Outcast Dove

atherine Le Vendeur's curiosity and passion for justice have sometimes led her to brave horrors and solve grisly murders . . . but this time the threat is to those she loves. Catherine's family business relies on her cousin Solomon to negotiate the treacherous path to riches. The fact that Solomon is her cousin is secret, however, because he's Jewish -and if their family connections were discovered, it could mean ruin or death. As Solomon travels to Spain to make their fortunes, he is drawn into a scheme to rescue a Jewish girl taken by Christians during the conquest of the Spanish city of Almeira. To complicate matters, and sorely vex his heart, Solomon encounters his long-lost father Jacob, a man who rejected his Jewish faith and is now Brother James, preparing his own trip to Spain to ransom Crusader knights taken by the Moslems. When a fellow monk is killed by an attacker in the street late one night, it's put down to a random mugging. But James, who is carrying the ransom money, believes that he will be the next target, and he turns for help to the son he had abandoned. Solomon wants nothing to do with his father. But he's confronted by his past, his ancestry, the need for secrecy, and his love for those of his family who have chosen a different path. In dealing with all these things, Solomon will come to a decision about who he is.... and where he really belongs.Newman, Sharan is the author of 'Outcast Dove', published 2003 under ISBN 9780765303776 and ISBN 0765303779.