I had read. God works on people's lives in many unseen ways. He knows our beginning and our end. All Alysia went through was foreordained, just as all of our lives are. When we look back over the years and think with a clearer vision we can see that God's ways are far above our own. I wanted to be a hairdresser when I was young but my mother said no, you are going nursing. When my first marriage ended and I didn't know what to do, my daughter said, return to nursing. Both times, God was directing my steps.

Told in a refreshing, challenging way. It brings to light how it was under the rule of Pharisees and leaders of the Jewish people who would not accept Jesus. What a horrible price was paid for our salvation and how startling it was for those who saw Him after His resurrection... How would we have reacted?

This was good, I didn't know there would be the story of Lazerith, the crucifixion of Jesus, and a couple of Romans in another storyline. This read was heartfelt and brought tears to my eyes, I didn't think it was to preachy either. I would read this again and recommend to anyone who has questions about said event.

I didn't like the heroine's attitude in the beginning she's very selfish and volatile even! Over time she does get better and redeemed eventually, but she still is not loveable. The hero is very much that a hero and very likeable accept for the fact that he's not faithful to his wife(she was a prude, but still she's his wife!). In fact when the h&h first "fell in 💘" the hero is still married it's pretty tumultuous. But nothing major/physical happens between them until years later though and then she's caught in adultery and redeemed and things straighten out...... I usually do not read books with an adulterous relationship between the hero&heroine. However, this was from a Christian perspective,it was clean and it worked out well in the end. I liked the conversions of them both and seeing Jesus from their viewpoint. However, I would skip this if you're looking for a historical/biblical clear cut romance novel, this isn't it and at times grates on your nerves!

Alysia of Athens, pampered daughter of a wealthy physician, is taken from her home and sold into slavery when her father is accused of treason during the turbulent reign of Tiberius Caesar. She is purchased by Paulus Maximus, a powerful Roman legate who pierces through her determination to hate her captors, but his jealous stepbrother, Lucius, forces her to run away...across the sea to the battle-torn land of Palestine, where she finds love and acceptance, and meets a man who will change her life forever. But in her flight from the intrigues of Rome to the palaces of Jerusalem, Alysia finds she cannot escape her enemies, neither the one who stole her heart, nor the one who wants to destroy her.Because of the book review and title, I downloaded this to my Kindle not sure that I would like it however it turned out not to have any explicit sex or bad language. Instead, for those who are familiar with the New Testament you will be familiar with some of the characters in this book including Herod, Mary, Martha and Lazarus as well as Annas and Caiaphas as well as others.Some parts of the book were trite and seemed to work together a little too well, however overall, I enjoyed the book.

Like a lot of people the title/cover of this book had me thinking this was a book to stay away from. Upon reading other reviews I realized it was Christian Fiction and decided to give it a try.I will admit I didn't like the main character, Alysia, at first. She seemed so haughty, self-centered, and just plain determined to cause trouble. She did however grow on me as I read the book. It was very interesting to read the story of Jesus from this perspective, I love books set in Biblical times.I also enjoyed the way the author made Jesus human. While he is indeed God's Son, the Bible made it clear he was also fully human, with all that entails. He experienced hunger, thirst, exhaustion, loneliness and despair. How else could he relate to all we endure here on Earth? The author was able to make him both human and holy in a truly believeable way.The characters in this book are not perfect, they make mistakes. However they also learn the power of forgivness.I enjoyed this book and applaud the author for a job well done.

I loved the book, the reason I don't send in a review, us because of the amount of words you need, I am nit a woman of words

Woman of sin is an ok book. Sections of it read like a first century M&B. Much about Alysia's behaviour as a slave and the leeway she had doesn't seem authentic to first century Rome where slaves were treated much more harshly and behaviour like Alysia's would've resulted in immediate, horrific retribution each time, not just the "pretend" retribution she received. She was treated like a beloved, spoilt child throwing a tantrum.It does improve, but the lack of authenticity put me off a little. The storyline is decent, rather M&B, Harlequin-esque at times.The storyline kept my attention and I will be completing the series. Is it great - no. Is it good - yeahhh.

Woman of Sin by Debra B. Diaz is a breathtaking story, taking Scripture and fictionalizing what may or may not have been the backstory of a "woman of sin".Powerfully told and with vivid descriptions, it wasn't hard to relate strongly to lead characters and to truly feel dread when wondering what antagonists were plotting.What a great movie this would make!